Welcome to Week 3!

 

In Literacy, the class worked together to write a recount of a shared event, focusing on starting sentences with time words and using capitals and full stops correctly. Then, students used their plans to write their own individual recounts about familiar experiences.

Students brainstormed ideas as a class and wrote recounts about school events, everyday routines, special celebrations, or home and weekend experiences.

Throughout the week, students also learned about the “igh” sound in words like light and were introduced to adjectives, discovering how describing words make writing more interesting.

In Maths, we concluded our learning on patterns. Students had the opportunity to showcase their understanding by creating and repeating a variety patterns, identifying the unit of repeat and discussing the similarities and differences. We then began exploring the concept of Mass.The students were introduced to the term hefting as they compared the weight of different objects using their hands.

 

In Religion this week, we explored the sacrament of Baptism. Our learning intention was: In the sacrament of Baptism, the Church community welcomes new members. Students learnt about the key people involved, some of the important symbols used, and had the opportunity to explain what happens during a baptism ceremony.

This week in Design and Technologies, students explored how to create and communicate their ideas by designing their own boats. They were challenged to build a boat that could hold an object in water for at least one minute. Students carefully drew and labelled their plans, thinking about the materials they would need to make their designs float and stay strong.

 

In Science, we’ve been learning about the needs of living things, with a special focus on animals. Students explored how we care for our pets and what they need to stay healthy and happy. Each student chose a pet and wrote about what it eats, where it lives, and how they would look after it.

In HASS, we continued exploring natural, managed, and constructed environments. We brainstormed examples of each within our school grounds and discussed how they are different. Students then created an artwork to display their understanding of these environments.

 

In The Arts, students learned about non-locomotor movements and their body zones. During the lesson, students practiced safe dance habits like warming up, cooling down, staying aware of their environment, and drinking water. They explored why people dance and reviewed locomotor movements—those that travel from one place to another—before being introduced to non-locomotor movements, which are performed on the spot.

Students took turns leading and copying non-locomotor movements, such as hopping on the spot, and followed along with fun dance videos like the Cha Cha Slide. We then finished with gentle stretching to cool down.

Andrew Chinn

 

Have a wonderful weekend! We look forward to seeing the students on Monday 🙂