We’re Back!!
Well its been a while but we are finally back online. Term 1 was extremely busy as I was concentrating on introducing a new teaching model for writing and...
Mental Maths Wall
Recently I saw a really neat idea posted by Paul Broadbent on his blog – Linking a working wall to learning journey and this is our first attempt. Miss...
A new breed of scientists
This week our year 7 students visited Newton Moore Senor High School to partake in a science lesson about wind turbines. They certainly looked the part!! What did you...
CYBER SAFE TALKS
This week we had a visit from Nola Marino who came to present a number of talks about Cyber Safety to both students and parents at Cooinda. The talk covered a broad range of information...
Another Term Ends
Well, its been another busy term and as usual, I never finished everything I started. We have tried a few things and I was pleased with how they turned...
Visual Poet
As part of our language rotations this week we are using the app ‘Visual Poet’. Today’s group did a good job and found it easy to use. Calista submitted...
Our Haiku Decks – A Term in Review
We have all now had the opportunity to use the Haiku Deck app to create a visual image about Term 1. I haven’t been able to embed them into...
Embarrass Your Teacher Day 2
Well, it turned out to be a most enjoyable day. Congratulations to all the brave staff members for making me feel not so embarrassed by coming in some amazing...
Embarrass Your Teacher Day
Well, it has finally arrived. The day I have been dreading for a month now! Our Student Leaders and two classes got together earlier in the year and decided...
Mental Maths – Number Crunching
A few weeks ago for Mental Maths we started playing a game called Number Crunching. As a challenge, I asked the students to design a new game board so...