This is a huge conference where over 13 000 people come to learn about the latest trends in technology.

People meet other people and talk a lot but mostly teachers spend time going to lessons and learning.

We’ve learned about;

• how powerful Google is as a web based engine for searching the Internet and that it helps focus and then organise your searching
• iphones and ipod touches and what great learning tools they can be in the classroom
• all sorts of amazing Apps from web 2.0
• literacy and how it’s so much more than reading and writing and how it is nearly impossible to test using old test formats
• making the classroom a happy and fun place to be
• what students think about the way they are being taught and how they would like to be taught using technology
• the importance of the web as a place for publication
• the new web, web 3.0

Last week was Refugee Week and four of our students from Years 5 and 6 went to the Regional celebration at Fairfield RSL. They were accompanied by Ms Krisenthal.

Our two Year 5’s presented their thoughts about a multicultural conference they had attended at Strathfield Area Office.

The back paddock of our school became a campsite today. The fire was lit and as flames became glowing embers S3E began entertaining each other with the stories, plays and dances they had been working on during the past few weeks of exploring aboriginal culture.
All got dressed up . . . of course.
Damper and honey were cooked on the campfire.
Smoke got in our eyes and our damper was hard to cook!
But hey what a great way to learn and share what you’ve created and learned.
And I nearly forgot . . . the witchetty grubs!!!!!

What is golden time you ask?
It is a time when you can enjoy a relaxing end of the week doing something you really, really like doing!
Does everyone in the school have Golden Time?
All those students in the school who have worked well and behaved appropriately in the week get to have Golden Time.
When is Golden Time? Usually Friday afternoon.
Is there any special event that can happen in Golden Time?
Oh yes! The Class of the Week gets to use the DS Lites and all the games we have to go with them.
Teachers and their students can negotiate special rewards like playing extra sport, using the Wii’s, doing some special artwork anything really.
The only thing to remember is if you want to be in Golden Time you have to be well behaved, work hard and not muck about.
Are there other schools in the world who have Golden Time or something like it?