So Busy....Reports done?

It is that time of the year where every school is SO busy and I hope you have managed to take some time to care for your health and try and enjoy some of the sunshine between the rain.

Hike through History
We have our next History Hike next Tuesday (24th of June 2014). If you would like to come along please email me, there is room! stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au
It is a half day event (8:30 - 1:00) where you get to visit K-6 classrooms engaging in History lessons. 

SHACC!
We had our last SHACC session at Greenmount PS yesterday and we are keen to see more people come along next term. The dates for the next series are:

Term 3

• 13th August 2014 (Week 4)
• 10th September 2014 (Week 8)

Term 4

• 12th November 2014 (Week 5)

Come along and have a great afternoon with wonderful teachers who share wonderful ideas and information about History in their classroom. Please register on the IPL website. 

Lesson Ideas and Plans
Watch this space for some wonderful lessons created by the TDS staff at Sawyers Valley. These lessons will be added to the 'Hike through History Plans' tab. They will be uploaded before the end of term.

Centra
If you know someone who is looking to participate in an introduction to History professional learning via Centra, please let them know that our next one is on Monday the 30th of June. Please direct them (or you) to the IPL website to register. I hope to virtually see some of you there!

Thank you!
A big thank you to the staff of Mundaring Primary school. we had a great afternoon exploring the History Curriculum with a lot of laughs and a lot of terrific insights! A big thank you also goes out to the staff of Greenmount Primary who explored the resources that are easily available via the portal to support them in their planning for History next semester! Happy 50th Birthday Greenmount PS!

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

Thank You Great Southern Network!

An early start to my day heading south to the Great Southern Network. Teachers from K-10 participated in a day of Humanities looking at the History Curriculum, Resources, Snapshots and Judging Standards in Katanning. They engaged in a variety of tasks one of them looking at multi-age groups and how to plan. They looked at one of the Historical Skills across the years and then selected a split grade to be a focus. The teachers worked together to select one Knowledge and Understanding from one of the year levels and brainstormed a range of tasks/activities they could do straight away. Brilliant!

A great experience and thank  you for inviting Sawyers Valley Sharing to the Great Southern to share what we do!
That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator
Level 3 Classroom Teacher