Planning+Jan+30+2012

__Based on planning from Dec 13th 2011__

Organisation Building up respect for space Tidiness in area and teacher space Establish student expectations of space: Week 2
 * Agenda**
 * Using our space (staff and students)

__Before each break__ Furniture back to original spots Equipment back Clean benches If laptops aren't charging, laptops put back in student tubs Books put in tubs

Sherie: Red Mel: Presentation Lyn: Blue Ann/Mands: Orange Kane: Fishbowl
 * Home bases

Move around in first few weeks(could be daily) so students get used to each area. Students reflect on the spaces.

Goal setting Reflections Plan your day/timetable Mac is organised, file management/saving work Know where to find wiki How to use Dropbox Role of LA Trouble shooting in the learning area Time management
 * Transition period for students and what that involves (skills...)

Sports shed: Kane Music and area bags: Mel Rubbish, lunch box and compost bins: Ann/Mands Red bins: Lyn Outdoor furniture, chairs out for pick up, sweep: Sherie
 * Jobs and responsibilities

Copy in teacher centre Area newsletter ready for senior package Put in Dropbox
 * School newsletter roster
 * Wiki calendar

Need to meet as whole group Laptop boxes to store Keep CD's and smaller plugs in boxes Deb to write serial numbers etc Serial number to be added to hire agreement, copied and sent home to parents. Regular parent emails, consistent. Share what we've sent. Create checklist of what to put in email. Assemblies outside More student focused (no stress with productions) Share work Students run the assembly Do in home groups No merit certificates National anthem? School song? Set aside seminar time for practice for home base Process and how to use Speech and present to senior houses. Present badges at school mass. (week 2/3) Inform house captains parents that this will be happening at mass. Change teacher share to LA feedback Seminar: recording seminars, ideas for future seminars....General, Student Conference, Literacy, Numeracy, RE, Spreadsheet on progression points. Legal requirement to have student records of points. Covered Set up in home bases so that we can talk to this at the beginning of the year.
 * Role of aides
 * Laptops and storage
 * Parent emails and class emails (all on the same page with expectations)
 * Assemblies in 2012 (using seminar time for practice)
 * House captains
 * Setting up Google docs (discussion about being on the same page)
 * Hire agreements (serial numbers etc...)
 * Setting up Spark


 * Safer Internet Day: rotations based on Cybersmart model, lessons etc...


 * Which Wed would we like to book Cyber Detectives?


 * Reflecting on current timetables Weeks A and B (student conference times, seminars, floor time...) Role of seminar/floor time


 * LAs and reporting**
 * package to be sent home
 * survey for parents (discuss)
 * letter to parents about reporting (discuss)
 * newsletter (discuss)

Ask for email addresses Preferred times and space for student conference time Return survey form, aths medical, aths and mass permissions asap.


 * Setting up workbook**
 * Label each section, Literacy, RE/MJR, Inquiry, Note taking
 * Safeway jotters? Look for cheap books at Safeway
 * Date and heading
 * Blue pen or grey lead
 * Expectations of neatness
 * No textas
 * No graffiti

School website / SINA: Sherie Mathletics: Mel and Amanda
 * Reps**

To do: Find a youtube/visual that illustrates this Habit of Mind Look for school bingo
 * Tasks**

Listening with understanding and empathy High respect

Building a learning community experiences

Building a relationship between LAs and learners / learners and learners in home base experiences Setting up laptops
 * internet proxies
 * Comic Life licence
 * Dropbox
 * Google accounts
 * Install [|cybersafety help button]
 * [|Glogster accounts]
 * [|Glogster accounts]

Transition: skills to teach
 * goal setting
 * setting up a timetable
 * seminars and how they work (planning)
 * using our space (high expectations/high trust)
 * Move students towards becoming more independent by having days where students experience goal setting, setting up timetable, know how to get onto wiki, live binders and google docs

Literacy (Sherie and Kane) Numeracy (Lyn and Mel) RE/MJR
 * Spelling folder in Dropbox
 * Writing live binders


 * LLL task for years 5 and 6**


 * iTime**

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Macbooks assigned LLL tasks and seminars [|Safer Internet Day]:Tuesday Feb 7th Week 2 Dropbox registrations: invited by LA so that storage is acquired. Extra storage for teachers per invite (500 mb) Create Google Doc collections for new students. Create Google Doc assess/obs spreadsheet for each student in 2012.
 * Technology**


 * [|Thinking routines] (Visible Thinking guides) these are based on the book. Thinking routines need to be built up over the year. Compass activity used by Jac in year 4 transition day came from these routines.**


 * [|Personalisation by Pieces](CEO trial for 2012. PD is given by the PbyP staff early in the year)** This website gives info about the program. More info is available in PLT area of Dropbox under the __**'Dan Buckley**__' heading.

We decided to create expert groups. Ann will be a member of both groups. On demand testing isn't set up yet but will be a priority for the beginning of the year.
 * Curriculum**

__(Sherie, Kane and Ann)__ Reading
 * Literacy**
 * [|Reciprocal reading strategy]: ref Hattie Become familiar with and use for literacy focus groups
 * Probe 2
 * Reading interview proforma

Writing
 * Writing pieces in narrative, information reports and persuasive. Use [|sample Naplan tests] for inspiration
 * [|Naplan persuasive writing marking guide]
 * [|Naplan narrative writing marking guide]
 * Use Naplan marking guides to moderate and create success criteria. Use past Naplan tests for ideas for writing pieces.
 * Writing interview proforma

Spelling
 * Spelling folder in Dropbox (create a number of spreadsheets for student use) There is a spelling folder under construction at the moment. This is in Literacy folder and is based on First Steps proformas.

Speaking and Listening

__(Lyn, Mel and Ann)__
 * Maths**
 * First Steps Maths understandings for term one
 * Diagnostic tests


 * RE**


 * iTime**

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