Big books!

Each week, our prep home groups read one Big Book together. The book is read daily and students build their reading strategies, recognition of commonly used words and participate in letter study. Books read during weeks 2 – 4 Mrs Wishy Washy Commonly used words – in, the Letter study – W The jigaree Commonly

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Week 4 Happenings

Monday Term 1 cover – Self portrait / Audience / Reading – ‘My many coloured days’ Numeracy / Paired and indépendant reading / Wellbeing Tuesday Provocations / Shared reading – Big book Specialist – Italian (Yellow and Red), Physical Education (Blue and Red), Art (Blue and Yellow) Buddy time Wednesday (Student free day) Scheduled online interviews (one on one)

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The preps are writing!

Well done to all Preps for their wonderful participation in their first writing workshop on Friday. It takes bravery to begin writing and taking that plunge and having a go is vital. They are all on their own journey as writers and it is something that takes time and practice. Key points we focused on during the workshop Writing

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2D Shapes & 3D Solids Central!

This afternoon, all 3/4 students were engaged in creating 2D shapes and 3D solids, by using a variety of mathematics, construction and craft materials. The mathematical understandings we are investigating are: Describing and drawing two-dimensional shapes Describing the features of three-dimensional objects Making models of three-dimensional objects Comparing and describing two dimensional shapes that result from

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