PHOTO GALLERY & Classroom Learning

Kindergarten

Infants loved a surprise visit from their captains this week during morning tea. We had the best time playing with their bubbles!

Year 1

Religion

In Religion Year 1 is learning about Creation. 

Students responded to the creation story by painting, drawing, writing, and modelling.

Students experiencing and enjoying creation.

Students leading prayer.

English

Students completing their Big Write.

Maths

In Maths we are learning about Fractions of a collection. Students were given this question to answer: Half of the people in a family are females. What might a drawing of the family look like? Below are some of their answers.

We are also learning about Mass.

Creative Arts

In Art, the students are creating an Art piece with their interpretation of Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night'. 

Learning to and practising their sketch first.

Working on their 'Starry Night' Art piece.

Sports

Students enjoying a modified version of 'Gaga Soccer'

Arcade Games

Year 1 was invited by Year 2 to an afternoon of Arcade games which was exciting and fun. Thank you, Year 2!

Commendations and Awards

Celebration of our learning and hard work. Congratulations to Charlotte Hammond, Harlan Smith and Harvey Barnier for receiving the first Principal's Award.

Year 2

Crazy Sock Day

Last gymnastics session on the last day of Term 3

Science & Technology

Year 2 students have been busy designing and building arcade games using recycled materials. The purpose of this is to show that 'force' (push and pull) can be used in games. Students have been very creative in what they have come up with.

Team Building

"Teamwork is the ability a group of people have to work well together" - Collins Dictionary.Through the implementation of team building exercises on a weekly basis, it is our hope that students in Year 2 will develop the skills and strategies to work more collaboratively. This is a skill that is needed not only in the classroom with projects like our Arcade Games, but also in literacy rotations, math groups, sport and further into their adult lives. Practicing skills in communication (both verbal and non-verbal), patience, turn-taking/sharing, listening, sportsmanship, showing consideration of others' feelings - these team-building activities are sure to have a positive affect both in and outside the classroom.

PAT Assessments

During the next two weeks we will be conducting our Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT). This will involve students in Years 2 - 6 completing two assessments, specifically addressing reading comprehension and mathematical processes. Both tests are completed online and will give the teachers a progress snapshot of these learning areas. 

The PAT assessments, produced by the Australian Council for Educational Research, are adaptive, which means personalised test pathways are created as determined by student responses, giving a more precise picture of individual achievement. The assessments are also diagnostic – meaning their primary purpose is to inform learning and teaching. 

Teachers in their stage teams will analyse the results and identify the skills, knowledge and understanding that each student currently has and what their next steps are. 

Armidale Diocesan Mathematics Initiative (MaST)

What is happening in the world of mathematics ?

Kindergarten - Forming Groups: Multiplication

Kindergarten are using objects to assist them when forming groups. Can you answer the questions below?

Stage 1 - Fractions 

Stage 1 are busily working on Fractions.

When making sandwiches or cutting other foods, talk about how you cut them into halves. Use words such as half, even, equal, parts, quarters, four equal parts, eighths;

Involve your child in sharing with another ensuring that each person has a fair share. Both halves need to be equal.

Can you spot which group is split equally in half.

Stage 2 - Decimals

Stage 2 are busy using decimals in class. Here are some number activities below to start the term.

Stage 3 - 2D Shapes

Stage 3 are busy discussing 2D Shapes in class before moving onto Multiplication. Here are some number activities below to get you thinking for the term ahead.