English - Term 2

Students have been focusing on the following two (2) Mentor texts:

The Imagineer by Christopher Cheng and illustrated by Lucia Masciullo.

Penny loves to take things apart, put them back together, and repurpose everyday objects

into extraordinary gadgets. While her bedroom in a small city apartment is packed with her creations, she eventually visits her Grandpa’s enormous house.

In her Grandpa's treasure-filled shed, Penny finds a variety of old, unique items. Using her vast imagination and hands-on building skills, she creates a massive, multi-purpose contraption entirely out of these old objects to help her Grandpa with his daily chores.

The book highlights the value of STEM learning, the importance of recycling and repurposing, and encourages children to use problem-solving skills and trial-and-error.

The Tomorrow Book by Jackie French.

This award-winning, eco-focused children's picture book tells the story of a little prince who takes charge of a kingdom when his royal parents go away. When local kids come to the palace seeking help with their dying vegetable gardens and polluted environments, the prince comes up with fun, brilliant, and practical environmental solutions using renewable energy and recycled materials.

The planner covers sounds of the week, sensory exploration, making connections between the text to support the sensory exploration, learning to respond to stories and share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters depicted, predictable chart writing, semantics writing aligning to the mentor text and personal experiences

Incursion

Urban Upcycle (Wednesday 17th June 2026) - Hands on Educational Learning links in

perfectly with our English mentor texts.

Eco Extraordinaries

A welcoming introduction with a simple, engaging discussion about landfill and the sustainability R's

Viewing of creative examples
Exploration of repurposed materials supplied by Urban Upcycle
Brainstorming of creative use ideas
Hands on construction time

Maths

The focus for this term has been on the following:

Number recognising how many objects are in a collection or in images on a card with a quick look and saying the associated number without counting. Playing instructive card games that rely on the recognition of numbers represented in different ways (for example, playing memory games, or matching pairs of quantities on dot cards or similar where the arrangement on each is different) or using subitising to compare and order collections and to say who has more when sharing items in a game.

Measurement ordering images of daily events on a string line across the room, and justifying the placement by referring to morning, lunchtime, afternoon and night-time. Distinguishing between the days of the school week and weekends and recognising that the days of the week form a sequence that repeats, with Monday always following on from Sunday. Sequencing the events from a story in the order in which they occurred, using language like ‘this happened first’ then ‘this happened next’.

Directly comparing pairs of objects to say which is longer/shorter and explaining or demonstrating how they know; for example, standing back-to-back to determine who is taller or choosing to line up the bases of a spoon and fork to decide which is longer and explaining why.

Starting 2 events at the same time to decide which takes longer; for example, putting on a pair of sandals with buckles or Velcro, describing the duration using familiar terms and reasoning, ‘I took a longer time because I’m still learning to do up my buckles’.

Directly comparing pairs of everyday objects from the kitchen pantry to say which is heavier/lighter; for example, hefting a tin of baked beans and a packet of marshmallows or comparing the same pair of objects to say which is longer/shorter and discussing comparisons.

Incorporating cooking with measuring ingredients. Students were involved

with making Anzac biscuits, apple crumble, chocolate mud cake in a mug and scones.

Community Excursions IGA - Classrooms R1 and R2.

Students participated in a local excursion to the Vallis IGA, Vines Rd. This hands-on experience designed to foster independence, promote social interaction, and enhance practical life skills. During the visit, students followed a visual shopping list to collect and purchase the ingredients for their class cooking program. They navigated the aisles, identified different food items, compared prices, and learnt about the importance of budgeting and making healthy choices. Through interactive tasks and guided exploration, students are encouraged to develop essential life skills that are applicable to everyday situations.

Excursion - Historic Places in Geelong for classrooms 8B, MA, R3 & R4.

Historic Places around Geelong linking with History curriculum of significance of places in the local community.

Bus trip around Geelong to visit historic places such as:

Geelong railway station
Cats Stadium
St Mary's Church
Geelong Library
Performing Arts Centre (GPAC)
Cunningham Pier
Eastern Beach
Observation Wheel
McDonalds

PLC Leader and Classroom Teacher: Christine Coleman

School Council Update