Discovery Centre
Curriculum
Wow, it’s hard to believe we are in week 5 already! It has been another fantastic week of remote learning in the Discovery Centre. We again thank the families and parents for all of your support throughout this experience! Please remember that it is okay if you are unable to complete all activities throughout the week! Thursday was our first specialist day which went very well. It was great to see so many specialist tasks completed on that day. Thank you to all the families who have picked up the next paper pack this week, if you have not had a chance to pick them up please try to do so this week. This pack will support your child’s learning and provides templates that are to be used with some activities to be posted on Seesaw. This pack is organised into weeks so please wait to see what you will need throughout that week. There is also some extra activities at the back of the pack for you to use if you would like to complete some extra tasks, which is of course optional.
Last week the Foundation teachers uploaded some exciting, extra content for students! Each class will now have the option of watching their teacher read a chapter book throughout the week. They can also watch videos to practise the first 26 codes that we learned in Term 1. These are saved in a folder called ‘Codes’ so that you can easily find them to watch and practise the codes regularly if you would like to. This week we will also be introducing 5 new codes for the students to learn and practise, keep an eye out for this video today! These codes help students with reading and writing so it would be great if you could make some time for your child to watch these videos (they can do so independently).
In Numeracy we focused on 2D shapes with a variety of engaging activities. We enjoyed seeing the students’ creativity when making their 2D shape pizzas and cubby houses. It was also great to see the students enjoying the fun 2D shape memory game!
Here are some pictures of the teachers completing activities to show you a sneak peak of some of the fun things we will be doing this week!
Have a wonderful week,
Terima Kasih,
Erin Dawson, Jessica Tossell, Brooke Henwood and Yana Gill.
Student Voice
What is something kind you can do for someone?
- 'I want to help Mama with the vacuuming' Gabriel FD
- 'I can help my brother with his lego' Donovan FD
- 'I help my neighbour push his rubbish bin out' Jerry FD
Reminders
- Daily check in videos are posted at 10.00am and require a short response from students. This check in is how we monitor attendance, so please encourage students to participate in this before 12.00pm where possible.
- Registration information for 'Epic!' has been sent to your email, please access this to log on and enjoy the reading!
- We encourage all students to take brain breaks and have 30 minutes of physical activity each day! This can be made up of shorter activities and spread throughout the day.
Pupil of the Week
FD: Jerry J -
For demonstrating a love of learning when completing activities online. It's great to see your enthusiasm to complete tasks and to record your voice response explaining your work. Super work Jerry!
FG: Zoe M -
For demonstrating perseverance and creativity when completing your activities online. It's great to see you responding by using the online tools such as drawing, writing as well as recording your voice! I am so impressed! Keep up the great work Zoe!
FH: Harper W -
For developing your independence and improving your digital skills by using different tools on Seesaw for our challenge activity this week. You have been using the microphone to record very detailed explanations! Super effort Harper.
FJ: Ruby L -
For demonstrating creativity when exploring shapes in Maths. The cubby house you created used lots of different shapes in your design. Keep up the fantastic work Ruby!