We hope everyone had a great break and is excited to commence term 3. Student’s have a very exciting term ahead. In Writing, students will be exploring information texts. The inquiry topic this term is the first fleet and white settlement in Australia. In Science, students will be exploring materials. In addition, we have an…
Read moreIn term two, we explored Indigenous Perspectives in our Unit of Inquiry. In pairs, the students have created Google Slides presentations based on a timeline of ‘Before, During and After Settlement’. They have shown exceptional teamwork and research skills throughout this unit of work. The students have learnt a great deal of new skills on…
Read moreThe students in Gr 4 have been working incredibly hard on creating a persuasive piece and a visual element to go with it for open classrooms which will be hel today. Students have now completed their unit on life cycles of plants and had the pleasure of growing their own broad beans and water cress…
Read moreTo celebrate Literacy week, Grade 2 have immersed themselves in a book study of ‘Fox’. Grade 2 have enjoyed looking deeply into the text, pulling apart sentences, conducting a character analysis and writing like the author, Margaret Wild. We also enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters on Friday’s dress-up day
Read moreThe last fortnight has been incredibly busy for the Grade 4’s. Last week, continuing our focus on sustainability and life cycles, we had an incursion from Busy Bees. The students were buzzing with excitement. We had a fantastic demonstration on how beehives work, and even got to interact with honeycomb frames! Our conversions centred around…
Read moreIn literacy, Grade 2 have been looking at Persuasive texts. In reading, students have looked at texts with great persuasive language. They then used these texts to generate ideas and expand their vocabulary. In writing, students have played with persuasive language and techniques to develop a persuasive text structure. They went on to experiment with…
Read more