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Year 1 & 2 Math News:
In Weeks 3, 4 (and next week's Week 5), the students in Year 1/2 have been learning about fractions in Math time. Students have very enthusiastically been discussing halves, quarters and eighths. Here are some home ideas you might like to consider to consolidate their learning.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
*Involve your child in cooking activities which require half or a quarter of a cup of an ingredient. Your child could half fill the whole cup measure for you.
*At dinner, ask your child to pour each family member half a glass of water each.
*When making sandwiches or cutting other foods, talk about how you cut them into halves or even quarters. Use words such as half, even, equal, parts, quarters, four equal parts.
*Involve your child in sharing with another ensuring that each person has a fair share. Both halves need to be equal.
*Serving at meal times: Encourage your child to for e.g. share out the peas for 4 people. This is like a whole amount being divided in 4. Each person gets a quarter.
*Ask students: If you have a whole strip of paper and you divide it into 2 equal pieces, what have you done (halved it). What happens if you split that in half? (quarters). Then what happens if you split that in half? (eighths).
LIVING WELL LEARNING WELL
Every day at school the expectations are -
- I am safe
- I am valued
- I am a learner
“We believe there must be a universal and unconditional positive regard for children and young people, and a high regard for the collective capacity of a school staff team to increase learning, wellbeing and life-opportunity outcomes for children and young people.”
I am VALUED, RESPECTED and CARED FOR at St Patrick's School.
Under the umbrella of this focus in our Living Well Learning Well Framework we focus on the following:
● Attend school (be part of the team). It is important that students attend school every day unless ill. Time lost in learning cannot be replaced.
● Be friendly (greet people). It is always lovely to see our students talk to special visitors in our school and to show them a welcoming conversation.
● Be positive - it’s catching. Happy children share fun and laughter with each other. It is infectious!
● Take time out when you need to settle. Students are asked to self regulate their behaviour. Student voice allows them to share their need for a break from a situation they find uncomfortable. Some students also need to settle after playground play and ‘exciting’ activities to return to being a learner in the classroom.
● Choose words and tone that are right for good conversations. Children should not hear ‘bad’ language. If your child swears at home we ask that you clearly explain to them that that is unacceptable and not for school conversations!
● Be a good listener. It is important for children to show their friends that they care about what they are saying. The best way to do this is to stop and listen to their friends and give them their time to do this.
● Care for our resources, belongings and wellbeing. Respecting our equipment, valuing what is given to us and caring for it are all important understandings for our children. Children also need to be aware that the way they treat others affects their wellbeing (theirs and their friends).
● Be a helper and a problem solver. It is wonderful to watch students show their initiative! Doing for others as you would want done for you is fundamental to our Religious Education. In the early years, children are taught to be problem solvers - it is rewarding to see our older students just manage this skill.
Manners Matter
Good manners matter!
We expect our children to
- Reach our full learning potential in a safe and supportive environment (Work hard)
- Be treated with respect, courtesy and kindness (Be kind)
- Be an active part of, and contribute positively to our community (Join in).
Contacting Your Child's Teacher
Teachers welcome contact from parents, if you would like to talk with staff please either contact the class teacher by phoning the school – 67772328 or email the school on spwadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au
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