In Term 2 I would like to welcome all Term 1 MathsMania participants back again. As several of my Tuesday students have sport on this day now, they will move to Wednesday.
This has left a gap in my Tuesday group, and invitations have already gone out to fill it. This means that there could be as many as a dozen MathsMania pupils - which is too many, but we will endure regardless.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
NAPLAN
The National Naplan tests will be happening in week 3, and while I would advise children that the tests are important enough that they should try their best, they are certainly nothing to panic about. The tests will come and then the tests will go - don't panic.
Tuesday, May 13 - Language Conventions and Writing
Wednesday, May 14 - Reading
Thursday, May 15 - Numeracy (Calculator and No Calculator tests)
Tuesday, May 13 - Language Conventions and Writing
Wednesday, May 14 - Reading
Thursday, May 15 - Numeracy (Calculator and No Calculator tests)
Term 2
Well, week one is now over and we are right back into the thick of things. We didn't quite get to finish up some of term 1's projects, and had to spend this week catching up (which I HATE, because it feels like there hasn't been a break), but they are pretty much done now. Here's a brief rundown of what we are trying to achieve this term;
English - We have been trying to refresh and renew our knowledge of Narratives at the same time as Persuasive Texts, because Mr Naplan won't tell us what will be the focus of this year's test. This isn't how I would like to do things, but everyone seems to get caught up in test fever whether they like it or not. Because we have been splitting our literacy time between them, we have only covered half as much in each, so we will continue to pursue improvement in these areas until end of term 2.
Maths - Perimeter and Area continue to be a thorn in Room 10's side, but we will take a break from them for now. We are moving onto expanding our understanding of fractions this term, while continuing to refine our understanding of games of chance (no cash changes hands I assure you!).
Science - In science we are pursuing an understanding of molecules and atoms through the Change Detectives module, which will end up being the focus of our science report at the end of the term.
Society & Environment - I'm not really supposed to, but this term I'm setting them the monumental task of researching 20th Century history from WW1 to the Cold War. Our official topic is Immigration, but I believe that this will work in context, because this period is the greatest single cause of Australian Immigration. Trust me, I'm a teacher.
English - We have been trying to refresh and renew our knowledge of Narratives at the same time as Persuasive Texts, because Mr Naplan won't tell us what will be the focus of this year's test. This isn't how I would like to do things, but everyone seems to get caught up in test fever whether they like it or not. Because we have been splitting our literacy time between them, we have only covered half as much in each, so we will continue to pursue improvement in these areas until end of term 2.
Maths - Perimeter and Area continue to be a thorn in Room 10's side, but we will take a break from them for now. We are moving onto expanding our understanding of fractions this term, while continuing to refine our understanding of games of chance (no cash changes hands I assure you!).
Science - In science we are pursuing an understanding of molecules and atoms through the Change Detectives module, which will end up being the focus of our science report at the end of the term.
Society & Environment - I'm not really supposed to, but this term I'm setting them the monumental task of researching 20th Century history from WW1 to the Cold War. Our official topic is Immigration, but I believe that this will work in context, because this period is the greatest single cause of Australian Immigration. Trust me, I'm a teacher.
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