Wednesday 13 September 2017

Senior School Term 3 Weeks 8 & 9

Senior School Term 3 Weeks 8 & 9

CONNECT WITH
THE SENIOR SCHOOL



Reminders:
Teachers vs. Students Basketball Match- This Friday 15th of September
A Sausage Sizzle will be on Friday as a fundraiser for the grade 6 graduation.
Sausages in bread are $1.50. Students who wish to have a sausage are to bring cash on the day. (No QKR payments)

Curriculum Day- Monday 18th of September


Footy Day- Wednesday 20th of September
All parents are welcome to come along and enjoy the day with us.

STEM & Inquiry Parent Gala Day in the Senior Building
 Friday 22nd of September
Senior students will be showcasing their inquiry and STEM projects in the Atrium. All parents welcome to view their work from 9- 10 am.

Last Day of TermFriday 22nd of September
Early Finish- 2:30pm



 Learning and Teaching 
 
ENGLISH

Students have been learning how to identify the main idea in a text and the key information. They have been practising this skill using News for Kids articles and their own novels.

Reviews and Informative Texts have been the focus in our writing sessions. Students reviewed an ABC series called 'Little Lunch' which the students absolutely loved. Now we've just got to find a way of getting the opening song out of our heads!


Image result for little lunch opening

They have also written information reports on an event during the Colonial times. Many students are decided to include these texts in their Inquiry projects. 
MATHS: 

We began our unit of Fractions, Decimals and Percentages last week where students have explored a variety of concepts in their maths groups, some of which include equivalent fractions and fractions of whole numbers. We will continue this unit at the start of Term 4.


STEM & Inquiry 

As we are approaching the Parent Gala Day, the students are excitedly putting their STEM and Inquiry presentations together. We look forward to seeing you on Friday the 22nd of September to celebrate their hard work!




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