Foundation - Year 2
This term our class were excited to welcome Rhys, Fin, Eden and Archie from kindergarten for their transition period to school. They all settled in comfortably with old friends from kindy and some had their brothers in the class too.
During the second week of term, the foundation to year fours went on an overnight camp to Ikara (Wilpena Pound) and stayed at the Rawnsley Park Bunkhouse. The first day was raining, so we changed our plans on the dirt road travel to Sacred Canyon and went to Dingley Dell where we found engravings on rocks of animal footprints and circles that represented campsites. Pauline McKenzie told an Adnamatna cultural story and showed us some bushfood, explaining their healing properties. We settled back at camp with a creek flowing gently nearby which had tadpole residents. This was of great interest to most of our students. The next day we went to Ikara and listened to dreaming stories by Mick McKenzie. PJ gave in introduction to the group about the walk he guided us on, telling us about all the emus around with their young. We visited the Yura and Udnu monument and had a yummy lunch sitting around the Woolshed. Thankyou to all the staff who came and helped and the cakes, biscuits and snacks the parents provided.
English this term, along with our normal coverage of English areas, we are highlighting word knowledge, word power and the reading and writing of scripts. In Math’s we are revising most of the years’ work using problem solving tasks. Art focusses on Drama, Dance and Singing, for the end of year performance.
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