Mount Pleasant Road Primary School & Kindergarten

Inquiry Centre

Curriculum

This term is quickly coming to an end! What an interesting term it has been. Now is the time for us to reflect on what we have achieved this term. It has been another tricky term but we have seen some outstanding work from students across the Inquiry Centre. Thank you Inquiry Centre students and families! You have been brilliant.

 

In Literacy, last week we wrote letters to our favourite characters, completed a cold write together live on Google Meet, and investigated good questions to ask before, during and after reading or viewing. Hopefully we can all keep practising asking questions before, during and after as it is a key habit for good readers. Even better if we can think of some tricky ‘Red Light’ questions that make you stop and think a little deeper like ‘I wonder why…’ and ‘Why would…’. This week we will start with some energy by defending good writing with some ‘Kung Fu Punctuation’ as we reflect on our achievements this term before we start thinking forward to Term 4. 

 

In Maths, last week we continued to work on worded problems while exploring multiplication and division. This focus was on connecting division to repeated subtraction in the same way we connected repeated addition and multiplication. This week we will practise recording number sentences vertically by starting simple and connecting with our place value knowledge, then play with some function machines and finish off with some probability language. I wonder if this will be a good week….certainly!

 

In Guided Inquiry, this week we will be looking to the future. Students in the Inquiry Centre will reflect on what they have learned over this term's guided inquiry unit, then think about what life might be like in the future for their generation. What might life be like?

 

This week the teachers will be working together to plan Term 4 and all that it might bring. We are keeping a smile on our dials and working with the joyous hope we will be working together onsite soon but planning to be as adaptable as possible to ensure we can do our best for your children in Term 4. This weeks guided reading will look different, along with our Friyay Funday check in this week where we will put on some short fun activities to send off the term in good spirits.

 

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

Student Voice

  • Ava 1/2O - “I enjoy doing codes."
  • Saumya 1/2O - “I am excited to get back to school because I miss everyone so much”

Reminders

  • Please keep your child's teacher informed about changes and challenges along the way so that we can work to support you and your child further.
  • Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions regarding assessment and scheduling.
  • Friday Google meet at 9:30 will be slightly different and run until 10:30. We will have a rotation of three activities across three google meet classrooms.

Pupil of the Week

1/2BR: Almeer K -

For perseverance and showing a love of learning in all your Seesaw tasks this week. You displayed the character strength of creativity in your Art, Indonesian, Performing Arts and Narrative tasks. Bravo!

 

1/2E: Mackenzie D - 

For demonstrating perseverance and love of learning when completing your maths tasks! You worked hard to persist and complete all levels of spicy continuum! Fantastic work Kenz, very proud of your hard work! 

 

1/2H: Jessica C - 

For showing creativity and a love of learning when writing a short story about a strange egg. You added lots of detail to make your story interesting and used a range of punctuation. You should be very proud of your writing Jess! 

 

1/2K: Olivia C - 

For showing a love of learning while working remotely! You always show enthusiasm in every Guided Reading and Maths Google Meet. You ask questions to clarify your understanding and encourage your peers with your positivity and big smile! Fantastic work Olivia, you should be proud of all your hard work this Term!! 

 

1/2O: Jasper P - 

For showing perseverance and a love of learning. You always take the time to do your best and push yourself to take on challenges. For example, you finished our cold write then challenged yourself to keep going and publish your own writing. Thank you Jasper!

 

1/2P: Jude P - 

For demonstrating curiosity and love of learning in your Slides presentations. It is great to see  you put in your best effort in sharing your  work. Keep up the fantastic effort!

 

1/2W: Anoshan M - 

For demonstrating perseverance and creativity when completing your narrative task. You included some fantastic ideas, WOW words and included a range of punctuation. You added lots of interesting details to describe your characters and the setting. Great work Anosh!