Welcome to Week 3! Below is a general indication of what the preps will be getting up to this week. Monday Inquiry Discussion and idea sharing Big Book Outdoor game Waste Investigation Workshop Data Collection Workshop STEAM with Steve Tuesday Projects and Provocations Reading targets Big Book and Letter Study Free Writing and Drawing SPECIALISTS- […]
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the ANZAC assembly on Friday. It was wonderful to share all of your learning about the ANZAC heroes. It was also fantastic to see not only the students themselves run the assembly, but uphold a high-respectable occasion and help remind the rest of the school community during the last
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We had a great day today making art with robots…it allowed us to stay clean (for the most part). We applied paint to the canvas then using the Spheros created patterns, lines and shapes. Students were able to identify circles, triangles, and squares. Felix noted that there were smaller shapes that made up larger shapes.
The students have excitedly begun working on their research projects at home and school. Most students have nominated a topic they would like to work on and hopefully shared their plan with parents and carers at home. We are encouraging the students to start to research at home and at school. If students would like
Learning focus: Inquiry, maths workshop and juicy maths We have made an excellent start to term 2. There is so much wonderful learning happening in the 5/6 Neighbourhood. Here are just a few of the highlights; Inquiry This week we explored what makes something an issue. We had some animated discussions as we sought to
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Hi Everyone, On Thursday Tom’s dad Andrew and his friend Jordy came in to help the Preps construct the very important HQ and teach us some skills about building. The Preps experienced using a hammer, working as a team, using measurement, numbers and following instructions. The HQ is still under construction as we need to
A friendly reminder that we have library tomorrow. If you could please support your child to ensure they have packed their Reader Folder and Notebook that would be wonderful! Taking responsibility for organising their Reader Folder is a great way for your child to develop independence (and using the Reader Folder also helps to protect
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Over the past two weeks, the students of the year 2 neighbourhood have participated in a City of Melbourne Ranger Program. Our adventures have taken place down at the Australian Native Garden at Royal Park. The rangers have focussed on birds and invertebrates. We were fortunate enough to share in the expertise of the rangers
This week, students in the Year 2 Neighbourhood were introduced to the famous ‘Year 2 Buddy Project’. After great success with last year’s Year 2s, we’re looking forward to building on this initiative to help strengthen relationships within the neighbourhood, with a focus on wellbeing. Every two weeks, students will be paired up with someone
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On Tuesday we had another successful round of loom making. A huge thank you to Joanna our construction foreman, Darren, Regi and Jackie for helping out for the session. Throughout the process the students are encouraged to think mathematically. Initially each piece of wood needs to be measured and cut into half – ½ of