Junior School
Newsletter: Term 2, Weeks 9 & 10
CONNECT WITH
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL
Learning and
Teaching
As we near the end of Term Two, we would like to thank families for their ongoing support to the teachers and students in the Junior School. The children have enthusiastically engaged in all areas of our program, including Play is the Way, which has given them many tools to support their social and emotional wellbeing.
We are looking forward to celebrating our Inquiry topic this term by visiting Science Works on Friday. The children showed a keen interest in learning about mixtures and forces over the term, and improved their observation and prediction skills. Next term our Inquiry topic will be 'From the Past to The Present' and will focus on investigating the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The children have all earned a well-deserved rest and we wish you all a happy and safe holiday!
The children have all earned a well-deserved rest and we wish you all a happy and safe holiday!
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL
IN THE JUNIOR
SCHOOL WE ARE LEARNING TO: (WALT)...
Writing:
Week 9 & 10:
Foundation: Create short texts to explore, record and report ideas
and events using familiar words and beginning writing knowledge (VCELY160)
Grade 1 and Grade 2: Use descriptive
writing in short imaginative and informative texts (VCELY194) (VCELY230)
Spelling:
Week 9:
Foundation: /s/ and /sh/
Grade 1: a-e as in tape
Grade 2: ou as in house
Week 10:
Foundation: letter /n/ ext: ea
Grade 1: o-e as in note
Grade 2: o as in glove
Week 11: spelling review - no new words introduced
Week 11: spelling review - no new words introduced
Reading:
Week 9 & 10:
Foundation: Use comprehension
strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read
independently (VCELY153)
Grade 1: Learning
how a sentence can be made more vivid by adding adjectives, adverbs and unusual
verbs (VCELA179)
Maths:
Foundation:
Week 9: use direct and indirect comparisons to
decide which is heavier
Week 10: comparing objects directly, by placing one
object against another to determine which is longer or by pouring from one
container into the other to see which one holds more (VCMMG078)
Grade 1:
Week 10: Measure and compare the capacities of pairs of objects using
uniform informal units (VCMMG095)
Grade 2:
Week 9: Compare and order several shapes and objects based on volume using
appropriate uniform informal units (VCMMG115)
Week 10: comparing areas using the palm of the hand or
a stone AND comparing capacities using a range of containers (VCMMG115)
INQUIRY - PHYSICAL SCIENCE:
Week 9 & 10: The way objects move depends on a variety of
factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object
moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
UNIT OF STUDY - WELLBEING: The students have been learning about the ‘Having
reasons for the things you say and do’.
ICT:
Foundation: start and log onto iPads with
increasing independence
Grade 1: use the browser to access Mathletics and
Reading Eggs
Grade 2: experiment with font, size and colour and
further develop skills required to publish work
IMPORTANT
NOTICES
Working with Children Check
All
parents/guardians, visitors & volunteers to the school MUST sign in &
out of the school and display their WWCC in a lanyard, which is available at
the school office. The Department of Education requires any person involved in
an activity where children may be present to have a current WWCC or have
supplied proof that they have applied for a WWCC with the Department of
Justice. All schools are required to comply with the Working with Children Act
2005. Volunteers are expected to carry the WWCC card with them at all times
when working or volunteering at the school or during school related activities.
There is no fee for this check. Apply now by visiting: www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
The
Junior School encourage and appreciate parent helpers. Please see your child's
teacher if you are able to assist.
URGENT:
ART SMOCKS
MRS UNWIN REQUESTS
THAT IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT ALREADY HAVE AN ART SMOCK PLEASE SEND ONE TO SCHOOL
SO THEY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN ALL ART ACTIVITIES. MANY THANKS.
IMPORTANT DATES
23rd June - Excursion to Science Works
30th June - Last Day of Term
17th July - First Day of Term Three
28th August-8th September - Swimming (Water Safety Day: 1st September)
17th July - First Day of Term Three
28th August-8th September - Swimming (Water Safety Day: 1st September)
PHOTOGRAPHS
We have been
learning, discovering & experimenting with our friends in Maths, Inquiry,
Literacy & Discovery Time.
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