Welcome to the ¾ NH2 blog for Week 6. This week is Reconciliation Week. We started on Thursday last week by acknowledging Sorry Day and apologising for the past (Makaila). We start every day in our Neighbourhood by acknowledging the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people because people before us took their land (Ben and Alex). We…

Welcome to the Week 4 ¾ NH2 blog. Over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at democracy, citizenship, rules and laws and rights of the people. These investigations have been guided by our interest in the upcoming election and how decisions are made by people in power.  During our discussions, students are…

Our Mothers and Special Carers Our mothers and special carers are extremely important members of our extended community. (E) They consistently (Undram) encourage and support us. They look after our wellbeing by not only supporting us (Leah) at home, but by doing all those important things. These include giving us more information about topics we…

Welcome to ¾ NH2’s final blog post for this term. Over the last 2 weeks, we were inspired by some of the themes in Harmony Week which lead to discussions about stopping racism. We learnt that it was also a week to celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We learnt that…

Welcome back to the Year 3/4NH2 blog post. Our blog posts are an ongoing documentation of our inquiry this year and the other exciting happenings in the Neighbourhood. This week we have been celebrating Harmony Week. Harmony Week is about celebrating all of the different cultures and people in our community.  Our provocations have been…

People in our Community Inquiry – Together We Are Stronger Dear parents, This week, as part of our inquiry into communities, belonging and wellbeing we have thought about the people in our community and how they impact our lives. These people could be in our neighbourhood, part of our family, a sports coach or someone…

Some of the learning experiences in 3/4 neighbourhood 2 this week include: Maths Our problem solving for this week relates to time. The students are also working on their own maths goals. Reading The spelling focus when reading this week is homophones, words that sound the same but have a different mean. An example is…

Dear Parents and Carers, Over the last two weeks, we have looked further into our understanding of belonging.  We wrote a letter to ourselves that we will get back at the end of the year. We thought about our future selves and wrote about how things have been going at the start of the year….

Dear families and carers, Some of the learning opportunities in our neighbourhood this week include: Writing Writing a letter to your future self. The students have written a draft and will be publishing their letter this week. We are focusing in spelling, word choice, paragraphing and adding interesting detail. The letters will be handed in and…

Welcome to our blog where you will read the reflections and thoughts of Neighbourhood 2.  It has been a very positive start to 2022 with plenty of interesting ideas floating around, more than a dash of good humour and a lot of supportive behaviour.  What follows is an insight into our neighbourhood thus far.  Responses…