Learning Updates

-School of Wonder

Foundation Rest Day Appointments Reminder

For those Foundation parents who are yet to make an online appointment for their child to attend an interview at school on one of their rest days (Wednesdays) this month, please do so as soon as possible. During this time your child will be involved in a literacy survey where the Learning Mentor gathers information about your child's skills. This important information supports Learning Mentors in planning and future goal setting.

Here is the link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4BAEAD28A2F85-foundation

Take-Home Books

The Foundation students were very excited to begin taking home books to read this week. As the children begin to explore reading, it is important that they are supported by an adult so that this can be  a calm and enjoyable experience.  Parents are asked to read the take-home book to their child first and then get their child to read the book, with the adult providing support and encouragement while their child reads. This can include talking about the story and the pictures  in the book.

- Ros Heathman, Foundation Learning Mentor 

Inquiry Learning

The Year 1 children have been exploring the Inquiry topic of 'How do we organise ourselves? What roles are needed?'  They have been discussing what their roles are at home and at school. Some of the questions they have been asked to consider are 'What is a role?' 'What roles do I have?' and 'What are my responsibilities in my roles?' Some of their responses were:

'Helping others to succeed.'       'Coming to school to learn.'       'Packing our bags.'       'Helping the Preps.'

Police officers, Search and Rescue team members, teachers, eye doctors, dentists and fire fighters were just some of the roles the children came up with when asked, 'What roles are in our community?' They have been prompted to act out these roles during Wonder Play and have enjoyed exploring their Inquiry topic in this way.

- Laurel Baxter-Butts and Kara McCann, School of Wonder Learning Mentors

Specialist Classes

Physical Education

During PE class the School of Wonder children have been having lots of fun while participating in a perceptual motor program that involves crossing the midline (window washing and sweeping), eye tracking (ball throwing, ribbon waving), balancing (balance beam, stilt buckets) and using gross motor skills (trampolines, bean bag throwing and commando crawling).  Some of the children talked about what they thought of the session:

"It was exciting." - Nate                         "Balancing was fun." - Tilly

"It was fun." - Gianluca                           "It was the best." - Navi 

- Kate McGrath, School of Wonder Learning Mentor

Performing Arts

The School of Wonder children have been using instruments and movement to  learn about patterns during Performing Arts class. They have been working in groups to come up with a pattern to perform for their classmates. They have also been using their iPads - writing, drawing, taking photographs - to create books about instruments and how the instruments make them feel.

- Rebekah Watts, Performing Arts Learning Mentor

Our cycle of Learning and Teaching

Graduate Outcomes

At St Anne’s College we aspire for our graduates to be:

• Engaged learners, risk takers and confident leaders
• Able to apply literacy and numeracy skills capably
• Readily transfer learning as collaborative global citizens
• Stewards of our environment
• Skilful, responsible and competent users of technology
• Socially respectful, value diversity and act justly