Democracy Rules!!

Recently we have started looking at the purpose of rules and what democracy is. This week we discussed fair trials and the elements that are needed to ensure that a defendant receives a fair trial.
What do you think makes a fair trial?

What's for Homework this Week?

Homework due Monday 9 September:
Maths sheet on finding the mean (average) of a score and revision of 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication AND
One reading activity from the matrix given at the start of the term.
Happy Learning Year 5!

Cricket Training with Coach Nathan

Thank you Coach Nathan for helping us develop our batting skills today!

Our New Learning Space

Year 5 spent a busy day working in the new Library space known as The Hub. Their project is called 'Year 5 by Design' and their brief is to redesign the classrooms of 5C and 5Z to create a larger combined learning space. Lots of collaborating has been taking place and loads of creative ideas have been put forward. 

What would like to see become a part of your new learning space? How will it help you become a more effective learner?

What Emily has learnt about antarctica

                                            What I have learnt about Antarctica
Antarctica is a continent in the Southern Hemisphere. It holds 70% of the world’s fresh water. It also holds  90% of the ice in the world. I have learnt that there are minke whales, krill, leopard seals, southern elephant seals, emperor penguins, squid, Weddell seal and snow petrel. These are just some of the animals in Antarctica. I also know that Antarctica is very slowly melting. The temperature will get warmer and Antarctica will melt but this should only happen in centuries also if the ice were to melt it would raise the earths sea levels by almost 70 metres. The temperature is rising 2.5 degrees every 50 years.the ice layer is 1.6km thick and the lowest recorded temperature is -89 celcies. Antarctica is a dessert and is very very cold. Antarctica is so cold that skin would freeze in at least 60 seconds. Antarctica is the 5th largest continent in the world. Antarctica is one of the windiest places on the Earth.
 

ILC

This term we have started working on Independent Learning Contracts that with activities that extend our understanding of Antarctica and Magnetism and Electricity. Here's how some of our work is looking:

Academic Decathlon

The da Vinci Academic Decathlon is an annual event held by Knox Grammar School. Today our Year 5 team had the opportunity to participate. Our team of philosophers, engineers, mathematicians,  scientists, writers, poets and code-breakers did our College proud. Well done Maddie, Abbey, Bri, Teagan, Isaac, Owen, Ian and Paolo. We are so proud of your efforts!