Monday Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Letter study Reading – common words / Numeracy – numeral formation and place value / Writing – recount Tuesday Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Reading strategies (making predictions) Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education (Blue and Red), Art (Blue and […]
Artist in Residence – Rarriwuy Marika Week 4 This week we have been learning from our wonderful Artist in Residence, Rarriwuy Marika. Rarri has been telling us about her home in North Eastern Arnhem land and has been explaining the importance of language in her community. Rarri is an artist and teaches Yolngu Matha, the
Here are some photos from ukulele club. The children involved have really loved jamming with Nic and Deb. It is always a pleasure to walk past and hear them play.
On Monday, the Preps participated in shared reading of ‘My Sloppy Tiger Goes to School’. They were asked to drew a sequence of events from the story and explain what happened in the story. Being able to retell a story that they have listened to is an important part of reading comprehension.
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On Tuesday, the preps went over to the year 2 neighbourhood for our second session with Jason Kelly. We listened to stories about the star constellations – Orion’s Belt and The Seven Sisters. Some Prep and Year 2 students asked questions.
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The Preps who are participating in the school choir have been practicing the song – Ain’t nobody here but us chickens. Choir practice is straight after lunch on a Friday. Seeing as the song is has a few verses and is rather wordy for the preps to learn – here are the variations of the chorus
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WEEK 4: The children participated in a wellbeing session that focused on the idea of walking in someone else’s shoes (a key understanding we want to develop as part of our school values). It was interesting to hear the initial thinking of this phrase. Many students understood in the literal sense, of actually walking in another persons’
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On Monday the 15th of May, 6 wonderful students from 3/4 went out on a mission! The mission was to spread joy, fun, happiness and of course kindness to the Princes Hill community. First stop: North Carlton Canteen. The students approached the cafe manager and politely informed them about our Random Acts of Kindness provocation
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As part of one of our weekly writing workshops, the Preps share an experience they had over the weekend by writing a recount. It has been wonderful to see their growth from day 1, particularly their confidence and ability to have a go and write key sounds they hear in words. For those that are comfortable,
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Here are some photos of the kids making (and eating) ANZAC biscuits! It was a rich learning experience where they explored: different text types – recipe and list measurement – using measuring cups and spoons, measuring time scientific concepts – solids and liquids, change of state (when heat is applied) adjectives to describe taste and feel