"Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them."
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3A students buddy ready and using the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then framework to orally summarise their book. We used sticky notes to mark the pages where each part happened making it easier to summarise. ๐ @AitkenCreekPS@MissGraue
3A using informal measurement tools to figure out which crooked path is the longest! "We know the third line is the longest because it is 18 counters long where the others are 12 and 14 counters long" - Zeina @AitkenCreekPS@_Mrs_Shah
Another day, another Jackie French book to discuss during our BHH lessons ๐ 3A students are really showing their deeper level thinking through this framework and continue to build on ideas from one another๐ก @AitkenCreekPS@MissGraue
Today 3A read The Fire Wombat and used the BHH framework questions to lead our discussions and responses. The ideas and insight they had into the meaning behind the text was amazing! ๐ @AitkenCreekPS@MissGraue
3A linking their learning today to the learning pit through this maths investigation. They worked as teams to create different strategies to solve the electrical circuit problem. Some rich, authentic discussions ๐ @AitkenCreekPS
Conor found support and comfort from close friends when he was experiencing anxiety and depression.
"For them to see my own future and light when I couldnโt, I will never be able to repay them".
Creating paper weaves in maths. We represented the colours in our paper weave in fraction, decimal and percentage form.A fun hands on learning activity for them to apply skills of the 4 operations and see the connection between fractions, decimals and percentages! @AitkenCreekPS
6F enjoyed the sunshine during maths today. We played a new fractions game called pattern blocks and it was great to see their understanding of adding fractions with related denominators ๐โ๏ธ @AitkenCreekPS
6F and 6B students were all engaged in their writing today, they've been working on their multi genre unit, creating a range of writing pieces that reflect a topic of their choice ๐ @AitkenCreekPS
Small acts of kindness make a big difference.
It might be connecting with a friend you haven't spoken to in a while, offering practical help to a neighbour, complimenting a colleague on a job well done or simply showing someone you care by asking "are you OK?".
โConnecting with others is such a great wellbeing strategy.
When weโre connecting weโre sharing the mental and emotional load, and we donโt feel like weโre in it alone.
Our ability to respond to stressors changes because weโve got our support crew, people who have our back.โ
We all need a helping hand from time to time.
This weekend reach out to the people in your world and ask, "are you OK?". Because your conversation could change a life.
For tips on when and how to ask, visit: https://t.co/ZgxxUndk3Z #ruok
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Some of 6F's students came along to a live draw along session this afternoon. It was an easy video tutorial to follow and we're pretty happy with our end result โ Introducing Cartoon Cat in the Hat Jrn ๐ @AitkenCreekPS