Teaching & Learning

Homework

You will have seen that this week’s homework is all about how we can foster our artistic, language and health needs through participating in a range of activities as set by the Specialist teachers. The task is for students to choose at least 1 task from each specialist area to take part in during the week. Students can highlight the completed tasks and parents can sign to show they have been a part of it.

The idea behind the homework grid is to acknowledge the importance that everyday tasks play in our development of language, creativity, health and fitness to create a well balanced life.

This initiative will be repeated in Week 5 of every term.

Compass Learning Tasks – Spelling Mastery and Homework

This year we are committed to moving toward real time assessments that are available to parents on the Compass Learning Portal. At this stage all students will have their Homework and Spelling Mastery ‘Check-ins’ registered on Compass as a Learning Task.

The Homework results will indicate to what degree your child is completing their homework. By checking in on these outcomes, it may prompt some discussions at home about effective study habits.

To monitor these assessments click on the Learning Task tab on the Compass portal. The information available for each task and the assessment can be seen below.

Mapping our Curriculum – What are the essential questions being answered this Term?

Carrying on from the article in last week’s newsletter about our 8 Through Lines, this week we look at the essential questions that underpin the units of work students across the school are striving to answer. Essential questions are big questions that teachers will help guide students toward over the course of a term. These questions are not usually questions we can Google to find the answer to but rather thoughts and understandings that develop through a series of activities and provocations. We create essential questions by asking ourselves what the students will need to know by the end of term.

Smart Building and Living Expo

It was great to see staff and students out and about on Sunday at the Buninyong Sustainability and Alternative Living Expo. There were lots of stalls that showcase pathways from all the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths work that we do at school.

During the expo Buninyong PS had the Solar Boats on show and the opportunity for visitors to take part in some gardening, games and also have their face painted.

Huge thanks to Mrs Anderson, Miss Marr and Mr O’loughlin who assisted in making the day a great success and a wonderful showcase of what Science and Technology both the Buninyong and Scotsburn campuses have on offer.