Inquiry Centre

Curriculum

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Students have been singing and practising their songs for the upcoming Christmas Concert. Lots of excitement and enthusiasm in the air. 

In Writing this week students have been completing Autobiographies. They brainstormed and followed the writing process to complete a piece of work highlighting key information about themselves. 

What makes a good reader? After a year of fabulous reading students reflected on what makes a good reader. Their responses were fantastic! Someone who uses expression and doesn’t skip words. A good reader uses sounds to work out new words. They also ask questions and use clues from the text to answer questions. We have also been learning to respond to text from other cultures. It was wonderful to see students make insightful text to self and text to text connections. 

We continued to use different strategies to solve problems that involve multiplication and division in Maths sessions this week. Different strategies work for different students. Some like to use hands-on materials such as counters or unifix blocks while others draw pictures or arrays to help them find the answers.

In Science we have been learning all about weather including how thunderstorms happen, temperature and what are the chances of rain or sunshine. Students have been working hard on their own weather report making their own forecast and recommending what to wear for different conditions. 

We’re looking forward to a busy and exciting last couple of weeks! 

See you at the Christmas concert on Tuesday. Fingers crossed the rain stays away!

Enjoy your week!

Miss Glen, Mrs Martin, Miss Molloy, Mrs Seadon, Miss Tang, Mrs Danes & Mrs Moroney

Student Voice

• Ben S - "I improved learning about division. I used sharing strategies"
• Elspeth M - “I enjoyed learning about being safe online during Wellbeing this week” 
• Victor L - "I learnt that division is the opposite of multiplication."
• Nimrat M - “In writing I enjoyed learning how to write an Autobiography"

Reminders

• Christmas Concert preparation has begun and we are looking forward to performing on this Tuesday December 6th.
• Please ensure that your child has a named hat

Pupil of the Week

1/2DT: Rebekah L - 

For using creativity and perseverance during our Lightning Writes. You were very focused and wrote lots of ideas down.

1/2G: Ashley T - 

For demonstrating perseverance and love of learning when writing your biography. It was great to see your engagement during these sessions.

1/2K: Harrison C -

For displaying zest and creativity when constructing your autobiography for your 2023 teacher. You used new openers and adjectives to describe your family.

1/2M: Adnan A -

For demonstrating perseverance with your writing this week. You worked really hard to form your letters neatly and include finger spacing in all your work!

1/2SS: Jerry J - 

For being a reliable and responsible classroom helper. Jerry always shows kindness and teamwork by organising resources and by helping tidying up after tasks.