Jess’ Class Week 8 Term 3

Hi Everyone,

Rock climbing for sport this week was a lot of fun. Despite some hold-ups checking in, all the children got a chance to climb, testing their courage and resolve. Some children climbed all the way to the top to touch the ceiling whilst others took smaller steps, testing different pathways and listening to their bodies warning signs telling them when they were ready to come down. Thank you to all the parents who came along. It was quite a logistical feat but we made it happen on the day!

Whilst the elders in both classes were completing their PIP’s, I had fun with the younger group, testing out our design and construction skills. We made boats from foil, with the goal to hold as many marbles as possible. Most sank before they could hold 10 marbles, but a couple held marbles into the 20 ‘s and 30’s with the record being 49! It was a lot of wet fun!

In English we have continued to explore narratives, with the children brainstorming simple 3-part plots. One or two characters in an introduction, a complication and a resolution. The children drew these in cartoon form with simple written summaries of the parts to assist in the development of their visualisation skills.

In maths we have been playing dice games and looking at ways that various timetables (skip counting) interact with one another on a hundreds chart.

Our lesson about eyes is definitely going ahead, thank you for those people who contacted me in regards to the dissection. We are, however, a little pushed for time this term, so it’s possible we may have to schedule for the beginning of term 4. Stay tuned!

Have a happy weekend!

Jess