As we move into remote learning through Seesaw and Nav, it’s important that we put some protocols into place for our students in Prep to Year 5. The following ideas will be sent home: Focus your mind Have household jobs done by 8.30am so that you...
To develop a basic understanding of maths, children need to learn how to solve even the most difficult maths problems. These difficult maths problems are typically word problems. Teaching children how to solve word problems in maths is critical if...
Melbourne researchers have proven what parents have intuitively known all along – the more often you read to your children from an early age, the greater the positive effect on their reading and thinking skills. The Melbourne Institute of Applied...
Home learning is an expectation for our students. The nature of the activities will vary so it is best to discuss expectations with your child’s teacher. All educators agree that reading is the most valuable home learning a child can do and should...
How you can help your child catch it! Although many children have well-developed pre-reading skills by the time they start school, the teaching of literacy skills begins in earnest from day one of Prep. Speaking and listening, reading and writing...
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin While there is some debate as to whether this quote does in fact come from Benjamin Franklin, it is the sentiment that I wish to share with you after...
For children today, reading books for pleasure has a lot of competition from many other pursuits. Television doesn’t require them to visualise scenarios or use their imagination as much and a video game has all the bells and whistles to be...
Each week at the Junior College Assembly, we present awards to students to celebrate their growth across the many varied areas of the curriculum. This year we have moved from a combination of ‘You Can Do It’ awards and ‘Star of the Week’ awards to...
Getting the Screen Time Balance Right for Families
Posted on
07 Feb, 2019
Screen time is all about balance. It's sometimes more about what is being done on the screen than the amount of time spent. Too much screen time can mean that family members aren't really talking to each other or spending time in a productive way...
Would you like to raise children who are responsible, confident, happy and who have a growth mindset? Would you like to have more peaceful relations and less power struggles with your children; interactions where you view each other as helpers...