Spotlight on Learning
Early Stage 1
It has been a whirlwind of a start for KW this term. We have started our news program, put our sounding out skills to good use for spelling, and learned how to sort and organise data in mathematics.
News
KW has started our news program this term and it has been wonderful to get a peek into the lives of our students. Each week, students have been sharing a personal story, photo, or special item, developing their speaking and listening skills. It has been great to have students use Seesaw as a presentation platform, where they can share photos and videos with the class and integrate technology throughout their presentation in a meaningful way. This program encourages students to organise their thoughts, express themselves clearly, and build confidence while learning to be attentive and respectful audience members.
Writing – Spelling
KW has been making great progress in developing their spelling skills through our whiteboard work. Through this practice, students grow their understanding of phonics as they learn to hear and identify the individual sounds in words. By sounding out words and writing them independently, students are strengthening their ability to connect letters with their corresponding sounds—a key foundation of early literacy. Using whiteboards offer a flexible, low-pressure space where students can experiment with spelling, make corrections, and build confidence in their writing. This active, phonics-based approach helps students become aware of how words are constructed, laying the groundwork for strong reading and writing skills.
Mathematics – Sorting and Organising Data
KW has been learning how to sort a collection of objects and organise data in the past week. We have discovered that there are different categories and attributes we can sort objects by, such as colour, shape, size and use. Using a collection of bear counters, students sorted them by colour and recorded their findings on a graph to organise their results. Through this process, students are learning to collect information, recognize patterns, and communicate their results - important skills that support mathematical thinking and problem-solving.
Mr Widjaja - KW Classroom Teacher
Stage 2
A big hello from 3F!
The term has only just begun and we have already dived deep into our learning for the term!
In English, we are studying ‘Desert Lake’ by Pamela Freeman. This text is about Lake Eyre, or Kati Thanda, as it’s called in the local Indigenous Australian language. Reading this book has taught us about the concept of hybrid texts, as well as the vast diversity of flora and fauna present at Lake Eyre. We have been learning how to create our own hybrid texts by writing both informative and imaginative texts about the same topic.
In mathematics, we have been exploring length and the need for formal units of measurement. We can identify which unit of measurement needs to be used for different objects. In addition to this, we have been looking at growing and shrinking patterns to form a foundation for our multiplicative thinking! This can be seen in the photos below, as well as our attempts to create an object one metre long!
In art, we have been looking at the Japanese art of kintsugi, which focuses on the beauty of broken objects by repairing them with gold, showing how even mistakes can be beautiful!
We have been celebrating our classmates’ amazing work on our Wow Wall! Miss Foster has been very impressed with our efforts!
Finally, we were very sad to say farewell to Miss Raj, who was the teacher of many students in 3F over the years. Please come back to visit!
Miss Foster - 3F Classroom Teacher
Stage 3
Year 5 Epping Rotary Debating Competition
On Tuesday, 6 May, our Year 5 debate team from Roselea Public School, consisting of Jude, Samuel, Alysha, and Elaine, faced off against the team from Epping North Public School in the second round of the Year 5 Epping Rotary Debating Competition. The topic of the debate was "Children should be paid to do chores at home."
After an engaging back-and-forth debate, the adjudicator announced that our team had won. The adjudicator praised our team for the strength of their rebuttals, which ultimately swayed the decision in our favour.
A big congratulations to Jude, Samuel, Alysha, and Elaine for their hard work and excellent teamwork! We are proud of your achievement and look forward to our next debate on 27 May against Ngarala Public School.
Mr Love - Stage 3 Assistant Principal