by Kirsty LOTTKOWITZ | Apr 2, 2020 | Grade 5
As part of their Unit of Inquiry about food production, the Grade 5KL students were asked to follow instructions and make cheese at home using milk and vinegar. It was a great success. The students had been asked to make a video of the process and it is clear we have...
by Kirsty LOTTKOWITZ | Mar 25, 2020 | Grade 5
One of our maths activities this week was to design and build a robot made out of 3D shapes. Students had great fun and demonstrated a good understanding of 3D shapes and construction. Some students are choosing to present their hat challenge (research about a...
by Kirsty LOTTKOWITZ | Mar 19, 2020 | Grade 5
Grade 5KL is traveling the world via my husband, Mr Don’s and my hat collection. Every morning the students receive a good morning video from me and in it I’m wearing a different hat from somewhere in the world. The students are then set a small research activity...
by Kirsty LOTTKOWITZ | Mar 12, 2020 | Grade 5
Grade 5 has been visiting their ECC buddies every two weeks all year and it’s still a highlight of our fortnight. The young children love seeing the grade 5’s in the playground and I even saw a pair of buddies greeting each other at assembly. It’s been lovely to see...
by Kirsty LOTTKOWITZ | Mar 4, 2020 | Grade 5
This week in mathematics we were learning about map reading, compass points and grid references. As an introduction, I put grid references on the chess board outside and asked the students to stand on particular grid points. It was a great way to get a feel for grid...
