Year “One”ders! English We are continuing to look closely at ‘The Brothers Quibble’ by Aaron Blabey. Spalding Quibble is a character with mixed feelings after the arrival of a new baby brother called Bunny! Some classes are looking at characterisation and trying to understand what the brothers were thinking and what they may have been saying to each other. There […Read more]
Year “One”ders! English Over the last fortnight, Year 1 students have examined ‘The Brothers Quibble’ written by Aaron Blabey. We considered how authors use different punctuation and fonts to help convey messages within stories. Spalding Quibble is a character with mixed feelings after the arrival of a new baby brother called Bunny! We discussed the types of font and punctuation […Read more]
English We have spent time writing lengthier stories than we were able to do while we were teaching online. Students have enjoyed having a stimulus and weaving a story around that which could have a more involved plot, include the elements that make a story exciting to read and possibly includes dialogue. We have also explored elements of informational texts, […Read more]
It may have been a short week but productivity has definitely been high for our Year 2’s! Our Year 2’s have been thinking and reflecting on their learning over the last two weeks and wanted to share their ideas with you below. Numeracy In Numeracy, we have finished our focus on money and students let their creativity shine by creating […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]
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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