1/2K&T

Maths

In Mathematics we have been focusing on transformation of shapes. The children have explored the three main processes of moving a two dimensional shape from its original position to a new position. The children have explored

• Flip: Reflecting a shape over a line
• Slide: Translating a shape left, right, up and down
• Turn: Rotating a shape using quarter or half a turn

The children found that after any of these transformations the shape is still the same size, take up the same amount of space (area) and the line lengths have not changed.

Here are the children using mirrors to explore flipping a shape over a central line by looking at the reflection.

The children then turned shapes using half and quarter turns and traced around them to explore how the shape still remains the same size, has the same area and keep the same line lengths even though they have rotated the shape.

Literacy

In Literacy the children have been working really hard to write their Tricky Words correctly. The children have focused on which part they can hear easily and the parts in the words that are tricky because they are made with tricky phonemes, consonant digraphs or vowel digraphs.

Look at the excellent work and effort the 1/2 children have put into writing these words.

You can practise these words at home with your child using their word lists in their home learning books.

Reconciliation Week

Last week was National Reconciliation Week. This year the theme was 'Be a voice for generations'. The theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives. 

The children read the story 'Welcome to Country' written but Auntie Joy Murphy and illustrated by Lisa Kennedy. Click the image below to listen to the story.

The children explored how the Wurundjeri people welcome others to country. The Wurundjeri people offer others a gum leaf as the Mana Gum trees grow along the river banks on their country. 

The children then discussed how they welcome people to their house when they come over for a play and what they offer their friends and family. They suggested foods, beverages, games to play and a place to have fun. 

The children made connections between welcoming friends and family to their house is similar to welcoming people to country and how these actions can go a long way towards reconciliation. 

The children created gum leaves using indigenous symbols in response to the 'Welcome to Country' story.

Enjoy your long weekend for the King's birthday and we will see everyone back on Tuesday the 13th of June.