Thank you to all the parents that were able to attend the Identity Box sessions that we held over the past few days. The children loved having their parents in class and enjoyed finding out about their family's past. It was great to find out new information about all the children; their hobbies, heritage and changes in their lives. On Sunday, we will be starting our new unit of inquiry ‘Where we are in Place and Time’ with the focus being on Personal History. To help our students make connections to the central idea and the lines of inquiry, please spend some time with your child collecting photographs and small objects of things that are important to your child and family - this will form an identity box for your child.
Decorate a shoe box with family photos and choose a minimum of 5-8 items from the list below to include in your identity box. Changes in my Life
Please bring your identity box into school on Sunday 16th October. Throughout the unit your child will be sharing their identity box with the class. To support them in doing this confidently, KG2 will be holding sessions for you to come into class and talk through your child's identity box with your child to teach them about the items inside. This will be working 1:1 with your child and not in front of the class. There will be multiple families attending at the same time. The slots will be: Monday 17th October 2:10-2:35pm or Tuesday 18th October 8:00- 8:30am Please choose one slot to attend. No need to sign-up, just turn up on the day. I have an example of an identity box in the classroom should you wish to see one to get an idea. Thank you in advance, Ms. Hannah ![]()
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Dear Parents,
You will see that I have emailed you today about Seesaw, the digital learning portfolio app that GWA will be using this year. In the email is a link that you need to follow to sign up to access your child's account. Once you have done that, I can approve your access and we can get started! Please bear with me, I am new to Seesaw too and we are learning together. If you see I have made a mistake then please let me know!! I am excited about the possibilities of this app and I look forward to sharing your child's learning with you! Kind regards, Hannah What a great first day we had today! The children had a busy day trying some new activities, making friends, being artists, visiting the library and meeting Ms. Suzie (our Social Stars teacher). So many smiles and a great positive attitude by all for day one. I think everyone will sleep well tonight! These are the Week 1 and 2 schedules as they currently stand. There may be some small changes in the coming days but I will keep you up to date when/if these changes occur. ![]()
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Hannah Williams
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