In our shared reading on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we looked at the old favourite ‘The Gruffalo’. The kids really connected with text, drawing on past experiences when they read the book at Kinder or in Prep or with a loved one at home. On Thursday, after reading the text, we connected The Gruffalo […]
Whilst exploring our Big Idea of Systems, the children have discovered that the system of time helps us make sense of the world. Using calendars helps everyone remember when our birthday is, the bell rings at 3:30 to let us know when it his home time and the oven timer dings when our dinner is
Inter-School Sports Practice – Soccer The 5/6 inter-school soccer squad has been involved in some very positive training sessions, with some fine examples of leadership and sportsmanship being shown. We are looking forward to the start of the competition early next term. The 5/6 Team
Ride to School Day Congratulations to Sofia and Joe for presenting the hands up data from last week’s Ride to School. Overall there has been an increase in active transport for people travelling to school. A great result.
Every Thursday the students get together to take part in a wellbeing workshop, this week we focused on mindful listening. Students were asked to sit quietly for 1 minute and listen to any sounds that went on around us. The focus was to engage students in whole body mindfulness, which can help us notice what is happening
Chess Club Two weeks ago we started a Friday lunchtime 5/6 Neighbourhood chess club. We are now in the middle of a competitive yet very friendly round robin. Here is a photo of the students relaxing with a game of transfer chess after today’s round robin matches. The 5/6 Team
We have updated the Home Learning link with some online numeracy activities for students to continue their learning at home. These online games are free to play. Thanks!
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Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Community Yesterday the Carlton Football Club returned for their final session with the 5/6 Neighbourhood. The focus was nutrition and how our eating choices can impact on our wellbeing and overall health. The 5/6 Team
We’ve been getting quite a few questions about home reading. Anne O’Sullivan, our Literacy guru has prepared this information to help you get the most from your reading with your child at home. Students should all now have a plastic wallet with book to log their book and respond as needed/desired. This will be checked during guided