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.
Currently N2 is trialling the Earn & Learn program. If you have any questions about this please feel free to speak to Laura or Robert. Throughout this term you may hear your child mention “Earn and Learn.” Earn and Learn is a program based on the establishment of a micro-community within the classroom. Students will
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MONDAY Workshops to support the learning during provocation time. Projects and provocations Neighbourhood singing TUESDAY Projects and provocations Specialist classes Blue Group: Visual Art and Italian Green Group: Phys Ed and Visual Art Red Group: Italian and Phys Ed. Buddy time Holiday sharing – Grade 5 buddies will share their holiday stories with the Preps. They are using
Over the last few weeks, the grade one neighbourhood have been really focussing on what friendship is and how we can be a good friend. Students were asked to brainstorm what it means to be a good friend and we narrowed the answers down to what we all thought were the really big important ideas. Below
Inter-School Sports Practice – Soccer The 5/6 inter-school soccer squad has been involved in some very positive training sessions, with some fine examples of leadership and sportsmanship being shown. We are looking forward to the start of the competition early next term. The 5/6 Team
Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Community Yesterday the Carlton Football Club returned for their final session with the 5/6 Neighbourhood. The focus was nutrition and how our eating choices can impact on our wellbeing and overall health. The 5/6 Team
…while some may argue that it is love. Science would argue that it is Mathematics/numbers. Why is this important at all? This week we have been inquiring into Number Systems. We’ve looked at how humans around the world record number past and present. From Roman Numerals, Egyptian Glyphs and Japanese characters we have explored quite a lot.
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Part-part-whole We have been continuing our investigation into part-part-whole (PPW) where we learn that numbers can be made in many different ways. We have been looking at the ‘frogs in the pond’ problem where there are a certain number of frogs in the pond and we work out how many are on the lily pad