Student Space

Our term two Prep inquiry allowed students to explore the notion that there are food and lifestyle choices that makes us healthy and also there are choices we can make to remain safe in different environments. Students documented their own eating habits by looking in their lunch boxes and sorting their foods into different groups.

They were also introduced to the healthy eating wheel which groups foods according to their nutritional content. To document their understandings of these food groups, students were able to organise magazine cut outs of foods into a Venn diagram. The healthy eating component of the inquiry culminated in a healthy lunch which involved each class coming up with a shopping list and then walking down to nearby Martin Street to buy their ingredients. They then assisted in making a fantastic healthy lunch which was enjoyed by all. Check out this short digital story of JSA's healthy lunch journey.

The safety component to our inquiry involved a range of incursions to stimulate lots of awareness of different safety aspects. We had a visit from some fire fighters to demonstrate what to do if there is a fire in your home and also what to do if you catch on fire. As a means of linking the community to our learning the Prep's decided to showcase their safety understandings in the form of short movies. These movies cover fire safety, crossing the road safely, safety in the kitchen and being safe in the playground. Here are our movies, enjoy!

Our reading foci for this term included:

• Readers differentiate between letters, words and sentences
• Readers make predictions
• Readers read and think at the same time
• Readers link letter names to sounds
• Readers can hear words rhyming
• Readers look for patterns
• Readers know the difference between fiction and non fiction texts
• Readers know that books are organised in different ways

Here are some digital stories showcasing our Prep's learning.

Our writing foci for this term included:

• Writers have a purpose for their writing
• Writers write from left to right, top to bottom
• Writers know that sentences start with a capital letter and end with a full stop
• Writers leave spaces in between their words
• Writers write about their experiences

Here are some digital stories showcasing our Prep's learning.

In term two we covered the following concepts:

• Counting
• Patterns
• Collecting data
• Grouping objects
• Ordinal number
• Chance
• Weight and capacity
• Addition
• Subtraction

This term's enquiry learning unit is about story telling. Questions we will be discussing include:

• How and why do people tell their stories?
• Where do their stories begin?
• What is the Australian indigenous story?

We will be learning how:

• We are a mix of different cultures
• Our stories are all different
• Stories can be told in many ways
• It is everyone's responsibility to look after our land, our families and respect each other's cultural history and beliefs

Some of our works.

In writing this term we are focusing on:

• Narrative
• Information Reports
• Invitations
• Proof reading and editing

In reading we are focusing on:

• Text to text
• Connections
  
• Making predictions
• Inferring
• Recommending books to peers

In speaking and listening we are focusing on:

• Storytelling

In word study we are focusing on:

• High frequency words - words that are most often used
• Word families like blends ("br", "cl", "st") and long vowels

In maths we are focusing on:

• Space
• Measurement
• Capacity
• Chance and data

In numbers we are focusing on:

• Using calculators and number lines
• Fact families
• Quick recall
• Odds & evens
• Skip counting
• Calendars
• Telling the time

Some of our students' work from term 1 & 2

Dear Parents and Teachers,

At Elsternwick Primary School, we have created an interactive blog site for the middle year students. The site will be available for parents and teachers to share ideas, view students work, keep up to date with student activities, upcoming events, excursions, and weekly updates. Please feel free to comment on student activities, photos, add any useful resources you may have and view the different classes of the middle school. Click the picture below to visit our interactive blog.

The EPS School Song We are a body of students whose aim in life is plain, To watch and work and play, True knowledge to obtain. Knowledge of how to play life's game, The greatest game of all. Learning together, Sharing together, Making this the rule, At Elsternwick, Elsternwick Primary School. Robyn Clarke

Grade 5/6 Composition Project - 2009

In Term Two, the Grade 5/6 students completed a music composition project. Working in small groups, students composed their own short song consisting of a basic composition format (verses, chorus, bridge). Students used various melodic (piano, guitar, glockenspiels) and non-melodic (drums, shakers, claves) instruments to accompany their pieces along with voice and dance. The students produced creative, catchy and original compositions.

Ceremony (First Stage of Elsternwick Primary School Re-development - 2009)

On Monday 3 August 2009, Elsternwick Primary School hosted an Opening Ceremony to celebrate several re-developments throughout the school grounds. During the ceremony the Grade 3&4 Choir enthusiastically sang "Better Than" by the John Butler Trio. Several Red Notes woodwind and string students featured as soloists during the morning tea (Josh Synan, Samuel Lloyd and Mietta Adams) and the Grade 5&6 Percussion Ensemble entertained guests with an original toe-tapping composition (inspired by Samba music).

Bloke's Breakfast Concert

Red Notes Recital - 2009

The first Red Notes Recital was held on Wednesday 19th August, 2009. It featured several group and solo performances and was a fantastic instrumental showcase by the students. A range of musical styles (classical, jazz, blues, folk and contemporary) were included in the programme. Below are some photos from the event.

Whole grade works of art for auction at the EPS Art Show on Thursday 29th October. The canvases are currently on display in the junior school classrooms and grades 3/6 are on display in the art room.

Our mandarin program has been created by experienced and bilingual teaching staff. The program is fun and engaging, it captures the attention, interest and enthusiasm of your child whilst laying the foundations for fluency in Mandarin as they grow and develop.