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5/6 team

Hi! We are Courtney, Tennille and Greg, the learning advisors in the 5/6 community. We are very excited to be beginning a new school year in partnership with the Melbourne Zoo. We are hoping to visit with our students in the next few weeks as part of our inquiry unit in Term 1 titled "Do you have what it takes?....Leading the Way"....stay tuned for our video reflection of the magnificent learning experience from our Professional Training as part of our set up for the 2011 school year!!!! We have also attached our unit planner!!

Visiting the Melbourne Zoo made us think about our learning spaces. At the zoo we discovered how important it was for the animals to have something new and exciting to explore within their different environments. It made us wonder how our students were feeling walking into our classrooms. Were they excited and stimulated? Or were they walking in thinking that every day was going to be the same? We have made a real effort to provide students with engaging activities that utiise different skills and learning styles.



**Our zoo experience, our learning and our goal:**
Our 5/6 team goal is to be more flexible with our teaching approach to inquiry, personalising it earlier and being clearer about intended outcomes. We plan to use student feedback to help with this process. We also want to make better use of experts to resource/support inquiry teaching and learning.