Franzi, one of the outstanding readers/members/students in Year 2 has strongly recommended that everyone in Year 2 participate in this year’s Game of Loans. Tristan, Karl and Lachlan bravely competed last year, but unfortunately came away empty handed. They will be reattempting this year with high hopes and strong hearts. Words from Year 2: Tristan […]
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The children have been honing their singing and musical skills with the wonderful Deb. Together, they have been creating a “boom-whacker” orchestra – a fun, engaging way for them to develop their ability to work in a big group. Through this process, the children have been learning about the importance of the “warm-up” and how
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Dear parents, carers, friends from other schools, cousins, retired teachers and grandparents, Keep your energy until Tuesday the 26th of November (which is in exactly 1 week) because the Year Twos are having a book launch that will be filled with our brilliant published books. While you’re there you should flip through the book because
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Observation is essential in science. Scientists use observation to collect and record data, which enables them to construct and then test hypotheses and theories. The children have been observing various seed and plants. We asked the children to tell us:- Why is it important to observe things closely? It is interesting to look into something
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Dear lovely parents and carers, This week we have been working on different ways we can persuade people to come to our book launch. We had three workshops where we brainstormed lists of people we want to invite (our audience) and types of persuasive texts: Our audience Types of persuasive text Cousins Parents
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If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibrations. – Nikola Tesla This term our inquiry into the history of musical instruments had led to many interesting places. We have been exploring historical music makers through videos and then Deb brought in a number of fascinating
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During a post provocation reflection time discussion Ben made the comment ‘I just remembered this is one of my strengths’ in relation to his efforts in constructing a mobile. This comment lead us to collectively wonder about our strengths and to the start of a mini research project. Together we have been thinking about our
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URGENT CALL FOR HELP ON FILLING ROSTER PLACES We still have 112 of our roster spots unfilled. We urgently need people for Choc Toss & Jaffa Smash, Gozleme, Frozen Yoghurt, Food Ticketing and Silent Auction. There is currently no one rostered to help with Food & Beverage clean up (8 empty spots!). Unfortunately, we will
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This term we continue to provoke the children’s thinking by presenting a different story about the environment. Many of our discussions have focused on questions such as “I wonder why people want to use so much palm oil?” and “Who is responsible for all the rubbish in the ocean?” These questions have made us investigate