News from JLC

Over the last two weeks in the Junior Learning Community, we have been working on Information Reports.  The students  have been consolidating their reading and comprehension skills into writing their own Information Reports.  The students have learnt that Information Reports are written to classify and describe factual information on a certain topic or theme. They were allocated one of three comprehension tasks; these were Big Cats in the Wild, Black Sand or World Heritage Sites in Australia.  They read about these topics, answered questions and finally were expected to write their Information Report on their allocated topic. Their Information Reports were to include a Title, an Introduction and subheadings relevant to their topic. They were encouraged to include pictures and labelled diagrams.  After completion of their rough draft and conferencing with their teacher, the students chose to either publish their Information Reports on Google Docs or as a hand written project on Project paper. We are looking forward to reading their Information Reports as these are completed.  

Roman Catholics traditionally observe the month of October as the month of the Holy Rosary.  It is celebrated during the month of October due to the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary which is celebrated on October 7.  During this month, a special homage is often paid to our Mother Mary through saying the rosary daily and the litany of the Blessed Mary.  The students in the Junior Learning Community have been learning about The Rosary and the correct way The Rosary is prayed.  Keeping in mind their young age in JLC, The Rosary has been presented in a simplistic form.  The children at school and those at home who have Rosary Beads were able to use their Rosary Beads and say the prayers according to the beads  i.e. The Sign of the Cross, The Our Father, The Hail Mary and The Glory Be.

In the Junior Learning Community, we started Term four learning about ‘Chance’ in Maths.  The students studied the language of chance, that is, the likelihood of things happening, possible outcomes. Also, they will be involved in some chance experiments in the weeks to come. The students participated in an interactive PowerPoint  to learn and practise the concept of 'chance' in everyday life. The students were able to determine whether something will happen, might happen or won't happen based on likelihood; with each scenario being accompanied by colourful illustrations.  The students learnt that there are a lot of different words to describe the possibilities between impossible and certain.  They were asked to draw arrows to show where they think each of the terms would fit on the chance line.  The students were presented with various scenarios outlining  practical activities and everyday events.  They  were asked to describe outcomes as likely or unlikely and identify some events as certain or impossible. 

Kind regards

Miss Carly Wills and Signora Gina Michieli

JLC Classroom Teachers