The Learning Zone
"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." - Chinese Proverb
"Coming together is the beginning, staying together is progress,
and working together is success." - Henry Ford
NAPLAN
Last week, all students in Years 3 and 5 received their NAPLAN individual student report to take home. Please click on the button below to access an information sheet for parents and carers. This information sheet answers frequently asked questions such as:
How does NAPLAN assess students?
How were the proficiency levels determined?
How do I read the NAPLAN report?
How does NAPLAN help my child?
The three minute video below also explains how to read the NAPLAN Individual Student Report.
Mathematics
What is happening in the world of mathematics at St Joseph's? Let's take a look!
Please see the information below to assist your child at home.
Maths At Home:
Kindergarten - Whole Number
Kindergarten continue working on whole number to begin this term. Counting is an important foundation for future number work. Students can count a group of objects or their toys. What numbers can you recognise, read and say?
Stage 1 - Multiplication
It is all about skip counting and making equal groups in Stage 1 for the next two weeks. Parents are encouraged to skip count by 2's, 3's, 5's and 10's and to make a variety of equal groups with their children.
The links below are skip counting songs:
Arrays: Look at what we know about this array.
Stage 2 - Division
Stage 2 have commenced their next unit recalling their understanding of factors. Please use the link below to assist your child with division.
Four easy ways to practise division at home
Arrays: Use this image from ‘Array’s Bakery’ to link multiplication and division fact families using arrays. For example:
4 rows of 2 is 8 4 x 2 = 8
2 columns of 4 is 8 2 x 4 = 8
8 shared into 4 rows is 2 8 divided by 4 = 2
8 shared into 2 columns is 4 8 divided by 2 = 4
Stage 3 - Multiplication
Grocery Shopping: Ask your child to calculate the total cost of multiple items or compare prices to determine better deals.
Use highlighters to mark important information. Word problems are overwhelming, but you can help your child break the problem down by only highlighting the parts of the problem that are important. Teach them to highlight important numbers and key phrases in math problems so they can focus on what matters.
Mr Lee bought 250 ducks for $60 each and 14 geese for $34 each. How much will Mr Lee have to pay?
A carton contains 228 oranges. If Jess ordered 21 boxes, how many oranges will she receive?
Have a wonderful week of learning!
Maree Holland & Greg O'Toole