Survey Time!

As part of our journey as a Teacher Development School AC History, we would like to invite you to take part in a very short and simple survey to help us with our planning. This will help us provide the very best possible support for you in 2014 & 2015.

Please follow the link below and complete the survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PGDJ6WJ

Can you please complete the survey before Monday the 9^th of December, 2013. If you place your email address in the final comment box (Question 10), you will be in with a chance to win a prize!

Many thanks for your time,

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator 

Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Learning Plan ~ Making Butter

One of the experiences in the old school house is the kitchen. This learning plan is designed for a Year 1 class and can be done in any classroom. Making butter the old way takes a bit more work than going down to the shops! This plan was written by our Year 1 teacher Mrs Anne Gemser.
Click on the image below and this will take you to the PDF document.

Next week I will be posting a survey that will help Sawyers Valley Sharing plan and move forward in 2014. There are 10 easy questions, please take a moment to fill out to help get History happening in every classroom in WA.

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator 

Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Final History Hike @ Sawyers Valley Primary School

If you have forgotten to register for our very last History Hike K-3 for Thursday 28th of November, it is not too late. Please email me directly stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au to reserve your place.

The hike starts at 8:50 , then you travel up to the Kindy class to see a history lesson like no other at 9:10! Then you journey across to the Pre Primaries and see some collaborative history action! After your visit to the Pre Primaries, you will be amazed at the sights of the Year 1 class creating questions! Time for morning tea before you embark on the final leg with the Year 2/3 trying to solve the mysteries from the past through questioning. Time to say goodbye and debrief before you head home after an inspiring morning.

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Hills Gazette November 16 2013

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

We are now on Twitter!

You can now follow us via Twitter! Not sure how to use it but we are on!

SawyersValleySharing

@sawyersVsharing

I hope to see lots of followers! 

Just another way of keeping in touch! 

Very exciting!

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Learning Plan - Kitchen Gadgets

Kitchen items have changed over time and this plan created by Tonya Wood, our Kindy teacher, shows how exploring kitchen gadgets from the past can help students make links to the present.
Click on the image below to go to Google Docs to download the plan.

REMINDER!

Our last History Cafe will be on the 19th of November at the school. Please go to the IPL website to register and have the opportunity to meet with our ECE team of Tonya Wood and Carey Stewart who will present "History in a Play Based Learning Environment". You may even get a sneak peak into the old school house while you are there.

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell 
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

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Lessons are old school in the valley ~ The West Australian

Just in case you didn't see the article in Thursday's West Australian Newspaper, I have scanned it for you! We are very excited!

For more information about the Old Victorian Schoolhouse go to:

http://www.sawyersvalleyps.wa.edu.au/schoolhouse/Old_Victorian_Schoolhouse/Welcome.html

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Learning Plan - Making Peg Dolls

This lesson plan has been developed by our Pre-Primary Teacher Carey Stewart. This is designed to be an activity that can be completed in small groups with adult support. Click on the link below to download via Google Docs.

Stay tuned, more lessons to come!

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell 
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 

Copyright notice for use of Australian Curriculum material.
© Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 2013.
This is an extract from the Australian Curriculum.
ACARA neither endorses nor verifies the accuracy of the information provided and accepts no responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate information. In particular, ACARA does not endorse or verify that:

• The content descriptions are solely for a particular year and subject;
• All the content descriptions for that year and subject have been used; and
• The author’s material aligns with the Australian Curriculum content descriptions for the relevant year and subject.

You can find the unaltered and most up to date version of this material at http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

This material is reproduced with the permission of ACARA.

Learning Plan - Outdoor Games

The TDS team have been working on learning plans that you can use straight away with your class. The first plan we would like to share is a 45 minute Year 2 lesson called "Outdoor Games".
To download the lesson, click on the image below and access Google Docs.

We would love any feedback. 
Also, remember to sign up for our final History Cafe on the 19th of November exploring History in the Play Based Learning Environment. Go to the IPL website to register attendance.

We hope to see you there!

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell 
TDS Coordinator Year 2/3 Level 3 Classroom Teacher 
Copyright notice for use of Australian Curriculum material.
© Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 2013.
This is an extract from the Australian Curriculum.
ACARA neither endorses nor verifies the accuracy of the information provided and accepts no responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate information. In particular, ACARA does not endorse or verify that:

• The content descriptions are solely for a particular year and subject;
• All the content descriptions for that year and subject have been used; and
• The author’s material aligns with the Australian Curriculum content descriptions for the relevant year and subject.

You can find the unaltered and most up to date version of this material at http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

This material is reproduced with the permission of ACARA.