National
Simultaneous Storytime
On Wednesday
May 19th our school will participate in National Simultaneous
Storytime. Over one million children across Australia and New Zealand will read
together the book Give Me Some Space
by Philip Bunting. This year we have been excited to learn that the book will
be read to us by astronauts from the International Space Station. We are really
looking forward to this event.
The Term Two
Program
Kindergarten
The students
will undertake an author study of the work of Pamela Allen. She is an
award-winning author who has enchanted children for over thirty years. Her
books are full of the music of language and are designed to be read aloud and
shared.
Author studies
enable teachers to share quality literature with their students. As the
students share the excitement of exposure to engaging literature the skills of
comprehension and communication emerge. The students gain a deeper attachment
to books and critical thinking skills, reading skills and writing skills
develop and improve.
Stage One
Nick Bland
is one of our foremost Australian authors for children. His work which is
loaded with engaging rhythm and rhyme and colourful illustrations which support
the texts results in a sense of adventure and enjoyment for all readers. This
term the students in stage one will undertake a study of ten books by Nick
Bland. It is expected that, as the students are exposed to such language
features as rhyme, repetition alliteration and personification supported by
high quality illustrations they will be entertained and inspired to write
creatively.
Stage Two
The library
studies unit of work has been designed to support the Geography studies being
undertaken in the classroom. We are addressing the question:
How do
people's perceptions about places influence their views about the protection of
places?
The question
will be answered by investigating landmarks, national parks and sacred sites in
Australia. We will research such places as Uluru, Kakadu and the Great Barrier
Reef as well as such landmarks as the Sydney Opera House and Luna Park.
Stage Three
The purpose
of the unit of study is to introduce the students to examples of quality
literature. The books selected have either been short listed in previous years
or have been popular choices for stage three students in the past. Multiple
copies of the texts have been purchased to meet the borrowing demand. It is,
therefore, advantageous to introduce these texts to the new wave of stage three
students for their interest and enjoyment.
Differentiation:
Texts at various levels are included in the study to meet the reading needs and
tastes of the diverse range of students.
