The Learning Zone

As our learning journey continues you will hear your child talk about learning intentions and success criteria at school. This is used as a common language to guide the learning across our school. Our learning intentions are set at the start of each lesson or unit of work and discussed with the students in regards to ‘what are we learning today’ in that particular   lesson or lessons.

This aligns with the common language being used in our Armidale Diocesan schools. The success criteria is used to assist students in how they can achieve the learning intention. Most of the time it is co-constructed so the students understand ‘what the teacher is looking for’ and what meeting the learning intention looks like for them. A focus on their learning will assist them in seeing that they are growing in their learning.

Armidale Diocesan Mathematics Initiative (MaST)

Once again this year our whole school from K-6 are part of an Armidale Diocesan Mathematics Initiative known as the MaST Project. Please see the information below to assist your child at home.

Maths At Home:

Kindergarten - Time/2D Space

Kindergarten will complete Time this week and then move onto 2D Space.

• Read books to your child and talk about the shapes you can see within the pictures, eg ‘The roof on the house is a triangle'.
• Look for objects inside or outside the house that are shaped like a circle, triangle, rectangle or square. Look for different sized shapes and shapes in different positions.
• Fold paper to make a hat or boat and talk about the shapes made as you fold the paper.
• Play ‘I spy' games and describe things by size and shape, eg "I spy with my little eye something that is big and shaped like a square".

Shapes For Kids: The Complete Parents’ Guide To Teaching Shapes

Stage 1 - Time/Whole Number

Stage 1 will complete Time this week and then move onto Whole Number.

Count stairs, letter boxes, or objects in two, threes, fives and tens whenever opportunities arise;

Put out the number of knives and forks needed for dinner and ask your child to count them in sets of two;

Talk about numbers whenever opportunities arise. Ask questions such as “Which is bigger/smaller/the same/different?”

Stage 2 - Whole Number

Here are two problems Stage 2 to get you thinking about number! Have fun!

First person to give the correct answers to Mrs Lockwood or Miss Sampson receives a 'cool' prize!

Stage 3 - Large Numbers & Integers

Here is a problem of the week Stage 3 to get you thinking about Time. First person with the correct answer to Mr Patterson will receive a 'cool' prize!

When a certain number is multiplied by 4 and 3 is added, the answer is 39. What is the number?

"Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress,

and working together is success". - Henry Ford

Have a great week of learning and fun!

Maree Holland & Greg O'Toole