Discovery Centre
Curriculum
Last week in Literacy students learnt about syllables. They enjoyed identifying how many syllables were in words in their books, objects around the classroom and their name. Students were also very excited to learn the ‘King of the Codes’ (‘ough’). We have no doubt there will be some students who have been singing the very catchy ‘King of the Codes’ song at home!
In Maths we continued our focus on place value, in particular representing numbers using different concrete materials and partitioning using tens and ones.
We also completed our Guided Inquiry unit, with students designing their own Sustainability poster. Their poster needed to include one action which they could do to help sustain our environment. Keep your eyes out for these very creative posters in your child’s portfolio.
Special Activities
We finished up a very busy week with a Buddies session on Friday afternoon. Students loved the opportunity to use the iPad app ‘Toontastic’ to create their own movies.
Additional News
On Wednesday afternoon, student reports will be available on Sentral. Portfolios will also be sent home to accompany the reports. Similarly to Term 1, please take the time to go through the portfolios with your child and write a brief reflection with them prior to returning it to school in Term 3. You will have an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their class teacher in Week Two next term during a Three-way conference. This is similar to the parent/teacher interviews which were held at the start of the year, however this time all students will be required to attend and participate in their conference.
Student Voice
“This term I liked Maths because I like clocks” Sophie, FC
“This term I liked writing about my weekend” Xavier, FC
Pupil of the Week
FC: Rishi U. For consistently demonstrating focused reading behaviours during our independent reading time. Well done for setting a great example for the class, Rishi!
FD: Arbin S. For using perseverance and creativity in Mathematics this week. You worked hard to make your given number with different concrete materials and even included a pattern when making your number with teddies. Great work Arbin.
FJ: Harry Z. For challenging yourself to create a number using different concrete materials. You approached the task with zest and a love of learning. Keep it up Harry!
FT: Anna R. For representing 2-digit numbers with tens and ones, using different materials such as popsticks and MAB. Well done, you challenged yourself and showed perseverance!