The Regent Digest: Wk 4, Tm 1 2018 No Images? Click here 19 February 2018 Dear Regent Families Welcome to the Regent Digest; I trust this week 4 edition finds you well. I'd like to overview the main lines of communication with families for this year. Blessings, Derek Nicholls Regent Digest - The Regent Digest is distributed to all families electronically via email. There are two key focus areas; Regent Learning and Regent Community. Blog - 'According to Plan' has been created to feature the building program. The blog will soon be accessible via a link from the College website. Seesaw - This relates to students/families in Kindergarten to Year 3. The purpose of Seesaw is to provide samples of student learning and how they relate to the WA curriculum or Kindergarten guidelines. For students in Years 1-3, students will increasingly source examples of their own learning and upload them for their own parents to view. Email - Email will be used to provide information associated with upcoming incursions/excursions, classroom and club information. Emails will be received from your child's teacher or Administration. WhatsApp- In the next week or so, you'll be invited by your Class Rep (a parent from the class) to join a class WhatsApp group. So, if you don't have WhatsApp on your smart device, you might like to download it in readiness. Twitter - Download the Twitter app onto your phone and follow Regent College (@regentdigest).
Kindergarten 2019. Sibling Enrolments. Limited spaces. Current College families who have a Kindergarten aged child 2019, parents should confirm enrolments ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Kindergarten 1 and 2What a start to the school term it has been! It has been such a pleasure to see so many new families joining us in Kindergarten. The children in Kindergarten 1 and 2 have all settled in well and are now busy getting right into their play. We began the term with lots of painting, construction and playdough. The new outdoor area has been a big hit, full of exciting things to do and explore. Recently, a pile of river stones were added to the water way and the children had to work together to figure out how to create streams and pools of water. With plenty of determination the children rearranged, washed and sorted the stones. There were so many different solutions and in the end, they did a much better job than most of the adults! Mrs Huxley Kindergarten 3We have had a busy start to the Kindergarten year. The children are starting to settle in to the Kindergarten daily routines; a few tears, but mostly joy and laughter! The children have been role playing in the home corner, cooking some tasty dishes and learning to share their ideas with their friends. Dinosaurs seem to be a favourite with quite a few of the children, so we are learning their names and talking about their habitats. The children are learning each other’s names and building friendships already. The children are quite delighted with the fact they went to the library; they do feel very grown up! The children are enjoying the story of The Green Sheep by Mem Fox and have started taking him home overnight to show Green sheep their homes! We are looking forward to more exploring and investigating times as we watch the children develop skills and knowledge. Mrs Stirling Pre-Primary 1The students in Pre-Primary 1 have been learning about the new routines in a pre-primary classroom; such as following 4 step instructions, sitting on the mat quietly and listening to Miss Beath, lining up, working and playing together and sharing with our friends. We have been learning about our families and ourselves and have painted our portraits by examining ourselves in the mirror. As a class we have brainstormed the questions what is a family? What do families say to each other? What do they do for each other? And who is in my family? In English we have started focusing on letters and sounds. This week we have learnt the letters 'S', 'A', 'T' and the sounds they make. As a class we brainstormed all the words we could think of that started with our focus letters and made snake, apple and tree crafts to decorate our classroom. We also began our fairy tales topic by reading and sequencing the story 'Little Red Riding Hood'. It has been a fantastic and fun start to Pre-Primary and we are very excited to keep learning and exploring! Miss Beath Pre Primary 2Wow! What an exciting start to the year! We all have had an amazing time exploring and investigating our new playground - plenty of new natural areas to climb and build our gross motor and core strength. The private cubbies for dramatic play and reading to improve our social and literacy skills. The incredible new water pump and sandpit where we can experiment with science and mathematical concepts; endless fun and learning. We have also had a great time learning inside too. With three new sounds being introduced each week and also practising our number and counting skills. With all these great experiences we have hardly had time to miss our mums and dads. Miss Baker Pre-Primary 3There is so much to learn in the first weeks of Pre- Primary! We have been busy getting to know each other and learning new classroom routines. We have expressed out creativity through painting, drawing building and role play. Mrs Coffey Year OneThe students in Year 1.1 have had a great start to the year so far. Our first Mathematics topic this term is Number, including recognising, modelling, reading, writing and ordering numbers to at least 100. We have been learning some games to practice these skills, such as Dualoh Subitising, Pay Me, Count on 1, Think Big Count Small and Mary’s Game. We also read a book called ‘How Many Jellybeans?’ which even talked about numbers in the millions! Another activity was rolling dice and building number towers; we had to see who could build the tallest tower. We made a number line at the back of our classroom and pegged on numbers 1 to 100. It was pretty tricky putting all those numbers in order, but we think we did a great job! Another difficult challenge was completing a number grid and writing numbers to 120. Miss Shaw Year OneThe Year 1 students have been busy investigating sound. Over a number of days, both Year 1 classes combined to participate in activities and experiments based on sound. We began by walking around the College listening for different sounds. Using our new clipboards, we recorded the sounds through drawings and words. We conducted an experiment to try and see a sound wave using a glass cup, water, glad wrap, salt and a metal spoon. We discovered sound waves are invisible, but they do create vibrations that made our salt move. Another activity we did was making a spoon gong. This helped us realise sound waves follow a path. We also discovered sound waves can be stopped or blocked by using our fingers. Our next challenge is to design an object that makes noise using recycled and craft materials.Miss Jongeling Year TwoTo capture students’ interest and to find out what they think about how toys move in the air, water and on the ground, the students played with a variety of toys. They observed and described ways of moving toys; and most students could describe pushes and pulls that make toys move. The students also pushed a basketball under water to experience the push of water and feel the difference between a heavy object suspended in air and then in water. In addition, the students worked in teams to investigate a range of objects that sink or float in water. First, they had to choose objects and predict which objects would sink or float. Then they observed and compared their predictions with their observations. Finally, the students had to explain why they think their object floats or sinks. Mrs Jenkins Year ThreeYear 3.1 students are off to a flying start with an introduction to the Blue Blood Super moon and construction of their very own Lego space station. In Science, we are investigating how night and day happen. While in Mathematics we are sharing our knowledge of digital and analog clocks on the way to telling time to the minute. The students have enjoyed sharing their new space as two 2017 classes become one with new furniture, diaries and pigeon holes. They have also written about how much they’re looking forward to watching the school grow and change with a bird’s eye view from upstairs. Mrs Johnston Year FourIn Science we are learning about life cycles. We have planted some lima beans and sunflower seeds and watched a time lapsed video clip to see what happens under the soil! In Maths we have been looking at different ways of representing arrays of 2. Our group used the Woolworths Marvel Discs and we had to work really hard on not being distracted or trying to trade! We had to soften the soil pellet in our pot before we could plant our seeds. Mrs Innes adding some warm water to assist the process and we had to be careful not to damage our peat pots. We are planting Giant, Dwarf and Teddy Bear sunflower seeds. Mrs Innes Year FiveThe Year 5's have enjoyed a great start to the new year! We have been getting used to the responsibilities that come with being a year older, and are enjoying trying out all the spaces in our flexible learning environment to find out where we learn best. In Mathematics, we have been revising factors. We have solved open-ended problems using our knowledge of factors and multiples, and investigated divisibility rules. Our inquiry theme for this term is "Who am I?" As part of this, we are looking at the roles and responsibilities we have as citizens of Australia. We have thought about what Australia would be like without laws, and how we think a country should be run. We are looking forward to researching more about how our electoral system works. Mrs Masters Year SixThe year six class started the year with new desks, which the students love, and they each have their own pigeon hole. Day one we began with a Math’s Olympics where they had to measure flying paper planes, put together math’s puzzles, play mathematical games and then record their results in tallies. They will be using their results this term as they learn about graphs and analyzing data. They have also written about their identity and drawn some interesting looking self-portraits. It is going to be a fabulous year with lots of exciting things for the year six class. Mrs Lotsos MusicIn Music, our Year 4 students have already begun getting down to 'creative composition business'. They are composing rhythms and creating a musical arrangement for their Kitchen Music Unit. We are looking at the different timbres of sound found within the kitchen that can be used to make music. Year 1 students have begun learning about the Ukulele and have already started learning their first song 'The Thumb Brush Strum'. When it’s Ukulele time, students have specific places where they sit on the mat. During their first lesson, we played a game to see which row could be the first to get into position quickly and quietly, ready to be given their ukulele. Our Year 2 students are also learning to play some simple songs on the ukulele. They have just begun learning to sing and play the Japanese frog Song ‘Kaeru no Uta.’ They will also accompany their playing with percussion instruments and xylophones. Mrs Marshall Physical EducationThis past week we were privileged to have several West Coast Eagles players attend the College to promote a healthy eating and lifestyle message; we even had Head Coach Adam Simpson attend, which was a real treat! Mr Tracy Information TechnologyICT has moved into the Pre-Primary zone! Beginning with Beebots, a small programmable robot, students are able to share one between two to quickly discover how to make the Beebot work. Small steps and small discoveries but lots of fun! In the photos, the students are trying to get the Beebot to the other side of the table without it falling off; and then testing further and further distances for estimation accuracy. Mrs Saxton Languages At Regent College, Year 1-6 students participate in the Languages Program and the language they are learning is Italian.The benefits of learning languages are many: children who speak more than one language often outperform their students who don’t. Beyond higher academic achievement, the follow-on benefits from learning a language other than English are considerable. Beyond higher academic achievement, the follow-on benefits
Beyond higher academic achievement, the follow-on benefits from learning a language other than English are considerable.
I am looking forward to a wonderful year with your children as they partake in the Language Program at Regent College and thank you in anticipation for your support. Signora Kerrigan ABC READING EGGS ABC Reading Eggs is an online resource for literacy and comprehension. If you would like to learn more and possibly register for your child, you can discover more HERE PRAYERParents are invited to participate in praying for the College and its community every Tuesday morning in the Piazza, directly behind the Administration building. Young, non-school aged, children may attend with a parent.If attending, parents are asked to sign in at Administration following the morning bell and head directly to the Piazza. PARENT COLLECTIVE (Previously P&F Committee) Previously known as the P&F, the Parent Collective is the 'shiny-new' title for those parents who would like be part of a gathering dedicated to growing community at Regent College in 2018. A recent example is the morning tea sessions that were held for new kindergarten families at the beginning of the school year. Returning and new families are invited to attend the first Parent Collective meeting on: Thursday 8th March @ 7:30pm (for an hour, or so). No RSVP required. Park along the Colombo Street verge, enter through the gate closest to Administration and keep your eye open for signage. While the gathering will be super-friendly for parents, it is not well-suited to children because of the time. Parent contact: Seth Phillips (College dad). sethphillips@outlook.com CONGRATULATIONSTable Tennis Western Australia Association named Sidney 'The Emerging Junior Player Of The Year 2017', having won a few titles last year. This award will definitely give him extra motivation to train hard for the national junior competition to be held in Queensland in September this year. Congratulations Sidney! |