Inquiry Centre

Curriculum

Wow, what an amazing week for the Inquiry Centre. Congratulations on your first full week of online learning. We have all loved how much effort all our students have put into their Seesaw activities, and love being able to read them and provide feedback. In addition, a massive thank you for all the hard work parents and families have put in to helping us have a successful week. We cannot understate how important your support and feedback has been over the last few weeks. We understand that this change has been challenging for all and in response to your feedback we would like to communicate the following points:

We are working towards Seesaw activities being accessible to students independently

Students can use pen and paper to complete SeeSaw activities as an option. See reminders for instructions.

It is normal for students' work to be messy or not perfect. At school, we talk about celebrating mistakes as they help challenge us to learn and grow. 

We do not want students and their families to feel pressured or overwhelmed by these activities at any time. Missing activities or responding later in the week is acceptable.

Please keep your child's teacher informed about changes and challenges along the way so that we can work to support you and your child further.

In Literacy this week, we enjoyed practising our Procedural writing! From reading and creating a ‘Wombat Stew’, to designing our own recipe for something we have made or prepared to eat, we loved seeing you using command verbs and adjectives to describe your procedures. Hopefully you can keep practising this skill as you cook, make or create things while working at home! We also set up EPIC this week for our classes. You should’ve received an email regarding instructions to sign up, as this is another great resource to practise our reading! We are looking forward to exploring this site with you together. 

In Maths this week we reviewed our knowledge on months and seasons, probability and expanded our knowledge of directions and mapping. It was so much fun to see your house maps and treasure hunt designs. Thank you to families for your help with this one! 

In Wellbeing we absolutely loved all the strength spotting you all did within your families and friends! What a great skill it is to look at the qualities of the people we know so well, by spotting their strengths! 

Lastly, in Guided Inquiry we used our creativity and curiosity to explore the topic of change as we did an experiment about what living things need to live and how seeds change and grow over time. Perhaps there will be some lovely plants grown by the time we go back to school from this experiment! 

Thanks for a great week and we are looking forward to another fantastic week online! Just as your classroom teachers explained on Friday, due to parent feedback we have changed the time back to 8 am for when daily activities are posted on Seesaw, however you will continue to see our smiling faces at 9:30 am as we look forward to you commenting on our check-ins. 

Thank you,

Emma Honan, Aidain O’Connor , Emma Marsh , Kathy Wang, Andy Parthenopoulos, Emily Kiefte , Simone Rock and Erin Bennetts 

Student Voice

- "I like making voice messages for my teacher" - Tommy (1/2E)

- "I enjoy using technology to do our work. We can show photos and videos, we can speak and we can write." - James (1/2P)

Reminders

Activities will be scheduled for 8am based to parent feedback

All students need to reply to the check in tasks by 12:00pm This is how we are taking attendance for the day.

How to print a copy of a Seesaw Template 

Reading Eggs, Mathletics and Epic Books are additional items we are providing access to and can be used at any time by all students as desired.

Classroom teachers will be organising times to connect with all families regarding online learning.

Pupil of the Week

1/2BR: Lahin C -

For showing a love of learning by completing tasks to a high standard and reading and responding to all feedback given. Keep up the fantastic work Lahin!

1/2E: Monica T -

For demonstrating a love of learning and creativity when completing all SeeSaw tasks. You have taken every challenge possible and also made an effort to complete work to your best ability! Great work Mon, very proud of you!

1/2H:  Ava M -

For showing creativity when writing her Procedural Text about toast and baked beans. Your detailed instructions and photos made your steps very clear and easy to follow. You continue to show the school values and your love of learning while you are at home. Keep up the amazing work Ava!

1/2K: Arsheya T - 

For showing a love of learning through all your Seesaw tasks! The time and effort you put into your activity responses, and the way you read and respond to my feedback has been amazing to see! Thank you for taking up challenges and continuing to show how much you love learning, even from home! Keep it up Arsheya!

1/2O:  Joshua N -

For demonstrating perseverance and creativity in all learning tasks. You are using a range of tools to clearly explain your response. I appreciate the effort you and your family are putting in. Thank you Joshua!

1/2P: Jess W -

For showing perseverance and great effort when completing your learning tasks. The way you are carefully explaining your thinking and understanding shows just how much you are learning. It is also great to see how enthusiastic you are about the activities! Well done Jess!

1/2W: Emily F - 

For demonstrating perseverance and love of learning throughout all your tasks. You have gone above and beyond and continuously challenged yourself. I appreciate all the hard work you have put in every day. Extraordinary work Emily!