Monday, 17 September 2018
Saturday, 8 September 2018
Last chance to check your Premier Reading Challenge Records!
- BeauAddertonAnnabelleBaggett-MooreLouisBulstrodeHopeCousinsScoutCullen MathewKeiraDawsonTaylorDurmanAlenaEmmanoilidisParisEmmanoilidisCharlieFussellWillGoldsmithHugoGudmunsonXiyueLiMiaLucasSofiaNovakLachlanRaphaelIsobelRossFlorenceRothwellGeorgeRovereSophieSpencerNatayaStynerIndigoWalkerKateZhongZyaZivanovic
If you have completed the challenge and your name is not listed, please send your student reading records to Mrs Duffy on bayviewoffice@stlukes.nsw.edu.au by the end of Tuesday 11 September.
Friday, 7 September 2018
Week 7
Wow, what a week we have had in Kindergarten. From Taronga Zoo to Flying Fox Park we have certainly been busy. We had a fantastic time at the Zoo where we were able to walk around in small groups to see as much as we could in the morning. The favourites being the giraffes, meerkats, tigers, and elephants.
Afterwards, we watched the seal show and were amazed as we got to see how well trained they are. Mr. Donaldson even got called up to meet one of the sea lions! Next, we had more time to walk around before heading to the Backyard to Bush area where we got to do our workshop. During this time we were able to pat a ring-tailed possum and a blue tongue lizard. We learnt about how we need to keep our pets at home locked up at night as well as making sure we don't feed the wildlife. We even got to feed some goats and chickens!!
Flying Fox Park was also a good learning experience where our conversation led us to talking about the rubbish we saw on our walk and ways to make sure it is put in the bin. Some of our ideas were to write a letter to council, build robot rubbish bins that pick up the rubbish for us and picking up any rubbish we see so that others can see us being a good example. We look forward to following up on some of these ideas in the coming weeks!
Afterwards, we watched the seal show and were amazed as we got to see how well trained they are. Mr. Donaldson even got called up to meet one of the sea lions! Next, we had more time to walk around before heading to the Backyard to Bush area where we got to do our workshop. During this time we were able to pat a ring-tailed possum and a blue tongue lizard. We learnt about how we need to keep our pets at home locked up at night as well as making sure we don't feed the wildlife. We even got to feed some goats and chickens!!
Flying Fox Park was also a good learning experience where our conversation led us to talking about the rubbish we saw on our walk and ways to make sure it is put in the bin. Some of our ideas were to write a letter to council, build robot rubbish bins that pick up the rubbish for us and picking up any rubbish we see so that others can see us being a good example. We look forward to following up on some of these ideas in the coming weeks!
Wednesday, 5 September 2018
Money Money Money!
This week in Maths we are focussing on developing our knowledge of money, most specifically the Australian coins. On Monday afternoon we looked at each coin in depth and discussed the pictures that were on each coin to see how each one was different. During this discussion and exploration, we talked about the difference between the silver coins and the gold coins.
Which one is worth more?
How do we know which one is worth more?
Does having more coins mean that you have more money?
It was an interesting conversation with some students positing that the bigger the coin the more it is worth with the smaller coins being worth less. We discovered though that this couldn't be true when considering all the coins because both the 1 dollar and 2 dollar coin are smaller than the 50 cent coin. By the end of the discussion, we had come to the conclusion that we had to take into consideration what the coin is made of and realised that cents are smaller than dollars. Briefly, we also talked about how cents can make up dollars if you have enough coins.
Which one is worth more?
How do we know which one is worth more?
Does having more coins mean that you have more money?
It was an interesting conversation with some students positing that the bigger the coin the more it is worth with the smaller coins being worth less. We discovered though that this couldn't be true when considering all the coins because both the 1 dollar and 2 dollar coin are smaller than the 50 cent coin. By the end of the discussion, we had come to the conclusion that we had to take into consideration what the coin is made of and realised that cents are smaller than dollars. Briefly, we also talked about how cents can make up dollars if you have enough coins.
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