The Regent Digest: Week 7, Term 2 2018 No Images? Click here 14 June 2018 Dear Regent Families During the recent student free days, we completed some essential training in child protection called 'Keeping Safe' and also in First Aid. In the coming weeks I will provide an overview of the curriculum content for all families via the College website. Also, some baby news! The College would like to congratulate Rebekah and Richard Marshall on the safe arrival of their son, Noah. Reports are coming up soon, as well as the annual Edu-Dance concert (28th June). The final day of term is Friday the 29th of June. Blessings Derek Nicholls Kindergarten 1 and 2Q. What do we do on a Rainy Day? The Kindergarten children discussed different options, some of these included: playing under the verandah, playing indoors or waiting to see when the sun comes out. In the end, we concluded that a combination of these things might be the most enjoyable. Mrs Huxley found some atmospheric music and we spent our time chasing the sun and quietly taking in the soundscape of rain during our play. The children drew pictures of the storm and talked about where the thunder and lightning came from.
Mrs Huxley Kindergarten 3Wow, what a full couple of weeks we have had in Kindergarten. The children have continued to enjoy our topic of ‘amazing animals’ and we have completed lots of activities and art based on animals. In Literacy we have continued to build on our knowledge of syllables and rhyme. We have also started to focus on identifying the initial sounds in words and sorting pictures into sound groups. In Numeracy, our focus has been on different types of measurement. We have read lots of books and discovered that you can measure height, weight and length. We used focus words such as, length, height, width, taller, shorter, bigger, smaller, more and less. We then discovered that there are many different tools that you can use to measure including rulers, tape measures, scales and even our hands! We had so much fun engaging in different types of measurement activities. Mrs Stein Pre-Primary 1In PP1, we have been focusing on patterns and sorting objects in various categories. The students have loved learning and participating in this maths unit. The students explored the grounds of the school and classroom, looking for patterns as well as creating their own patterns using a range of natural and made materials. we learnt about growing patterns and attempted to create our very own. We found this challenging but have continued to learn and develop the skills needed to create and continue a growing pattern! The concept of sorting corresponded well with our science topic this term “properties of materials”. We have been learning, questioning and exploring the different properties of natural and man made materials. On our first river walk back in Week 3, we collected a huge range of natural and man made items that we found down by the Swan River. In small groups we explored the park area and riverbanks, looking for various materials that we later sorted into different properties such as; smooth, rough, hard, soft and bumpy. The river walk was a holistic learning experience for the children as it linked what we were learning in the classroom with a real world experience. Miss Beath Pre Primary 2In PP 2 we have been working hard to implement our knowledge of single sounds. We discovered that segmenting the sounds we hear in words, helps us to write words. Working together on the mat, we called out the sounds we heard in different three letter words. After identifying the individual sounds, we had a go at writing down what we heard to make words. To write the words, some of us used picture cards, some of us used white boards, while others used magnetic letters. For something a bit trickier, we tried to use some of the digraphs we have learnt, to write some four-letter words. Miss Baker Pre-Primary 3The Pre-Primary 3 children have been having a wonderful time exploring the local area during our River School adventures. The children observed many jellyfish in the river and a wide variety of birds in the trees along the river bank. Some research was conducted in the classroom to find out more about the jellyfish and on the second visit to the river the children did a tally count of the jellyfish they observed. It was interesting that some parts of the river had more jellyfish than others! We wondered why? The children also noticed a tremendous amount of litter on the river bank and they were quiet disappointed about this. They formed a plan to collect rubbish and dispose of it properly each time we go to River School. In Mathematics the children have been learning about patterns. They are experts at copying and creating patterns and are now able to create complex pattern. They have experimented with a wide variety of materials including loose parts, natural materials, paint, shapes, buttons, food and even musical instrument sounds. Mrs Coffey Year OneOver the last few weeks, the students in Year 1 have been learning about the weather and seasons. In Art, we created a collage to reflect Autumn. There were two parts to this project. The first was to collage the background using cool colours, such as greens and blues. We discovered that it took a long time to cover the whole area without leaving any white spaces! The second part was to collage the leaves. We had to draw three or four leaves on a blank page, collage them using warm, Autumn colours, such as red, orange, yellow and brown, then cut them out and outline them to add extra detail. We worked on our collages over a few sessions and now you can see our final products hanging in our windows. We are very proud of our work. Miss Shaw Year OneIn Year 1 we have been learning about dinosaurs. We have learnt the characteristics of a dinosaur and that they did not fly or swim. Some books we read even got this wrong! A Pteranodon was actually a prehistoric animal and not a dinosaur. Using this new-found knowledge, we played a dinosaur barrier game. A barrier game is played between two people where a barrier is placed between them. We took turns drawing and describing a dinosaur to our partner. While describing the dinosaur, our partner drew what they had heard. We quickly learnt that is quite hard to communicate this way and that some of our dinosaurs looked rather different. There were lots of giggles! This game also helped us practise our speaking and listening skills. Miss Jongeling Year TwoDay Camp For lunch, the students ate sausage sizzles inside their tents and made their own hot chocolate or milo to drink. After Day Camp, the students had to complete an evaluation of their tent’s performance. This included a self-reflection on how well they worked together, listened to one another, and any improvements they could have made. Also, each student chose a person to write a letter to, describing Day Camp. Thank you to the parent helpers who assisted on the day. Mrs Jenkins Year ThreeAll things living and non-living have become a focus for Year 3s this term, leading us to explore our homes and local parks for plants and animals that are growing, moving, eating, breathing and reproducing. To further our understanding, we were blessed with wonderfully warm weather and kind, considerate carers for a visit to Perth Zoo last Wednesday. Thanks must go to Mrs Ellis, Mr Wickham and our host of fabulous parents who gave up their time to help us hunt for vertebrates and invertebrates all over the Zoo. Before heading out we shared in an educational experience where we classified animals into categories such as reptiles, birds, fish and mammals. We were fortunate enough to meet Coconut the tortoise, Nolga the Western Grey kangaroo and a Stimson's python with a knack for curling tightly around Joan the zookeepers arm. Some of us also had the opportunity to share our recently acquired knowledge of Aboriginal art with Darryl Bellotti, an artist who is currently painting a mural of Wagyl, the Rainbow Serpent. We now look forward to rehearsing for our assembly item on Wednesday 20 June and the Edu-Dance concert in Week 9. Mrs Johnston Year FourIn HASS we have been learning about the Aboriginal and the Macassan peoples and how the shape of the land afforded easy access to each other, resulting in trading taking place between these two groups of early peoples. We were given plasticine to make shapes showing this taking place, and spent the first part of our lesson softening the plasticine! We then went to ICT where we had to find a template and insert information to show the interaction between these two groups of people. We also inserted photographs from class that had been uploaded for us. This is an example of one of the groups models made with the plasticine. Next week we should finish our work on the computer. Mrs Innes Year FiveThe Year 5 students have recently participated in a hut building excursion run by the group 'Educated by Nature'. They learnt how to tie some different types of knots, and then used the knots to create huts out of sticks and material. Here's what they had to say about it;
Miss Masters Year SixThis term we had Educated by Nature come and visit for River Rangers. The students learnt simple knot tying skills and built huts in teams. The students explored the basic tents from the early pioneers of Australia and the Indigenous people. They also learnt more about physics and what makes a strong structure. They soon learnt that the strongest structures have triangles in them. We have been learning about Italian Art and we caught the bus into the city to learn about the Corsini family. We looked at works of art that tells the story about the Corsini family who have lived in Florence, Italy for many years. We learnt about the big palaces they lived in and their daily life. Afterwards we went to the Gelato store where we practiced our Italian and ordered Gelato. Mrs Lotsos Information TechnologyThe Regent College robotic car collection is underway! We have recently purchased a set of robotic cars called Probots! These are the big brother to the Beebots used in Pre-Primary and Year 1. The Probot can take a standard felt marker and draw designs on paper from student-created procedures. The Probots will be used predominantly by the Year 2s but also extended to Year 3 and Year 4 with integration into the general curriculum in Maths, Science and Design Technology. Mrs Saxton MusicOur Kindergarten students are focusing on building their sense of spacial awareness, sense of rhythm and cooperation with 'Parachute Play' in music class. Students here are pictured waving the parachute upwards and downwards to make an 'umbrella' on top of their heads. Year 1 students are learning to recognise the different types of tones that instruments can make. In the picture, students were given a 'shopping list' to shop for instruments by different sound 1 categories (shaking, tapping, scraping, and banging). Students in this 'shopping task' get to recognise the different types of sounds by experimenting on the instruments. Year 2 students are learning to create a simple tune in music class, using two different pitches and simple rhythms. On the tuned instruments, students worked in pairs and chose two preferred notes to go with the rhythms given. Our young composers will be presenting their compositions to the class this week. Miss Wong ItalianWhat a full term it has been. Besides the usual learning with our different themes, the Years 5 and Year 6s have been extra busy participating in Education Perfect World Series which is a worldwide online competition in languages. I am proud to say that Regent College came first in the world in the 1-50 students category out of 61 schools. What an achievement! Photo description: Year 3s doing pair work describing their families in Italian. Year 6s working in pairs, categorising their leisure activities according to how much they like them. Signora Kerrigan NetballLast Thursday the Year 5 and Year 6 netball girls participated in the annual WACSSA tournament held in Fremantle. Each team played five games in the rainiest conditions ever experienced but the weather did not dampen our spirits or ruin our skills. Both teams ended up as winners in their respective divisions and are to be congratulated on their commitment to the game and their sportsmanship shown on the day. We were also very blessed to have supportive parents who braved the weather to cheer us along the sidelines and provide a much needed cup of hot chocolate to us during our break. Mrs Innes ChessCongratulations! Pushpini Jayathissa Recently in the news Child Care SubsidyImportant Information EnrolmentsKindergarten 2020 Entertainment Guide 2018/19 The Entertainment Guide or Digital Membership is a terrific way to enjoy some discounts whilst eating out and socialising. In addition, the College receives a percentage from each sale towards a project of its choice. If you'd like to order an Entertainment Book or organise a Digital Membership, please follow the link HERE If you have any other questions, feel free to direct them to Administration. REGENT COLLEGE NB: You have received this email because your child is a student at Regent College. |