Expectations
This week
we started with a recap of what our expectations look like in 5A and also throughout
the whole school, whether we are in the playground, on our lunch break, at a
specialist lesson or if there is another teacher in the classroom.
Students
were able to recognise our expectations - Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be
Resilient, Be Curious and Be Safe – and provide examples of what it looks like,
sounds like and feels like.
Our Holidays
I love
hearing stories from the students about what they got up to during their time
off or even what they do on the weekend or afternoons. What is also great, is
that the kids love hearing about my adventures and the events that I
participate in. So coming back from a very action packed Easter Holiday, I was
able to fill the kids in about my Bali trip, and then Round 2 of the Aussie Car
Racing Series, where I help pitcrew for Madison Dunston. I informed my class
about the struggle in packing for a summer holiday and at the same time,
packing for a winter trip down in Tasmania. 
So to continue with our writing stamina, the students wrote their adventures in their writing books… the Cinemas got a good workout during the holidays.
Maths
This
week in Maths we have been working on our division. We have watched some YouTube
clips on how to work through short division and long division. Students have
been grasping the understanding that knowing their Times Tables assists in
understanding division.
We have
continued with our Maths Mentals every day, which touches upon different Mathematical
concepts that may not be taught in the week. This allows students to gain a
wide range of knowledge and understanding in those areas even when we are
focusing on a particular Maths concept in our Units of work. Students are then
tested on the Friday to see if they have retained the learning.
We have
also had another successful Friday morning ‘Times Table Challenge’ – The students
stamina in answering the 50 questions is becoming more efficient and more
consistent every time they sit down for the challenge.
I love
the enthusiasm 5A has towards this Challenge. I also love writing out the
Certificates each time anyone gets 50/50 – The next challenge awaits them…
English
We have
kicked off our new English Unit of Work – Comprehending a Feature Article and
Writing a multimodal feature article that expresses a point of view about an
issue around Flying Foxes.
Other Activities
Our Health
Unit about Healthy Habits is underway and we will be ‘Quenching’ our thirst in
Design and Technologies after understanding Food Specialisations and
preparations to design a drink for a specific purpose.
Students also had the opportunity to pick their top 3 Friday Afternoon Activities to participate in for the following 5 Friday afternoon weeks. It ranged from Gymnastics, Sick Beats, Rugby Union, Female Rugby League, Cricket, Tennis, Arts and Crafts, Cycling, Gardening and Boot Camp. I think it’s really amazing how our school allows the students to experience a wide variety of activities that they may not have the opportunity to experience… and Boot Camp is my forte!
