Developing our big understanding of systems has led us to look at so many interesting and useful concepts in our world. One of our big ideas is that systems help us make sense of the world. And that each system has it’s own purpose, but ultimately the same end goal – to make something work. […]
To help improve your child’s reading and writing, we are trying to build their knowledge of the letter combinations that create various sounds by becoming Word Watchers! Encouraging them to be aware of language through observation will allow them to be able to recognise and spell an abundance of new words with ease. After looking through all of
We have been approached by a few parents asking about part of a documentary we showed the students on the last day of term. It was looking at the science behind how the earth was created. The kids loved it and are keen to keep watching. We often run out of time during the week, so we are
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We’ve almost come to the end of a fantastic first week back. The students have enthusiastically participated in workshops, provocations and target groups, with a focus on our big idea of Systems. We have started to ‘sort through’ and ‘make sense’ of everything we have discovered.The students thoughts and understandings are starting to be displayed
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This week, Princes Hill Primary started their term long African drumming sessions. Wow! The fun that was had is unbelievable. All of the grade one neighbourhood students put their heart and soul into the sessions with Kofi Kunkpe. Below are some fantastic photos and videos of the students in all their drumming glory! Here are two
In the grade one neighbourhood we have been exploring the big idea of systems. A system is something with a set of parts that work together to make something work. We have discovered that systems help us make sense of the world. We have talked about the systems we know in our lives, including – the human
Over the last few days we have been exploring measurement as a system in maths. A provocation was set up for students to start their brains thinking about how we figure out the size of things. On Monday, a square was drawn on the ground in chalk and the students were given the very minimal
Last term, the grade 1 neighbourhood started to explore the big understanding of systems. We looked at what a system was and some examples of systems. Yesterday we interviewed the students, asking them questions about systems and what they understood about how systems work. The kids came up with some really interesting snippets of information.
Welcome back to everyone in the grade 1 neighbourhood. We hope you have all had a lovely and restful break. It appears all of the students are excited to be back and ready to learn! We have got lots of great things in the pipeline this term and will be sharing these happenings with you
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We are always on the lookout for new and interesting home learning tasks. We’ve come across this little gem, which is a fantastic addition to your take home book collection. Oxford Owl is a website that has over 200 free e-books, of all abilities, that you can access at home. Each book is accompanied with