Nina Marni to all and welcome to our weekly blog.
Literacy Intentions (our hopes for their learning)
- Reading picture books regularly. Children will enjoy a joyful connection to picture books.
- Continue using mark-making tools, such as crayons, textas, pencils, paint, chalk, sand (as they create texts during this process).
- Children will build symbolic functioning, sharing something about the marks they have created.
Numeracy Intentions
Can you count and place the blocks??
Learning Intention : To support children’s understanding and development of a growth mindset, especially when faced with challenges
Why? According to Carol Dweck, Growth Mindset researcher, “the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life”. With a growth mindset, students continually work to improve their skills, leading to greater growth, competence, and confidence. A growth mindset supports children’s self-esteem, enables them to learn new skills, and helps them to accept new challenges and see new opportunities. Supports the development of agency. To demonstrate trust and confidence. Supporting children to co-operate and work collaboratively with others. Maintaining high expectations of each child’s capabilities. Being aware of children’s developmental milestones, particularly emotional and social development, helps educators understand what to expect at different ages and stages in children’s lives
Sacred symbols are special and important.Why?
Doctrinal Insights from the Catholic Tradition that support this Enduring Understanding include:Sacred symbols remind us that God is close to us, and with us.In my Catholic learning environment, I can see many sacred symbols.Candle flames remind us that God is with us.The Bible reminds us of God’s love for us through special stories.The Cross reminds us of Jesus.Water is used for special blessingsSacred symbols are used in my school/ELC and in church celebrations, prayer and liturgy. (CCC1145)Other faith traditions also have sacred symbols
The Sign of the Cross is a prayer to God.Doctrinal and Content Elaborations:Doctrinal Insights from the Catholic Tradition that support this Enduring Understanding include:The Sign of the Cross is a prayer with actions and words.The words remind us that God is called Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Cutting and pasting .
Sensory fun!!!!
Community walk and school assembly ….
Outdoor fun !!!!
Trajectories:
- Preparing for carols night
- Continuing supporting children’s understanding and development of a growth mindset, especially when faced with challenges
- Supporting children to understand Preschool expectations (gentle hands, inside voice, walking feet inside, kind words)