Level 4 lockdown!

So here we are again, back to teaching online as Auckland got the announcement that the Delta strain has hit our shores! Our Prime Minister Jacinda Adern put us into Level 4 lockdown and record numbers of Aucklanders began getting Covid tests. My own boys and I are awaiting our first vaccination scheduled for next month...In the meantime I am starting to miss my class, even though we have scheduled twice daily Google Meets. Our amazing admin team got Team 2's school iPads delivered earlier this week and as a result we have seen so many new faces online! It has been awesome to get emails from my supportive parents of their children's evidence of reading, writing and maths activities completed and submitted online. I am so proud of these families who are trying their best to make it work. Keep staying safe everyone and follow the rules to combat the virus.

Inquiry update for T3

Following my Inquiry plan schedule, I carried out individual JAM tests on 20 students in my class and was able to rate them according to my OTJ for their placement against National Standards.My results were as follows; there are 4 students in my class who are still at the Early Year 1 level, 3 at Late Yr 1, 7 at Early Year 2 and 4 at Early Year 3 level. So the majority of my students are just under the expected level and stage in Maths compared to their peers.

There are currently 8 children who are needing to shift from Stage 2-3 up to Stage 4 by the end of this year. I plan to implement more structured teaching lessons on Maths concepts for this term based on students learning Multiplication and Division, Equal Sharing and Arrays. I have now created 3 Maths groups based on different abilities. I am using a combination of DMiC, Number Knowledge, Group teaching and working in pairs to promote a shift in achievement. There will be a strong emphasis on language acquisition through use of materials and resources with hands on practical activities such as counters and pencil/paper. I aim to carry out GLOSS tests on those students who achieved Early Level 5 on their JAM tests.

Role play for our Inquiry/Healthy focus in Term 3!

Follow Coach Carter's bootcamp sessions as she attempts to encourage her clients to achieve their personal best in fitness and training, weigh in's and mindfulness...