Last week, ‘The Terrible Suitcase’ was read to Blue group whilst they were having lunch. The beautiful illustration of the solar system inside the cover generated an enthusiastic and rich discussion from the group. Children were sharing their knowledge and questioning each other and it was clear that this was an area of interest. So […]
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This week we begin an exploration of famous speeches as we begin to consider what makes a good speech. This will help us in writing speeches for graduation and when applying for leadership positions for 2018. This week we will be looking for powerful speeches and analysing them to see how they influence the audience.
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Monday Projects and Provocations / Writing target sessions Big Book Handwriting / Identity and Culture / Making – Stress Balls Tuesday Projects and Provocations / Writing target sessions Numeracy and Reading target sessions/ Portfolio – I am proud of.. Specialist Life Ed (Yellow group) – 2.30 to 3.30 Wednesday Projects and Provocations Wellbeing / Word Processing / Inquiry Thursday (Readers’
A reminder that Life Ed. is next week. If you haven’t returned a signed form, please do so as soon as possible. Below is an outline of the program that the Preps will be taking part in. HAROLD’S FRIEND SHIP After building a model spaceship at school, Harold and his friends, Boots and Red venture
Us at our best! In this photo gallery, we have captured students engaging in our learning provocations for our first week back. 3/4 Neighbourhood 2: Our overall reflection of our first week back! In projects Tom and I started a domino task, we got to 99 dominoes but it got knocked down. We had to
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Just a friendly reminder that we are having our Past, Present and Future Schools Expo this Tuesday: Tuesday 17th of October @ 10:00 – 10:45 in the gym foyer and stage areas. Only the students who are a part of this project group will be exhibiting their work. See you there!
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Students in the year 2 neighbourhood have been exploring the concept of migration. Students visited the immigration museum last term as way to explore the reasons why people leave their place of origin and the difficulties and struggles this involves. For some people this is voluntary decision and for others it involves little or
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Hi everyone! Welcome back for term 4! Hopefully you all had a nice break! Hats It is Term 4 so all the children must have hats at school. The JSC notify the school of the current UV rating just before lunch and recess – this reinforces the necessity for being sun smart. (The school requires
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This semester, the students in the Prep neighbourhood have been exploring the big question: “How do we become an expert and how do we share our expertise?” As a part of this inquiry, they have been working towards creating a TV show where they will share their knowledge. The students have been researching their animal
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Our Neighbourhood Assembly will start at 2:30pm today! Many students are excited about sharing dance performances, musical pieces, and jokes.
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