Dear parents and carers, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” This week the Year 2 neighbourhood has reflected on the many examples of personal growth that have occurred this term. We looked for those moments when something “clicked”. […]
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Buongiorno a tutti! This week students have engaged in a reflection of their term’s Italian learning. Students have indicated that they have enjoyed their explorations of Italian food, culture, and associated language and have particularly relished the opportunity to have agency in their learning, choosing ways in which to present their discoveries and growth. We’ve
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Over the last couple of weeks, the children in 3/4 have been measuring change in a variety of ways. They have been exploring how using different forms of measurement enable us to more deeply understand the changes that happen around us and then take action to create positive changes in the world moving forward. Many
“When we learn about ourselves it helps us to understand others.” Students have continued to investigate family stories to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their own family history. Students interviewed a chosen family member and discovered many
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Congratulations! We have successfully embraced a whole term of online learning and remote collaboration. This is no simple task and we are grateful for the family support offered at home and amazed at the resilience and persistence we have as a community. We continue to develop new and innovative ways to draw strength from our
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Over the last few weeks we have watched with genuine excitement and joy as the children have ventured into the online classroom blogs. Our first response as educators was one of celebration for the connections our children were able to re-ignite through this platform. A simple ‘hello’ carried with it the possibility of forming or
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Junior School: The children have been learning some traditional Indigeonous games. waayin – A game involving the identification of animal tracks diyari koolchee – A game where ball is rolled and rebounded off the wall to hit the target luka-pul pul – A find the object game jillora – A ball spinning game The 3/4s
Buongiorno a tutti! We have been continuing to investigate la vita in cucina, (consolidating our capacity to express likes, dislikes and preferences), and to explore related Italian language and culture.In addition to their Seesaw responses, it’s been wonderful to see so many students participating in the weekly Italian webex workshops….there we get to reconnect online
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Dear parents and carers, Cooking, lava lamps, pie charts, exceptional writing, inquiring minds, positive thoughts, uplifting music and community sharing! Another eclectic and enjoyable week in Year 2. Jack B’s Bro Burger! Undram: This week we have been focusing on our lnquiry: ‘The Self’ and we have been looking at our community and the
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This week our maths focus has been measurement. With Father’s Day this Sunday, we asked the children to use dad as a way to develop their measuring skills using uniform informal units. We asked, How tall is your dad? How wide is your dad? How long are his arms, legs, etc.,? Children used a range
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