Theme Term 4 2018

• Brooke can identify a range of emotions in learning tasks.
• Brooke can create artwork that is based on emotions.

Brooke can engage in tasks based on identifying emotions using her communication device and the zone of regulation visual. She can communicate how she would feel in 'what if' situations with adult prompting. Brooke can use her communication device to explore things that make her feel happy. During Circle Time, Brooke can point to which zone she is in to communicate how she is feeling. Brooke can engage well in the food exploration sessions. She can decorate her food with adult support to create a face based on an emotion. Brooke can create art work using the zones of regulation colours.

• Brooke is an Achiever.
• Brooke is an Achiever.
  

Theme - Royalty Term 2 2018

Learning Intention

1. Brooke will explore and learn about the British Royalty customs and history.
2. Brooke will create food products that represent royalty custom.

In Term 2 our students have been learning about British royal customs and British history in honour of the Royal Wedding celebrated during this term. The media that covered the Royal Wedding made this topic relevant and meaningful for the times and the students enjoyed the activities they participated in.

Brooke made bunting, art displays and learned about the British Royal family and their roles. She also enjoyed making old recipes fit for kings and queens such as mini Victoria sponge, cucumber and radish sandwiches, cherries jubilee and coronation chicken.

Theme - Animals Term 1 2018

Learning Intention

1. Students will enhance their social skills through symbolic play.
2. Students will learn care and management when looking after animals.

During Term 1 to ease our students into a new academic year, the students participated in Symbolic Play activities to enhance their social skills and learning opportunities based on the terms theme Animal Care.

Every afternoon during topic time there were adult led stations that provided social learning scenarios where Brooke learned social skills at a veterinary clinic, a shop, hairdressers and dress up station. Brooke particularly enjoyed being a hairdresser which she did a good job at being.

We also had a successful Pet Open Classroom. Lots of parents came in with a variety of animals to learn about.

 

Thematic Unit

Science

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on scientific experiments,where she could explore using descriptive language through scientific exploration and play.

Brooke experienced a number of hands on experiments including make predictions about oil and water, thinking around why mentos makes diet coke explode into a volcanic eruption, questioning why white, brown and dark chocolate melt at different rates, predicting if ice melting will impact on the level of water, and predicting what impact salt has on the rate ice melts.


Evaluation: Brooke participated in these experiments. She got to observe and get involved in hands on activities.




Fitness
Learning Goal: To participate in physical activities, such as, run around the field, to gain fitness and physical health.
Evaluation: Brooke participated in physical activities with the goal of extending her fitness and well being by running or walking around the school field 2 or more times daily.
Brooke was a keen participant in this exercise and as a result of this extra activity became more energized.

Technology

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on Technology practice to design and produce specific outcomes, and
to learn how to label and report information about technological practice.

Evaluation: Brooke participated in technology practice by designing biscuits, making a mosaic photo frame, halloween cupcakes, and writing stories which were then made into imovies.