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Term 3 Update , Roadmap to the New Normal

Learning Intention: To create a picture book with their buddy class to present to the Transition students. Success Criteria: I can apply narrative skills to publish an engaging picture book. Last term Miss Perryman and Miss McManus’ students analysed picture books and used this knowledge to plan, draft…

Learning Intention: We are learning about fractions. Success Criteria: I can identify where we use fractions in everyday life. I can explain what fractions are. In 2 Jentz we have just begun our work on fractions.We watched a story about sharing equal parts of different foods like pizza and talked about…

A very different Term 2 at Larrakeyah Primary school is about to end. The coronavirus has impacted all levels of the school and wider community. Fortunately, due to the understanding and support of our wonderful school community and the dedication and perseverance of the school staff, we have survived and thrived this term.

Learning Intention: We are learning to identify and classify angles in relation to right angles. Success Criteria: I can recognise rays and angles. Students used their prior knowledge and critical thinking to identify different angles and rays. Students used rules of degrees to identify and explain why…

This term, our focus has been on planning and drafting Persuasive pieces of writing that include Sizzling Starts and Powerful Endings. We write about topics that mean something to us so that our writing is authentic. Our class celebrates its authors by frequent sharing of what we have written and by…

Larrakeyah Primary School is acknowledged as a leading school in Darwin and the Northern Territory. One of the features that contribute to this reputation is the number, and quality, of the Extra-curricular programs being offered to the students

Learning Intention: We are learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use the night sky. Success Criteria: I can explain how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people used the night sky. I can reflect on one specific way that they used the night sky.  

Learning Intention: We are learning to use mental and written subtraction strategies. Success Criteria: I can use double facts to help us solve subtraction sums. In Maths we have been learning how to use double facts to help us solve subtraction sums. For example, we know that 4 + 4 = 8 so that means…