Outdoor Adventurous Activities is a unit of study that is part of our PE curriculum. In this unit, children take part in simple orientation activities using maps and diagrams. They are set physical challenges and problems to solve, and work on their own and in small groups. An important part of the learning is to observe what they and others have done and use their observations to improve their performance.
At the end the unit, Year 2 children invited their mums and dads to come and find some treasure! The children worked on developing their instruction, thinking and movement skills while they created their own trails and maps for their parents to follow. The children watched carefully to see if the parents worked collaboratively, listening and helping each other in their groups, just as they had needed to do when they created the Treasure Trails.
Super work was achieved and it was lots of fun had too. Oh, and parents… the children said you worked successfully together, using great collaborative skills. Well done, we hope you enjoyed the treasure you all found, too.
The Preschoolers have been exploring, learning and having conversations about seeds, leaves, soil, flowers and thinking about “How things grow”.
With reports going out this week, it is common to see learning a particular set of multiplication tables written as one of a child’s targets for improvement. We often hear “How can I help my children memorise their multiplication tables at home?” Well it’s basically all down to practise, practise and even more practise, so here are a couple of website links that will help you support this practice at home with a variety of fun interactive online games to keep you all from boredom and frustration. Let me know your favourite games and let’s hope they help your child achieve those targets by the end of term! Of course in my day, I recall just reading and reading them over and over from my no-nonsense, pink “The Old Fashioned Multiplication Table Book.” No fun computer games in my day! Click on to find the game links…
Children grow up so quickly and every parent wants to remember each step of their child’s life.
We deeply admire the out-pour of care and support from our school community when others are in times of need.
One of the many highlights of my job as principal is when there’s a knock at my door, and some smiley faces appear, eager to share with me the outstanding work they’ve been doing in class.
This week we hosted our first ‘Be Active’ Week.
From Athletics to Yoga, children throughout the school have enjoyed their first couple of P.E. sessions of the year. See a