Letter to Foundation parents |
Curriculum Map 2020 |
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For all the Foundation beginning of the year information, staff faces and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) go here: 
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The following attachment is a curriculum overview for 2019 that maps out the focus for each area of study. For more specific information, parents are encouraged to speak directly to their child's classroom teacher.
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Unit Watch - Term 2
Me as an artist
Central Idea: People use different materials and resources to express their feelings and ideas
Lines of Inquiry
-Art can help us to understand how others think and feel
- Art can help us to learn how others express themselves
- Art allows us to use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks
Lines of Inquiry
-Art can help us to understand how others think and feel
- Art can help us to learn how others express themselves
- Art allows us to use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks
let's play - Foundation investigations
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
At OLHC we have set up a room for creative play. It is complete with a "kitchen, a teaching area, dress ups, sand play, a shop, a bedroom, a farm space, puppets and an office." These interactive areas will change and evolve but it was wonderful to see Foundation LM kick start our year with such enthusiasm and creativity. Foundation SD & Foundation JF will visit our investigations room tomorrow. See photos below of FLM.
Some assumptions underlying the play-based approach to learning
At OLHC we have set up a room for creative play. It is complete with a "kitchen, a teaching area, dress ups, sand play, a shop, a bedroom, a farm space, puppets and an office." These interactive areas will change and evolve but it was wonderful to see Foundation LM kick start our year with such enthusiasm and creativity. Foundation SD & Foundation JF will visit our investigations room tomorrow. See photos below of FLM.
Some assumptions underlying the play-based approach to learning
- Children construct their knowledge in a predictable sequence.
- Their interests and natural curiosity motivate learning.
- They learn through: social interaction; experimentation and manipulation; constructive error; and play.
Specialist Program on mondays
This week we took a snapshot of Performing Arts, Digital Technologies and PE. Next week Visual Arts and Library. It is a big day for the Foundation children and they have been doing a fantastic job. Click on images to enlarge.
Home reading- help for parents
Please find attached a copy of our recent presentation as well as a document that assists parents when reading with their child.
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Foundation
Unit of Inquiry Hotlist of Websites 2020
The following websites are listed to assist students, teachers and parents with the various units of inquiry we explore at OLHC. This is not an exhaustive list, but merely a starting point for discovery.
Let us know if you find other sites which would be appropriate. Science units are listed under the red font.
Let us know if you find other sites which would be appropriate. Science units are listed under the red font.
Other useful sites
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Information Technology
- http://bit.ly/2riNtuR Caritas curriculum links
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching Catholic Social Teaching
- http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/catholic-social-teaching/educational-toolkit Educational Toolkit
- http://www.pics4learning.com/ -Pics4Learning - image library that is safe and free for education.
- http://www.photosforclass.com/ -Photos for use in the classroom
- http://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia
- http://bit.ly/2pzWQ7Y- ARTSEDGE Lessons for Elementary School (Grades K-5)
- http://www.kiddle.co/ Safe visual search engine for kids
- http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ Free educational videos
- splash.abc.net.au/home#!/home ABC -games & videos mapped to the curriculum
- http://gws.ala.org/ _ great websites for kids- across all areas of study and ages.
- http://www.studyladder.com.au/ Studyladder- range of educational activities
- http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/ -DK series- find out about...
- http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ Educational games for building foundation math and language skills
- http://bit.ly/2E3a7ge MATHS Glossary for parents and children
- https://au.ixl.com/signin/olhc IXL Maths
- http://www.transum.org/Software/ Wide range of math activities
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- https://www.khanacademy.org/ -Khan Academy online mathematical tutorials for all learners
- http://www.readwritethink.org/ READ WRITE THINK -a wide range of literacy support materials
- http://www.sunshineonline.com.au/ reading material -un:olhcw pw:olhcw
- http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ - a wide range of easy to read books for junior classes
- http://www.magickeys.com/books/ stories online
- http://bit.ly/2m68lWw 100 stories online
- http://bit.ly/1gcmafb Tumblebooks
- http://www.spellingcity.com/ Spelling City
- http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ Science activities and resources
- https://mysteryscience.com/ science lessons - all levels
- http://easyscienceforkids.com/science facts and activities for young kids.
- http://bbc.in/1jC6PpQ BBC science for children- search by age group
Information Technology
- http://www.abcya.com/ ICT games and activities for children
- http://www.e-learningforkids.org/ E Learning for kids
- http://bit.ly/1OxeRx6 -Create a graph- ICT tool for data collection
- http://bit.ly/1h246k8 Keyboarding skills and games
- http://bit.ly/1awrCys create your own Venn diagram
Trips, events and key dates
