Years 1 & 2 Neighbourhood 2
Our Connection to Our World – We connect to the world around us through exploration and experiences. The spark for our inquiry into the natural world and the built environment came from a student who, in response to a google maps provocation, shared “We are exploring our world.” Initially we focused on two separate inquiries. …
We continue our inquiries into the natural world and the built environment – with our focus on connection. Both inquiries have evolved over time. Our natural world inquiry began with connections the children had with the natural world and has taken this interest from the everyday to the scientific – where children have expressed an interest …
Provocations have provided an ideal way for the children to reconnect with our inquiry, and each other, after so long away from the neighbourhood. The children have been engaging in meaningful, purposeful experiences in order to develop a deeper understanding of our theme of connection – exploring ways we connect to the world around us …
It has been a long time coming – but we finally returned to school last Thursday. It was so lovely to see the children face-to-face. As you can imagine, they were thrilled to see their friends, their teachers and to be back in the familiar surrounds of their neighbourhood. Our primary focus for our two …
We connect to the world around us through exploration and experiences. As we continue our dual inquiries into nature and cities, a common theme has emerged. The theme of connection. Together, we have been exploring ways we connect to the world around us. Our connection to nature. And our connection to each other and our …
Children have an inherent curiosity about the world in which they live. As educators, we recognise this quality and draw upon it for our exploration and inquiry. Through engaging with the big ideas of identity, interdependence and sustainability, children have been looking at the natural and built environment to develop a greater awareness of and …
Feedback plays an integral role in learning and growth. Feedback takes many forms throughout a school day and remote teaching is no exception. Over the last two weeks, teachers and students in the 1/2 neighbourhoods have been exploring how to use feedback to connect, encourage, challenge and reflect on learning. “It’s the teacher’s job to …
Neighbourhood 2 has been abuzz every Friday for the past few weeks as we get together with Neighbourhood 1 and participate in the first annual “Lego Masters”! Inspired by the current season on Lego Masters on television, the students worked in collaborative groups to plan, design, create and box their lego kits. The children were …
In light of the latest lockdown we created a well-being provocation during remote learning for the children to reflect on what they would look forward to when the lockdown was over. Each day we asked a different question, inviting the children to share their feelings about where they would go, who they would go with …
Neighbourhood two continues to develop themselves as explorers of the world. We draw on a wide range of skills to help us gather knowledge and share our findings. Exploration of the natural environment allows us to observe, notice and respond to the environment around us. As educators, we look towards experts to help deepen children’s …