Year 3 - 6 Class
Hi, I am Victoria Barratt and this year I am teaching the 3 – 6 class this year.
I am originally from Whyalla but began my teaching career, 6 years ago in Townsville, Queensland. Since then, I have taught multiple subjects in different primary schools as well as year 9 maths and science.
This is my second year teaching in a small country school and so far I am thoroughly enjoying myself in Hawker. Everyone has made me feel very welcome and the children have been awesome to work with, despite the rocky start to the year. I have moved down here with just myself and my cat, Agatha, and my chicken Chookita but I do have a daughter who lives in Whyalla.
When I am not teaching, I can usually be found with my head stuck in a book or out and about trying to improve my photography skills, and I have certainly picked a stunning backdrop to work on this hobby.
This term in Maths the year 3/4s have been looking at addition and place value. Once that is completed, we will be moving onto time.
The English unit, for term one, is looking at persuasive language. We are also reading Charlie and the Chocolate factory and will watch the movie at the end of the term and compare the book with the movie.
In Health the 3-6s are looking at Identity and Inclusivity. This will focus on looking at the things that make us unique and different and how we can accept and include those who are different to ourselves.
In Science this term we are focusing on physics. The year 3/4s are looking at heat and how it moves. We are then moving onto push/pull forces. The year 5/6s are looking at the properties and behaviour of light and following that, they will be looking at electricity and electrical currents.
Karmy Couthard will be joining us once a week and teaching us about the language and culture of the Adnamatna people. So far, these lessons have been quite fun, and we are all looking forward to the next ones.
This term we are also hoping to get out in the garden and make that more compatible with the foods we will be cooking in Home Economics. This will involve some planning and hands on gardening.
So far it has been fantastic meeting all the students in my class. I look forward to getting to know them better and watching them grow as the year goes on.