Week 6 already!! We are working like a well-oiled machine. Our class is continuing to focus on particular letters that help us to write daily in our flipchart books. Apparently images of spiders are a hit with teenage boys. Our weekly text is, ‘Bedtime is cancelled.” As you can imagine, this has been an amusing text to read. We are looking forward to publishing our weekly book complete with images on Friday.

In maths we have measured our heights using a variety of informal measurements. The students are increasing their number knowledge using a variety of resources; it appears that a favourite is juggling balls and a large dice.

We have been having physical breaks in class by playing throw and catch games when our work is completed, before moving onto the next task. Our students are definitely great sports as they wait their turn and sit when they are out. Great to see! We also have smart moves to music and line tiggy several times per week. 

Finally, we have a class full of dolphins. During swimming instruction, the students are improving their arm strokes, kicking their legs and diving for objects under the water. I am fairly sure this is one of the highlights of their week.

More to come,

JS1 Students, Tony, Bree, Debbie and Deb.