We work really hard in our class to be thankful for the little things and to verbalise this thanks to whoever needs to hear it. At the start of last week we took our class to see the 26 Story Treehouse play down in Sydney. As always the class was exceptionally well behaved and everything went … [Read more...] about To our IFS Parents
Primary School
Just give it your best shot!
I suspect that over the years many of my students have become sick of hearing my response when they say they can’t do something. I have continually maintained my ignorance of understanding or even acknowledging the existence of that word – can’t. Of course, they try to slip in the ‘cannot’ version, … [Read more...] about Just give it your best shot!
26 Story Treehouse
With the opening night of the Stage 3 play fast approaching, we thought it would be a wonderful experience to take our class to see a play. So this week we went to the Seymour Centre in Sydney to see The 26 Story Treehouse. The play is based on the book by the same name written by Andy Griffiths, … [Read more...] about 26 Story Treehouse
And the drama continues…
So we are now into week three of our drama project. The students have been learning lines, dances, movements, sound, editing scenes and re-editing. Last week I had two days off to be the best man at my sister-in-law's wedding. I got back yesterday and got a bit panicked when I suddenly … [Read more...] about And the drama continues…
How is it working in Stage 2?
I’ve been asked several times this year, how is it working with a composite group of year 3 and 4 students and how this differs from teaching just the one year group by themselves. Normally this would be somewhat of a complex question to definitively answer because, as with any such situation, there … [Read more...] about How is it working in Stage 2?
Vegemite, old cheese, a sporting legend and the opportunity of a lifetime
Last week I spent some time in the classroom with the IFS/ITS primary college students. The experience brought on a flashback to when I was at primary college: Mrs Johnston, mother of Australian and Liverpool soccer legend, Craig Johnston, was my teacher. Her classroom smelt like vegemite … [Read more...] about Vegemite, old cheese, a sporting legend and the opportunity of a lifetime