Middle Unit 

Years 1 and 2

Up, down, and all around!

The Year 1 and 2 team have been learning all about natural and man-made changes that have occurred and are occurring still. The unit involves careful observations of our constantly changing world. The Sun rises and sets and the sky reflects many different hues over a day. The children are learning that everything we know about the environment began by observing it. This includes environmental modelling, space exploration and city planning, which all rely on careful observations of the land and sky.

MU5 were fortunate to have 2 guest speakers who have seen considerable changes in Woodend over the time they have spent in our community. Mercedes’ mother, Colleen, has been living in Woodend for 12 years. She was able to tell us information about changes to the population, traffic and the shops. Lacie’s mother, Kelly, grew up in Woodend and was also able to speak with her parents about the changes they have seen over their time here too. Did you know that Quarry Road used to be the main street? Kelly was also able to tell us about the many changes she has seen at Woodend Primary School since she was a student. There used to be a play fort where our classroom is now!

Through this unit and our guest speakers, the students have been learning about questioning and interviewing skills. They have learnt about open and closed questions and worked towards developing good questions for their guests. If there are any other community members who would like to speak with our Year 1/2 classes about changes they have seen, they would be greatly welcomed.

Year 3

What a fabulous day we had yesterday! Congratulations to all Year 3 students for competing in the Lapathon. We were so impressed with the perseverance shown by students and how responsible they were caring for younger students. Well done everyone!

This week we have been busy celebrating Diwali as part of our Celebrations around the World. Diwali is also called the Festival of the Lights and is celebrated in India. Check out some of our great artwork below!

As part of our Book Week celebrations, each class read all 5 short-listed books for 2019 and then voted on our favourites and completed a “Super Book Report”. On Tuesday, all Year 3’s came together for a buddy reading session, sharing our reading with students from a different grade. We are excited to see who our guest readers will be on Friday!

Following our Money unit in Maths, we are encouraging families to practise making change (using coins) in the real world. If you have an opportunity to encourage and help your child to give change, it would be a great way to connect learning between school and home. 

• Students will be bringing home a copy of the Confidential Student Information Form for camp this week. This form needs to be filled out and returned to your classroom teachers as soon as possible. The final payment for camp is due by the 30th of August. 

Miss Geer, Mrs Meggs and Miss Radz