Here's hoping that everyone managed to cram in some rest and relaxation during the last two weeks, and that we're all ready and able for another 10 weeks of school!
Here's a brief run down of some of the exciting learning tasks we have ahead of ourselves this term...
In Maths we will continue to build on their work from Semester 1, with new work going into mapping, grid references and nets. We will continue working on our representations of fractions in various forms, and various methods of multiplication and division. Problem solving and analysis of word problems will be under focus, as it has been an increasing area of weakness for some years now.
In Social Sciences Mrs Dyson will continue the good work with Australian history, while I will pursue Economics and Geography. These two areas can be quite dry and unexciting if not done correctly, so I'm trying to put some learning into a game type format. In the end it might be easier to get the kids to design the game themselves however...
In Science we will be finishing off our work with Light and moving into states of matter, which is another area where you can have a lot of fun!
And, even though Mr van Wyk will be teaching it instead of me I'm sure the kids are champing at the bit to start building planes for the air show! For those who haven't heard about it from past years the rules are very simple - get your uncracked, unboiled egg past the finishing post using a flying machine of your own design. Sure - a lot of the pilots don't make it, but you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs!
