Welcome to 2022, I am Penny McCulloch, the class teacher for the Junior Primary class and am excited to be part of a team working with parents/guardians, students and work colleagues. Its week 3 in the Junior Primary Class and we are making the best of an unsettled time, with less than half the class at school this week. However, I would like to welcome our new students this year being Eliza, Pip, Ryan, Logan and Karl from the Kindergarten and Melody, Roy and Hiram, who have joined us from Port Augusta. I’d also like to welcome all the wonderful students from last year back into the classroom, of which all have progressed into another year level.

This year I am teaching English, Maths and Art in the Junior Primary class.

In English, we do the Read, Write Inc program, phonological awareness and hand writing daily. We practice oral language in the form of sharing, class discussions and discussions in pairs. For writing, we are doing recounts of the weekend and then moving onto narrative and procedure writing. In Maths this term, we are extending number knowledge and learning about measurement. During Art, we are exploring print making techniques.

I am teaching Art in the Upper Primary class and the year 7 to 10s in Secondary School. This term we are exploring print making techniques, along with some artists that use this medium. We will be using drawing techniques to use as a means to express ideas, stories and oneself. The students will investigate a range of art movements and the influence it has had on different cultures and societies.