Seems I have a few followers, perhaps more out there. Look forward to finding out tomorrow.

What to report, its the end of the term and I'm stoked. Can't wait to get down to the bach and surf hard on my brand new secondhand surfboard I brought the other week. Next term is a long one (11 weeks). Hopefully we can make some solid gains for all students during this time and I can report back to parents some great results.

Thanks to those who helped out at the carnival or just came and spent some money. I don't think it was as fun for the kids as last years but looks like we made money than last year. The PTA do an awesome job whatever way you look at it. They are an inspirational bunch. One group of our class made some money by doing their dance outside the class and we are going to have a 'party' on Thursday before lunch. We will watch a movie and eat rubbish, I mean healthy snacks.

"I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions."
- Augusten Burroughs

This quote illustrates how I feel at times, if I didn't have the best intentions I wouldn't be teaching you can be assured.

Look forward to meeting parents tommorow.

It has been a good term as far as I am concerned, the class is still noisy but so am I... (both within reason to be sure)

PAT

Pat tests this week!!
We are doing reading and maths PAT tests this week. The results will be reported back to you during parent interviews. These place your child into a stanine, which tells us where they sit compared to national averages.

The swimming pool is out of order due to high bacterial count and will be back in use ASAP, once the tests are back to confirm that it is safe to swim again. It was an interesting conversation trying to explain about bacteria today.

Always on

There is always something going on at school or in the class. This is why I love teaching. Two days down this week and it has been eventful already, both positively and negatively.

Had a parent come in this morning thanking me for everything I have been doing for their child.
Yeehaa makes me feel good. Had a student showing their family the work they have been doing on the wall proudly. Very rewarding.
On Monday we had a unsettled and bad afternoon, which led to more trouble after school. THis left me feeling uspet and thinking all night about what I should've done differently (hindsight is wonderful isnt it, especially when you've got 24 students in your class).
There are many things. We have talked about these in class and I have been implementing some today.

Anyway another busy week... we have finished Progressive Achievement Tests, on Monday we did a Statistic pre-test so I know what the students need to know. One thing all students need to work on is interpreting graphs and data, so expect to be making some comments about what you see in graphs for homework.
Cheers-
Rjames