Inquiry Centre

Curriculum

Well the 1/2 Bonanza day was a big hit with not only the students but teachers also had a wonderful time! 

We started the day with toast and fruit ! It was so nice for all the Grade 2’s to have the playground to them self and enjoy the morning! Playing with the famous parachute was a massive highlight, the game ‘Shark’ was so much fun.  The Icy poles were the perfect way to cool down before heading out for lunch. Lastly we finished up the day with some craft decorating our class photo a great way to remember a fabulous day. I am sure the students were tired Wednesday night. 

In Maths, we delved into some problem solving. We looked at what the question was asking? How can we plan to solve it, and how to check our working out. We looked at problems about transformation, money, addition and subtraction and ordinal numbers. 

In Literacy, we celebrated NAIDOC week, by exploring indigenous stories, telling stories through symbols, creating our own acknowledgement of country posters and discussing the moral of stories shared. Tidalick the frog was a crowd favourite with the students! In Writing, we are preparing for our Guided Inquiry presentation and practiced reading a script with expression and also  completed a fantastic recount of the 1/2 Bonanza Day. 

This week our stude`nts will be learning about water safety through our 'Dry Swimming Program'. On Wednesday we will be having a dress up day where students can wear board shorts and rash vests or 'summer' clothes (not bathing suits).

Have a great week!

Emma Honan, Aidan O’Connor, Emma Marsh, Kathy Wang, Emily Glen, Emily Kiefte, Simone Rock and Erin Bennetts.

Student Voice

• Annie H - "I liked the movie about the Grinch"
• Anna R - "I like making and drawing the puppets"
• Arav C - "My favourite part on Bonanza Day was playing D.O.G"

Reminders

• Please remember to pack a water bottle each day!
• Hats are needed during recess, lunch and P.E.

Pupil of the Week

1/2BR: Alisia Y - 

For your engaging recount on the 1/2 Bonanza Day. You used exciting and sophisticated vocabulary to talk about the events. We loved reading it! 

1/2E:  Thomas M- 

For your consistent demonstration of curiosity and love of learning, you approach all task with a positive attitude and work hard to challenge your self! You should be very proud of all you achievements this year ! Keep it up Tom!

1/2H:  Charlotte Z - 

For demonstrating creativity and perseverance when writing your recount about the 1/2 Bonanza. You included a range of openers and connectives throughout your writing, and made it engaging for the reader. Great work Charlotte!

1/2K: Jonas T  - 

For demonstrating perseverance and bravery when creating your recount of the 1/2 Bonanza day in writing. You wrote your sentences with a positive attitude, remembering what we did on the day, and also added in some wow words. Keep up the great work Jonas. 

1/2O: Piper E - 

For demonstrating bravery and creativity when writing your 1/2 Bonanza recount. You wrote seven stimulating sentences with fantastic letter formation and punctuation! Great work Piper!

1/2P: Sophie C - 

For demonstrating leadership and kindness whilst working on your Shadow Puppet script. It is great to see you spotting the strengths of others and always putting in your best effort. Great work, Sophie!

1/2W: Evangeline D - 

For demonstrating perseverance and zest when exploring money! It was fantastic to see you self-assess your strengths and needs as you created a pyramid to show the value of your dollars and cents. Extraordinary effort Evangeline!