Mothers/Special Carers Day Stall Just a reminder that the Mothers/Special Carers Day stall will be held on Friday 6th May from 9am in the gym. We really love (and rely on!) baked goods. Packaging for baked goods can now be collected from the office. We also need: • Donations of items for the […]
Mathematics Information Evening with Professor Dianne Siemon Mental strategies for multiplication and division “While the every-day experience of most 5 year-olds supports intuitive ideas of getting/having more (addition), losing/having something less (subtraction), fair shares/sharing (division), and doubling, it generally does not support a notion of counting equal groups or repeated addition. In the first years
Literacy This week in Literacy the students continued their focus on inferential comprehension and the use of evidence from a text to support their responses. They also continued to examine the features of different text genres and the structures that support the reader’s understanding. Students have begun completing their first independent writing task and are using
Bike Club The members of the Princes Hill Primary School Bike Club headed out for another ride today. It was a good opportunity to practice some bike skills while enjoying the beautiful weather. Warrick (5/6 Neighbourhood) and Robert (3/4 Neighbourhood)
Dear Parents/Carers, Professor Dianne Siemon will be presenting to parents about the teaching of mathematics from 6:00 to 7:00pm in the gymnasium Tuesday 26th April. We did not receive very many requests for childcare services so we will not be providing this service. Please respect that this is an adult only presentation. Dianne will present
Literacy This week in Literacy the students have continued developing their independent writing piece. The students are researching their chosen topic and incorporating this new learning into their writing. Prior to publishing their work each student will self-edit, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and other aspects such as varied sentences. The students have also been
Literacy To begin Term 2, we have continued our focus in Literacy on Language Conventions to enhance skills in spelling, grammar and the use of punctuation. This week the students also reviewed the different writing genres and began their own piece of writing. With each writing piece they develop the students will be actively researching
2016 5/6 Camp The 5/6 camp will take place in Term 2 this year. We will depart on Tuesday 14th June and return on Friday 17th June. The camp will be held at Valley Homestead in Bright. http://www.valleyhomestead.com.au/ The 5/6 Team
Premiers’ Reading Challenge The Premiers’ Reading Challenge is on again. Click on the link to find out more. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/prc/Pages/default.aspx The 5/6 Team
Literacy – Week 8 In week 8, the students completed the drafts of their persuasive texts and using a check-list they proofread and edited their writing. The students then began publishing the final draft of their writing. Overall the students have developed their understanding of persuasive techniques and have begun using strategies such as the