Vietnamese Spring Rolls

The class decided at the beginning of the year that they would like to have cooking as a reward for good work and behaviour.  I try to choose something that is healthy and they can easily make at home themselves.  At the end of Term One we made stuffed potatoes.  (This was because end of term fell close to St Pat's Day, so we thought potatoes were fitting).

Yesterday the class made Vietnamese Spring Rolls.  Most children had never tried these before.  They were given a choice of vegetable fillings, noodles, coriander, mint and three meats; chicken, ham and duck.  Some turned their nose up at the duck but were pleasantly surprised that they liked it.  We also had a choice of dipping sauces.  It was a great lesson and I'm hoping a few of them will have a go at making them for their families on the holidays.

Next term they have put in an order for Lasagne.........we will wait and see.

The Minotaur

The Minotaur is a serial published in the ED section of The West Australian newspaper each Tuesday.  The class found it slow going to start with but are now eagerly awaiting the final chapter tomorrow.  For some reason their interest increased as Theseus and his young companions got closer to their impending doom.  :)

Today we are having some fun creating our own labyrinths.  Here are some of the works in progress.  

Maths 300

OK...... I haven't been very good at adding to this, have I?  I would love to add some photos of the work we have been doing in class this term but first I have to get parent permission to post them.

Our school subscribes to Maths 300, a site that promotes problem solving and open ended activities.  It has easy to follow lesson plans, examples of completed work and interactive whiteboard applications.

This week we have been completing the 4 Cube House activity.  The students have been working in groups to design a new housing estate.  All the designs must consist of a different arrangement of blocks.  The groups then had to use isometric paper to draw 3D representations of the designs and add these to an overall plan of the estate.  The next step was to cost each design and draw the different views of the houses.

We are thinking of taking it one step further by creating a web page to showcase our designs.............  (not being very technical, I will have to think about this)

The students have loved this activity.   I'll have to try to get some other photos up.

Greetings :)

The main reason for this BLOG is for our class to share examples of our work and thoughts with each other.  Hopefully when we get the hang of blogging, this page may become interesting enough for others in the world to want to visit.

A bit about this class:

We are a Year Six/Seven class, consisting of 21 students.  The class are VERY good conversationalists, (which can try the patience) but this is because they are enthusiastic learners who love to share (everything) with each other.