Learning News

Learning News - Term 4, Weeks 1-2

K/1

K/1 have been exploring the exciting world of multiplication! Students have been learning how to make equal groups and discovering how skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s can help us count collections quickly and efficiently. Through hands-on activities, practical challenges and engaging learning experiences, students have been building their understanding of how equal groups can be used to solve multiplication problems. We have been practising recognising number patterns, counting groups and finding the total number of objects. It has been wonderful to see students developing their mathematical thinking and discovering the many ways we can use multiplication in our everyday lives!

Miss Downes

K/1 Teacher

Stage 2 Camp

Despite the wet weather, our intrepid Year 3 & 4 students made their way to Lake Keepit Sport & Recreation Camp for two days of fantastic fun.

Once the dorms were sorted, we headed off to archery where several students were able to make archery pizza (yellow for cheese, red for sauce, blue for toppings & white for dough).  A few hit the outer black rim - which meant a burnt pizza and a few managed to add broccoli by hitting the grass. Everyone improved over their three rounds immensely.

Next was goal ball - a modified game played with balls with bells inside for the vision impaired. It’s a lot harder to play than it looks, only being able to listen for the jingle of the bells to block the goals, but it was lots of fun.

Add in BMX biking and disc golf and an absolutely fantastic time was had by all!

Cathy Shepherd

Year 4

This term Year 4 have been exploring prayer in our unit Prayer: Relationship with God. 

We have talked about prayers of petition (asking for something), prayers of thanks and prayers of contemplation. 

We have discovered that mystics are people who have devoted their life to God through prayer such as St Ignatius of Antioch & St John.

Our prayer ceremonies have been enriched with our new knowledge.

Great job Year 4.

Mrs Shepherd

Year 4 Teachers

5/6 

This Term, Stage 3 has had a fun start with going to Coffs Adventure Camp. We are back into business this week exploring 2D Shapes in Maths. The class has been loving this area of maths, investigating and classifying two-dimensional shapes, including triangles and quadrilaterals based on their properties. 

Students are able to recognise that triangles and quadrilaterals can belong to more than one category, like a square is also a rectangle and a rhombus.  Students have been hands-on in the classroom, comparing the side lengths and lines of symmetry using measuring. 

Miss Murphy

5/6 Teacher