The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter BRINGING IT HOME
HOLIDAY FUN OUTDOORS Are you ready to go on a nature scavenger hunt? There are so many wonderful things to discover! Do you have bugs in your backyard? I wonder what they are? Look for tracks, scat and evidence of animals in your local area. Perfect for parents/carers to share time with their child in nature, for children to do alone or for teachers to use as a teaching resource. This Australian themed nature scavenger hunt has been hand illustrated and painted by artist and Eco Explorers bush playgroup facilitator Kate Rijs.
HOLIDAY LEARNING Over the school holidays students can continue to consolidate their understanding of skills learnt in Term 1 through games, helping with shopping or planning family trips and continuing to read each night. Students with BYOD iPad ’ s have apps that can support holiday learning and engagement in areas of Literacy, Numeracy and the Arts.
Here are some apps your child can try:
LITERACY:
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Reading Eggs (Prep– Year 2)
ABOUT THE ARTIST Kate Rijs is an artist, qualified and experienced Primary School Teacher, Art Teacher and bush playgroup facilitator who is passionate about creativity and nurturing creativity and imagination in both children and adults. She believes that nature is the best classroom that there is.
Reading Eggspress (Year 3 - 6)
Epic!
Epic is a digital library of books that students can read and listen to.
Book Creator This app can be used by students to make stories, information texts or even a journal of their holildays to share back at school.
NUMERACY:
Essential Assessment
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Sunset Math
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My Numeracy
Targeting Math
Math Pathway (Year 6 - 9)
BeeBot
This app is a beginning step in developing students understanding of computational thinking by using directional and instructional steps.
ARTS:
Arts at The Lakes
This website has been created by our Primary Art teacher Duong to engage students in a range of skills and techniques.
Source: https://www.ecoexplorers.com.au/downloads/free - australian - scavenger - hunt - print - out
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