Learning Focus

Counting

This week in maths, we looked at counting large groups of things, and the best way we can do that. We started off with a workshop on Tuesday with the problem –   Mr Wonka has asked the Oompa Loompas to organise and count the lollypops to get them ready for shipping to the candy stores. […]

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The Gruffalo

  In our shared reading on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we looked at the old favourite ‘The Gruffalo’. The kids really connected with text, drawing on past experiences when they read the book at Kinder or in Prep or with a loved one at home.  On Thursday, after reading the text, we connected The Gruffalo

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Week 5 Learning Focus

Mathematics: Counting and skip counting Reading, saying and recording numbers Exploration of part-part-whole. (numbers can be made up of two or more parts) Subitising; working out amounts according to patterns Reading: Shared reading experiences with Big Books (In a dark, dark wood, The Jigaree and Smarty Pants). There is a focus on learning strategies that

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