Comments from parents after student conference night,.
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Here are some of the comments I received from parents after the student led conferences. I put a comments book by the door for parents to comment if they wanted to. I enjoyed reading all the wonderful feedback comments Today we were learning all about the symbol for a half. We were also learning about half of a set. The activities were set up in rotations so each child had an experience of each. This puts the problems in everyday context and is very hands on. We also looked at halving fruit which we got to taste at the end. The children got a lot out of it and were very engaged the whole lesson. Our next learning step will be to recognise the symbol for a quarter and a quarter of a set. It was a bit nerve racking at first but with the help of Jenny It went very well, even with a few technical hitches.
This week in writing we had been learning about letter writing. I thought it would be a good idea if everyone wrote a letter to someone in the class and say something nice about them. We would then post them into their pigeon holes (which I made earlier for the writing station). It occurred to me that some of the children would only write to their buddy and some children would find their pigeon hole empty, so I put all the children's names onto popsicle sticks and put them in a pot. The children then had to pick out a name and write a letter to that person. I explained that even though they didn't play with that person they could still write something nice about them. It worked really well, the children were very engaged, they loved the secrecy of it (not letting on who they were writing too) and we got some lovely letters. Needs less to say there was mass excitement at the end of the school day when they went to their pigeon hole to collect their letter. I felt I had created a collaborative, inclusive activity which everyone was involved in. A girl in my class has trouble processing instructions and following routines. In order to assist her to become more independant I made, (with the help of Glenda from children's support services) some visuals to help the girl with the day to day running of the classroom. There are some great ideas on here which I plan to implement in my daily routine.
The junior team teachers take it in turns to lead the Junior assembly. This involves setting up the programme, picking the songs and giving out reading certificates. It's a good thing to do as it prepares us for leading community on a Friday for the whole school with parents. |
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