Positive Climate for Learning

It has been fantastic to see the number of students increasing their Auslan vocabulary and being able to communicate at a basic level in Auslan as another language. Now and then Auslan teachers have witnessed students using Auslan to communicate through a window! It’s also great having more students wanting to participate in Auslan Extra to show the three school values of Commitment, Collaboration and Care. 

Prep

So far in prep classes students have had the opportunity to learn signs for colours, family, animals, school areas and classroom items. Prep classes have demonstrated commitment to this challenge by recognising letters colours and expression of basic signs with transport vocabulary without any difficultly. At the moment we are going through classroom items and it has been terrific to watch students expressing things around the classroom in Auslan.  

Year 1 and 2 

Students in year 1 and 2 have been continuing to learn about Fruit and Vegetables along with developing their vocabulary.  They are currently focussing on school environments describing size, colours and how it operates, for example a playground - slide moving by using two fingers laid down horizontally and moving them in a downwards direction. This describes the climbing ladder to of slide. You will find in the in photos that students are exchanging information in Auslan demonstrating their commitment and collaboration

Year 3 and 4 

Students with their peers are developing skills in Auslan conversation. Students have participated in activities including practicing social courtesies such as turn taking and asking questions. You will see year 3 students describing everyday phrases such as good morning, sorry, thank you and help. It’s great to see them carrying on their focus on learning to comprehend and produce Auslan signs and signing familiar items. We will continue developing student’s understanding of the importance of facial expressions and correct handshapes and location of signs. This aligns well with the ACS values of collaboration and care. 

Year 5 and 6 

In year 5 and 6, we have had classes broken up into small groups to create videos describing what they did or plan to do this weekend in Auslan. Students have demonstrated commitment and collaboration by working together as a team. Storing their work on Seesaw. Be sure you check it out. 

Auslan Extra:

Please do not forget to explore the fortnightly editions of ‘Auslan Extra’. In each newsletter issue you will see that one of the menu items is ‘Auslan Extra’.  Perhaps your family would like to collaborate in some of the activities? Enjoy.