Students are thoroughly engaged in investigating

an environmental solution for their unit on

‘Sharing the Planet’. In groups, students are
investigating and inquiring into various
environmental issues and designing solutions to
help contribute to the solving of these issues at
BNPS.

Students are now embracing the unit of ‘How

We Express Ourselves’ to their utmost capacity,
as we increase the quantity and intensity of our
June, 2018 ‘Aladdin’ production rehearsals. In addition to
this practical element of the inquiry, students
are also investigating the theoretical and
curriculum-based elements of stage production,
and a range of musical and theatrical elements.

 Enthusiasm!
 Creativity
 Commitment
 Co-operation In English, students have been conducting
 Communicator various word inquiries. With the support of
 Risk-Taker specialist Julie Shepherd, the Year 5 classes have
 Reflective been experimenting with base words, word
webs, matrices and a range of other strategies.
These strategies are helping to support our
understanding of language, by expanding our
vocabulary and building connections between
words and their meanings.
 Maths Olympiad No. 2
Students are also exploring the language of the
o 13th of June theatre through a range of production-related
 District Hockey 7s tournament activities. We will be able to practically
o 15th of June implement our theatre language studies in the
 Aladdin Musical Production! upcoming production!
o 26th and 27th of June
 Last day of Term 2 (2:30 finish)
o Friday 29th June.

Students have been, and will continue to

We are seeking helpers for all things
‘Aladdin’! Please contact your child’s
classroom teacher if you can offer support
for the musical production. E.g. props
(creating or moving) or stage make-up
application.
conduct, a thorough mathematical inquiry
related to their recent inquiry unit. As part of
the Maths Talent Quest, students are
exploring the mathematical concepts and
skills related to an individual or group
‘environmental issue’. Students are in the
process of executing mathematical skills,
recording information and presenting the
mathematical elements that are related to the
aforementioned environmental proposal. We
are also currently exploring addition and
subtraction skills through a range of activities.