Today students will complete an online quiz to identify their strengths and weaknesses in various intelligences or ways of learning. This enables students to reflect upon what they can work on and also what works best for them as learners. They will then print a data graphic which will be glued into their Health books. Take a look at the website link below and take the quiz yourself.
Welcome to our class blog. We shall learn about what a blog is and how we may use it and expand it over the next few weeks. In the meantime please explore the content of this blog established by my students at Paringa Park Primary in 2009. If you have internet access at home please share the blog with your parents.
I hope you all had fabulous holidays, I most certainly did. The highlight of my holidays was a week long houseboat trip leaving from Paringa near Renmark, although I had a nasty accident and was on crutches for a week. If you did something particularly special in the holidays leave a comment about this post by clicking on the tab labelled “comment”. For privacy we will only use first names.
After our houseboat trip my wife Megan, toddler Blair and I had a busy week moving house. It was made all the more difficult by me being on crutches. We are now settled in and are very excited about getting to know the community of Keith.
This week we shall start to look at explanation texts. This flash object allows you to piece together the various structural and language features of these texts.
Students in LA 2-6 worked on designing and creating either a wooden catapult, water wheel or pull-along toy. First students researched these technologies and learnt about the forces and energy involved. Students looked at many images in books and online to help them plan their own design. Next they drew a labelled design on A3 paper that clearly showed how their model was to be constructed. Students then set about creating a working animation of their model using Phun (software). They also made their designs out of wood. Here are some Phun designs students created.
Well done to the choir. You were fantastic on Saturday night. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you after three terms of hard work. It really paid off. Last night I went and watched Hayley fromTerri’s class perform in the Troupe and Sachi sing the solo for Oye. They were both fantastic and did our school very proud. Well done!
“Visit at least 5 blogs from the participant list and leave appropriate comments. Keep a record of what you said…”
Thanks to Mr Toft in Ottawa Canada for suggesting his students look at our class blog. Start by checking out his class of year 5 students. Remember to leave an appropriate comment and tell them where you come from. Leave a link to our blog also. Once you have left 5 blog comments make a comment here telling us where you visited.
Last week 74 year 6/7 students enjoyed four days at Woodhouse Scouts Camp in the Adelaide Hills. Students in LA 2-6 have written and recorded podcasts of their experiences at camp which are linked to below. Students who were unable to attend camp have recorded news broadcasts of other recent interesting activities.
Congratulations to the students in LA 2-6 for their commitment to the 40 Hour Famine. Students are taking action to help 900 million people across the globe who do not have food security. As of Wednesday this week we have raised just over $1000, well on our way to our target of $1500. Thanks to all those people who have supported us.
