Mount Pleasant Road Primary School & Kindergarten

Inquiry Centre

Curriculum

Congratulations to students and families on another week that has highlighted the resilience, love of learning and determination of MPRPS. We are so impressed with the fantastic engagement of students over Google Meets in our check ins, small groups and when completing Seesaw tasks. It is always a highlight getting to see each other on screen each morning to help us start our day in the Green Zone! As always, please feel free to reach out to your classroom teacher if you have any questions throughout this time. We are looking forward to speaking with families over the phone this week for our Parent-Teacher Interviews.

 

In Literacy this week, students have focused on their persuasive writing skills by creating an advertisement for a toy or place. Students brainstormed convincing reasons using a mindmap and tried to convince their teacher to purchase the product or visit the destination. It was impressive to see students challenging themselves to use their character strength of creativity to develop unique reasons and to think of wow words to add descriptive detail. Then a few days later, students had the opportunity to use their plan to create a more detailed ad by either filming, writing a speech or designing a poster. The teachers loved seeing students sharing their enthusiasm and persuasive skills throughout this task!

In Maths, we have continued learning about sharing with a focus on making fair, equal groups. As one of the strategies we can use to help us solve sharing problems, we went on an array hunt around our houses and practised describing how many rows there were. For example, a carton of 12 eggs is shared into 2 rows of 6. Students built on their understanding of arrays by sharing items into arrays and writing number sentences to match. Some students challenged themselves with our open-ended optional task of sharing some muffins onto trays in as many different arrays as they could. 

Students have enjoyed engaging with the tasks on the Weekly Choice Board on Seesaw and sharing their humour, energy and love of learning by completing activities that connect with Guided Inquiry, First Nations Perspectives, Science and Wellbeing. There are also additional Literacy and Numeracy activities and resources that many families have been able to utilise as part of their Remote Learning. 

 

Thank you again to all families for their ongoing support and encouragement throughout Remote Learning both for students in their learning and wellbeing. 

 

Have a great week!

Miss Glen, Mrs Gill, Miss Honan, Mr Jenkins, Mrs Seadon, Miss Tillotson and Miss Wang

Reminders

  • Parent Teacher Interviews will be held this week via phone. Please refer to the time that you booked via Sentral.
  • During Remote Learning, please remember to check Sentral and Seesaw regularly for the schedule and links to Google Meets.
  • Remember to check Sentral for information and permissions regarding upcoming incursions and excursions.

Student Voice

  • Jeremy K - "I am excited to learn more about the Olympics this week!"
  • Ally W - "I enjoyed writing my persuasive speech and making an ad about Beanie Boos."
  • Harriet L - "I liked when I did the skipping on the Specialist Choice Board."
  • Neve L - "It was fun to have my dog on our Google Meet!"

Pupil of the Week

1/2G: Taj F - 

For demonstrating creativity and persistence when designing your persuasive advertisement for Scentos. It was great to see your attention to detail and your use of descriptive language on your poster. Fantastic, Taj!

 

1/2H: Ram P - 

For showing lifelong learning and zest when participating in our Google Meets and when completing your tasks. It is wonderful to see you continue to practise and build your skills. Keep up the amazing effort Ram!

 

1/2J: Anna R - 

For demonstrating perseverance and a love of learning during the past week of lockdown. Not only have you used your time to do a fantastic job of the Remote Learning tasks, but you have made an extra effort to practise your handwriting everyday. Amazing, Anna!

 

1/2ST: Owen S - 

For showing outstanding engagement in all remote learning activities. Your effort and positive attitude in all aspects of learning has been so fantastic Owen! Keep up your zest and enthusiasm!

 

1/2W: Samy C - 

For demonstrating perseverance and a positive attitude while engaging with Remote Learning Mini-Lessons and Seesaw activities. It is fantastic to see you putting in your best effort and challenging yourself to achieve success. Superb Samy!

 

1/2Y: Sakina K - 

For demonstrating creativity and zest during Remote Learning. You have demonstrated these skills in your learning tasks, including your amazing Persuasive Advertisement Video! Keep up the great work Sakina!