Prep Round-up! Term 3 - The Southport School

Year OneThe Year Ones had a fantastic term learning allabout mini beasts. The boys were given theopportunity to learn about all interesting creepycrawlies in Australia. They discovered plenty ofinteresting facts about insects and arachnids andeven taught their teachers a thing or two. The YearOnes also were encouraged to use their thinkingskills and create a unique mini beast based on theinformation gained during the term. They wroteinformation books on the mini beasts and decidedon its habitat, life-cycle, diet and predators. Itwas amazing to hear the debates and thoughtprocesses that went into this activity.A highlight of the term was having Dr Lachlanarrive in his ‘bug hunting’ gear equipped withgiant bush knife and net. He was able to sharehis amazing adventures of collecting insects fromall around the world. The boys were particularlyimpressed with his tarantula. It is so lucky that TSSis fortunate enough to have a bug expert on staff.The boys also have completed an investigativelearning component this term. The boys chosea mini beast to focus on and researchedthat mini beast’s habitat, diet, features andpredators. During literacy groups, the boysused the information that they had researched towrite information sentences on their mini beasts.They then had their buddies help them create aPowerPoint presentation. The final stage was topresent their PowerPoint to an audience. It was afantastic learning experience for the boys.It has been a busy term with fireman visits, authorvisits, athletics days and presentations but it hasalso been a great term. It is amazing to see theprogress that the boys have made this year andit is fascinating to watch how they are gainingconfidence in their reading and writing abilities.We are looking forward to Term Four where wewill be exploring the wonderful world of dinosaurs.6