End of term 3, 2014

Well what a busy term it has been. I can definitely say that my students and I are ready for a rest after such a busy 10 weeks. This is just a short post as the bulk of my reflections are at the end of each week.

Reading
Reading went really well this term with my students all making great progress - I think the knowledge they now have on the high frequency words has been a huge help. I am happy with how my Daily 5 programme is running and will continue it the same way next term making some minor adjustments to suit.

Writing
Love my writing now. My kids are really independent and all see themselves as writers - this makes it so much easier at writing time. I taught poetry for the first time this term and it was such a great unit. A different way of writing so my students don't get bored. Next term I plan on continuing to work writing through inquiry.

Maths
Maths has gone well this term. My students have really good knowledge on number so we are continuing to work on number strategies through the next term. My guided groups are going well and I find it much easier not having set groups and jut pulling students out based on their needs.
Over the last week I found a really cool skip counting video that my students love! Check it out below:

Inquiry
At the beginning of the term my focus was on birds. I found that myself and my students were getting a little bored so after talking to my mentor teacher I changed my inquiry units to 1-2 weeks long. I have really enjoyed doing it this way as we are able to cover much more and because it is changing neither of us are getting bored. Next term my inquiry will stemmed from students questions and wonderings.

To sum it up this term has been really great and I have enjoyed seeing the progress that has been made. Here is a picture from our last day - it was our 50 days celebrate (50 days we have been at school this term, we were keeping count in maths).