Well, after a manic week trying to get organised for our assembly, it’s been such a relief to have some more structure and routine in the classroom.
We have begun our Literacy Block rotations, where the children work through different activities that focus on skills such as reading, comprehension, spelling, genre studies and vocabulary. One of the activities is a “study group” where the children work with me so that I can give more targeted support. It’s great to have this opportunity to work with a small group while the rest of the class works independently. They’ve done brilliantly for their first go!
This week we have been following Youcubed’s week of Inspirational Maths, developed by Jo Boaler and Stamford University. The week is all about promoting growth mindset in maths, and helping children to understand key messages around brain development, growth and the importance of thinking deeply, rather than working quickly. Each session starts with a growth mindset video, then the children work through an open-ended task, which we reflect on after the session. Here’s a link to one of the videos: Brains Grow and Change
Here are some of the Black Jaguars “building shapes”; a teamwork activity which was part of our week of inspirational maths.
The Lower Mortlock Crew are beginning their Science Inquiry next week. To get us in the mood we’ve started to think about about what scientists do. The words “research”, “discover” and “study” came up, so we made some Lenses of Extraordinary Perception to use for when we really need to look at things like scientists.
If I don’t see you at the picnic, then I hope you have a great weekend!
PS. A note on winter sports:
Winter sports registrations are now open!
Parents can now register their students to play Netball, Football, Basketball or Soccer in Terms 2 and 3.
More information about each sport and the registration details can be found in the attached PDF: https://newsletters.edublogs.org/files/2018/02/Afterschool-sports-info-WINTER-2018-1chwc5q-1ah1mbm.pdf
After school sports can’t happen without a huge amount of parent participation. Please consider if you can contribute by taking on a coaching, managing or coordinator role.
You can register online at: www.trybooking.com/TMFJ
Please be quick as registrations will close on Friday 9th March!