Welcome to to our latest Year Three newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading about what we have been learning in Year 3. English Year 3 has continued exploring Morris Gleitzman’s book ‘Misery Guts’. In particular, students have begun to discover how words create images and impact the reader. Students have been adding to their reader’s notebooks which are books that […Read more]
Year “One”ders! Last week we celebrated Chinese Day. Although we didn’t get to celebrate for the whole week like most years, the children still had a great time dressing up in their Chinese attire and doing a range of different activities during their Chinese lessons. English This week we have continued our work on characterisation but this time with Aaron […Read more]
English We have been examining and growing an appreciation for different forms of poetry. We have been reading poems that are humorous and entertaining. We have looked at various language features (alliteration, repetition, simile, rhythm, onomatopoeia, etc.) and performance features (gestures, expression, tone, pace, etc.) that have been used to engage and entertain the reader. Soon students will be choosing […Read more]
Hello Reception Parents. We have had a busy few weeks in Reception. We are independently coming into the classroom and exploring the activities both inside and outside. We are starting to gravitate towards learning experiences that hold strong interest for us and enjoy trying all the new activities that are set out each week. Reception is when we begin making […Read more]
What a wonderful first few weeks of Term 4 Year 6 have had! We have been incredibly busy deep diving into our History unit around the concept of Federation where we have learnt about the Tenterfield Oration and the joining of the six Colonies into a Federated country, Australia. In English, students have been expanding their understanding of writing to […Read more]
Year “One”ders! Back to School Life The students have settled back into campus life with gusto. They have all expressed how happy they are to be able to be back on campus and see their friends again everyday. Students have also embraced the wearing of masks and the constant sanitising of their hands as part of school life. Thankfully the […Read more]
English Our focus this term in English is ‘Context’. Students will recognise that texts are designed for a particular audience and that the written / oral word might then, based on the audience, be formal or informal. The next step is defining what does or does not constitute formal or informal and this is done by analysing the method of […Read more]
With Week 4 coming to an end, here’s a quick recap and what’s in store for the rest of the term: English Students have been learning about how to write an informative article. We have used the sinking of the Titanic as inspiration and students have inserted it into a newspaper front page format. For the remainder of the term, […Read more]
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