Auslan News

LOOK WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN AUSLAN AT MPHPS

Hello everyone,

We are looking forward to the next fortnight with lots of fun learning in the Auslan classroom. It’s always great to see students practising the signs they have learnt and being enthusiastic about their learning. 

SIGNS OF THE WEEK

Don’t forget to ask your child to show you some of the AUSLAN signs they have been learning. In the last fortnight we have been revising many signs that we learnt last year. The signs of the week are: ‘classroom’, ‘book’ & ‘computer.’

IN THE CLASSROOM

Years 3 – Students have been practising signing the Australian National Anthem and are learning to sign the “Happy Birthday” song in Auslan. They will continue to focus on signing the days of the week and months of the year in Auslan. 

Year 4 – Students have been practising signs related to food. They will focus on expressing likes and dislikes about food in Auslan.

Year 5 – Students will continue to revise and learn words related to classroom items as well as focusing on giving instructions related to the classroom in Auslan.

Year 6 – Students will continue to revise and learn signs about Sport and Equipment as well as present a short paragraph describing their favourite sport. They will also learn simple language related to skills in sport in Auslan. 

• Deaf people also can also enjoy going to the cinema. At the cinema, they receive a special IPad that has the movie subtitles written on it. This can sometimes be frustrating for a deaf person, as they need to continue to look at the subtitles on the IPad and then lift their head up to watch the screen, so that they can understand what is happening in the movie.