Mount Pleasant Road Primary School & Kindergarten

Independence Centre

Curriculum

We had a wonderful week in the Independence Centre with lots of fun activities and events. 3/4W is excited to share what has been happening!

 

This week in Maths, students were learning to represent numbers in different ways including using MAB, money and place value. In one of our lessons, we were challenged to make the number 374 using exactly 32 MAB. To solve this challenge, we had to use our problem-solving skills and knowledge of place value. We also started using addition strategies including vertical addition, repeated addition and number lines. We even tried making equivalent number sentences. When we practiced our multiplication strategies, we realised it is very important for us to know our multiplication facts to help us solve problems faster.

By Tina, Vespa, Elsa and Hannah

 

This week in Reading, students were discovering keywords for their class novel, Wylah. We continued making a class dictionary for unknown words from Whurrong, a First Nations Language. Students also started reading groups and were getting assistance from teachers to understand Wylah's character development. We learned about summaries which involves sharing the main idea and events about texts we have watched, read or heard. It was fun and engaging! 

By Isaac and Evan

 

In Writing this week, we have started our narrative texts. We made sure to spend time on our planning stage during our Big Write so that we had a good idea of the beginning, pebble, rock and boulder and conclusion. We had three prompts to inspire us and were able to gather ideas from our home talk. We also practiced breakdown buddies with partners and used constructive feedback to help us with editing and upleveling.

By Rishi, Brandon, Ruby and Goerge

 

In Guided Inquiry, we continued our research from last week. We have been researching key dates for our timeline. Our timeline starts 65,000 thousand years ago and continues to the present time. One of our key dates are Uluṟu climb closure which happened in the year 2017.

By Arav and Arin

 

In Wellbeing we completed a circle of control poster. The circle of control includes a circle of what we can control and what we can't. For example, I can’t control getting sick but I can control my words and what I watch - whether it's appropriate or not. We also practiced strategies to keep ourselves in the Green Zone when faced with different situations. This will be a great help when our Year 3 students begin NAPLAN next week!

By Freddie, Ally and Jason

 

This week, the Independence Centre was able to showcase our sports skills at Gala Day! We were able to practice our skills in Soccer, Rounders, Hotshots and Newcombe. Below are a few reflections on the day.

In Soccer, we had a spectacular day, goal after goal, we won and won! We ended up winning four games in a row. We received a big flag for winning. Now let’s see what other people like about soccer. "I like soccer because I had a great time vs other schools," "I like soccer because It’s fun kicking the ball," and "I like to exercise and play."

By Marko, Sean and Samreet

 

In Newcombe, we enjoyed playing against other schools. Newcombe is a game that is similar to Volleyball and we needed to show teamwork. We enjoyed winning games,  cheering the team on and being able to play different roles. 

By Mia and Vespa

In Hot Shots, we had games that we played independently and with partners. We showed perseverance when playing alone and showed a lot of teamwork as we played with partners. It was nerve-wracking but it was fun playing against other schools.

By Durga and Jordan

 

In Rounders, we had an amazing time and we got a lot of home runs. We showed the school value of Respect while talking to the parent helpers, teachers and other schools. We showed a lot of teamwork and even when we didn’t win we still had lots of fun and improved our skills. One key moment was scoring our first home run. 

By Arav and Arin

 

Have a wonderful week, 

3/4W, Miss Wang, Miss Honan, Miss Chooi, Miss Walker, Miss Tillotson and Mrs. Baker

Student Voice:

  • Anna - "I enjoyed Gala day because I got to play Hotshots with my friends."
  • Yazmeen - "l enjoyed art because you get to do amazing art and then take it home and amaze your parents."
  • Stella - "l enjoyed the netball clinic because I love netball."
  • Ryan - "l enjoyed PE because l liked Gala Day."
  • Arav - "I enjoyed rounders because I was captain and had to set the batting order and fielding positions."

Reminders

This Friday we had our first ICE session, if your activity requires payment please ensure you bring that in an envelope to your classroom teacher.

 

In Week 8, three-way conference bookings open on Sentral. The 3/4 cohort is excited to share what they have been learning!

 

In Week 8, NAPLAN begins for the Year 3 students, the Year 4 students hope everyone enjoys themselves and uses their Wellbeing strategies. Year 3 students need to ensure that they have the NAPLAN Browser app and working headphones. 

 

By Jeremy, Heeya and Molly

Pupil of the Week

3/4C: Ben S -

For demonstrating a love of learning when completing your narrative Big Write. Well done for including some adjectives and taking on feedback to improve your work. 

 

3/4H: Jude M -

For demonstrating creativity and perseverance when writing a short narrative. It was wonderful to see you using dialogue to share important information. 

 

3/4RB: Ava J -

For demonstrating creativity and love of learning when completing your narrative Big Write. Your descriptive phrases and use of WOW words painted a vivid picture.

 

3/4T: Olivia C -

For demonstrating teamwork and love of learning when completing your Chocolate Block maths task. It was brilliant to see you using your division and problem-solving skills.

 

3/4W: Vespa P -

For demonstrating creativity when planning your Big Write narrative on Mo and Moe. It was wonderful to see you using the narrative planning template to structure your story.