10 the Star
Pictured above: Year 6 students (L-R) Emilie, Annabel, Izzy and Avni.
YEAR 6
YEAR 6 READING REFLECTIONS:
“Reading Smile by Raina Telgemeier I learnt that sometimes bad things can happen that result in something better.” Annabel, Year 6 student “Sticky Beak by Morris Gleitzman taught me to be grateful for all the things I have, in a funny and humorous way that made me laugh and learn at the same time.” Avni, Year 6 student
The Year 6 Reading Program covers a variety of components. Whole class teaching, small group activities and individual reading. Our sessions begin with a focus on a specific aspect of reading, such as identifying the main idea, summarising, drawing conclusions and making inferences.
“In The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hessehat, Mila was so resilient to keep trying to speak English when she couldn’t express herself in a way that others could understand. Her resilience astounded me.” Emilie, Year 6 student “I read Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper. Resilience is finding a path through your challenges, growth through hardship and standing up for yourself – the ability not to bounce back but to bounce higher. I loved the reading program this year. Because of COVID-19, we had to be resilient.” Izzy, Year 6 student
When teaching these skills, we identify the learning outcomes and present differentiated activities for the students to work through with non-fiction and fiction texts, linked to our termly units of work. During Term 1 our class novel is selected based on the theme of ‘resilience’. The students are supported and guided to individually select a book from the Year 6 Resilience Reading List which includes more than 200 books. These titles are levelled and allow students to be supported and extended with their reading. The theme enables students to further develop their understanding of resilience and to discover how they can learn from others to strengthen their own resilience. Students complete a book review analysing resilience examples from their selected book. This is shared during our Book Club session with animated discussion and excitement! Evelyn Nguyen, Rosie Campbell, Charlotte Monaghan and Prue Short, Year 6 Co-ordinators