Saba Session - Historical Activities!
We have our final Saba session on Monday the 1st of December. Historical activities F-7 online sharing (Centra) (3). Please register via the IPL website and I hope to see and hear you online soon!
Planning for 2015?? SOME IDEAS BELOW
Teaching children Anzac history with craft activity
The THE-HE Vietnamese Language Centre in Victoria has initiated an Anzac Centenary project. `teaching children Anzac history with craft activity’. Their initiative seeks to connect the symbol of Anzac, The Rising Sun, with an image that is very familiar in many Asian countries, namely the lantern. For more information about the initiative see https://anzaclantern.wordpress.com/
Mr Van Tran, the Centre’s coordinator of the project invites all Western Australian teachers to consider conducting the craft activity at their school. The Centre provide template cards for $1 each (including postage), allowing for each students to decorate and assemble their lantern. If you wish to be involved contact Mr Tran at anzac.thehe@gmail.com.
National History Challenge Years 1-12
The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for students. It emphasizes and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation.
http://historychallenge.org.au/ Entries close in Term 3 2015.
Subiaco Local History Awards Years 2-3
The biennial Local History Awards are a great opportunity to research, record and share the rich history of Subiaco. The Argonauts school category is designed for year two and three students, which reference the Australian Curriculum.
Contact Subiaco Museum on 9237 9227 or email museum@subiaco.wa.gov.au
Entries open in April 2015
Geography - The Spatial Technology in Schools (STiS) Competition Years K-12
The STiS competition aims to introduce students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in a fun and informative way.
Projects due: Late October
Feedback for 2014
It is that time again and shortly I will be posting a survey for you to complete to help the TDS team at Sawyers provide an even greater service in 2015. If you wish to send me private feedback, please email at stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au . Stay tuned, survey coming soon!
That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
Teacher Development School Coordinator
