Intensive Plus English, Mathematics & General Ability
Our Intensive Training – Maths, Thinking Skills & English Workshop provides the degree of academic challenge to prepare your child for Year 5 and the important exams ahead. It is the perfect course to ensure development of critical literacy, numeracy and thinking skills. Ensure your child makes a successful transition to senior primary in the new academic school year.
Course Goals
Among the outcomes:
- Develop literal and inferential comprehension skills – short answer format
- Develop an advanced lexicon
- Develop poetry interpretation skills
- Develop knowledge of literary devices, homonyms and synonyms
- Develop skim reading skills
- Develop problem solving skills
- Extend conceptual understandings of area, perimeter, volume and algebra
- Develop logical thinking and reasoning skills
Creative Writing & Written Expression Workshop
A skilled and creative writer will excel in NAPLAN, ICAS, Selective and Scholarship exams. Since writing skills take time to develop it is vital that Year 5 students get an early start in preparing for the important exams in Year 6. A highly recommended course.
Course Goals
Among the outcomes:
- Develop skills in writing effective topic sentences
- Develop essay writing skills
- Develop character analysis skills
- Develop plot techniques
- Develop knowledge of text types: formal letter writing, diary opinion, descriptions and news articles
- Develop techniques for inspiring creativity
NAPLAN Preparation
Please speak to our Box Hill campus for further course details and goals.