We continue our inquiries into the natural world and the built environment – with our focus on connection. Both inquiries have evolved over time. Our natural world inquiry began with connections the children had with the natural world and has taken this interest from the everyday to the scientific – where children have expressed an interest …
Weekly Program Activities Monday 29th November – Friday 3rd December 2021 Monday 29th November 2021 Music Games with DJ Mad Scientist Mega Games on the Oval Xmas Crafts- Santa and Reindeer Puppets Tuesday 30th November 2021 Water Play Day… Bring along a set of bathers, towel and a change of clothes for an afternoon of …
We have had a wonderful couple of weeks with the rhythm of the drums pumping a vitality and joy around the school. These workshops have absolutely driven our COVID cares away, and we feel strong, positive and connected. Our Drumming and Dance workshops came to and end with a sensational expression of celebration as we …
As part of our studies in maths, students have been working together to complete projects which involve considering and responding to a range of questions relating to planning a garden. We started with measuring and drawing a scaled diagram of the school garden beds, and calculating area and perimeter. The projects then involved researching food …
“We should create a documentation board like we had in prep that shows all our maths!” Ravi Over the last couple of weeks, the children have begun publishing work on our Giant Journal of Learning. Reflecting on the year, the students in the neighbourhood are drawing on skills developed through PHN reporting in term 1 …
Over the last 2 weeks, the Year 3 students have collaborated on a rubric to help us understand where we are up to with our inquiry products. It helps us figure out what we need to do to improve our product and make it good quality. For us, this means that it includes scientific names, …
Andra` tutto bene…..as our exploration of emotions and empathy continues, we have been creating collaborative posters to depict learnings and understandings around emotions, the experiences of the Italians, our own experiences, our strategies for coping and resilience, our ways of maintaining connection and community. We have expanded our vocabulary to describe ’emozioni’ and to identify …
Curriculum Day Selfie Teasure Hunt: On Curriculum Day, the students participated in a Selfie Treasure Hunt. Split into teams, they were required to take pictures of a number of different challenges. Cooking: Choc Chip Cookies Due to retrictions, OSHC has been unable to conduct cooking activities. We were thrilled to be able to get back …
Due to the popularity of Wheel’s Day on Thursday 18th, OSHC has decided to have another on Tuesday 23rd November. Children may bring along a bike, scooter, roller blades, skateboard or anything with wheel’s to enjoy an afternoon of fun Children must wear a helmet at all times and we strongly recommend any other required …
Weekly Program Activities Monday 22nd November – Friday 26th November 2021 Monday 22nd November 2021 Curriculum Day- activities to include mega group games, arts and crafts, electronics, face painting, scooter boards and Tie Dye Headbands Tuesday 23rd November 2021 Wheel’s Day… Bring along a set of wheels (skateboard, bike, scooter, etc) for an afternoon of …