Learning Updates -
School of Wonder
A fun way to explore movement and space
This week in Performing and Creative Arts children have been using scarves to explore movement and space. Children worked independently and collaboratively to manipulate their scarf to explore the different ways in which it moves in space. Children explored the different ways to throw their scarf the highest, identifying which methods were successful, as well as playing games and racing the scarf! Children also used their scarves to express various feelings and emotions.
- Kara McCann, School of Wonder Leader
Downball agreement product of inquiry into rules
Year 3 children have been inquiring into rules during class time and have carried this over to their Physical Education lessons. Children have developed their own downball agreement, including rules that had to be agreed upon and what it looks like using our college expectations when playing the game of downball. Maybe you would like to challenge someone to a friendly game of downball. All you need is a high-bounce ball and a flat surface. There are many hours of fun to be had!
School of Wonder Downball Agreement
Be Our Best | Respect Everyone and Everything | Helps Others Succeed |
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Old School Rules
Going Out - Once out, move straight to the end of the waiting line.
| Straight - When the ball doesn’t bounce in your square first. | Double Bounce - When the ball bounces more than once in your square. | Grabs - When you grab the ball instead of hitting it. | Out - When the ball bounces out of the squares. | Steals - When you hit the ball even though it didn’t bounce in your straight. | Double Touch - When you touch the ball more than once when hitting it. |
Positions
King - Serves the ball
Queen - Moves into king once king is out
Jack - Moves into queen once queen has moved up or gone out
Dunce - Moves into jack once jack has moved into queen or gone out
- No ganging up
Lines- If the ball bounces on a line, the queen hits it down in the middle making it bounce into someone’s playing square.
- Ellie Phillips, School of Wonder Specialist Learning Mentor
Learning about new life in the hunt for tadpoles
Some children from the School of Wonder have been exploring the creek freshly filled with all of the recent rains. Amongst the fun and excitement is the hunt for tadpoles! Children are collaborating, communicating and wondering about the tadpole habitat and life cycle and sharing their findings with their peers and school staff.
Year 3 student Charlie brought in some large tadpoles that he found at home, much to the delight of the School of Wonder children. Thanks for sharing your discovery with your peers Charlie!
Children's Christmas cards aid those in need
