maddingley co-curricular handbook 2021
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2021 Maddingley Co-Curricular HandbookPrep to Year 4
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Maddingley Campus South Maddingley Road, Bacchus Marsh VIC, 3340
Telephone: 5366 4800 Fax: 5366 4850
Mrs Kim Blundell
Teaching and Learning Coordinator Prep to 4 [email protected]
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CONTENTS ................................................................................................................
PREP TO YEAR 4 CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM .................................................................................................... 3
TEACHER SELECTED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE ................................................................. 4
STUDENT CHOICE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE .................................................................... 5
TEACHER SELECTED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 6
LET’S TALK PUPPETS - PREP ..................................................................................................................... 7
CHATTERBOX - PREP ................................................................................................................................ 8
MATHS GAMES - PREP ............................................................................................................................. 9
STEMtastic! - PREP ................................................................................................................................ 10
FINE MOTOR SKILLS - PREP .................................................................................................................... 11
BUILDING BUDDIES - PREP ..................................................................................................................... 12
WORD WIZARDS - YEAR 1 ...................................................................................................................... 13
MATHEMATICIANS - YEAR 1 .................................................................................................................. 14
FINE MOTOR SKILLS - YEAR 1 ................................................................................................................. 15
BUILDING BUDDIES - YEAR 1 .................................................................................................................. 16
READER’S THEATRE - YEAR 2 ................................................................................................................. 17
BUDDING AUTHORS - YEAR 2 ................................................................................................................ 18
NUMBER WIZARDS - YEAR 2 .................................................................................................................. 19
MINDFULNESS - YEAR 2 ......................................................................................................................... 20
READING OWLS BOOK CLUB - YEAR 3.................................................................................................... 21
WRITING WIZARDS - YEAR 3 .................................................................................................................. 22
MAGICAL MATHEMATICIANS - YEAR 3 .................................................................................................. 23
WRITING WORKSHOP - YEAR 4 .............................................................................................................. 24
MATHS STARS - YEAR 4 .......................................................................................................................... 25
HANDWRITING & FINE MOTOR SKILLS - YEARS 3 & 4 ........................................................................... 26
BUILDING BUDDIES - YEARS 3 & 4 ......................................................................................................... 27
STUDENT CHOICE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................. 28
SKIP TO THE BEAT – PREP TO YEAR 4 ..................................................................................................... 29
ART IS FUN - PREP TO YEAR 2 ................................................................................................................ 30
WE LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT! - PREP ................................................................................................. 31
DEBATING CLUB - YEARS 3 & 4 .............................................................................................................. 32
BUDDING SCIENTISTS - YEARS 3 & 4 ...................................................................................................... 33
HOOP TIME JUNIORS - YEARS 3 & 4 ....................................................................................................... 34
CHESS CLUB - YEARS 2 TO 6 ................................................................................................................... 35
BUILDING BUDDIES - YEARS 3 & 4 ......................................................................................................... 36
MUSIC OPTIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 37
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PREP TO YEAR 4 CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM The Bacchus Marsh Grammar Prep to Year 4 Co-Curricular program is designed to cater in a variety of ways for all students. It is a program run by all staff from Prep to Year 4 to enhance the learning opportunities for your child. We intend to commence the Co-Curricular Program in Term 4, however this will be based on DHHS guidelines. The structure and function of the program are:
• All co-curricular activities will be offered during the day at lunchtime.
• Co-curricular activities continue to cater for all students’ needs; however, they will focus more on extension of literacy, numeracy and physical skills.
• The activities will take place on different lunchtimes throughout the week as specified in the Handbook.
• Teachers select the students for the Teacher Selected activities.
• Please note that the number of participants for some programs is limited.
• The Co-Curricular program has 2 categories: Teacher Selected and Student Choice activities. An explanation of each type is set out below.
TEACHER SELECTED ACTIVITIES These activities are designed to cater for students who have particular needs and/or abilities. Parents of individual students will be sent notes if their child is selected to participate in any of these activities. There will be a selection criteria which will need to be met to ensure students are able to effectively participate in the program. If selected, we encourage students to carefully consider their participation in the activity. All Teacher Selected activities will run during lunchtimes on various days. Please refer to the Handbook for more information about each activity. Parents are required to accept or decline their child’s position through the School email notification system, Edsmart. STUDENT CHOICE ACTIVITIES These activities are designed to cater for mixed abilities and cater for the students’ special interests. Some classes will have a class cap on the number of students able to participate in each term. Students who do not get to participate in their chosen activity will have the opportunity to participate the following week. If you would like to secure your child’s position in the Teacher selected activities, parents/guardians are required to confirm via Edsmart notification. These will be sent out before the end of Term 3. We are excited about the programs on offer and we hope that all students will get involved. Mrs Kim Blundell Teaching and Learning Coordinator - Prep to Year 4
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TEACHER SELECTED CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
Sign Up required for all Teacher Selected Activities
Activity Time Year Level Venue Attendance
Let’s Talk Puppets Monday Lunchtime Prep Room E5 Teacher Selected
Chatterbox Thursday Lunchtime Prep Room E6 Teacher Selected
Maths Games Monday Lunchtime Prep Room E4 Teacher Selected
STEMtastic! Monday Lunchtime Prep Room E3 Teacher Selected
Fine Motor Skills Friday Lunchtime Prep Room S1 Teacher Selected
Building Buddies Monday Lunchtime Prep Room S1 Teacher Selected
Word Wizards Monday Lunchtime Year 1 Room E9 Teacher Selected
Mathematicians Friday Lunchtime Year 1 Room E7 Teacher Selected
Fine Motor Skills Wednesday Lunchtime Year 1 Room E10 Teacher Selected
Building Buddies Tuesday Lunchtime Year 1 Room E8 Teacher Selected
Reader’s Theatre Wednesday Lunchtime Year 2 Room S6 Teacher Selected
Budding Authors Friday Lunchtime Year 2 Room S9 Teacher Selected
Number Wizards Monday Lunchtime Year 2 Room S8 Teacher Selected
Mindfulness Wednesday Lunchtime Year 2 Room S7 Teacher Selected
Reading Owls Monday Lunchtime Year 3 Room S4 Teacher Selected
Writing Wizards Thursday Lunchtime Year 3 Room S2 Teacher Selected
Magical Mathematicians Tuesday Lunchtime Year 3 Room S3 Teacher Selected
Writing Workshop Thursday Lunchtime Year 4 Room X3 Teacher Selected
Maths Stars Wednesday Lunchtime Year 4 Room X5 Teacher Selected
Handwriting & Fine Motor Skills Thursday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Room X2 Teacher Selected
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STUDENT CHOICE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
Activity Time Year Level Venue Attendance
Skip to the Beat Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Before School 8.30-8.45am
Prep to Year 4 Area AA Student Choice
Art is Fun Tuesday Lunchtime Prep to Year 2 Room W6 Student Choice
We Like to Move It, Move it! Friday Lunchtime Prep Room E2 Student Choice
Debating Club – Sign Up
Required Tuesday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Room X4 Student Choice
Budding Scientists Monday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Room W10 Student Choice
Hoop Time Juniors Wednesday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Outdoor
Courts Student Choice
Chess Club Wednesday Lunchtime Year 2 to 6 Room F1 Student Choice
Prep to Year 2 Choir Friday Lunchtime Prep to Year 2 Room Hall 3 Student Choice
Year 3 & 4 Choir Tuesday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Music 3 Student Choice
Building Buddies Thursday Lunchtime Year 3 & 4 Room X1 Teacher Selected
Junior Strings Thursday Lunchtime Prep to 6 Music 3 Student Choice
Junior Orchestra Tuesday Lunchtime Year 2 to 6 Music 3 Student Choice
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Teacher Selected
Co-Curricular Activities
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LET’S TALK PUPPETS - PREP
Teacher: Nathan Halse Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room E5
TEACHER SELECTED
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Literacy program provides students with an opportunity to extend their love and understanding of literacy through puppets. Students will be developing their own stories, constructing puppets and sharing their stories through live performance.
An imagination and a LOVE of stories are a MUST!
LESSON COMPONENTS
The lessons will evolve during the program.
1. Story development
2. Construction of puppets
3. Live performances
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Express themselves
• Experiment with ideas and techniques
• Interact with peers by sharing ideas and responding to literature
• Vocabulary
• Oral language
• Strengthen fine motor skills
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students are nominated for the Literacy program via teacher recommendation.
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CHATTERBOX - PREP
Teacher: Jodie Taniguchi Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room E6
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Oral language is a vital first step on the road to success in Literacy. In this program, Prep students will be encouraged to develop confidence, vocabulary and conversational skills through fun, interactive activities. Students will build communication skills in a range of activities that focus on developing their oral language. LESSON COMPONENTS Each week students will participate in activities inspired by different picture story books. Students will be encouraged to interact with their group to complete a task. SKILL DEVELOPMENT The co-curricular will target oral language skills in the following areas:
• Conversational skills eg, how to start a conversation, ask a question or add a comment.
• Listening comprehension
• Vocabulary development
There will also be opportunities to practise speaking in small groups. SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate oral language development.
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MATHS GAMES - PREP
Teacher: Sandra Spriggs Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room E4
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Maths Games is designed to support and motivate your child’s mathematical understanding, through hands-on mathematical games. There will be a strong focus on fun, engaging games that will motivate and encourage students to develop their skills in number topics covered throughout the year. LESSON COMPONENTS Game topics covered, but not limited to:
• Exploring numbers to 20
• Counting
• Subitising
• Place value
• Addition
• Subtraction SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of oral tests to select students.
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STEMtastic! - PREP Teacher: Belinda Rzanovski Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room E3 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW STEM is the blending of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to promote a higher order of thinking and encourage the students’ problem solving skills. It’s the process of students creating and building to discover how things work. Finding their own unique solutions to a problem enhances a student’s processes towards becoming an innovative thinker.
Starting STEM programs at an earlier age helps children become aware of the different processes needed to solve problems, increases their interest in the scientific method, helps problem-solving abilities and begins to show them the possibilities for future careers.
Through hands-on experiences, students will be motivated and extended through a variety of STEM activities. These activities are designed to stimulate and challenge the student’s understanding, innovation and problem solving skills.
SELECTION OF STUDENTS Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of oral tests to select students. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Creativity
• Inquiry Skills
• Design Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Persistence
• Collaboration
• Oral Language
• Identifying and applying a variety Maths and Science skills.
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FINE MOTOR SKILLS - PREP
Teacher: Suzanne Gladys Time: Friday Lunchtime Location: S1 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Prep Fine Motor Skills co-curricular program aims to improve the students’ fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are imperative for students to achieve success with writing. The focus will be on cutting, colouring, finger grip, letter formation, hand-eye co-ordination and hand strength through a range of hands-on activities. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Exercises with an emphasis on finger movement
• Cutting and colouring activities
• Threading activities
• Hands-on activities that build finger grip and strength SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Hand Strength
• Finger Grip
• Cutting
• Hand Eye Co-ordination
• Letter Formation SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of diagnostic tests to select students.
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BUILDING BUDDIES - PREP Teacher: Kylie McKerrow Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room E1 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The focus of this co-curricular activity will be on supporting students to strengthen relationships with their peers by encouraging collaboration and the use of their social and communication skills. Students will be supported to work together in a natural environment with more structure than the playground. LESSON COMPONENTS A rotation through different stations, each with different themes, props and roles for children to act out, will take place. Themes will be inspired by age-appropriate books as well as school and home based routines. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Thinking and planning skills
• Social thinking concepts including: thoughts and feelings, flexible thinking, following a group plan, whole body listening, thinking with your eyes, body in the group, smart guesses and expected and unexpected behaviours
• Learning to negotiate and collaborate through performance: puppets, short plays and story sharing SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate ease of observation by the supervising staff members and participation of all the children in the group. Selected students are encouraged to bring along a friend.
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WORD WIZARDS - YEAR 1
Teacher: Ashley Flower Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room E9
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Word Wizards Literacy classes are designed to stimulate and extend students who are enthusiastic about reading and enjoy a new challenge. Students will participate in reading stories and short novels, developing higher order thinking and comprehension skills, as well as building new vocabulary. The Word Wizards co-curricular program aims to provide students with opportunities to develop and improve their reading and comprehension skills. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Vocabulary extension
• Fluency, phrasing and expression
• Comprehension skills
• Use of dictionaries SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate suitable students to participate in the Word Wizards program based on comprehension skills and teacher observations.
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MATHEMATICIANS - YEAR 1
Teacher: Ailie Cuthbertson Time: Friday Lunchtime Location: Room E7
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Mathematician’s classes are designed to support, motivate and challenge your child’s mathematical understanding, application and reasoning skills through various tasks. There will be a strong focus on extending key mathematical skills such as problem solving, promoting alternative thinking strategies and working more efficiently. Students will share their strategies and discuss alternative ways to solve similar problems. LESSON COMPONENTS Possible areas to be covered:
• Consolidating skip-counting patterns from various starting points.
• Identifying, making, ordering and writing numerals from 0 to 1000.
• Building upon basic addition and subtraction facts.
• Adding and subtracting two-digit numbers to 99 without and with regrouping.
• Showing an understanding of place value
• Making reasonable estimates of quantities
• Identifying and drawing shapes
• Recognising and using standard measuring tools, such as rulers, scales and trundle wheels.
• Introduction to concepts of spatial relationships, symmetry and reflections
• Recognising and adding money
• Telling the time to the hour, half-hour, quarter to/past and to the minute
• Using drawings and words to describe mathematical thinking
• Collecting and recording data using tallies, lists, charts and graphs
• Reading a graph or chart and deriving conclusions
• Classifying, sorting and comparing physical objects by a variety of classification schemes and patterns (likeness, difference, sound, colour, texture, size, weight, temperature, length of time, etc.)
• Making, copying and extending patterns with actions SELECTION CRITERIA Students will be invited to participate in the Mathematicians Co-curricular based on classroom teacher recommendations and test results. This program is designed for students who are achieving well above the expected level.
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FINE MOTOR SKILLS - YEAR 1
Teacher: Ashleigh Durham Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: E10 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Year One Fine Motor Skills co-curricular program aims to improve the student’s fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are imperative to enable students to achieve success with writing. The focus will be on cutting, colouring, finger grip, letter formation, hand-eye co-ordination and hand strength through a range of hands-on activities. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Exercises with an emphasis on finger movement
• Cutting and colouring activities
• Hands-on activities that build finger grip and strength SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Hand Strength
• Finger Grip
• Cutting
• Hand Eye Co-ordination
• Letter Formation SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of diagnostic tests to select students.
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BUILDING BUDDIES - YEAR 1 Teacher: Helen Saunders Time: Tuesday Lunchtime Location: Room E8 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The focus of this co-curricular will be on supporting students to strengthen relationships with their peers by encouraging collaboration and the use of their social and communication skills. Students will be supported to work together in a natural environment with more structure than the playground. LESSON COMPONENTS They will rotate through different stations, each with different themes, props and roles for children to act out. Themes will be inspired by age appropriate books as well as school and home based routines. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Thinking and planning skills
• Social thinking concepts including thoughts and feelings, flexible thinking, following a group plan, whole body listening, thinking with your eyes, body in the group, smart guesses and expected and unexpected behaviours
• Learning to negotiate and collaborate through performance; puppets, short plays and story sharing SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate ease of observation by the supervising staff members and participation of all the children in the group. Selected students are encouraged to bring along a friend.
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READER’S THEATRE - YEAR 2
Teacher: Sian Rawlinson Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Room S6
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Reader’s Theatre Co-Curricular Program aims to assist students in the development of reading fluency and phrasing, expression, comprehension as well as strengthen confidence in their own abilities. Students will read, discuss and practise written plays. Focus will be predominantly on developing each child’s reading fluency and expression in a fun and creative manner. Related English activities will also be incorporated into lessons. LESSON COMPONENTS Plays will be selected according to the reading group’s abilities. These plays will be read and performed over 2 to 3 weeks each, depending on the length of the play. Some weeks, an English related activity may be completed by each student to assist with the comprehension of the plays. Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and ways of expressing themselves. They may also have an opportunity to use a variety of media resources while reading and viewing their plays. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• To help students gain a greater understanding of texts by sharing ideas, reading together and discussing rich texts
• Improve speaking and listening skills within a group reading environment.
• To stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment of reading SELECTION CRITERIA Select students in Year 2 will be nominated by classroom teachers to participate in the Reader’s Theatre co-curricular program. Teachers will use teaching observations and diagnostic tests to select students who will benefit from this literacy program.
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BUDDING AUTHORS - YEAR 2
Teacher: Erin Bullen & Alicia Bennett Time: Friday Lunchtime Location: Room S9
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW This writing co-curricular program aims to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to become creative and engaging writers. There will be a focus on developing the students’ knowledge and understanding of a range text types and how they are structured by exploring Narrative, Poetry and Persuasive text. This knowledge will help students create a range of written texts, as well as interpret and respond more effectively to varied texts they will encounter throughout their lives. LESSON COMPONENTS The students will participate in various writing activities that will enable them to further develop their writing skills. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Writing for audience engagement
• Using correct paragraph structure
• Spelling, grammar and vocabulary extension
• Applying persuasive devices
• Formal text writing
• Editing and publishing
• Poetry reading and writing
• Analysis of plot, character motives and themes in their written texts SELECTION CRITERIA The students selected for the Writing Workshop will be chosen by their class teacher based on the following criteria:
• High academic achievement in classwork
• Positive teacher observations
• Enthusiasm towards writing
• Creativity and high-order thinking The students who are selected for this program must have a strong and consistent approach and diligently apply themselves to completing tasks. As only a small number of students will be selected for this class, a high level of enthusiasm and ongoing commitment will be expected.
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NUMBER WIZARDS - YEAR 2 Teacher: Jodie Askew Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room S8
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Number Wizards classes are designed to stimulate your child’s mathematical intelligence to be motivated, extended and enriched. The weekly sessions will cover a variety of mathematics topics. There main focus will be on supporting the development of key mathematical skills such as problem solving, promoting alternative thinking strategies and working more efficiently through the learning experiences provided on the various mathematical topics. Students will be challenged to extend their lateral thinking through hands-on experiences and participation in computer software activities and quizzes. LESSON COMPONENTS This is an example structure of a typical lesson:
• Introduction: Introduce new game or activity, including rules and procedures
• Discussion: Revise mathematical skills required to complete the activity
• Activity: Strategic game or activity
• Reflection: Students discuss the different strategies used to solve/win their game and the effectiveness of the strategies they tried.
SELECTION CRITERIA Students are nominated for the Mathematics Enrichment program via teacher recommendation.
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MINDFULNESS - YEAR 2
Teacher: Emily Leonard Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Room S7
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The focus of this co-curricular will be on supporting students to strengthen relationships with their peers by encouraging collaboration and the use of their social and communication skills. Students will also be able to participate in a range of meditations which will enable them to build resilience, self-reflect and practise mindfulness. Students will be supported to work together in a natural environment with more structure than the playground.
LESSON COMPONENTS
They will rotate through different stations, each with different themes and roles for children to act out. Themes will be inspired by age appropriate books as well as school and home-based routines.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Thinking and planning skills
• Social thinking concepts including: thoughts and feelings, flexible thinking, following a group plan, whole body listening, thinking with your eyes and body in the group, smart guesses and expected and unexpected behaviours
• Learning to negotiate and collaborate through role plays, medications and small group work.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate ease of observation by the supervising staff members and participation of all the children in the group. Selected students are encouraged to bring along a friend
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READING OWLS BOOK CLUB - YEAR 3
Teacher: Leanne Ward Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: Room S4
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW Book clubs promote a love of literature and a positive attitude towards reading. They reflect a student-centred model of literacy, where students can extend their thinking as they process and interpret the perspectives and opinions of their peers. Book clubs foster interaction, cooperation and collaboration, as students interact socially with their peers. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Independent and Shared Reading of a common text • Oral discussions based on comprehension of the text • Analysis and clarification of vocabulary • Initially, teacher led discussions, then the teacher will gradually hand over responsibility to the
students as their skills develop SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Deepen the readers’ comprehension within (literal), beyond (inferential) and about (critical) the text
• Develop the students’ ability to express their ideas orally • Improve the students’ speaking and listening skills by engaging students in deep discussions within
an authentic framework • Develop leadership and cooperative skills as they begin to take control of discussions
SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of diagnostic tests to select students.
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WRITING WIZARDS - YEAR 3
Teacher: Johnny Al-Bazi Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room S2
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW This writing co-curricular program aims to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to become creative and engaging writers. There will be a focus on developing the students’ knowledge and understanding of a range texts types and how they are structured by exploring Narrative, Poetry and Persuasive text. This knowledge will help students to create a range of written texts, as well as interpret and respond more effectively to varied texts they will encounter throughout their lives. LESSON COMPONENTS The students will be expected to be able to build on their already well-developed writing skills such as:
• Spelling, grammar and vocabulary extension
• Analysis of plot, character motives and themes in their written texts.
• Formal text writing
• Editing and publishing
• Poetry reading and writing SELECTION CRITERIA The students selected for the Writing Workshop Program will be chosen on the following criteria by their class teacher:
• High academic achievement in classwork
• Positive teacher observations
• Enthusiasm towards writing
• Creativity and high-order thinking The students who are selected for this program must have a strong and consistent approach and diligently apply themselves to completing tasks. As only a small number of students will be selected for this class, a high level of enthusiasm and ongoing commitment will be expected.
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MAGICAL MATHEMATICIANS - YEAR 3
Teacher: Cathy Burton Time: Tuesday Lunchtime Location: Room S3
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Magical Mathematicians Program provides students with an opportunity to expand upon concepts covered in the Year 3 Numeracy Curriculum. The purpose of this program is to extend and challenge students who have proven to be very capable and enthusiastic in their regular Mathematics classes. The program will be based on solving open-ended questions using a variety of problem-solving and thinking strategies. We will also spend some time focusing on multi-step questions and mathematical investigations. LESSON COMPONENTS
• To teach major strategies and develop flexibility for problem solving
• To foster creativity and ingenuity and strengthen intuition
• To stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment for Mathematics
• To provide satisfaction, joy and the thrill of meeting challenges
• Encourage team work and social learning
• Develop lateral and deeper level thinking SKILL DEVELOPMENT Concepts will focus on curriculum being taught that week during Mathematics lessons and will include: place value, counting and patterns, money, addition and subtraction, chance and data, length and perimeter, multiplication and division, time, area, 2D and 3D shapes, fractions, decimals, angles and lines and capacity and volume. SELECTION CRITERIA To assist with the selection of students for the Magical Mathematicians Program, teachers will nominate students who fit one or more of the following descriptions:
• High academic achievement in classwork
• Positive teacher observations
• Enthusiasm towards Mathematics
• Creativity and high-order thinking
As only a small number of students will be selected for this class, a high level of enthusiasm and ongoing commitment will be expected.
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WRITING WORKSHOP - YEAR 4
Teacher: Sarah Farrugia Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room X3 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Year 4 Competition Writing co-curricular is designed to develop knowledge and understanding of the writing process. The program is intended to increase the confidence and skill level of our writers. Students will investigate a range of national writing competitions and determine their suitability and enthusiasm for entry. Students will work on their texts for entry during this class and submit them online. They will require parent permission when submitting entries. LESSON COMPONENTS The lessons will be based on furthering the students’ understanding of punctuation, complex sentence structure and expanding their vocabulary to create engaging pieces of writing. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of talking, brainstorming and planning before writing. Students will work independently and in groups to broaden their thinking by creating mind maps and participating in brainstorming tasks and short writing tasks to actively engage their imaginations. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• To increase confidence, engagement and writing skills
• To develop strategies to enhance creativity
• To foster a passion for writing
SELECTION CRITERIA Selected students who would benefit from advancing their proficiencies in writing will be invited to participate in the Year 4 Competition Writing co-curricular program. Teachers will select students based on their enthusiasm for writing, teaching observations and analysis of the students’ work.
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MATHS STARS - YEAR 4
Teacher: Sam Di Mieri Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Room X5 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW This Maths Stars program is offered to students in Year 4. It is designed to support and motivate the student’s mathematical thinking through a variety of tasks and activities. This program is designed to develop a sound foundation for students in Mathematics with the intention that these students will continue to build on their skills within the classroom. LESSON COMPONENTS Possible areas to be covered:
• Consolidating skip-counting patterns from various starting points.
• Identifying, making, ordering and writing numerals from 0 to 1000.
• Building upon basic addition and subtraction facts.
• Adding and subtracting numbers with and without regrouping.
• Showing an understanding of place value
• Strengthening their knowledge of multiplication facts
• Making reasonable estimates of quantities
• Identifying, naming and drawing shapes
• Recognising and using standard measuring tools, such as rulers, scales and trundle wheels.
• Recognising and adding money
• Telling the time to the hour, half-hour, quarter to/past and to the minute
• Using drawings and words to describe mathematical thinking
• Collecting and recording data using tallies, lists, charts and graphs
• Reading and developing a graph or chart and creating conclusions
• Making, copying and extending patterns with actions SELECTION CRITERIA Students will be invited to participate in the Maths Stars Co-curricular based on classroom teacher recommendations and test results. This program is designed for students who are requiring a consolidation of their mathematical skills.
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HANDWRITING & FINE MOTOR SKILLS - YEARS 3 & 4
Teacher: Nick Sher Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room X2
TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Year 3 and 4 Handwriting and Fine Motor Skills co-curricular program aims to improve the students’ fine motor skills and letter formation. Fine motor skills are imperative to enable students to achieve success with writing. During both semesters, the lessons will have a combined focus.
1. The first part of the lesson will build the students’ hand-eye coordination, finger grip and hand strength through a range of hands-on activities.
2. The second part of the lesson will transfer these skills into letter formation, sizing and correctly using dotted third paper.
LESSON COMPONENTS Introduction:
• Hands-on activities that build finger grip and hand strength, for example Lego, fine motor games etc.
Lesson:
• Modelled handwriting • Letter formation • Use of dotted third paper • Continuation of hands-on activities that build fine motor skills
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Hand strength • Finger grip • Letter formation and sizing • Use of dotted third paper
SELECTION CRITERIA Teachers will nominate students to participate in this program. Teachers will use classroom observations and a variety of diagnostic tests to select students.
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BUILDING BUDDIES - YEARS 3 & 4
Teachers: Kim Blundell & Melissa Pearson Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room X1 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The focus of this co-curricular will be on supporting students to strengthen relationships with their peers by encouraging collaboration and the use of their social and communication skills as well as their narrative skills. Students will be supported to work together in a structured environment. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Rotation through different stations, each with different themes, props and roles for children to negotiate and use.
• Themes will be inspired by age appropriate books as well as school and home-based routines.
• Resources such as Lego, boardgames and craft materials will be used to encourage students to work together to negotiate a scene/ group plan rather than each individual following their own agenda.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Negotiation and collaboration with others.
• Thinking and planning skills.
• Social thinking concepts including: thoughts and feelings, flexible thinking, following a group plan, whole body listening, thinking with your eyes and body in the group, smart guesses and expected and unexpected behaviours.
SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate ease of observation by the supervising staff members and participation of all the children in the group. Selected students are encouraged to bring along a friend.
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Student Choice Co-Curricular Activities
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SKIP TO THE BEAT – PREP TO YEAR 4
Teacher: Chantelle Estlick Time: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday Mornings (8.30am-8.45am) Location: Area AA (Asphalt Area near Canteen) STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Skip to the Beat combines skipping and fun to upbeat music. Regular skipping can help proper functioning of the brain. Research proves there is an increase in a student’s concentration and memory through this activity because skipping increases blood flow to the brain. Student can skip solo or with a group and use single or double ropes. Skipping is excellent for students and is also a great way to promote health and fitness for students within the Junior School. Aside from strengthening their endurance and stamina, skipping also helps in improving the student’s rhythm and coordination. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Improved cardiovascular fitness
• Increased muscular strength
• Better endurance
• Excellent body conditioning
• Greater flexibility
• Improved coordination
• Better timing and rhythm
• Improved balance
• Increased agility
• Increase in team skills
• Increase in self esteem
• It is fun and educational
• It is fun, non-competitive and a great social activity for kids of all ages.
• It burns lots of energy and helps maintain a healthy weight.
• Opportunities to be creative
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ART IS FUN - PREP TO YEAR 2
Teachers: Zoe Cassar & Chloe Finch Time: Tuesday Lunchtime Location: Room W6
STUDENT CHOICE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Students will be offered a range of art experiences including drawing, painting, puppet making and the opportunity to create their own works of art. The elements of line, shape and pattern will be explored using a variety of materials including pencils, water colour paints, crayons and plasticine.
An imagination and a LOVE of ART are a MUST!
LESSON COMPONENTS
Lessons will include a variety of art mediums. Some activities will be for one week and others for two weeks, depending on the level of enjoyment!
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
These classes will provide students with the opportunity to:
• Express themselves • Experiment with ideas and techniques • Interact with peers by sharing ideas and responding to art work • Strengthen fine motor skills
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WE LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT! - PREP
Teacher: Cheryl Clinton Time: Friday Lunchtime Location: Room E2 STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW This class is all about getting active and moving our bodies to music and improving gross motor skills and co-ordination by engaging in fun, active and entertaining movements and dance. Exercise is good for your heart and good for the mind. This class will be dedicated to Prep children and is aimed at improving their physical fitness as well as their co-ordination, while at the same time, having fun with their peers. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Exercises with an emphasis on gross motor skills
• Dance and movement activities with a focus on co-ordination.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Co-ordination of arm and leg movements
• General fitness
• Gross Motor Skills SELECTION CRITERIA This is a student selection class.
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DEBATING CLUB - YEARS 3 & 4
Teacher: Laura Christou Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Room X4 STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Debating is a fun and effective way to get students engaged in learning. It is invaluable in developing their Critical and Creative Thinking skills as outlined in the Australian Curriculum F-10 and can be used to augment a range of other areas of study. With persuasion being the main focus of any debating speech, this program provides students with an avenue to extend their knowledge of persuasive devices and utilise them to deliver convincing arguments. LESSON COMPONENTS At this level, students will be introduced to debating through a variety of games and activities. Students will also draw upon and develop their persuasive writing skills. SKILL DEVELOPMENT Debating is an invaluable skill for students:
• it promotes confidence and effective public presentation
• it encourages logical and critical thinking, social awareness and an interest in current affairs
• it is multi-disciplinary - debating techniques can be used in all subject areas.
• its benefits extend through all aspects of the school curriculum SELECTION CRITERIA This co-curricular is available to all students in Years 3 and 4; however, this class has a student cap on the number of students able to participate. Parents are required to accept their child’s position through the Parent Portal. Students who do not get to participate in their chosen activity will be placed on a waiting list.
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BUDDING SCIENTISTS - YEARS 3 & 4
Teacher: Samantha Alexander Time: Monday Lunchtime Location: W10 STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Students participating in ‘Budding Scientists’ as a co-curricular activity will be actively engaged in extending and broadening their understanding of the world of Science. Activities are student directed and created for the students based on their interests. Science Club will be held in the Junior Science Lab, allowing students access to, and experience using some of the equipment used by scientists. This will allow students to extend their knowledge of a variety of concepts whilst working as part of a group to achieve a common goal. LESSON COMPONENTS Students will be offered a range of Science experiences including demonstrations, experimentation, model building and dissections. SKILL DEVELOPMENT These classes will provide students with the opportunity to:
• Use Scientific Equipment
• Make predictions about experimental outcomes
• Undertake hands-on experiments
• Interact with peers by sharing ideas and responding to results
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HOOP TIME JUNIORS - YEARS 3 & 4
Teachers: Allison Weir, Narelle Bens and Kim Richards Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Outdoor Basketball Courts Note: Training and team selection commenced for 2021 Hoop Time at the beginning of Term 2 as per information sent to parents via EdSmart. Student numbers have already been filled for this program. STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Hoop Time is a series of one-day basketball round robins organised by Basketball Victoria and held at local basketball stadiums around Victoria, With a 40 year history, the program offers primary school children the opportunity to play in a fun and very competitive inter-school competition. SKILL DEVELOPMENT Sessions will begin with skills and drills and then children will be placed in teams and participate in round robin competitions against each other. To finish the year, students will be selected to represent Bacchus Marsh Grammar in the Hoop Time competition. COMPETITION This year, we will be entering teams from Years 3 and 4 (Junior) and, depending on numbers, we will host Boys’, Girls’ and Mixed teams. Juniors are scheduled to play at Eagle Stadium, Werribee on Tuesday 24th August. In preparation for this exciting event, students have been training each week on Tuesdays during lunchtime. They will be coached by Allison Weir, Narelle Bens and Kim Richards.
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CHESS CLUB - YEARS 2 TO 6
Teacher: Andrew Clare & Kristy Homburg Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: F1 STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW You have never played chess but it seems fascinating and you would like to learn the rules. Or maybe you know how to play but you have never understood how to tell whether a move was good or bad. If this sounds like you, then Chess Club is a great way to meet other students who also enjoy a friendly game of chess. LESSON COMPONENTS Each week, you will play against different students to improve your chess skills or just to enjoy a sociable game of chess. We offer chess classes for students who would like to learn to play or to improve their chess playing techniques. The classes will be held at the start of Chess Club where you will have plenty of time for a game of chess with a friend and play to improve your ranking. SELECTION CRITERIA If you would like to be chosen as a representative in the BMG Chess Team then you will be required to attend all trainings sessions, as well as keep up-to-date with all classwork. Chess Club members will practise by playing against each other to earn themselves ranking points. During each term, the highest ranked players will be chosen to attend any upcoming tournaments. INTERSCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP During the year, students are given many opportunities to participate in the Interschool Chess Competitions. With over 9000 students playing across Australia, these are the biggest chess events in the country. The competitions are held each term, followed by the Victorian Chess State Finals in Term 4. Students have ample time to learn the game and to prepare for this exciting event towards the end of the year.
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BUILDING BUDDIES - YEARS 3 & 4
Teachers: Kim Blundell & Melissa Pearson Time: Thursday Lunchtime Location: Room X1 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The focus of this co-curricular will be on supporting students to strengthen relationships with their peers by encouraging collaboration and the use of their social and communication skills as well as their narrative skills. Students will be supported to work together in a structured environment. LESSON COMPONENTS
• Rotation through different stations, each with different themes, props and roles for children to negotiate and use.
• Themes will be inspired by age appropriate books as well as school and home-based routines.
• Resources such as Lego, boardgames and craft materials will be used to encourage students to work together to negotiate a scene/ group plan rather than each individual following their own agenda.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• Negotiation and collaboration with others.
• Thinking and planning skills.
• Social thinking concepts including: thoughts and feelings, flexible thinking, following a group plan, whole body listening, thinking with your eyes and body in the group, smart guesses and expected and unexpected behaviours.
SELECTION CRITERIA Selection of students to participate in this program is based on the observations and recommendations of class and subject teachers. The sessions are restricted to a maximum number of students at any one time in order to facilitate ease of observation by the supervising staff members and participation of all the children in the group. Selected students are encouraged to bring along a friend.
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MUSIC OPTIONS
STUDENT CHOICE
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LESSONS
Music has the capacity to engage, inspire and enrich all students, exciting the imagination and encouraging students to reach their creative and expressive potential. Music learning can have a significant impact on the cognitive, affective, motor, social and personal competencies of students.
Students are encouraged to learn a musical instrument. These lessons are available during the school day and tuition fees are in addition to the school fees. Before and after-school lessons are available; however, they are subject to availability and in negotiation with the instrumental teacher. The Music Handbook/Enrolment form is available on the Bacchus Marsh Grammar website at www.bmg.vic.edu.au Please refer to the 2021 Business Notice for all fees and charges associated with the Instrumental Music Program.
YEARS P - 2 CHOIR
The Junior School provides an opportunity for involvement in choral groups for students from Prep to Year 12 as co-curricular options. Students meet weekly to experience the joy of singing music as part of a large ensemble and perform at a variety of events during the course of the school year. Please note that this co-curricular option commences in Term Three once students have had the opportunity to settle into school life.
YEARS 3 - 4 CHOIR
The Junior School provides an opportunity for involvement in choral groups for students from Prep to Year 12 as co-curricular options. Students meet weekly to experience the joy of singing music as part of a large ensemble and perform at a variety of events during the course of the school year. The Years 3 - 4 Choir also collaborates with Middle School Choirs and the Senior Vocal Ensemble, allowing younger students to both work with and form meaningful relationships with older students and Junior School leaders. This group is run by Ms Stebbing, Ms Kinsella and Mr Marshall, and rehearses in Music Room 2 each Tuesday during lunchtime.
JUNIOR STRINGS
Junior Strings is open to Junior School students of all year levels who play one of the following instruments:
• Violin
• Viola
• Cello
• Double Bass
This Suzuki-based program is excellent for developing aural skills in young musicians and is directed by Mrs Leggieri and Mrs Arancibia. Junior Strings perform at a variety of events throughout the school year including the Instrumental Concert Series and large assemblies. This group rehearses in Music Room 3 each Thursday during lunchtime.
JUNIOR ORCHESTRA
Junior Orchestra is available to Years 2-6 students who play an orchestral instrument. The Junior Orchestra covers a range of traditional and contemporary repertoire and performs at a variety of events throughout the school year. Students are encouraged to continue instrumental lessons for the duration of their participation in this ensemble in order to maximise both their development and overall enjoyment within the group. The Junior Orchestra is run by Mrs Leggieri, Mrs Arancibia and Mr Clare and rehearses in Music Room 3 each Tuesday during lunchtime.
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