It has been wonderful to receive our long awaited new desks in Class 3!

They make doing our desk work extra special as we continue to improve our cursive writing and working from the blackboard. 

By going back to the beginning of our main lesson book regularly and reading through everything we have done from the title page on, we see the purpose of our neat and legible writing and aesthetic laying out and presentation of the subject material.   

We also get to revisit the concepts and familiarise ourselves with vocabulary.  Another bonus is revising the topic for those who have been absent.  And we have certainly had a lot of comings and goings this term with almost all of us having our 7 days of isolation.

Away from our desks, our Measurement Main Lesson is very hands on with lots of practical measurement using body parts and the creativity of using found objects to measure with inside and out in the playground.

We are becoming familiar with the way the digit, hand, inch, span, cubit and fathom (among other intriguing units of measurement) came into being. 

It is great to think laterally and work out how we can measure the world around us without running to the tape measure and ruler, before we explore the practicality and necessity of why standardised units of measurement came into being.  This main lesson includes linear measurement as well as weight and capacity, with additional main lessons during the year exploring the measurement of time and money. 

Let my life be measured not in years and days,

But by the length of my endeavours,

the weight of my deeds,

the capacity of my love

and the value of my service to others.

Measuring, chopping, grating and stirring have been keeping us busy too as we prepare for our Class 3 sleepover.  As I write this, we are all busy planning and preparing for our night at school at the end of the week.  Teamwork, pitching in, helping out and working together are some of the highlights of getting organised.  I’m sure it will be an adventure for all of us!