This week in singing, the Preps got their bodies moving with a top favourite in the Prep neighbourhood “Seven Jumps”. Following the fun filled dance, the Preps enjoyed making noise with instruments. They learnt about how the conductor uses their hands to communicate different instructions. They practiced attending to stop and start signals and controlled the […]
Term Overview: In term 2 students will have the wonderful opportunity to examine Aboriginal art through the works of the Top End artists Wandjuk Marika and Ngarra. Throughout the term, students will contemplate Aboriginal people’s spiritual, cultural and ancestral connection to, and custodianship of, the land. They will examine how Aboriginal art speaks to
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Term Overview: In term 2 students will have the wonderful opportunity to examine Aboriginal art through the works of the Top End artists Wandjuk Marika and Ngarra. Throughout the term, students will contemplate Aboriginal people’s spiritual, cultural and ancestral connection to, and custodianship of, the land. They will examine how Aboriginal art speaks to the
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Tuesday Holiday recount (Writing, art and speaking and listening experience) Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education (Blue and Red), Art (Blue and Yellow) Library – Yoga – Drawing Wednesday Inquiry/ Shared reading – Big book Science – Oobleck (sequencing and annotating photos) / Modelled and independent writing – Teddy Bear’s Picnic / Numeracy – Part
The Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) will begin Friday 28th of April during Term 2 and 4. It is in the gymnasium between 9.10 and 10.00. The children participate in different activities at stations around the gym; each one will focus on building a particular motor skill. We are looking for parent help to run to assist with running each station (there
Here are some snapshots from Teddy Bears Picnic. Thank you to everyone who came along, it was lovely sharing in our special day with you =)
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Last week….the Preps viewed a science video to see how Oobleck is made. A procedural text was written together as a modelled and interactive writing experience. We discussed what makes a Oobleck special – it isn’t quite a solid and it isn’t quite a liquid! It depends on how you touch it! This week….each ‘sea
Yesterday, the Preps read a story book that involves counting legs (or a singular ‘foot’ when counting snails). ‘If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet! Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer
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Here are our amazing performers and presenters from Weeks 6, 7 and 8. WEEK 6 Guest Performers: Deb and Nick Talent: Double Bass PRESENTERS: Lyla and Sebastien Performer: Hugo Talent: Dancing Performer: Franzi Talent: Horse shoe puzzle WEEK 7 Performer: Alessia Talent: Singing Performer: Claudia Talent: Singing and dancing performance from ‘Matilda’ stage show Song: ‘Naughty’