The Senior Unit

It was fantastic to spend time with some of you on the weekend as we put our stamp on the Immanuel Allstars entry in the Relay For Life. It gave us lots to talk about today and special recognition should go to Sara Grafton and Nat Kralj who walked an enormous amount! Over 23 kilometers!  THANKYOU EVERYONE for your great commitment for a really memorable event. Camp- Look for a note this week. School tops - Look for a note Wednesday. Maccas or Bust!  Over the last week or so we have been working on a Maths unit that is all about Speed / Distance / Time. The students have put together a presentation that is aimed to prove that we can make it to Maccas and back inside a lesson (plus recess).  So, our plan is to test out all of this by going to Maccas on Thursday this week during our maths lesson. The students will be allowed to spend a maximum of $5. We will have 4 staff members accompanying this venture and we can do it under the ‘local excursion consent’ process, but if you would prefe

It's Week 9 and we have moved on to the next two Units of Inquiry.  Last week we introduced students to the How we organise ourselves transdisciplinary theme that will connect strongly with our visit to Canberra. The central idea we unpack is Societies are shaped by their decision making processes. We have  introduced the concepts of citizenship and each student has received a passport where they will learn about the rights and responsibilities of an Australian Citizen.   The other inquiry that is beginning is Where we are in place and time.  The central idea is Exploration leads to discovery and develops new understandings of the world. Remember to check that daily Reading and  Mathletics are occurring.   Spelling and Portraits are to be completed and handed up this Friday. Worship and Praise Friday 26 March starting at 9.30am Andrew Boesch will be presenting Parents and friends are welcome to join us, please  register to attend via the online booking system   http://www

  Welcome to Week 8! Thankyou to everyone who has come to meet with us at Learning Conferences. We have enjoyed  getting to know you all a little better.  This week we are beginning a new Unit of i\Inquiry;  Where we are in place and time:  Exploration leads to discovery and develops new understandings of the World. Portraits If students are bringing anything from home to create their portraits (eg. canvas, balls, frames, items to paint etc.) it will need to be brought in by Wednesday so that the task can begin. We are hoping for these to be completed within two weeks. P&F Meeting ·          Tonight Monday 15 March starting at 7pm in the Library (Admin building) ·          New members are welcome to attend too.  Preparation for the Colour Run Day will be discussed.   Worship and Praise Friday 19 March starting at 9.30am. ·          Pastor Anthony will be presenting. Parents and friends are welcome to join us, please register to attend via the online booking system

We hope you all made the most of your long weekends. Due to this week being a short week, there will not be any spelling. Read on for other Senior Unit info and then for the whole school guff... Learning Conferences If you have been unable to meet with us so far, email us using senior_unit@ilsg.sa.edu.au to set up a time with us to catch up and talk about your child. Seesaw There has been loads of work uploaded to Seesaw for your perusal. It also gives you a look at the type of work your child completes. While not an essential practice, it would be great for students to see the odd encouraging comment their parents/caregivers to give them a bit of a boost in their learning. Kicking Goals  As a part of our Who We Are unit looking into well being and identity, student have set some goals. While in terms of curriculum we are only assessing their planning, it would be great to see if some students put their plans into action. If you know nothing about this work they have been doing, have

                                                       Unit of Inquiry  -Wellbeing inquiry                                                 People make which impact personal wellbeing    Task:  Think about your wellbeing and choose a way you could improve an aspect of it.  Students will create a goal to improve their wellbeing and give a few paragraphs of evidence as to the wellbeing benefits of the choice.  They will provide a list of ways the community helps or encourages people in this pursuit/goal/wellbeing choice.  Lastly, they will need to provide a short plan on how they could carry out the goal or wellbeing choice.