Mount Pleasant Road Primary School & Kindergarten

Independence Centre

Curriculum

Selamat siang!

 

What an exciting time to be in 3/4! It was so lovely to reunite as a class and get to see all the familiar faces of our lovely students in real life last week! The teachers were blown away with the incredible adjustments the students made returning to the classroom Tuesday and Wednesday, and participating in Remote Learning Monday, Thursday and Friday. While this week is only a short week, we look forward to settling back into the routines of onsite learning at MPRPS and reflecting on our time during these past few months.

 

During Literacy sessions last week, students used their brainstorms and notes compiled during Remote Learning to plan the structure of their speeches and begin writing. We have seen such a variety of ideas ranging from bike riding to cooking to travelling - we look forward to hearing these speeches come together over the coming week with personal pronouns, evidence and emotive language. We have also enjoyed engaging in a variety of text types during our reading sessions, investigating the structure of fact files and listening to texts using podcasts and practising our note taking skills while listening.

Last week in Mathematics, we practised identifying fractions in the world around us by going on a ‘fraction hunt’ around the senior playground. Students also practised drawing and labelling the features of 3D objects, demonstrated their knowledge and understanding of fractions and hefted and weighed the mass of items located around the house. 

 

Upon our return to the classroom we have participated in reflective circle times, team building activities and wellbeing tasks to check in with our emotions and take the time to recognise the challenges and successes we have faced in Term 3 and 4. One of our focuses has been around identifying ‘Mini Joys’ within our lives, which are small little moments that we are grateful for or that make us happy. Our Mini Joys could be something as simple as “I had a delicious apple at recess today”. You might like to discuss some of the Mini Joys your family had over this past weekend and think about what makes you smile. 

 

We hope you have a lovely week,

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

Reminders 

  • Hats are to be worn at break times
  • Students will need drink bottles
  • Headphones are required at school
  • Students should bring back items such as pencil cases or books
  • All 3/4 students must wear face masks indoors
  • Students enter and exit school via the gate next to the senior playground, unless organised otherwise due to siblings in other learning centres
  • 3/4M & 3/4R enter and exit classroom through door in courtyard
  • 3/4G & 3/4D enter classroom through door near senior playground
  • 3/4O & 3/4K enter in individual classroom doors

Student Voice

What have been your mini joys this week 3/4R?

  • “Going to school after such a long time” - Jonny D
  • “Having playdates again!” - Sasha F
  • “Seeing everyone and playing cricket at lunch” - Edith I
  • “Having fun learning in person” - Raiden T
  • “Seeing my friends and teacher” - Nicha C
  • “Playing on the senior side” - Zac H

Pupil of the Week

 

3/4D: William V -

Amazing work using your persistence when creating an engaging persuasive speech about why everyone should have the opportunity to fly in a Black Hawk helicopter! A highlight was your use of personal anecdotes. Wonderful work William! 

 

3/4G: Xavier D -

For using perseverance to plan your speech about ‘An Activity Everyone Should Try’. You referred to your brainstorm and research and worked collaboratively to structure your text. I can’t wait to see the next steps! Keep it up, Zesty Xav!

 

3/4K: Alice C -

For demonstrating curiosity and creativity to find and measure angles accurately. You used maths key words and resources in the room to make sure you achieved all of the success criteria. Absolutely amazing, Alice!

 

3/4M: Abigail K -

For demonstrating a love of learning and perseverance when completing the ‘Honey Possum’ podcast reading task. You listened carefully to the podcast and took notes that helped you answer questions. Amazing effort, Abigail!

 

3/4O: Jason J -

For demonstrating a love of learning and perseverance as we returned to onsite learning. You actively applied lessons from remote learning to our podcast reading task as you have hit the ground running to meet your Term 4 goals. Jubilant Jason!

 

3/4R: Jonny D -

For demonstrating the character strengths of Creativity and Perspective when note taking while listening to the “Little Yarns” podcast in literacy. It was fantastic to see you focusing intently on the task at hand and putting in an exceptional amount of effort. You should be so proud of yourself for always giving 110%! Jubilant, Jonny!