Prep 

We are developing our oral language so that we can respond to questions with adults and peers. We are super excited to meet our friends Maggie Mouse, Sammy Seal, Tommy Tiger and Andy Ant in InitiaLit. We are learning skipping rope skills with Mr Heidrich. We are developing our fine motor skills so that we can create animal habitats with Mrs Bryce. In Music, we are exploring beat and rhythm with different instruments with Mrs Stockill.  

Year 1 

We are halfway through the term already! Time flies when you’re having fun. In Science, we have been exploring habitats and what animals need to be able to survive. In Mathematics, we have been learning how to use number lines to help us solve addition word problems. In English, we are continuing to improve our factual writing by using our feedback checklists. 

Year 2 

What are the chances? We are asking that question a lot in Mathematics. Is it certain? Is it impossible? Is it likely or unlikely? See what conversations you can have at home! In English we are working towards writing a full narrative with a beginning, a middle and an end. Science is still ‘Materials’ and we are discussing how changes in technology have made our lives easier in HASS.  

Year 3 

In English, we are learning to use ‘PEEL’ for writing a paragraph about why we need to reduce the use of plastic at Craigslea. In Mathematics, we have been focusing on number lines and representing numbers in a variety of ways. This week our LIFE focus is being at the right place, at the right time doing the right thing before and after school. We are working hard at remembering that we wait in the undercover area before school. 

Year 3/4 

We have been very busy analysing our poetic devices and writing quatrains. Our problem-solving skills have been put to the test with some thinking outside the box type of questions. The fossils and minerals were the highlight of our science lesson. We are discussing ANZAC Day and a variety of world explorers.  

Year 4 

Creating a range of poems using a variety of language features and structures has been a recent focus. In Maths, not only have we been learning our times tables but also recognising what is happening when we multiply in this way and recognising patterns within them. We have benefited from the school’s access to kits from the Queensland Museum in researching rock types, fossils, weathering and erosion. 

Year 5 

Year 5 have been continuing to examine narrative in English.  We have been analysing how authors use language features to describe events, settings and characters and how they are used to influence the reader.  We have been using our senses to help us ‘Show and not tell’ to add description to our writing.  We have been learning how to use protractors to measure and create angles in Maths.  In Science, we have been engaging in hands on investigations to find out about light.  

Year 5/6 

In 5/6W, students have been looking at using longitude and latitude to describe the absolute location of different cities. We have also started a Visual Arts unit that looks at common artistic techniques that have originated in different Asian countries – so far, we’ve looked at mandalas and watercolours! 

Year 6 

In Year 6, students have been working on developing our understanding of how to read and interpret data presented in different formats: two-way tables, side-by-side column graphs and dot plots. Students have also continued experimenting with different materials to see if they are conductors or insulators.