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It has been wonderful to see the great teaching and learning happening in our classrooms this fortnight.
Students have been working diligently during our reading workshop to become successful balanced readers who can accurately decode text, read with fluency and phrasing, and fully comprehend the information.
Congratulations to all our students who are achieving their independent reading goals!
The Maths Motivator
Area is a great topic to explore at home, as so many fun family activities can be completed to help a student's understanding of it.
Depending on where your child is at, you can help teach them about area. For younger children, you may use an informal unit such as a lego block, but for older children, you can use centimetre or metre square units. It is always good to start exploring squares and rectangles before you move on to other shapes.
Give your child real-life examples of when you have used area in your life. For example, trying to work out if a piece of furniture would fit in a room, painting a wall or building something in the yard.
Some activities to try include:
- Lego: Younger students can create their own squares and rectangles counting how many lego units cover that shape. For older students, you can give them a goal for example; create a shape that is approximately 30 centimetres square.
- Chalk: Using chalk, children draw shapes (remember to start with squares and rectangles for younger children) and then they have to work out the area of the shape. You can use informal units such as their hands or feet, as well as formal units of measurement such as cm2.
- Read Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns. You can find it online via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xefskg54qTY
In Stage 2 we have been exploring area, where students were required to estimate and create a square metre, measure it, see how close they were. All students were actively engaged and worked very hard!
Bulletproof Definitions (Just for your information!)
cm2: should be said as ‘square centimetres’ NOT ‘centimetres squared’.
Area: the amount of surface enclosed by a plane (2D) shape. Area is measured by counting squares of a suitable unit length.
Square centimetre (cm2): A square centimetre is a unit for measuring area. It has dimensions 1 cm by 1 cm (10mm by 10mm)
Square metre (m2): A square metre is a unit for measuring area. 1 m2 = 10 000 m2
Have fun!
Monique Soutter
MaST Leader
#whatarewelearning
This term we have been graced with the presence of Mrs Di Maio who is working with Mrs Hatton to complete her final practicum. We wish her good luck this term and she is already developing great rapport with our class.
Over the next few weeks, Stage 2 will be planning, designing, and creating a new shelter for our Oval. There has been a huge range of ideas such as an Activity Room, Stable Yard and a Sports Stadium. Students have been able to work collaboratively with different peers, delegate different roles amongst the group. They are developing their communication skills with their classmates and are enjoying planning and sharing ideas. Students will soon begin drawing their Blue Prints for their designs using Chrome Canvas and present a final product to the class.
Karlee Hatton, Mark Rottger, Monique Soutter & Dannika O'Brien
Leaders of Learning (Stage 2)
Stage 3 has thoroughly enjoyed learning about our new topic in Geography - Bushfire Hazard in Australia. We are learning about the impact bushfires have on Australian people, places and environments and propose ways people can reduce the impact of bushfires in the future.
Students have used the NSW Rural Fire Service website to investigate fire danger ratings and have discussed the history of the devastating bushfires in Australia.
Elise Vinson, Sarita Mallinson & Matthew Hamblin
Leaders of Learning (Stage 3)
