letter to parents
For all the Grade 6 beginning of the year information, staff faces and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) go here:
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Curriculum map
The following attachment is a curriculum overview for 2021 that maps out the focus for each area of study. For more specific information, parents are encouraged to speak directly to their child's classroom teacher.
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Our Grade 6 team
Unit watch term 1
Making Democracy
Central Idea-It is important to understand the values of your community, the rules that are designed to protect your rights, and the responsibilities you have to others.
Lines of Inquiry-
•Values of Australian Democracy
•The Three Levels of Government
•Elections In Australia
•Making An Argument
•Being A Leader
Lines of Inquiry-
•Values of Australian Democracy
•The Three Levels of Government
•Elections In Australia
•Making An Argument
•Being A Leader
Grade 6
Unit of Inquiry Hotlist of Websites 2021
The following websites are listed to assist students, teachers and parents with the various units of inquiry we explore at OLHC. This is not an exhaustive list but merely a starting point for discovery.
Making democracy -term 1
http://www.peo.gov.au/ - home page – all activities and major links embedded here
http://www.peo.gov.au/multimedia/videos.html videos –aust government
http://bit.ly/1AsMiek - a nation needs a capital
http://bit.ly/1FPsfr6 Westminster system
http://www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au/index.php w’bool city council
http://ab.co/1D4SO67 federation BTN
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3845640.htm Senate BTN clip
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3830581.htm Parliament House
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3934588.htm Governor general BTN
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3939299.htm Constitution BTN
http://bit.ly/1AxubEn Alfred Deakin father of federation
Other Useful sites

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Information Technology
- http://bit.ly/2riNtuR Caritas curriculum links
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching Catholic Social Teaching
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching/educational-toolkit Educational Toolkit
- http://www.pics4learning.com/ -Pics4Learning - image library that is safe and free for education.
- http://www.photosforclass.com/ -Photos for use in the classroom
- http://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia
- http://bit.ly/2pzWQ7Y- ARTSEDGE Lessons for Elementary School (Grades K-5)
- http://www.kiddle.co/ Safe visual search engine for kids
- http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ Free educational videos
- splash.abc.net.au/home#!/home ABC -games & videos mapped to the curriculum
- http://gws.ala.org/ _ great websites for kids- across all areas of study and ages.
- http://www.studyladder.com.au/ Studyladder- range of educational activities
- http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ -DK series- find out about...
- http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ Educational games for building foundation math and language skills
- http://bit.ly/2E3a7ge MATHS Glossary for parents and children
- https://au.ixl.com/signin/olhc IXL Maths
- http://www.transum.org/Software/ Wide range of math activities
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- https://www.khanacademy.org/ -Khan Academy online mathematical tutorials for all learners
- http://www.readwritethink.org/ READ WRITE THINK -a wide range of literacy support materials
- http://www.sunshineonline.com.au/ reading material -un:olhcw pw:olhcw
- http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ - a wide range of easy to read books for junior classes
- http://www.magickeys.com/books/ stories online
- http://bit.ly/2m68lWw 100 stories online
- http://bit.ly/1gcmafb Tumblebooks
- http://www.spellingcity.com/ Spelling City
- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Science activities and resources
- https://mysteryscience.com/ science lessons - all levels
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/science facts and activities for young kids.
- http://bbc.in/1jC6PpQ BBC science for children- search by age group
Information Technology
- http://www.abcya.com/ ICT games and activities for children
- http://www.e-learningforkids.org/ E Learning for kids
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- http://bit.ly/1h246k8 Keyboarding skills and games
- http://bit.ly/1awrCys create your own Venn diagram
Home reading- support for parents
This Power Point provides background information on the procedures for our home reading program and the word documents briefly outline a series of simple tips for parents to help their child with reading and the writing genres your children will be working on.

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