Week 8, term 3 2014

This week in reading I have been focusing on contractions with one of my groups. It became obvious through running records and observations that the group with lacking in their knowledge. I found a little memory game that I have been playing with them. We have had discussion around the shortening of words and my students have now been finding them everywhere.

In maths I have been doing multiplication and division with my students that are ready for it. They have understood the concepts really fast and I have been really impressed with their working. I love it when you can see the connections being made!!!

We have been continuing to write poems this week. I have been doing I wish poems. The kids love them. They get to imagine and wish for anything they like. It is so good seeing my class engaged and wanting to write. Below are some example of what they wished for:

• I left my camera at school so I will upload some during the week.

For inquiry click on on Spring post to see what learning happen in the class.