Learning News
Learning News Week 2, Term 2 2025
Learning News
Welcome back to Term 2! It's been fantastic to see all our Infants and Primary students settle back into their daily Guided Reading sessions with such enthusiasm. Our classrooms are buzzing as students build confidence exploring different ways to read together, from the harmony of choral reading to the focused quiet of whisper phone practise. In Infants, the focus is on decoding words by applying their growing phonics knowledge, while our Primary students are honing their skills to read with fluency and expression, bringing stories to life. It's wonderful to witness their progress and engagement in these crucial literacy sessions.
Leah Summerell
Leader of Pedagogy / Mathematics Specialist Teacher
K/1
This week, K/1 commenced buddy reading with Year 4. After recess each day, the children buddy up and the Yr 4 children listen to the wonderful reading of our K/1 students. The children read the book and then answer some comprehension questions to check for meaning. Both classes are enjoying this short time together each day and look forward to catching up with their reading buddy.
The past two weeks in English, K/1 have been reading the text The March of the Ants. The children have completed art and craft activities associated with the text and learned the song The Ants Go Marching. We all learned some interesting Ant facts, such as, Ants use their feelers to communicate with each other, they live for around 50 days, The Queen Ant is the mother of all ants in the nest and can live up to 15 years. Ants are insects because they have 6 legs and ants walk in a line because they like to follow the smell of each other.
Mrs UnderwoodK/1 Teacher
Year 1
Year 1 is having a blast diving into the hilarious world of Mo Willems' "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"! After reading about the Pigeon's persistent (and often cheeky!) requests, our students put on their persuasive hats. They crafted some wonderfully convincing sentences, arguing for or against letting that feathered friend take the wheel. Get ready to be impressed by their reasoning and imaginative ideas!
Year 1 Teacher
Miss Lyall
Year 2
Year 2 has been learning to recognise how culture, including traditions and histories can be represented and shared through stories. We read “The Chinese New Year Dragon Nian” which explained the celebration of Chinese New Years. This inspired us to draw and create our own dragons! We have some very clever writers and fantastic artists in our classroom! Well done year 2!
Miss Rasche
Year 2 Teacher
Year 3
This term, Year 3 has been exploring the text Wandi written by Favel Parrett. Wandi is a dingo cub who demonstrates resilience as he embarks on a number of challenges after being separated from his family. We have been learning to understand the concept of ‘argument and authority’ and have engaged in discussions about the text's features and structure. We've also been focusing on expanding our vocabulary and exploring how descriptive language can paint vivid pictures in our minds. It's been wonderful to see the student's empathy and understanding grow as they connect with Wandi's experiences.
Mrs Davis
Year 3 Teacher
Year 4
For the next five weeks we will be looking at the concept of ‘argument and authority’ through a deep analysis of the text Ned Kelly and the Green Sash. Ned Kelly and the Green Sash Is a narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s most infamous bushrangers.
What we know of the story so far…
As a young boy, Ned Kelly saved a classmate from drowning in a flooded creek. He was rewarded with a green silk sash for his heroism. Yet, within a few years, he became an outlaw who was eventually hanged for murder. Ned Kelly and the Green Sash is a window into the character of a poor boy, once honoured for his bravery, who grew up to become Australia’s most notorious bushranger.
Miss Martin
Year 4 (Minions) Teacher
Stage 3
In English, Stage 3 have dived into the fascinating history of Vincent Lingiari and the concept of genre. Vincent Lingiari was an Aboriginal stockman who worked at Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory. He was an elder of the Gurindji and Malgin people.
During the 1960s Aboriginal people did not have the same rights and conditions as non-Aboriginal people in Australia.
Aboriginal stockmen working in the Northern Territory were paid one fifth of the wage of non-Aboriginal stockmen. Some were never paid and they lived off rations of dry salted beef, tea and sugar.
Vincent Lingiari never learnt to read or write and English was not his first language. But this did not prevent Vincent Lingiari from understanding the inequality of his situation. He decided to stand up for what he knew was right and began a long battle against his employers, the Vestey group, a British beef company, and the dream of equality and land rights for his people.
During this unit, we are focusing on genre - a term used to group different types of texts according to similarities in form and function. We are studying historical information reports, advertising pamphlets, persuasive videos and a range of multi-modal texts before creating our own.
Great work in holding interesting discussions Stage 3.
Mrs Shepherd
AP/Stage 3 Teacher
