Our unit of inquiry for this term is titled “Let’s Celebrate” and will be driven by the focus question: How and why do people celebrate? In this unit students investigate common and unique was that different people celebrate. By investigating a range of celebrations and traditions students will have the opportunity to appreciate the diversity of ways people celebrate. The key understandings we will be endeavouring to develop in students include:
As part of this unit of work, we are planning some rotation activities for students to engage in where they will explore different celebrations from different countries. These activities will include all students in KO, K/1R, 1/2W and 2S.
During this term we will be learning about…
We will be spending most of this term revising what we have already learnt this year in the areas of number, space, measurement and chance and data.
Throughout the term we will be assessing your child’s knowledge of the concepts taught this year.
Our activities this term will be both in the hall and outside to make use of the warmer weather. Each Monday from 12.30pm-1.25pm, KO, K/1R, 1/2W and 2S will be participating in rotation activities with a focus on the areas of: Dance, Ball Skills, Games and Gross Motor skill development.
We will still be eating fruit after fitness each day so please ensure that your child has a piece of fruit to eat.
The first 45mins of each day will be spent in developmental reading groups. The children will be concentrating on letter sounds, handwriting, sight words and will be reading a text at their instructional level daily.
Our unit of inquiry will allow us to focus on the report style of writing. The children will be writing about celebrations within their own family as well as writing about celebrations we have discussed in class.
S (Safe Play) T (Teamwork) R (Resilience)
I (Improvement) N (Never Give Up) G (Growth Diary) S (Self-Belief)
Gowrie STRINGS program – explicit teaching of social skills, collection of work samples in individual growth diaries
The STRINGS program aims to provide students with a safe and positive learning environment where all can experience success. The use of prompt language in making social skills explicit enables students to be empowered with using appropriate words to share their thoughts, reflect on situations that may occur, accept the consequences of their actions and make it right.
Janine and Leigh
KO and K/1R
Welcome to the final term of 2005. This term will be another busy one as we continue to build on developing students’ literacy and numeracy skills. Our integrated curriculum unit this term is titled “Let’s Celebrate” How and why do people celebrate? At the end of Week 9, you will receive your child’s end-of-year written report.
Our unit of inquiry for this term is titled “Let’s Celebrate” and will be driven by the focus question: How and why do people celebrate? In this unit students investigate common and unique was that different people celebrate. By investigating a range of celebrations and traditions students begin wi appreciate the diversity of ways they are expressed and the common elements that can be found in them. The key understandings we will be endeavouring to develop in students include:
As part of this unit of work, we are planning some rotation activities for students to engage in where they will explore different celebrations from different countries. These activities will include all students in KO, K/1R, 1/2W and 2S.
Spelling – The students will be continuing with the explicit spelling program they have been following throughout this year. This includes the ‘Look Say Cover Write check (LSCWC) completed at home. Students will also be working from lists of words that have challenged them this year.
Year 2 – Handwriting – based on NSW Foundation Script. Presentation of activities varies for Year 1 and Year 2 students.
Our focus is on ‘real world’ mathematics – hands-on activities, games and explicit teaching of core understandings. This term we will explore areas of:
Our activities this term will be both in the hall and outside to make use of the warmer weather. Each Monday from 12.30pm-1.25pm, KO, K/1R, 1/2W and 2S will be participating in rotation activities with a focus on the areas of: Dance, Ball Skills, Games and Gross Motor skill development.
Students are given weekly activities to be completed along with LSCWC. Students will be encouraged to share appropriate events in life with classmates. These may need to be discussed researched within the home setting.
All the best for Term 4 and thank you for your continued support.
Marc and Simon
1/2W and 2S
Last Update: 2nd December 2005
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