Learning and Teaching

Maths

It was great to see so many parents take the opportunity to come and speak to teachers about their children's progression. If you get a chance, ask your child's teacher about which 'Pathway' they are up to. Pathways provide students (teachers and parents) the opportunity to see exactly where they are in Maths and what needs to be done to progress.

Mega Monthly Maths Quiz

The MMMQ answers are rolling in. Students have completed answers and handed them to myself and/or their homeroom teacher. February prizes will be awarded at assembly on Friday 3rd March!!

Here are the questions for February:

1. You and your family. Find out some interesting facts about all the members of your family (height, age, favourite food etc.). Graph your results and present your information in another creative way.

2. Holiday travel. Using a map, show the different places you visited during the holidays and calculate how many kms you covered.

3. Number patterns. Create 10 number patterns that might challenge Mr Mullavey or your homeroom teacher. Make sure you have a copy of the answers somewhere.

Mathletics

New Mathletics log ins and passwords have been given to students. Be sure to log on at home and have a go asap!!

Kind regards

Jarrod Mullavey

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SRC

On Tuesday the SRC came together for the first time and made chocolate balls for the "Welcome to 2017 school year" afternoon tea. We are looking forward to a great year fundraising and helping the school become a better place.

Literacy

FEBRUARY LITERACY COMPETITION

Think about a great book that you have read recently. Present the following information:

Title:

Author:

Age group:

Illustration:

Why you think it is a great book to read:

Parents are welcome to submit books they would recommend for other adults too.

There has only been one entry so far so be sure to get yours in soon.

Competition closes Tuesday 28th February.

Here are some activites you can try at home with your children to prompt ideas for writing:

Prep - 2

Survival

Pretend you are stranded on an island somewhere in your apartment, house, garage, or local park. You need to write “Help!” so you will be rescued by planes that are searching for you. You don’t have a pencil or paper (and if you did, the writing would be too tiny to be read from the air). Tie towels around your head and take water (it’s hot on the island). You and your child must survey your surroundings and invent non-pencil ways to write HELP! If you’re in the bathroom, you might make giant letters out of toilet paper (and hope there’s no wind). If you’re in the garage, you might find paint and brushes. If you’re in the park, you can always write with your toe in the sand. Suggest as little as possible, unless your child needs prompting. This game allows the child who balks at writing to experience the power of a single word when it is used for a reason. And if your child’s imagination is fertile, don’t stop at the first idea. Find as many ways as possible in each room or location.

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Family Time Capsule

Start by gathering a shoebox, paper and writing tools, and an envelope for each person in the family. Tell the family that you will be making a Family Time Capsule, to be opened in one or five or ten years (or for whatever length of time you and the family vote). It is to be a record of who you were, who you are today, and who you want to be. Have each member of the family write a private letter, telling the world about his or her life. Where were you born? How old are you today? What do you look like? What are your favourite activities? Foods? Books? Movies? Colours? Vacations? What’s going on in the world today? Where do you want to be in one or five or ten years? If you have pets in the family, have the children write letters for the pets and take pawprints. When each person is finished, seal the letter in the envelope and write the person’s name and date on it. Then add more items to the Family Time Capsule, like baby and current photos, tapes of children singing and talking, postcards from vacations, and drawings. Also include the front page of today’s newspaper. Have everyone help seal the box with tape. Then write on the outside “Do NOT open until [date]!” Stash the box somewhere and forget it until Opening Day.

Enjoy!

Julie Freeman