On Monday 25th February, at 6.30 am, the Belle Vue 5s and 6s met at school, sleepy yet excited, ready to head on our Canberra camp. The students were well prepared and ready to see the sights and important locations in our nation’s capital. Arriving in Canberra on Monday evening, the students slept well in order...Read More
October 2018 Grade 5 and 6 Enjoy Our Annual Swimming Lessons Over the past two weeks the Grade 5 and 6 students (along with the Grade 3s and 4s) have been involved in a swimming program at Kew Recreation Centre. We have had the chance to shore up our swimming skills in the lead up...Read More
August 2018 Building Resilience and Pushing Our Boundaries on Camp The Year 5s and 6s had a thoroughly enjoyable time on camp this year. We were involved in many different activities aimed at building teamwork and communicative skills, determination, and our ability to deal with adversity. On Monday, we took the long bus ride...Read More
August 2018 Learning About Characterisation in 5/6 In preparation for writing our own narratives, students in years 5 and 6 spent some time investigating how to develop interesting and complex characters. We explored how different authors portray the elements of their characters in their writing. In particular we considered a character’s… Personality Appearance Likes...Read More
In Grades 5 and 6, we support students as they develop into confident, independent, happy and reflective learners. To assist students in reaching their full potential, our teachers collaboratively design meaningful and engaging units of work. As part of our Term 1 Integrated unit, students have been exploring the concept of Identity. This will assist students...Read More
A major highlight of our Grade 5/6 program is Interschool Sports. On a weekly basis, our Grade 5/6 students compete against local schools. In Term 1, students are learning how to play softball, cricket, hot shoty tennis and volleyball. Participating in Interschool Sports not only encourages healthy and active lifestyles, it provides our students with opportunities to...Read More
Last Wednesday, 21 March, 2018 the whole school celebrated ‘Harmony week’ with our annual ‘Multicultural day’. The day started with a parade, students came in wonderful costumes representative of their cultures. It was evident that a lot of thought and effort went into the costumes which was fantastic to see. The parade was followed by...Read More
At Belle Vue Primary School, we believe in teaching the ‘whole child’ and supporting students’ academic, social, emotional and personal wellbeing. A major highlight for Grade 5 students is our Buddy Program. Throughout Term 1, students have been getting to know their new prep buddies for 2018. By participating in collaborative sessions each fortnight, Grade...Read More
Throughout the year, students in year 5/6 have been lucky enough to work directly with our computer technician Ric, building up their understanding and skills in programming and robotics. The learning started with students using computer programs and resources such as excel, flash, scratch and brainpop (blockly maze), to learn the basics of programming....Read More
