This afternoon in the Village we ventured to log park for to explore the following numeracy provocations

• How can you make 10?
• How can you make 5?
• How can you make 12?
• How can you make 20?

Children were asked to challenge themselves using a growth mindset.

Reflections

“I didn’t use any help. I counted to 12. I was using the logs”- Leo

“I used 14 logs and 1 person to make 15”- Jacob

“I did pluses. I used 1 log and 1 to make 2”- A

“I made 40 with wood and sticks” – Vidal

“I made 100 with all the logs”- S

“I made with 50 rocks and sticks”- Jed

“Me and Cooper did 100 with all the rocks”- Nicholas

“Me and Annabella and Alannah, we made a rock collection with the rocks and we made 78”- Zahra

“I counted the fish”- Ethan

“I counted the fish”- Hendrix

“I counted up to 10”- Dimi

“I used rocks and sticks. I made 20”-  Ravleen

“I was saying the words when I was counting”- Yasha

“My speck of gold was reading”- Awan

“My speck of gold was outside playing soccer”- Jed

“My speck of gold was going on the laptops”- Viraj

“My speck of gold was seeing the gold fish”- Kiet

“My speck of gold is playing with my friends”- A

“My speck of Gold was playing at log park with my friends”- Jacob

“My speck of gold was playing with Viraj”- S

“My speck of gold was finding some ants to practice my numbers”- Dimi

“My speck of gold was playing with my sister”- Yasha

“My speck of gold was playing with my friends”- Leo

Today we reflected on our learning power, Miss Echidna (Belonging). During Investigations we focused on using our Creativity, Curiosity and Belonging learning powers while exploring our provocations.

Student Reflections

“I belong with my uncle”- Jacob

“I can belong at school”- Chase

“I belong at home”- Jed

“I belong Albania”- Leo

“I belong with my friends”- Sonny

“I belong when I play on the laptop” – Viraj

“I belong out the school at the CC”- Dimi

“I belong outside”- Jacob

“My mob”- Yasha

“I belong at Vietnamese school”- James

“I belong at church”- Dimi

“I belong at with the Rockets”- Kalil

“I belong to a soccer club”- Zahra

“I belong with Ozzy Hoops”- Jacob

How do you feel when you belong?

“If you’re sad and you feel like you don’t belong you can feel better”- Nickolas

“Happy”- Elnathan

“When I don’t belong I feel angry”- Jed

One of the best aspects of literacy investigations is that they lead to extended, ongoing investigations. During this  time students engage in a range of investigations that extend beyond one-off activities, that can be repeated or returned to, and that lend themselves to ongoing involvement, encourage deep learning. Today students explored the following literacy investigations:

• Painting nails
• Can you make a necklace?
• Can you make a nest?
• Catch the fish using the net
• Making paper planes – hear the plane / nnn
• Writer’s workshop
• Day and night
• Alphabet puzzle
• Oral language- finger puppet play
• Find and create your name
• Laptop writing
• Letter hunt and record
• Matching and sorting
• Whiteboard writing

As mentioned in the post below, the children of the Village worked together to tidy the school yard as part of Clean Up Australia Day. R/1MC took their clean up to Grevillia Reserve. Grevillia Reserve is enjoyed by the students so they couldn’t wait to get outside and be involved in tidying our precious environment. The ELC children met us through the fence and invited us into their courtyard for a play afterwards!

R/1EN and R/1MC enjoyed their lunch!

This morning we were invited by our friends in the ELC to view a performance by Mr Slater! The children joined Mr Slater in singing and he lead us through an engaging game of freeze. We were actively participating in a range of motion from fast movement to slow movement. We learnt about different tempos and investigated the structure of a guitar! Through singing, children share in rich communication and relationships, a sense of belonging, meaningful learning and many happy experiences. Thank you Mr Slater for this rich learning experience. Have a look at our fun 🙂

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This morning we listened to the story, ‘I’m Australian Too’ by Mem Fox. The students reflected and during investigations were provided with the opportunity to make meaning from the text. For example, students explored our Australian provocation where they participated in dot painting, created flags from around the world, researched the globe, used ICT to research Australian animals, used clay to explore their interests in making Australia’s Spinifex Hopping Mouse and used loose parts to make food from around the world- students made pizza using paper and  Yasha used logs to make Sushi!  Students also explored a range of other provocations created to meet their interests 🙂

We were very fortunate to have our friends from the ELC join us for investigative play and Mass song practice!

Student Reflections

“My mob is my teachers, my mum, my family and my cousin. I am from Greece” – Dimi

“I’m from India”- Ravleen

“I’m from Sydney”- Isabella

“I’m from Philippines”- Yasha

“Australia”- Viraj

“I’m from Albania”- Leo

“Indian” – Sahib

“Adelaide and we’re in Adelaide”- Jacob

“America”- Poppie

Australia- Ishpreet

“China”- Nikolas

“I’m from Australia” – Jed

“I’m from Papua New Guinea ” – Jordan

“Adelaide”- Chase

“My family is from Africa” – Nahom

“My mum is from Melbourne and my dad is from England” – Zac

“All my parents wait outside, to see my brother shoot some balls. We use the plastic cup because we don’t want to break my mum’s glass” – Arjan

“My was little, she used to get on a plane to go to America” – Annabelle

“My mummy was born from Philippines” – Alexa

“My dad is from Chile” – Enrique

“My family is from America and the Philippines” – Khyle

“My dad is from Melbourne, we live in Australia” – Kobe

“My family went on a boat. It was me and my sister and my baby brother and we went on an aeroplane and we went to Adelaide” – Declan

“My dad lives in Chile and my mum and me live in Australia. My grandpa lives in China” – Eva

We explored the following provocations:

Students Reflections

“In investigations I used Mr Kangaroo is learn the days of the week”- Viraj

“In investigations I used Mr Koala to make a hopping mice” – Ravleen

“I used Mr Koala to make a hopping mouse” -Jed

“In investigations I used Mr Koala to make a pizza”- Yasha

“In investigations I used Mr Kangaroo to make a flag”- Jacob

“I used Mr Kangaroo is make a painting”- Scarlett

“I used Mr Kangaroo to make a flag”- Hendrix

Today R/1MC and R/1EN  revisited the provocation, who is Saint Vincent de Paul?

“He is an old man who helped people to get better”– Zahra

“Vincent de Paul like to help people and make them better”– Leo

“He helped the poor people”– Yasha

We introduced the class to the Lenten Challenge. The children reflected on the different ways they could carry out random acts of kindness like Saint Vincent de Paul.

“I can bring food for the people who don’t have food”– Yasha

“I could help people up” – Dimi

“Help people find houses”– Sahib

“We have to help people read”– Sara

“Sharing”– Kiet

“If someones falls over you can help them up”– Jacob

“If they get hurt we can help them go to hospital” -Nicholas

“Food”– Hendrix

“You could learn how to cook and give them something”– Ravleen

“Make people feel better and give them food to eat”– Ethan

This morning we visited Grevillia Reserve for nature play. We went outside nice and early to beat the heat!

The benefits of playing in nature are almost infinite. Spending time in nature keeps children’s minds fresh. It exposes them to varying situations where they are forced to learn and adapt to best fit themselves into the prevailing conditions. For instance, climbing trees.

Climbing on trees or other objects helps children understand the risks involved in the process; they become better at risk assessment. Even if children sustain a minor injury, something in them grows. They also learn problem-solving skills, and they develop a deeper appreciation towards physical activity.

Reflections

“I made a treasure hunts” – Dimi

“I climbed the trees”- Yasha

“I played mum and dads and schools with Sonny and Zahra”- Ravleen

“I liked the playground”- Viraj

“I played with James and Elnathan saving the ants”- Leo

“At Grevillia park we disguised the bus to be the tree”- Sonny

“When I sat on the tree I hurt my leg”- Sara

“I did play with Jordan, Max we were playing a game”- Jacob

“Climbing on trees”- Chase

“I played with my friends on the swings” – Declan

“I played with my friends on the swing, so we can learn to swing and we can take turns” – Nahom

“I rescued Eva in the tree. She was at the very top of the tree, in real life” – Khyle

“Me and Hayley were playing schools” – Mikayla

“I went sliding and climbing on the branches” – Enrique

“Me and Irin, Emily and Scarlett, we went climbing and we went on the slide and we went climbing again” – Charlize

“I climbed really, really high on a tree” – Eva

“I liked to make stuff for people, with paper” – Annabelle

“I like sharing with my friends and helping people” – Nyok

“I saved Bibi in a tree” – Bodhi

“I played on the swings” – Charlee

“I was sliding and playing on swings” – Adum

“I used my creativity when I was playing homes and it was a dirty place and then when I was going back to class, we left it there so we can play again next time” – Alexa

“I ran on the race track and the other bigger kid, we even used our energy to exercise so we can stay fit, healthy and we can stay nice and not hungry and that’s how we live” – Zac

“I used my mind so I could move a big branch that was on the tree” – Eva

“I used my creativity looking at ants and pushing people on the swings and I got bitten by an ant” – Elnathan