Almost halfway there...

This term is absolutely flying. I know, I know - I say it every week - but I can't believe how far into Term 1 we are already!

Before I begin, a quick thank you to those who came along to the Information Night on Wednesday - our appreciation to you for braving the somewhat revolting weather and coming along to hear what's new and what's happening.

This week is relatively interruption-free! We have our usual round of specialists - Monday morning is Music and Indonesian, Tuesday morning is Library, Footsteps and Senior Lab, Thursday we have Art before lunch and Friday we have 5/6 Sport/Year 4 debating first, PE and then 3/4 Sport after morning tea. A reminder that there are lots of notes out at the moment - Going Green With Doctor Deane and House Athletics permission slips (everyone), UMPC order forms (Year 4) and Camp Rumbug Deposits (Year 5). As always, homework is due tomorrow morning (Monday).

We looked at the Clock of Eras last week. We will be breaking it up into bits over the next few weeks, and students will be offered experiments, modelling activities and multimedia tasks to complete to explore each of the eras in more depth. Our Big Bang Big Book is just about finished and is on display in the classroom if you have time to pop in after school to have a look.

I wanted to share briefly about a book that I have recently acquired (unfortunately receiving it in eBook format, so I am unable to lend it out - but it is available through the Google Play Store, and I suspect it is only a matter of time before Amazon stocks it for Kindle as well). Some of you may be familiar with Dan O'Donnell's 1996 publication 'Montessori in Australia and New Zealand'. It was the definitive guide to the movement's past in Australasia for quite some time - in fact, until last year, when Susan Feez published her 'Montessori: The Australian Story'. Feez' book includes accounts of significant events in the Montessori movement in the interim between 1996 and 2013, but also goes back to expand on events from the early Montessorians' experience in setting up, and in many cases, having deconstructed, educational programs from birth to 12 years. Feez has included much archived materials about these tenacious women and men which make for a fascinating read. If you are interested in skimming over an excerpt, or in downloading it, you can find more information here.

I am in the process of updating the flickr photostream, so check back before school starts this week for new work samples.

See you tomorrow,
Ang =)