July 2017
Another FYI
We apologise for the late notice but Ukulele club has been moved for this week only. Tomorrow’s class will now be held on TUESDAY instead and then return to Friday for next week also. This is due to a scheduling clash. Thanks
Year 2 Assembly Tomorrow!
Following on from the success of the Year 2 Assembly presentation at the end of last term, the Year 2’s have been asked to share their learning at tomorrow’s assembly. We will be sharing some of our country projects, and presenting a song that they have been working on with Deb in music. Some
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FYI
As you know the Klim Swim intensive swimming program is fast approaching. The swimming expression of interest forms were due back Monday. Unfortunately, late forms are unable to secure a position due to Geoff having confirmed the numbers on Monday afternoon.
Buddy Project
Excitement and expectation was in the air on Tuesday afternoon. The year 2 two students sat patiently in the meeting space, ready for the big announcement……..who was their new buddy for the week?!?! Students had reflected on Monday afternoon about the Buddy Project. Why exactly do we do this in the year 2 neighbourhood? What
Inquiry Group: Indigenous Peoples
We started off the session looking at this “alien” message and trying to work out what it meant. This was quite a provocation as we drew on our prior experiences, understanding of symbols and cultural awareness. https://youtu.be/XyyVpHrjonU We started to build up our understanding of the challenges and solutions in colonising Mars. There was some
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Mindful Drawing
During today’s wellbeing workshop the preps took part in mindful drawing. In this workshop they were asked to take some time to focus on an object in their case their chosen animal and drew it as mindfully as possible. We began by unpacking the term to best understand the intention of the workshop, once achieved the preps
Earn & Learn Jobs List
Students across the two Year 3/4 neighbourhoods have been thinking about their roles within our micro-economy. Presently, the neighbourhood CEOs (teachers) are in the midst of receiving applications for the many jobs available. While all the jobs are important, each comes with separate responsibilities and expectations. Additionally, many of the most sought after jobs will
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Inquiry Group: Sustainability
Yesterday, students continued exploring the idea of bringing life on Earth to Mars. We used thinking tools to organise our ideas around the various topics. As a group we sorted the challenges we would face in colonising Mars, and the problems we are facing on Earth, under the headings of air, water, food, health and
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Parent helpers
We would love some parent helpers during provocation time for a couple experiences. If you are interested, pop your name on the sign up sheet. Letter formation practice (mini whiteboards and white markers) Small group reading (3 or 4 students – read a picture storybook) Support with researching on computers We would also very much