Curriculum
BOOK WEEK 2023
Students and parents outdid themselves this year with a fabulous turn out for the 2023 Book Week Parade last week. Thanks to the creativity and hard work by the students and families, we saw our favourite book characters come to life.
The Library Leaders announced the CBCA 2023 winners and then announced a winner from each class who showed creativity in their costume design. It was a tough field this year! Congratulations to Alya in Prep, Clementine in 1/2A, Clay in 1/2B, Sophie in 3/4A, Ayesha in 4/5A and Ella in 5/6A who all took home a $20 Dymocks voucher and a book light, happy reading!
Thank you to all our families for getting behind this very special day and turning up to celebrate children’s literature in such a wonderful way. And a very special shout out to those parents who dressed up themselves!
Is maths anxiety really a thing?
Maths anxiety, that is feelings of stress, fear, and apprehension when it comes to doing maths, is certainly real.
A child suffering from maths anxiety is not necessarily “bad at maths”, but the stress they feel in maths class and the avoidance tactics they use to minimise the amount of maths they need to do, mean that they often don’t get the much-needed practise that leads to maths fluency.
Fortunately, research has found that, when it comes to math anxiety, parents can offer a great deal of help and support to their children.
8 Practical Ways to Conquer Your Child’s Maths Anxiety
1. Be involved
Student success in school has been shown to increase if their parents are positively involved in their education.
2. Encourage a growth mindset
Studies have shown that effort trumps ability when it comes to learning maths, so set high expectations when encouraging your child.
3. Be positive about math
A parent’s perception of mathematics influences not only their child’s perception, but also their achievement in mathematics.
4. Overcome gender stereotypes
Foster maths confidence regardless of the gender of your child by highlighting achievements made by both male and female scientists.
5. Learn the basics
Rote learning is essential to mathematics performance as a many higher-level concepts build the memorisation and repetition of the basic maths facts.
6. Allow mistakes
Focus on the concepts rather than the right answer since making (and correcting) mistakes is an essential part of math learning.
7. Take baby steps
Support new topics by slowly building from the topics your child already understands. Use gradual, repeated success to build math confidence in your child.
8. Make math relevant to real life
Highlight ways in which you and your family use math in everyday life and discuss how good math skills will open the doors to a larger choice of career options.