Literacy - Week 1

The children have been introduced to two Aesop fables

 and the tale of The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen.

We have been exploring cultural stories and the lessons that fables can teach us.  As part of our word study the children were able to generate 'able' words. 

Cultural Stories

Mayatili (Jacob's mum) invited to school her brother, Mawalan and newphew Jeremiah. Jeremiah showed us how the 'yidaki' (traditional name for a digireedoo from the Yolngu culture from North East Arnhem Land).  Cultural stories from the Yolngu culture are told through the playing of the 'yeraki'.
Mawalan showed us some his paintings that he had creating.  One of his painting depicted the morning star and the other showed the sun rising.
We would like to thank Mayatili, Mawalan and Jeremiah so much for coming today and sharing their cultural heritage.

Numeracy update: Week 1

This week, the students have been exploring subtraction during numeracy targets. Students use stories to help understand subtraction concepts and solve problems. Students also continue to consolidate their understanding of 'number sentences' (e.g. 44-18=26), practicing how to say, read and write these using the correct symbols. The students were able to show these understanding using 'think boards' which can be found in their maths books. Some examples of these are also found on the wall in the Maths Taurus in the junior school hall. Please ask Tomo if you have any question regarding this.

Here are some photos showing students during the numeracy targets.

Using unifixes to work out subtraction problems.

Using the think board to show their understanding of subtraction concepts.

Inquiry Update: Movie Making Week 1

During week 1, the movie making group engaged in a wide variety of learning to prepare for the shooting of the animation.

Children researched words in the dictionary for the illustrations in the encyclopaedia.

 We constructed and painted the scenery for the encyclopaedia scenes.

We completed some of the characters in the scene...

and the eyes and mouth for the main characters

Book covers for the characters had to be made.

Here, the children are designing the possible book covers for the 4 main characters.

We have been granted permission to film within the media studio in the school as soon as we are ready. We also have the deadline of Friday 11th December when we will be presenting the movie at assembly (hopefully!!!) We still require parental help during inquiry times and workshops on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please talk to Tomo for any information.

What’s Happening in Week 2

Week Ahead

Monday 
Inquiry (9-11am & 12-2pm - Parent helpers welcome)
Life Education – (1SV & 1NB)

Italian (1NB)

Visual Art (1TS, 1SV, 1TH)

Tuesday
Inquiry (9-11am & 12-2pm - Parent helpers welcome)

Life Education – (1TS)

Wednesday
Inquiry (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome)

Thursday

PE and Italian (1SV)

Art and PE (1NB)
Music workshops

Friday 
Inquiry (9-11am - Parent helpers welcome)
PE and Italian (1TS & 1TH)

Assembly in the gym at 3pm

STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP FROM THE YEAR ONE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT 3:30PM.

Inquiry learning experiences:
"How messages can be conveyed through stories" 

Students can engage in the following provocations:

·         World Stories – Provoking the idea that ‘every family has a story’ through reading books about families and participating in tasks which explore similarities and differences in families

·         Movie – Building the sets and continuing to create the animation for the movie.

·         Cultural Stories – Rehearsing their roles for the plays and creating masks and costumes for their chosen characters.

·         Mapping – Creating 3D bedrooms and super hero rooms, using recyclable material.

Numeracy learning experiences: 

• Subtraction  - exploring the subtraction concept through number stories
• Mapping skills – giving and following directions to a familiar place in the Year 1 neighbourhood

Literacy learning experiences: 

•              Guided Reading
•      Personal Writing
•      Shared Reading – Traditional Tales
•      Literature Study – Engaging in Reading Response experiences
•      Writing Target – Making Fruit Salad – Procedural Text

Visual Art: Term 4 News and Request

This term in Visual Art students will explore the work of Aleks Danko and Melinda Harper. Aleks Danko has a forthcoming exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art and Melinda Harper has an exhibition currently showing there. In the beginning of the term, students will have the opportunity to design and print a comic interpretation of their own portrait, based on the work of Aleks Danko. Every student will be given a square of calico to print on, but they also have the opportunity to bring in a white T-shirt, calico bag or pillow case from home to print on as well. These should be bought in as soon as possible and I have advised students to keep them in their lockers until needed. If students do not want to bring in an item from home to print on, they will be given other opportunities to further develop their textile skills on the calico print.  

Many thanks or all your help with this request, Hannah Rother-Gelder

Visual Art Co-Ordinator

Fruit Salad

As part of our Life Education experience the children will be making Fruit Salad to promote healthy eating.  Some of the other learning experiences that the children will be to involved in, will be, cutting fruit and making fractions and writing a procedural text.

• We would appreciate if each student could bring to school a piece of fruit.
• Tomo and Tessa's home-groups will be making fruit salad on Thursday morning between 9.00am and 11.00am.
• Tash and Sia's home-groups will be making fruit salad on Friday afternoon between 12.00pm and 2.00pm.
• We would greatly appreciate parent helpers for each session. Please inform your home-group teacher if you are available
• If there are any allergies please let us know. 

Thank you