Term 2 – Week 6

This week in a nutshell:

In English, we looked at more persuasive devices, especially how it relates to writing speeches. The students chose topics with partners to create persuasive arguments and counterpoints for what they think their “opponent” might say.

In Science, we looked more at light and are busy learning more about waves in order to understand the wave nature of light. We had some fun creating different types of waves using a slinky spring.

In History, the students created an information “website” researching different days celebrated in a country of their choice. During Design the students looked at different natural dyes used for colouring materials as well as different techniques to create patterns in the material when dyeing it. Next week Wednesday we will be creating pattern dyed materials using natural dyes.

In Math, we looked at translations and especially rotations around different points. We also started looking at enlargements and revised scale factors.

As you all know we had a day and a half of me online teaching from home while I waited for the result of my Covid PCR test. The students did well to continue their learning even with this disruption.

That is all for this week. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.