Class News
FJH
In Foundation, we have been learning about the mathematical concept of time. We have focused on sequencing events, especially during the school day, exploring the language of sequencing and recognising the days of the week.
To help students learn the days of the week, we have been singing the ‘Days of the Week’ song everyday which has helped us to reinforce our understanding through repetition and rhythm. Every morning we have been reading the date and identifying the day today, yesterday and tomorrow.
One of the most exciting activities was using The Very Hungry Caterpillar story. Students sequenced the events from the book, identifying the days of the week as the caterpillar eats different foods, helping to reinforce both days and the concept of sequencing.
These activities not only helped students understand the progression of time but also supported their numeracy and problem-solving skills in a fun and interactive way. It was wonderful to watch them gain confidence in these early time concepts!
Well Done Foundation!
1/2HB
In 1/2HB our big focus has been on learning how to identify the place value of 2 and 3 digit numbers. Some activities that we have been doing with our 2 and 3 digit numbers are:
- Making our number using MAB and bundling sticks
- Identifying how many hundreds, tens and ones there are
- Identifying what comes before and after our number
- Identifying what is 10 more and less from our number
- Counting on and back from our number
- Skip counting by 10’s from our number
Check out some of our numbers we have been working with!
3/4JB
Grade 3/4 students have been having a blast learning multiplication through creativity and music! They’ve been remixing popular pop songs into catchy times table tunes to make memorization fun. Some students took a hands-on approach by designing skyscraper arrays on classroom windows to visualize multiplication. They’ve also explored a variety of strategies to tackle problems, including repeated addition. Some students were exposed to the area models for larger numbers, and the lattice method for tricky calculations. Ask your child to share their favorite song or strategy—they’re sure to impress you!
5/6
To celebrate St Patrick's Day, the Year 5/6's helped their Foundation buddies to make hats and shamrock people. The focus was on fun, collaboration and strengthening fine motor skills. The senior students enjoyed dressing up a little to mark this special feast day, and our Year 6 leaders will participate in the annual St Patrick's day Mass at the cathedral on Friday.
