Literacy The children have begun writing their “final” drafts of the stories, which will become a port-folio piece. This has been a rich writing experience for them – learning about character, settings, problems and solutions. The children have created their own special story-books and along with writing their stories in these books, they will also […]
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Reading goals were sent out last Friday in student Reading Folders. Their goal can be stuck in their Reader’s notebook. RESOURCES TO SUPPORT WITH HOME LEARNING I will learn more sight words Word lists It is important that words are learnt in a meaningful context, rather than in isolation. Find a common word in Junior
Monday Projects and Provocations / Literacy targeted learning Big Book Mindfulness Tuesday Projects and Provocations / Literacy targeted learning Big Book Wellbeing – Our strengths / Writing – Excursion/ Coding Specialist Wednesday Projects and Provocations / Numeracy targeted learning Junior School Sports Day Activities Thursday (Readers’ Notebook due today) Library / Music / Reading & Literacy
Last week, the Preps took part in a writing experience of Book Week. They were asked to reflect on their time and retell the best parts of their day. It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the preps as they retold their story.
Last week, the preps took part in a series of workshops where they explored Eric Carle. First, we began by reading through various texts such as “Slowly, slowly said the sloth”, “The secret birthday message” and many more. As we read through each story we discussed the reoccurring style of Carle and how he became well known
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This week we make a shift in our inquiry about how power manifests in many different ways and how these have positive and negative impacts and explore how people in positions of power make decisions. We will start by investigating the decisions we make when we have the power of a town planner. When we
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Friday saw another cooking adventure in the year 2 neighbourhood – Japanese Nori Rolls. The students followed instructions on how to create their own roll. A great time was had by all. Check out the pictures below.
In Week 7, the students of the year 2 neighbourhood went on an excursion to the Immigration Museum. Our big questions to the students were “Why do people leave their country?”, “Why would people come to Australia” and “What aspects of culture do people bring into countries when they migrate?”. The students
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District Athletics – Coburg Athletics Track Last Thursday on a cold and slightly wet morning 48 students from the 3/4 and 5/6 neighbourhoods travelled to the Coburg Athletics Track for the district athletics competition. A few dedicated parents were also in attendance. It was a very successful day for Princes Hill Primary with a number
Another magnificent effort from our students, this time at the District Athletics! The following students will be competing on the 11th October at the Division Aths because of their superb results. Ana B, Zoe B, Holly B, Lola CD, Balam CL, Joel D, Cara D, Greta GJ, Iggy GA, Georgia HN, Alet I, Imani O,
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