Happy Easter
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Our goal this year is to have every student complete the Challenge!
The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a wonderful way in which to encourage our children to read for enjoyment. It begins on Monday, February 26th. Books that have been read since September, 2023 can be entered online from this date. Your Summer Reading Challenge books can be included!
There is a free Premier’s Reading Challenge app for Apple and Android. Download it now and keep track of all your reading!
https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html The username and password are the same as your school internet login details.
K-2 students are to read or have 30 books read to them.
3-6 students are to read 20 books. 5 books can be own choice.
The challenge finishes on Friday, August 23rd, 2024. All entries must be completed by this date.
Staying Safe Online
- Don’t give out information about yourself.
- Only talk to people you know.
- Think carefully before you press send.
- Watch what you buy online.
- Talk to an adult if you feel worried.
Safer Internet Day
What is Safer Internet Day?
Safer Internet Day is a global initiative to raise awareness of online safety issues celebrated on Tuesday, 6th February, 2024.
The eSafety Commissioner leads the initiative in Australia. We educate people about online safety risks, like online abuse, how to be safe online and where to go for help.
This Safer Internet Day we’re encouraging you to take three simple actions when approaching online safety: Connect. Reflect. Protect.
Connect safely by keeping apps and devices secure and reviewing your privacy settings regularly.
Reflect on how your actions online may affect others or your safety.
Protect yourself and others by visiting eSafety.gov.au to find out how to stay safe online and report online abuse.
By doing these things and sharing the Connect. Reflect. Protect message, we can work towards making every day a Safer Internet Day.
Why Safer Internet Day is important
We use the internet in almost every aspect of our lives, so it’s important for everyone to know about online safety.
Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for workplaces, community organisations, schools, industry, government and families to promote online safety education and the benefits of being safe online.
Our goal is for everyone to be informed about online safety, understand how to report online abuse and actively contribute to a safer online environment – that’s why we need your support.
We encourage you to join the global initiative that unites communities, families, schools and organisations from more than 160 countries so that together, we can create safer online spaces.
In Australia, the eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) is the Official Committee responsible for managing and promoting Safer Internet Day.
Lots of useful resources available here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators
Literacy resources reminder
SPELD Literacy Resources Hub NEW!
SPELD decodable book selectors
Check out these charts. Once you have your chosen scope and sequence you can supplement other brands for variety and extended practice. Sometimes there are other sounds that don’t align but we introduce phonemes at a rate of 3 per week, so often they have been exposed to it just not mastered.
EdWordle
NEW! Previously known as Wordle
ReadWorks
ReadWorks is free for teachers to use. ReadWorks is an online resource of reading passages and lesson plans for students of all levels K-12. The company was founded with the goal of improving reading comprehension by bringing the latest in literacy teaching research into the classroom.
Kids News
Great for writing prompts, responses, reading and comprehension
Read Theory
ReadTheory is a K-12 online reading comprehension program that presents assessments to students at a “just right” level.
Get Epic!
Free ebooks that can be differentiated for your students
Newsela
An Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every KLA.
Videos to help students learn to infer. More videos here: http://www.literacyshed.com/
Once Upon a Picture
https://onceuponapicture.wordpress.com/
Creative writing picture prompts
https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/the-collections/
Once Upon a Picture collections
100 Word Challenge
Although no longer active the 100 word challenge site provides a wonderful archive of writing prompts. Teachers can continue using the prompts and share the writing with others.
By setting a limited word count with a focused theme, children have a greater motivation for writing. Those who are reluctant writers feel safe with only 100 words to write, whilst those more advanced writers can really extend themselves with the word restriction.
Maths Resources reminder
New K-2 Maths syllabus NEW!
https://alearningplace.com.au/
A Learning Place is starting to create student-led inclusive differentiation quick videos!
Maths by Inquiry NEW!
reSolve: Maths by Inquiry is the flagship mathematics education program from the Australian Academy of Science.
reSolve provides curriculum-aligned teaching resources and professional learning materials to support teachers to promote a spirit of inquiry in school mathematics, from Foundation to Year 10.
https://nrich.maths.org/primary
Free curriculum-linked resources to develop mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Find more rich tasks, with teacher support, at the Primary and EY teacher homepages.
Visual, creative, maths tasks. Explore the popular tasks, or browse the entire library, you can choose by mathematical concept, and by grade.
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/mixed-up-maths
Join our host, Ed, as he finds himself in all types of situations where only his knowledge of maths can help him.
From saving the planet from aliens, to creating a superhero that can stop a strawberry milkshake tidal wave. From searching for buried treasure, to jumping like a daredevil, or planning the greatest circus party ever.
Learning maths has never been this much fun!
Individualised Learning
http://www.sumdog.com/ Sumdog
Engage your pupils with adaptive learning and multiplayer games aligned to all major curricula for ages 5 to 14. Proven to accelerate progress.
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/ Maths games
https://www.studyladder.com.au/account/teacher Studyladder teacher account setup
https://www.freckle.com/ Differentiated Maths activities
http://bedtimemath.org/category/daily-math/ Daily Maths problems – differentiated – three / four levels.
Maths Mentals
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 Daily 10 is a primary maths resource for primary teachers which covers addition, subtraction, ordering, partitioning, digit values (place value), rounding, multiplication, division, doubles, halves and fractions. It has been designed primarily for use on an interactive whiteboard. The aim is to help teachers deliver 10 maths questions many which can be used for mental maths practice.
https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday Number of the day activities
Want to Make a Simple Video on a Chromebook?
How to Create Simple Videos on a Chromebook
Created by Richard Byrne from FreeTech4Teachers this is for anyone who has a Chromebook and is looking for a quick and easy way to create a video without having to install any Chrome extensions or Chrome apps. You can also share your video on Google Classroom.
In the following video it is demonstrated how to create a simple video on a Chromebook.
The key points of the video are:
- How to access the camera on your Chromebook.
- Where to find your video file.
- How to share your video file with students.
Here are screenshots of the process, put together in a set of slides that are embedded below.