Prep W has been learning about gravity and push & pull, as part of our Integrated Unit ‘On The Move’. We made paper helicopters! We discussed that they are being ‘pulled’ to the ground by gravity and that air is ‘pushing’ back up against the helicopter propellers. We loved seeing our paper helicopters spin to...Read More
One of Prep W’s favourite activities is Maths Play Based Learning! On Fridays we explore counting patterns, ordering numbers, dominoes, number puzzles and a whole lot more. A popular activity is putting together the 100 square. The children work really well together to find the right numbers, and pick up on the patterns within the...Read More
The 2019 Preps have made a wonderful start to their schooling! Every single day is met with enthusiasm, laughter, kindness and a can do attitude! Here’s a selection of photos of what we’ve been up to! *Meeting and playing with our buddies *Clapping & dancing in music *Counting and making numbers with play dough *Matching pictures...Read More
In Prep, our Integrated topic for this term is ‘Weather in my World’. This week the ‘Big Question’ we explored in Prep G was ‘how and why does it rain?’ We began by thinking about when after it rains and there’s puddles on the ground, where does the rain go? Does it just disappear? How? We...Read More
In Prep G we have been learning about Multiplication! It has been very exciting learning this completely new concept for the students. Students began exploring multiplication by creating equal groups using play dough. They worked out their answer by creating their equal groups, then showed their working out through drawings. We continued our practice using counters to...Read More
On Monday some lucky Belle Vue Preps went to visit their old kindergarten! We visited Bellevue kinder just down the road, and spoke to the 4 year old group about all the wonderful things we get up to at school. We made a book for them to keep, to help them in their transition to...Read More
This term our Prep students have been learning all about Animals throughout their integrated studies topic ‘Staying Alive’. Throughout this topic we have been learning about: -Living vs Non-Living Things -Endangered and Extinct Animals -Animal Habitats and Diets -Classifying animals into Animal Groups including mammals, reptiles, fish, insects, amphibians and birds -How we can help...Read More
This week we were very busy judging our stories for the Belle Vue Book Awards! All the students worked very hard in Term 3, and wrote their very own picture story. We went through the whole writing process: We made a plan for our story which included: characters, the setting, the problem, the solution and the...Read More
During our ICT & Digital Technologies session last week, Ms Woodhouse & Ric showed Prep W how to take photos using the laptop cameras. We took some individual photos and group shots. Then we navigated our way through the laptop hard drive to find the folder where they are stored, so we could look at...Read More
Our lovely preps have reached 100 Days of School! We enjoyed a special assembly on Friday celebrating all the learning and hard work they have been doing in their first 100 Days! We started our assembly by singing some songs for everyone! Then each student did a speech on what they have learnt and enjoyed...Read More
