End of Term 2 2015!

I don't know about you, but I am EXHAUSTED! 11 weeks is amazingly long in a small school and I am sure it is in your school as well!

SHACC

A reminder that our next SHACC meeting is on Wednesday the 29th of July at 4 pm at Greenmount Primary School (Library) with our focus on planning.
Please register your interest in attending via the IPL website! 
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/professionallearning/detcms/portal/

Victorian Schoolhouse Experience

It was wonderful to have the Year 4/5s from Hollywood Primary School spent a day in the schoolhouse. The students really enjoyed getting away from the hussle and bussle of the city to spend a day in the cool hills with the fresh country air. We are only 20 minutes from Midland, so it is closer than you think. A big thank you to the teachers and parent helpers for making the day happen!

For more information or to make a booking go to:
http://www.sawyersvalleyps.wa.edu.au/schoolhouse/Old_Victorian_Schoolhouse/Welcome.html

SABA - Online Professional Learning

In terms one and two we had a History Forum online. If you wish to go online and have a listen/playback to the term 2 forum, please click on the link below:
(DOE Teachers only)

Guest Playback URL:	http://webcollaboration.det.wa.edu.au/GP/main/00000073eec10000014daab10bd6c05b

That's all for now, have an amazing holiday and if you need support in History, please email me on:
stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au

Have a great break!
Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator

Today's Paper

We made it to page 9 of today's West Australian Newspaper! 30/5/2015

If you know how to vote, please do!

That's all for today!

Mr Stephen Powell

TDS Cordinator

National History Challenge

Do you want to make your historical inquiries more than a ‘google-based’ research assignment?

Do you want to teach real skills in historical inquiry by using engaging, rich tasks?

Have you ever entered your students in the National History Challenge?

Are you thinking of giving it a go this year, but don’t know where to start?

Do you wonder what the judges are looking for?

Then this is the Professional Learning experience for you!

DATE:            Saturday 13^th June, 2015

TIME:             9.00am – 11.00pm (light morning tea provided)

VENUE:         Mt Lawley SHS – Staff Room

                        Woodsome Street

                        Mount Lawley

COST:           No Charge (registration still required)

                      Registerhere or go to www.htawa.org.au

SHACC on Connect!

Greenmount TDS and Sawyers Valley TDS are pleased to announce that SHACC is now on Connect. If you can't get to a SHACC session but want to know what we are doing, this is the community for YOU! 
You can join SHACC Connect by searching for the community in Connect or you can try the link below.
SHACC Connect

That's all for now!
Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator

Year 3/4 - Information Maps

In term 1, my Year 3/4 class commenced their journey looking at 'Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day)' and then we made the connection to 'Stories of the First Fleet'. A copy of the plan is available by clicking on the link below:

Year 3/4 Plan PDF

As the children were going to be exposed to a lot of new information, I decided to introduce information maps to support their note taking. I was very clear that this was for their use and to be a place to jot down ideas, dates, names etc... and it was to be used towards the end of the of the topic to help with our final summative task. Not all the days are necessarily commemorated in Australia however they were aware of these other days and wanted to add them to the diagrams. Here are some examples from the Year 3/4 class.

You will see they all have a poppy as a symbol of remembrance and some have chosen to add other symbols. There are spelling mistakes however the important aspect I will be watching will be the use of their maps to recall infomration to complete the final task.

If you have any great HASS examples, please let me know and I can share them with others. Please email me on stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au stephen.powell@education.wa.edu.au

SHACC REMINDER - WEDNESDAY THE 6TH OF MAY @ GREENMOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL 4-5 PM. The focus is on what you have been teaching (Great time to share) and what you need to move towards reports.

That's all for now!

Mr Stephen Powell

TDS Coordinator

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SHACC Reminder!

SHACC

Our second extremely popular SHACC will be held on Wednesday the 6th of May (Week 3) at Greenmount Primary School in the Library starting at 4:00 pm. If you haven't already registered, please go to the IPL website  to register. If you came along last time, bring a friend! 

Useful ANZAC Resources

With ANZAC Day approaching, there are many useful resources already shared on Sawyers Valley Sharing. One more is ABC Splash. They have produced a comprehensive detailed recount and interactive program about the first day. Can be used in parts or as a whole. I particularily like the database with details of soldiers who were there. Please preview the resource before using with your class to assess it's suitability for your year group.
http://www.abc.net.au/innovation/gallipoli/gallipoli2.htm

Don't forget:

• Gallipoli Dead
• Western Australians in World War One
• Australians at War
• Gallipoli and the ANZACs
• The National ANZAC Centre
• ANZAC Portal
• Connect Resources - search for Gallipoli or ANZAC and narrow your search by year level.

That's all for now!
Mr Stephen Powell
TDS Coordinator

Festival Countdown

Check out the NEW LOOK K10 Outline!

As we are all aware, the Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) have been working on adapting the Australian Curriculum for a WA context. Accessing the Phase 1 (English, Mathematics, Science & History) curriculum needs to be via the  SCSA website:

http://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/

To find the curriculum you need to:

1. Click on the P-10 Curriculum tab.
2. Find Curriculum Browser and you can choose the learning area (English, Mathematics, Science, History) or the entire Western Australian Curriculum.

When you click on History, you will see the filters are on the left hand side and the icons for the cross curriculum priorities and the general capabilities are now the same as ACARA.

So check out the SCSA website and make sure you subscribe to their K10 Circular which can be found on the home page. This will let you know what changes are being made in the development of the WA Curriculum Outline.

Happy Holidays!

That's all for now!

Stephen Powell

TDS Coordinator

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.