Foundation - Year 2
From the land of the little people...
Hi. I am Harald Walther and am enjoying working with the Foundation – Year 2 class this term 4. Mrs Hilder is taking some well-deserved leave and I am working with the class during that time. I have taught, full time, at high schools in New South Wales before moving to Meningie and teaching as a relief teacher at various schools in the Coorong and Tatiara areas. Those classes have ranged from Foundation up to, and including, Year 12.The students at Hawker are lovely and friendly, making this a really enjoyable place to work.
Plans and activities for term 4 include:
Maths
A focus on writing numbers clearly and helping some students to move beyond writing them in “mirror” format, a problem that I also had as a young child. We are also working on counting beyond 20 and working with two dimensional and three dimensional shapes such as squares and cubes.
English
We are continuing the Read, Write Inc. program and it is my goal to have as many students as possible able to write pieces of work using simple complete sentences.
Science
At the moment we are looking at the fascinating world of shadows, how they are cast, how they move and change as the sun makes its way through the sky. We are conducting some very simple experiments as part of our activities.
HASS
In the History lessons we are looking at expeditions of explorers in the days of the Australian colonies. In the process students are thinking about what is needed to organise such a large project and what could go wrong. I am particularly interested in having students consider how Aboriginal groups were affected by explorers crossing their country. In the Geography lessons we are experimenting with the creation and use of simple maps, including the use of the main compass directions.
It looks like being an interesting term while I work with the class and enjoy the scenery around Hawker during my non-teaching time. Best wishes to all.