This is Mrs Carmody, going home on Monday afternoon looking very pleased with herself!

Interviewer: Mrs Carmody you are looking quite pleased with yourself, why would that be?

Mrs Carmody: Well today I have learnt quite a lot about blogging and can not wait to show the studetns in my grade what i have achieved.

Interviewer: That is fantastic news Mrs Carmody what have you learnt?

Mrs Carmody: Well I am so glad you asked that question. I have learnt numerous things today blogging is so much fun. I have learnt how to make a blog from scratch, how to attach photos and how to do a post and add photos. I am so happy a now I can show off what the kids in my classroom can do and what they are learning.

Interviewer: I am sorry to stop you there Mrs Carmody but we have run out of time! Continue to enjoy blogging and learning more and more. We cant wait to see what your students will come up with to add to your blog!

Mrs Carmody: Oh but I just have so much mor.........

Interviewer: Perhaps some other time Mrs Carmody.

Barr Reserve Fitness Sessions

During term 3, 2010 grade 5/6 students at Wang West are participating in a Fully Fit Fully Sic fitness program. This is where students participate in 3 half hour fitness sessions per week and one gymnastics session. They are also learning about healthy bodies and lifestyles. Our Barr Reserve Fitness sessions have been a wonderful eye opener for students, seeing that fitness and exercise is not just about playing and training for an organised sport or going for a run or a walk. There are so many other ways to get fit. In this session students thought they were going to have a tug of war... eagerly every one ran to get their position on the rope. Next Brandon our instructor asked everyone to lift the rope above their head and start running to the other end of the oval. The students were asked to do lots of different tasks with the rope and at no stage was the rope alowed to touch the ground. The look on the kids faces was priceless and the enthusiasm was inspiring! Lots of fun getting fit, indeed!

Writing in 5/6 KC

This was a game that we played to assist with our writing skills. We are looking at Procedure text, so this game was designed so students could understand what made good instructions. The game was called Blind Build, where the person with the blind fold had to construct a building made from Lego that looked exactly like their partners building without seeing it. Their partner had to give them the instructions. It was great fun, as students got more and more cleaver with their instructions they made the builds harder and challenged themselves. When each person had had at least one turn we then gathered all of our ideas to come up with a list of good ways to give instructions. I was really pleased with the ideas that 5/6kc students came up with and the way they interacted with each other during this lesson! Awesome work guys!