Focus on Learning 

Mathematics

Kindergarten students have been super busy learning our numbers 1-20. We have been counting everything we can find inside and outside of our classroom. 

Tips for parents:

Go on a number hunt together and discover places where numbers are used such as:

• a clock
• television
• computer keyboard
• calendar
• telephones
• car licence plates

Counting the beats to your child’s favourite song and getting them to clap their hands or stamp their feet to the beat is a fun way to get your child counting. 

Counting with your child at home

• Count with your child the number of buttons as you do up a cardigan or shirt.
• Encourage your child to count the number of pegs used to hang out the washing.
• Count the number of steps from the front door to the letterbox.
• Count the number of eggs in a carton, and again after some have been removed.
• Count the number of times you and your child can throw a ball to each other without dropping it.
• Read and talk about stories and rhymes that use numbers.
• Sing songs and nursery rhymes that include numbers such as Five Little Ducks and Baa Baa Black Sheep.
• Have your child count as far as they are able to go and then encourage them to join you while you continue counting.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt ... 

We're going to catch a big one, What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Kindergarten went on our very own bear hunt. We had to go through the long, wavy grass, through the deep, cold river, through the thick oozy mud, through the big dark forest, through a swirling, whirling snowstorm, through a narrow, gloomy cave, until..... we found A BEAR!!!! 

Each week Kindergarten read a book and explore new words and their meanings, our words for We're Going on a Bear Hunt were; wavy, stumble and furry.

Literacy

We have been reading each and every day and we are becoming confident with pointing to each word as we read. We are also beginning to apply our knowledge of the STAR words which we have been learning when reading and writing. This week we are up to learning the Green Ants, each Friday children have to opportunity to show the teachers which STAR words they have retained. 

Religion

In Religion we have been learning about the Parable of the Good Shepherd. We have learned how he protects and cares for his sheep, just as Jesus cares for us. 

Stage 3 - Mrs Amanda Bartholomew

In stage 3 we have been learning how to write convincing and engaging persuasive texts. We have delved into topics such as "We should stop polluting our oceans" and "All schools must have a healthy canteen". We have learnt strategies to assist us structure and write convincing persuasive texts, such as the PEEL and AFOREST strategy (photos below). Our writing wall is full of fantastic examples and ideas to assist us when writing indepedently. 

We are now working on the topic..."Lying is not always a bad thing". This topic has thrown up some very interesting points of view and moral dilemmas. We are currently in the planning phase of The Writing Process of our text. 

We are learning what it looks like to plan our writing effectively. Here are some examples of student's pre-plan fo writing. 

After this process students will move through The Writing Process phases to produce a persuasive text they will use to present as a speech topic to the class.