HWOOParentletter 2

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September2014

DearParent(s),

Ourfirstunitofinquiryisfromthe
transdisciplinarytheme,HowweOrganise
Ourselves.Thisunitinvolvesthechildren
makingdecisionsonhowtoorganisevarious
aspectsoftheirlearning.Theywillhave
opportunitiestoexplorehowtocommunicate
sociallyandtoalsotoconsiderthebestways
toworkcollectivelywithothers.Thechildrenwill
sharetheirunderstandingsinavarietyofways,includingrecordingtheirplans,creatingrole
playsandcreatingitemsandlabelsfortheclassroomtohelpthembemoreorganised.

OurCentralidea

Beingorganisedhelpstoempowerusaslearners.
Thecentralideacomesfromourhopethatthechildrenwilllearnthatbyorganising
themselves,theirbelongingsandotherpeoplethattheywillbeabletolearnbetter.

LinesofInquiry
howwemakeshareddecisionsinacommunity
howourthinkingandplanninghelpsustolearn

Theunitwillfocusonhelpingthechildrentoworktogethertocreatelearningopportunities
suchasroleplays,reflectingontheirplayandlearninghowtousetheirorganisationalskillsto
helpthemlearnmoreeffectively.

HowcanIsupportmychildinthisunitofinquiry?

Useyourhome-schooltimetablestolookat
whatequipmentthechildneedsatschoolthe
nextday.Discusshowbeingorganisedwithour
belongingshelpsustobereadytolearn.
Discussobservationschildrenhaveofhow
beingorganisedcanhelpthefamily.
Readandenjoyfictionandnon-fictiontexts
abouttidying,beingorganizedormakingplans.

Usefulvocabularyandconcepts

Weseekyoursupportinexplaining(insimplewords)theideasand
vocabularylistedbelowtoyourchildinhis/hermothertongue.

Organisation
Tidying
Planning
Collaboration
Co-operation

Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyqueriesconcerningthisunit.Thankyouforyoursupport.

KindRegards,
TheYear1team

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