7 - 10 

JUNA - Snake

MUNDJEE - Murray Cod

BOGGI - Blue Tongue Lizard

ENGLISH:

In English this term, we introduced the new Ochre English program.  This program is being taught in school across the Sandhurst diocese.  The students in Juna studied ‘Uncle Xbox’ and those in Mungee and Boggi studied ‘Us Mob Walawurru’.  These were both books, that revolved around the theme of indigenous history in Australia.  All three classes wrote a factual recount as their main piece of writing for the term.  Juna’s was about Colonisation and Mungee and Boggi wrote about the 1967 Referendum, when Australians overwhelming voted to include our First Nations people in the census.  In term 3, Juna will be studying ‘Leo and Ralph’ and our other two classes will be working on ‘The War Horse’ as our main text.

MATHS:

Students have been exploring the Science of Learning, gaining a deeper understanding of how they learn best and why we’ve shifted to the Ochre Low Variance Curriculum. They discovered how strategies like spaced practice, attention, retrieval, and worked examples can help strengthen their learning. With this knowledge, students embraced explicit, structured lessons with daily reviews. Essential Assessment supported this learning with diagnostic tasks, fluency practice, and targeted work. It’s been fantastic to see students not just working hard but also learning how to learn—well done to all! 

Things you can do at home to support your child’s maths life skills: 

• Involve your child in everyday maths, like measuring ingredients when cooking or baking. 
• Ask them to help with money tasks—working out change, budgeting for shopping, or comparing prices. 
• Have them use a calendar at home. 
• Play number-based games or puzzles to build problem-solving and reasoning skills. 
• Talk about maths in real-life situations, like calculating travel time or dividing food fairly. 
• Praise effort, persistence, and a positive attitude towards problem solving.