Mount Pleasant Road Primary School & Kindergarten

Independence Centre

Curriculum

Selamat siang! We are so grateful for your flexibility and support during changing conditions to our learning. Our main concern is to support the wellbeing and learning needs of our students in the best way possible and appreciate your communication around this. 

 

Firstly, there have been a few changes to our Remote Learning timetable since last time. The changes are:

  • Students now have one numeracy task (30-45 minutes) and literacy task (45-60 minutes) each day
  • An optional Social Lunch Zoom will be held at 12:30pm each day
  • Students will add a photo of their literacy and numeracy tasks to a Seesaw Activity each day

Beyond this, our morning check-ins and small group Zoom meetings will remain the same. We will continue to endeavour to provide succinct and supportive feedback to student work on Seesaw!

In Literacy sessions last week, students created their own ideas for narrative stories and began working through the writing process. The teachers were blown away by the creativity of our students and were so impressed by the students' commitment to their work. For Remote Learning this week we will be focusing on poetry. A great way to support your children at home before they write is to talk through their ideas with them. 

 

In Mathematics sessions across the week, students explored multiplication strategies including repeated addition and vertical multiplication. We will continue to build these skills further, and begin to look at division strategies this week. In Guided Inquiry, students discussed the use of AusLan to support inclusive communication in our community. We translated letters and words into AusLan at school, perhaps you could continue learning some greetings or common expressions at home too! In Science, we began looking at the forces of push and pull - you may have seen some explanations about this on Seesaw. 

 

We have begun to explore identity in our Wellbeing sessions this term. It was wonderful to see students celebrating differences and similarities between their classmates! As we move into Remote Learning, student  wellbeing is at the forefront of our minds. We understand that learning from home is very different than in the classroom and appreciate your communication when work cannot be completed. We hope that the changes in workload, addition of social zooms and inclusion of break-break suggestions will assist in supporting the daily routine of learning at home. Please do not hesitate to contact your classroom teacher if you are experiencing any difficulties with the changes to our online program. 

 

Wishing you a fantastic week,

Mr Dix, Miss Gasowski, Mrs McCoy, Miss Molloy, Mr O’Connor and Miss Richardson :)

Student Voice

  • Dyuthi - "I am grateful for playdates."
  • Saina - "I am grateful for having lots of friends to have fun with."
  • Theo - "I am grateful for YouTube."
  • Shayaan - "I am grateful for books."
  • Nistha - "I am grateful for parents and friends."
  • Yasmine - "I am grateful for art!"

Reminders

  • Students to check small group timetables
  • Literacy Live Zoom - daily at 9:15am
  • Mini Maths Zoom - daily at 10:00am

ICAS

Please note, that both Writing and the Digital Technology ICAS assessments, originally scheduled for the 10th and 12th of August, have been postponed until Term 4. New dates will be communicated once they become available.   

If you have any questions, please direct them to Matt O’Hern.

Matthew.O’Hern@education.vic.gov.au

Pupil of the Week

3/4D: Charlie W -

Well done using your persistence and creativity when learning about AUSLAN. It was great to see your signing ability and eagerness to learn new words. Gnarly work Charlie!

 

3/4G: Tonya Z -

For your excellent commitment to planning and drafting your narrative! You built tension in your story through an exciting sequence of events, and have shown amazing progress in your writing goals. Terrific, Tonya!

 

3/4K: Ivy S -

Well done on using your creativity and perseverance when drafting your narrative story. You added paragraphs and dialogue to build tension and used feedback from teachers and peers to help you refine your ideas. Incredible ideas Ivy!

 

3/4M: Nicky R -

For demonstrating a love of learning and curiosity when participating in our book club discussions. You took on the role of summariser with confidence and listened well to the ideas of your classmates. Nice work, Nicky!

 

3/4R: Harry W -

For demonstrating creativity and a love of learning when developing your narrative text. It was great to see you develop your ideas using a plan, add detail to your writing, and also work towards achieving your Term 3 Writing goal. How fantastic, Harry!

 

3/4O: Harnoor C -

For demonstrating perseverance and a love of learning as you developed your narrative text. You took on feedback from peers and sought support to ensure your sizzling start and backfill flowed. Hardworking Harnoor! Hooray!