March 2017

Inquiry Groups

Following our inquiry workshops this week, the prep students broke up into three different interest groups to support them in answering our inquiry question “How can we look after our environment and make them better?” Imagination Group who will use their imagination to make our environments better. Maker group who will create things to make

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Happenings

Making music Deb has been visiting our neighbourhood each Friday. In this time we explore different rhythms and how they can work together to create magical sounds. Here is an example of how it sounds when it all comes together. Prototyping In out construction space, we have been making designs and prototypes of tools that

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Week 8 Happenings

Monday Inquiry workshops Projects and provocations / Shared reading – Big book Buddy reading time / Science viewing time Tuesday Provocations / Shared reading – Big book Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education (Blue and Red), Art (Blue and Yellow) Buddy time Wednesday Provocations / Shared reading – Big book Procedural text – measurement

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Teddy Bears Picnic Reminder

Friendly reminder the Teddy’s Bear Picnic will take place next Friday When: Friday the 31st of March 2017 (Week 9) Time: 12:15pm to 1:30pm (approx.) Where: The Railway Park, Solly Ave. We will walk to the park together from the Prep courtyard. What to bring: A small plate of food to share, your Teddy Bear (or special toy) and a picnic rug (if you

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Learning Focus | Week 8

Today is International Poetry Day and across the school we are celebrating all things poetry. We will continue to explore how poetry is all around us and understanding the different language devices we can use to create imagery in a poem. We have started to explore the difference between free verse poems and those with more

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