I was very pleased with a piece of writing we did across the team which we are going to moderate Week 1 of Term 3. There was certainly more detail and information presented and it was great to see students actively thinking about how their writing should be organised (sequencing and paragraphing). We will be carrying on with Narratives for the beginning of Term 3.
Book clubs have also gone very well this term, with one keen group wanting to meet in the holidays - it eventuated that only one student out of the group came online but it was the thought that counted. We conferenced on a piece of his writing instead! It was great to see students truly engaged in their reading material and discussing key points of the text.
There have been 'Aha' moments in maths as the light came on in Multiplication and Division - making the connection to multiple additions being the same as multiplication (the big scary times tables). The top group is discovering algorithms for solving 2 and 3 digit multiplication and long division. We will be carrying on with this strand in Term 3.
The Term 2 Thrilling Thursday Art group were very focused on their painting and certainly met the challenge to be better than before. All of the completed artworks are displayed in our staffroom and there are some very proud artists!
