Letter to Foundation parents

Curriculum Map 2019

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​For all the Foundation beginning of the year information, staff faces and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) go here:

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 4
​Everybody has a Story to Tell

​Central Idea: Stories inform and provoke us; they give us pleasure and help our imaginations grow.
Lines of Inquiry 

• - The Elements of  Story -Story Grammar
• - Similarities and Differences between stories
• - Different Ways of telling stories

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Where have we come from? term 3

To celebrate aspects of the 'olden days' our wonderful Foundation community of parents, children and teachers came together for a wonderful experience. Marching, strict teachers (complete with canes but minus the corporal punishment), games, handwriting lessons and even posture rules were experienced. A brilliant day by all. More photos will be displayed at school. Thank you to the parents for your active participation and to the teaching tea for your efforts and organisation. 

School is about memories!!

Science unit - term 3 - Feathers, Fur and Fins

Ballarat Wildlife park 

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 2019

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.

Term 1- Safety First

• http://www.juniorcitizen.org.uk/kids/   looks at ways to keep safe
• http://www.safekids.org/home-safety-educators Home Safety
• http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Your-Children-Safe
• http://www.homesafetygame.com/teacherspage.htm
• http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/grade/1/
• http://bit.ly/2lxyZGh studyladder
• http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/besafe/ brainpop
• http://bit.ly/1nsBUbB ​safety signs
• http://www.kidsafe.com.au/
• http://www.helpkeepkidssafe.org/pt/pt
• http://bit.ly/2mjPxPo
• http://bit.ly/2lEjtbX -stop look listen
• http://bit.ly/2mk6xVK-home safety
  

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Term 2-Let's Celebrate

• http://ab.co/1spENSI  abc tv
• http://ab.co/2kJQMuR-achievements
• http://ab.co/2kXJn6t- birthdays
• http://www.birthdaycelebrations.net/
• http://ab.co/2mjVVGj weddings
• http://ab.co/2l5ZMqu​ christmas
• http://ab.co/2lK1xgG new years
• http://ab.co/2lllglU new baby​​

Term 3 - Where have we come from?
              Where are we going?

• www.abc.net.ay/abc3/myplace/
• http://bit.ly/1Rbgq05 My grandmother’s toybox
• http://bit.ly/1L1qCbX -activities Granny’s toybox
• Wilfred Gordan Macdonald Partridge http://www.storylineonline.net/
• Window- Jeanie Baker & Peepo
• http://bit.ly/1FqsqEd

Term 4 Everyone has a Story to Tell- 

• http://bit.ly/2m68lWwstories online
• http://bit.ly/2mjXHav​ ​sequencing activities
• http://www.kidsgen.com/stories/ 
• http://www.kidsworldfun.com/shortstories.php
• https://www.freechildrenstories.com/
• https://www.freechildrenstories.com/age-3-5/
• http://www.magickeys.com/books​

I'm Watching -Term 1 Science

• http://bit.ly/1jBNR1o Properties of materials
• http://bit.ly/2lAR2d5 who likes the wind?
• http://bit.ly/2kS0mMs sun
• http://bit.ly/2l5h7z9 rain
• ​http://bit.ly/2l569JK senses- touch
• http://bit.ly/2lPOCtv Brainpop
• http://bit.ly/2leEqqP tumblebooks
• http://bit.ly/2lPMtOm experiments
• http://bit.ly/1SOdgkd 5 senses- clip.
• http://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/our-senses information and a clips- scroll down
• http://to.pbs.org/2l5jp1b lSid the science kid – interactive-Q&A
• http://www.abcya.com/five_senses.htm ABC ya

Weather in my world -Term 2 Science

• http://ab.co/2mimmxa ABC splash clips on weather
• http://bit.ly/2mOZght weather images for kids
• http://www.weatherwizkids.com/  weather wiz
• http://bit.ly/2lBbA50 great weather websites 
• http://www.weatherforkids.org/ weather for kids
• http://bit.ly/2nYKGUN  a-z reading- clouds
• http://bit.ly/2n2DUhy a-z 4 seasons text gr 1

Fur, Feathers, Fins-  Term 3 Science

• http://bit.ly/2l5omH9  brainpop junior- living things
• http://bit.ly/2lB6XI9 life cycle of a plant
• http://bbc.in/1lcYHb0​  BBC science – growing  plants
• http://gws.ala.org/category/animals  animal sites
• http://ab.co/2kScnkS ABC splash clips on animals
• Animal animations for kids KS1 new
  

On the Move -Term 4 science

• http://bit.ly/2lQeSUE ramps 
•  http://bit.ly/2lQmt5t ramps
• BBC Science – Pushes and Pulls
• http://bbc.in/1pmNxmF
• BBC Science – Forces and Movement http://bbc.in/1j5IIMQ 
• Brainpop Jr – Pushes and Pulls http://bit.ly/29EXL0Z ​

Other useful sites

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

• 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

Integrated Studies, the arts, research, videos and images

• 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

Mathematics

• 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

English

• 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

Science

• 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

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