Room+8

Sarah Forrest

__ROUND ONE__ This week I have been working with Sarah in Room 8. Our work has focused around Literacy and I have taken report writing while Sarah set up Literature Circles with two of her reading groups. We have used a variety of resources to improve comprehension, vocabulary and questioning techniques in all areas of Literacy. The children have written the most amazing reports about their "Piggity Wiggity Jiggity Jig" assembly…look out for them in our Library! Check out two of them (below) that were published in the local paper...



__ROUND TWO__ It was great to be back in Room 8 and great to have Sarah back in the country! Sarah wanted to improve the children's understanding of writing for an audience and have them more motivated to share their written work. We spent the week writing and revising poetry, having a go at a rebus letter to Santa and performing choral poetry for our buddy class. Maths was also given a make-over with the introduction of several new warm-up games and independent activities. I was very impressed at the quick recall of basic facts from many of the children! They now have a more broad selection with which to practise and hone their skills.