Blog Post Written by Poppy T. Photos by Magnus W-S Mapping In the mapping provocation we were making maps of the school, our neighbourhoods and spaces. We persevered and worked together. We made illustrated maps that we coloured some in and we measured. Graphing For our graphing we firstly made tally’s ,then and then we […]
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Dear parents and carers, It’s Thursday afternoon again and that means it’s time for us to share what we have been up to in Week 4 in the Year 2 Neighbourhood. We have been thinking and brainstorming about where we see writing. Some examples we came up with include: – Egg boxes and recipe books
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This week the Year 2 Neighbourhood started thinking about how cooking and recipes are connected to our Inquiry question ‘Why Write?’. We decided that cooking and baking would be a good way to explore how recipes are used and why they are important while we explore how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating. It
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Hi all! This is a small notice to let you all know that there will be a junior assembly from 3:00 – 3:20pm this Friday afternoon. It will be taken place out on the mini oval stage where each year level will have an opportunity to share and talk about what’s happening in their neighbourhoods,
This Friday the Preps, Year Ones, and Year Twos are holding our inaugural Junior School Assembly. We will be gathering at 3pm at the Stage on the Mini Oval (in the south/east corner of the school grounds) to share some of our learning from the first few weeks of term. We hope that you
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Due to school photos happening all of Week 7, our excursion to ACMI at Federation Square has been moved to the following week, and is now planned for Tuesday 19th March 2019 in Week 8. There have also been some slight amendments to the program at ACMI that the students will participate in. Students will
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Here’s what’s happening in the neighbourhood’s this week, Mapping and learning spaces As we continue to explore mapping, students will be learning about scale using informal and formal units. We are developing our illustrated maps and creating symbols that represent culture and nature in the world around us. Key vocabulary includes; measuring, scale, symbols, compass,
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Hi All, Please see below the interview times for tomorrow. Please ensure that you arrive on time as we have a tight schedule. If you are running late or you can not attend due to illness please contact the office. Prep Interview Schedule 20_32019-2jlz0o2 Thanks, The Prep Team
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Construction and Co-Construction Over the last 3 or 4 weeks we have observed, listened to, and documented a multitude of construction in the Prep Neighbourhood. We have provoked, watched and at times guided dominos being constructed to fall down ramps, ant houses being built with sticks, paper aeroplanes being made, a group of children attempting
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Hi everyone, Apologies for not getting the schedule guide out sooner! Below is the outline of the happenings for the remainder of the week. Tuesday Provocations (invitational mini workshop based on teacher observations and children’s interests) Circle time Fruit (healthy) Snack Lunch Mindfulness Handwriting Workshop Big Book Workshop Numeracy Exploration Workshop Recess Shared Reading and