Amelia’s Group – Week 9 Term 3

Hi everyone,

It has been so lovely being back with the kids for a full week after being away for so long. There has been a lot for me to catch up on, and they were all very eager to fill me in and let me know what I may have missed.

This week, we introduced volume with some hands-on play outside. Jess and I explored volume by making connections to our previous learning on surface area and discussed volume as the area inside of a 3D shape or container. We discussed at what point an object is ‘full’ by packing a container with unifix cubes, then with pebbles, then with sand, then with water. At each stage, we posed to the children, ‘Is the container full? Why/why not?’. We will continue learning about volume next week and into the next term.

On Thursday we had our beautiful excursion to The Australian Museum. Thank you again to my wonderful parent volunteers for supporting the children, despite the late notice. It was a lovely day out as a whole school and a great venue for the children to explore the varied exhibits at their own pace in a small group. We also had enjoyed our lunch and a play in Hyde Park with the beautiful sunny weather. Thank you so much to Vinnie for organising this!

Just a reminder that next week we will have our PIP presentations on the Tuesday and Wednesday, please re-check my email regarding this for the schedule. We will have cooking with Carolina for the Spanish session this week, and on the last day we will watch a movie (likely to be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!) and engage in any other activities the children vote for in this week’s class meeting.

Have a lovely weekend!

Amelia x