Discovery Centre
Curriculum
What a week in the Discovery Centre! Our first full week at school was a busy and exciting one! In Literacy we began our very first Reading Groups rotations where we began by reading a whole class Big Book which had a different reading focus each day, such as making predictions, exploring the difference between letters and words and sharing what our favourite part of the story was. We then delved into working in small groups on different activities each day. Some of these activities include guided reading with the teacher, using playdough to practise letter formation by creating different upper and lowercase letters, using the iPads to engage in the application Reading Eggs and completing the task where we had to determine whether something was a letter or a word.
This week we visited the library where we met our lovely Librarian Mrs. Smaller and her helper Lenny. We listened to stories and looked through books during our visit. Students are able to borrow a book if they bring their library bag. They can borrow the book for two weeks, however can return to class the following week to borrow new books each week.
In Maths we learned about graphs and made various pictographs throughout the week. Students learned that graphs organise data and make it easier to understand. Students investigated questions such as ‘do you have any pets’ and ‘should Mrs Streitberger buy a new’ and made graphs about the responses. We found an overwhelming positive response to liking the new car Mrs Streitberger has been thinking about, so now Foundation has spoken and we will be waiting patiently to check out your new car Mrs Streitberger...
In preparation for Twilight Sports this week we practised our ‘House chants’ in our different house teams. On Thursday 12th March we will be holding our Twilight Sports night and are very excited to dress up in our house colours and kick the night off showing our team spirit by singing our own ‘House chants’. Your child's house colour has been put on the first page of their log book.
We also continued with Junior School Rotations last week. Students worked with different teachers and students from other Foundation classes and Year 1 and 2 to complete a variety of fun activities such as fine motor activities, paper craft. Students will stay with the same group each Friday afternoon but will complete a different activity with a different teacher.
We hope you had a relaxing long weekend and have a great week, we look forward to seeing everyone at Twilight Sports!
Erin Dawson, Jessica Tossell, Brooke Henwood and Yana Gill
Student Voice
"I liked playing Reading Eggs." -Arnit FJ
"I liked learning Indonesian words so I could teach my Dad." -Jayden FJ
Reminders
- Twilight sports this Thursday 12th March on the oval. Family BBQ picnic begins at 4.30pm
- Students began borrowing books from the library last week, they can borrow books for two weeks if they have a library bag
- As we have started our Reading Group rotations please ensure your child has a labelled pair of headphones that stay in their tubs
- We are trying to reduce rubbish at our school so nude food is always a great option, otherwise students will be taking home their rubbish in their lunch boxes.
Pupil of the Week
FD: Kai-Ern Y
For working hard in Maths to create a pictograph about whether Mrs Streitberger should buy the new car. It was great to see you asking your peers questions and making it into a graph.
FG: Jasmyra C -
For demonstrating kindness towards all students. You are always trying to be helpful and kind to others and ensure that all students are included when playing. It is such an important quality to have - well done Jasmyra!
FH: Elsa F -
For your efforts during our first week of reading groups! You confidently followed the pattern during guided reading and in front of the whole class when you read us 'Where is gallah'. Well done Elsa!
FJ: Eva C-
For demonstrating a love of learning and determination when practising your handwriting skills. You have been challenging yourself to use lowercase letters when writing your name. Keep up the fantastic work!