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Full Steam Ahead in Years 1 and 2

Full Steam Ahead in Years 1 and 2

It is amazing how quickly this term is just flying by. We are well and truly back in the swing of being inquirers in the classroom, and with the end of the year quickly approaching, Years 1 and 2 are full steam ahead as we make the most of the next few weeks.

This week we have Step Up Day, where the children will spend some time in their new classroom and meet with their teacher!

We have finished our previous unit 'How the world works', with our final task of creating a Rube Goldberg 'What happens next machine'. The students collaborated incredibly as they discussed their designs and tested their theories. They were undoubtedly reflective learners, as many of them discovered flaws in their machines but were able to use their understanding of force to improve their designs.

Rube Year 2 Video

We have now started our 'Sharing the planet' unit with the central idea 'People can work together to create sustainable practices and solutions for our world.'

We have been looking closely over the past few weeks at choices and the impact that our choices can make. The students have recognised that some choices like how we wear our hair or what we have for breakfast, only really impact us. But other choices can affect our friends, family, community, or even global impact.

Photos of Choices work

We have been unpacking the choices we make every day at school, and that sometimes the choice that gives us the best consequence takes a little effort.

We will be extending this understanding to start thinking about how this relates to sustainable practices and solutions and how we can work together to create sustainable practices and solutions.

Here's to a great few weeks to finish up a fantastic year!

Liane and Lexi

Key Dates - Term Four

Week 7

Monday 14th November - Pesta Indonesia Day

Wednesday 16th November - New Students and Step-up Day

Week 8

Friday 25th November - Minimbah Team Aths

Week 9

Monday 28th November - Perberkoong Rehearsal

Wednesday 30th November - Perberkoong

Friday 2nd December - Arty Market

Week 10

Wednesday 7th December - F-3 Beach Picnic Day

Friday 9th December - Term 4 Concludes

We have been unpacking the choices we make every day at school, and that sometimes the choice that gives us the best consequence takes a little effort. We will be extending this understanding to start thinking about how this relates to sustainable practices and solutions and how we can work together to create sustainable practices and solutions.