Drama

This week 6SL finished their Cinderella Plays.
We then looked at short plays based on Bible Stories. Great job 6SL. Next term we will be working on learning your lines and using stage direction to enhance your performance.

Cinderella with a Twist!

Today 6SL had 45 minutes and a script with 7-8 characters. They needed to read through the script, choose their parts, find props and perform. They were brilliant!
We were so proud of them!
We needed to remind students of how to position their bodies so the audience could see them, but their voice projection was fantastic. They worked so well in their groups and as an attentive audience. Well done!
We will watch the final performances next week.

Mrs Gray & Mrs Downes

CAFE strategy

One of our CAFE (reading) strategies this week is to 'Use a Dictionary'. While this may seem more like a writing strategy it is also an essential reading strategy. 

When students come to a word they are unsure of, it can lead to comprehension issues if they cannot work out the meaning. A dictionary helps us know what a word means and thus make more sense of what we're reading. It will also help expand vocabulary as that word can now be used within their writing. An online dictionary is especially valuable in that students also have the option to listen to how the word is pronounced, thus improving fluency. 

Here is Jess looking up the meaning of sappy, guru and snickering and then adding the definitions to her diary:

Nicole looked up meander and negotiating:

Both of them now have a much deeper understanding of their text!

What new words have you found the meaning of? Add them in a comment below, with their definition, to help create a class set of interesting words for our writing! 

Proverbs

This term in Christian Discovery we have been learning about Wisdom. 

Today we selected our favourite proverb and created a poster illustrating it's message.

Lachlan

 

Dorothy 

Olivia

Jeremy

Enrich Group - Long Division (Vertical) practice

Here are some website to practice Long Division completing the full vertical working out.

Dividerama

Snorks Long Division (Same strategy with smaller numbers and not timed)