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Sing a Song Common words: a, to Letter study: Ss The monsters’ party  Letter study: Pp Common words: can, do, he, this                 The red rose Letter study: Rr Common words: a, I, said, the, see

This week in the Hour of Code, we are looking into ‘bugs’ and ‘debugging’. Children are learning that sometimes a code has errors in it and we have to analyse the steps and debug it. In this session, the students looked at some pre-prepared codes that they had to run and find where it goes wrong and correct it.

We are continuously investigating statistics and probability in prep, finding out how to collect, record and read data. We often use authentic situations to help with our understanding. For example, during the annual Walkathon, we will be taking a break with some yummy ice cream. Anne-Marie, who is organising the event, asked us to collect data on

If you are helping with PMP here is what you need to know: Sign in at the office before you go to gymnasium. You will get a lanyard to wear. When you get to gym, you may choose a station. First in best dressed!  There is a card with an explanation of the task. If you

Monday Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Letter study Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education (Blue and Red), Art (Blue and Yellow) Literacy provocations / Yoga Tuesday  Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Reading strategies (making predictions) Writing – recount / Numeracy / Reading – story sequencing Dreamtime

Inquiry As we move forward with our inquiry into power, we are exploring some of the ways it manifests. Students are preparing a portfolio piece to document their response to provocations that include: The Power of Location Students began by comparing the lives of children in different cultures. This has led to them analysing how

A reminder that the Mother’s Day stall will be running tomorrow morning. There will be an assortment of gifts available from $1 – $10. Each neighbourhood will visit at allocated times between 12 and 2pm. If you would like your child to participate in this experience, remember to send them to school tomorrow with some

Monday Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Letter study Writing (Weekend recount), Numeracy, ANZAC Biscuits Tuesday  Inquiry workshops / Shared reading – Big book – Reading strategies (making predictions) Hour of code / Literacy Provocations / Reading response (Step Inside) Wednesday (Mother’s Day Stall Today) Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education

This week, our focus in maths has been to read and sequence numbers 0 – 12 and learn how to write the names of these numbers (i.e. spelling of numbers such as “z-e-r-o” and “o-n-e” and matching them to the numerals). This is in preparation to our maths project where we will be making our own counting