Kindergarten students have been very busy bees this term. In literacy, we are continuing to learn the alphabet code through our letters and sounds practise and reading some wonderful books by Nick Bland and Alison Lester to help us understand the value of rich settings and characters in stories. Year three came to visit us and share their narrative stories, a great chance for Kinder to see where they will be in a few short years with their writing skills!

We have created our own mini investigative worlds, exploring rock pools and animals that camouflage. In maths we have been exploring musical and object patterns, properties of addition, as well as learning our teen numbers to 20 with LOTS of hands-on activities and discussions every day. 

Talk time has been a favourite time of day for the children as they share some of the things that are important to their family with their peers. It’s a wonderful time for the children to learn more about one another and develop some very important communication skills. It has integrated well with our Religion unit of belonging to God’s family and being a valued member of a wider GSFM family.

Of course, one of the main highlights has been rehearing for our amazing school musical, The Litter Muncher! Creating our very own costumes, reading our lines, learning moves AND singing has been a massive accomplishment and kinder would like to give a HUGE thank you to our wonderful creative arts teacher, Mrs McCabe…the children will miss you!

Amaroo Gold

We have had lots of fun learning experiences in Amaroo Gold this term!

In English, we have focused on fairy tales and have really enjoyed reading these stories, including The Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We had fun imagining what we would do in different situations but all agreed we would never enter a stranger’s house and eat their porridge!

In Mathematics, Amaroo Gold have worked on a variety of topics. We have had lots of practice with addition and subtraction and can use a variety of strategies to solve problems. We are also looking at fractions and can share an object by dividing it into two equal parts. Amaroo Gold know that halves are two equal parts - they must be the same.

Amaroo Gold have enjoyed our Schoolyard Safari topic in Science, as it has meant lots of exploring in the gardens. We have found lots of creepy crawlies and learned many interesting things about earthworms, snails and ants. Amaroo Gold students all remembered to stay respectful by not touching any animals we found.

In Personal Development and Health lessons, we have been learning about how the food pyramid can help us with healthy eating. We know all about the food groups and have identified foods that belong in each of the groups. As part of this learning, we have done lots of cooking! We made yummy carrot muffins for our vegetable focus and used rice bubbles to make chocolate crackles when we learned about grains. We have also tasted lots of fruits and vegetables and were very brave at trying new foods. 

In History, we have been learning about how family life has changed from the past to the present, and how families around the world are both the same and different to ours. We enjoyed looking at toys from the past, especially when the jack-in-the-box gave us a fright!

We have also been fascinated as we discovered more about our church in Religious Education. We had several visits to explore the church and some of its key items, such as the altar, lectern, tabernacle and cross. How lucky we are to be at Good Samaritan!

Amaroo Blue

Term 3 has been very busy with many wonderful learning experiences. 

Our Mathematics units have been investigating the properties of 2D shapes and 3D objects.