Learning

Motivating TK boys in reading

By Nadine Bailey, TK Teacher Librarian

International research tells us that boys are lagging behind girls in literacy. Yet literacy is the highest predictor of academic success in school. Often boys resist efforts by teachers and parents to get them to read because they prefer to play or to participate in sports. Read full story 13 February 2018 (...) 0 comments

Outdoor learning at a wet market

By Jill Rivers, Grade 2 teacher

Grade 2-1 had a wonderful learning opportunity at the wet market near school in November. By walking over to a local market community, they got to witness how day-to-day trade works and see first-hand the importance of economics, persuasion, advertisements, arrangement of displays, needs and wants and the value of money. Read full story 13 February 2018 (...) 0 comments

Grade 2’s Market day

By Victoria Kathleen Halvorson, grade 2 teacher

Before the break, grade 2 classes learnt about human made systems of trade and how these systems have allowed us to obtain our needs and wants. It was a really engaging unit that linked all subject areas such as math, English and STEAM, and saw students putting their learning into action. Read full story 29 January 2018 (...) 0 comments

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