Knitting Club

In term 2 and 3, Sia (year 2) and Jessica (Prep) will be starting a knitting club at lunchtime.  The knitting club has two aims, one to develop knitting skills and secondly for the more competent knitters to knit for the penguins.  As part of our whole school inquiry into ‘Change’,

How can we be the change we want to see in the world? 

We are knitting jumpers for penguins who have been caught up in oil spills.

More information can be viewed from the following website:

penguinfoundation.org.au/about-the-penguin.../wildlife-rehabilitation/‎

This is an article from the above website:

Knitted penguin jumpers 

This is not a fashion statement!

These knitted penguin jumpers play an important role in saving little penguins affected by oil pollution. A patch of oil the size of a thumb nail can kill a little penguin. Oiled penguins often die from exposure and starvation. Oil separates and mats feathers, allowing water to get in which makes a penguin very cold, heavy and less able to successfully hunt for food.

When oiled penguins are admitted to the Wildlife Clinic at Phillip Island Nature Parks, a knitted jumper is placed on the penguins to prevent them from preening and swallowing the toxic oil before they are washed and the oil removed by staff.

453 little penguins were affected by the last major oil spill near Phillip Island in 2001. 96% were successfully saved and rehabilitated at the Wildlife Clinic and released back into the wild.

Other websites for your information:

Knitters wanted for penguin pullovers - ABC Melbourne - Australian

penguinfoundation.org.au/assets/.../penguin-jumper-pattern-2014.pdf‎

The knitting club will be held on Thursday at the start of lunch break until 11.40am.  We would appreciate if children brought along their own needles and wool.  Experienced parent, teacher and student helpers are welcome.

Inquiry Research

The children have been researching and collecting information about the different groups that exist in the school. The children wrote questions and chose to interview teachers, other children and each other, using ipads.  Once the children had collected their information, the children were asked:-

How can we present our information?

The children contributed to a list of ways in which information could be presented such as, animation, talks, posters, graphs, films etc.

 

The children have stated working on their presentations and will continue to work on their presentations in term 2.  Some of the presentations will be highlighted at our Year 2 school assembly in week 2.  At a date to be announced the presentations will also be presented to parents.

 

Interviewing 5/6 peer mediators and JSC.  Instrumental group interview each other                              

Chess group interviewing each other.  Library group interviewing Kevin

Chess group working on a poster.   Animation group working on an aninmation

Green group writing a report.  Rubbish Collection interviewing 5/6 student

Italian Choir group interviewing Ivy 5/6. Choir group interviewing Elizabeth

Ukulele group interviewing Elizabeth. Instrumental Music group interviewing each other

 

 

Mathematics in Year 2

As part of our Maths investigation into Place Value we have been developing the following ‘big ideas’.

Big Ideas

·         Representation – numbers can be modeled and represented in many different ways (e.g., materials, diagrams, number charts, partial/open number lines)

·         Enumeration – whole numbers are used to count collections, counts can be achieved in multiple ways, and different units can be used to say how many or how much

·         Equivalence – numbers can be renamed in many different but equivalent ways, renaming is a special type of representation

·         Relationships – numbers can be used to compare and order

The children have explored a number of mathematical experiences around Place Value and will continue to develop their understandings in term 2.

Mathematical ideas explored:-

Place-value (10-999): Numbers to 1 thousand are made up of a count of hundreds (1-9), a count of tens (0-9) and a count of ones (0-9) where the place of the digit indicates the unit

Renaming (place-value): Numbers can be renamed in many different ways (e.g., 65 is 6 tens and 5 ones or 65 ones, 472 is 47 tens and 2 ones etc)

Comparing/ordering (10-999): Numbers can be compared and ordered on the basis of the value of the digits in comparable place-value locations

Skip counting is counting by a number that is not one (e.g., counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s); skip counting reveals patterns in numbers.

Counting (place-value): Counting forwards or backwards in place-value units from a given number requires a knowledge of the number naming sequence and the structure of the base ten numeration system.

 

Book Talk

Thank you once again to the wonderful parents who joined us for Book Talk in the final week of term one. We had a record number of parents assist us this week and their contribution has been invaluable.  The children are always happy to listen and discuss books.  We look forward to seeing parents once again next term when Book Talk resumes on Wednesday mornings.

 

 

 

 

 

Maths Games Night

The teachers in your child’s neighbourhood will be conducting a maths information night on Tuesday the 6^th of May from 5 to 6pm.  The information night will be held in your child’s neighbourhood and will focus on how games can be utilised for developing conceptual understanding in number and enumeration.

The maths night will build on the parent information night presented by Professor Di Siemen last term.  If you were unable to attend on that night, you can access the Professor Siemen’s notes by visiting your child’s neighbourhood blog. 

During the information night, explicit links will be made on the kinds of misconceptions that the games might expose and provide interpretations of what different student responses might mean with some practical ideas to address particular learning needs.  Games encourage students to talk about and share their ideas in a cooperative atmosphere. The night will also explore questions techniques that parents can use to allow their children to further develop their thoughts.

We look forward to seeing you there.  It promises to be both an informative and fun evening.

Warm Regards,

Tim Aris

 

KidsMatter Parent Survey

Dear Parents,

 Princes Hill Primary School has taken up the Australian Government initiative called KidsMatter. The school's KidsMatter action team is currently collecting data from the school community to assist in the planning and implementation of the framework. We would be grateful if you could take the time to complete the online survey that is attached (approx. 15 mins).

Thank You,

Parent Contact Forms

Hello everyone, 

thanks to those who have completed their contact details for the neighborhood lists and parent reps.

We are still missing about 1/2 of the schools forms. It seems the form is a bit confusing, we apologize for that and will look at amending it for next year. In the meantime there will be forms in the classrooms to be completed and returned to your homeroom teacher who will then pass on to your parent rep. If you have not returned one can you please fill it out. Even if you don't want to be included on the list there is that option to fill in. If we have a form from every parent then the parent reps will not have to contact you individually to see what you want to do. 

Thank you,

Tina Winn

On behalf of the Community Relations Committee