We have been celebrating Science Week this week! Thank you to all the children for conducting science experiments. We were so excited to see all the different ways the children explored the role science and maths plays in our everyday lives. Children set up science experiments, wrote procedural texts, created observational diaries, graphed and charted […]
Dear parents and carers, Where would you find such diverse topics as the solidarity of the Wangan and Jagalingou people, swimming with cuttlefish, the science of sherbet, personal growth and the construction of happiness, Malamander reviews and some quality data analysis? The Year 2 neighbourhood of course! Some more gems: Binderiya: Dear Parents and Carers,
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Maintaining A Balanced Mind During Remote Learning As we continue to work, learn, collaborate, and socialise online it can be challenging to avoid the burn out of our screens and isolation. This term we have gradually worked our way through our Mind Matters unit. We have investigated the parts of our brain and their function,
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Dear parents/carers, This week we have been dazzled by the ocean and science in general as part of National Science Week. We have also voted on our new neighbourhood novel which was an opportunity to collect some useful data. By signing up to Google Classroom we have been able to further develop our engrossing autobiographies.
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This week the year ones have been making fantastic Maths Board Games. The children have been working so hard to create the most amazing themed Maths Board Games. We broke down the process of making a board game into small steps. Each day the children were asked to complete a small section of their Maths
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This term students have started to think about CHANGE, and what better place to develop our understanding of cause and effect than in the kitchen! Many physical and chemical changes happen when food is prepared – making food is all about change. Over the last few weeks, students have had the opportunity to think about
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HPE Webex sessions are in full swing with students from Prep to Year 6 taking part. It has been a real delight to connect face to face on a regular basis! In the Junior School, we are focusing on practicing and refining their catching and underarm throwing technique. Children are coming to the Webex prepared
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Ciao a tutti e benvenuti alle notizie italiane. As we have continued our Italian inquiry #io resto a casa in cucina, students have embraced the opportunity to expand their capacity to talk about food in Italian, naming frutta e verdura, using adjectives to describe foods, making sure to use the correct gender agreement (la pizza
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Reflecting on a complex and challenging semester has provided us with an opportunity to rediscover our strongly held value of seeing children as capable and curious co-creators of theories and knowledge. Working from this image of the child we ventured into the unknown with open minds and hearts. This is our story of remote learning.
Dear parents/carers, This week, among many other things we have pondered whether Herbie and Violet are going to get caught, considered how we describe and categorise different materials, observed and drawn objects from the natural world, continued developing our increasingly detailed autobiographies and thought deeply about chance. Here are a sprinkling of reflections from Week
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