Developing coding skills in a tangible way! One student used loops and a proximity sensor to navigate this maze. #Robotics CCA #HIS_Learning #lego #mindstorms #ev3

Learning how to code decision-making using Switch blocks. One student managed to combine that with a loop to follow a line using a light sensor. #Robotics CCA #HIS_Learning #lego #mindstorms #ev3

Our class presented their first #passionproject of the year! Really impressed with the effort they put into it. Can’t wait to see what they do for the next round! #HIS_Learning #geniushour

Last round of sharing with the Year 3s! The Year 6s shared the interactive books they had made as part of our Extreme Survivors #IPC Exit Point

So proud of these Year 6 students for sharing their #PassionProjects with the Year 3s! We hope it has inspired them to have a go at designing their own inventions! #geniushour #ipc #his_learning

Been trying out “Friendly Friday” activities for 3 weeks now. I can already see what a difference it’s making to foster positive student interactions. This week we asked each other interesting questions, aiming to talk to everyone in class at least once. edutopia.org/article/buildi…

Huge buzz in Year 6 as we kicked off #passionproject! Students were already coming up with ideas, from composing their own song to designing and making 3D models. Huge thanks to Jamie Speakman for creating the Passion Project Journal that the students will be using! #geniushour

Most welcome Terry! We had fun getting hands on with using concrete manipulatives and pictorial representations to scaffold student learning.

Going to be trying this out with the class tomorrow!

Learning about ancient architecture and building bridges.

Week 2 of #passionproject! The students have chosen a real interesting spread of projects, like 3D pen art, sewing and embroidery, and animation. #HIS_learning

The Invention Challenge - Students had two hours to design and build an invention to solve a problem: we had the ultimate school bag, a better alarm clock and a Checkpoint stress reliever. #IPC What Price Progress Entry Point

It's a wrap! Finishing off #Robotics Club this year with some Robot Football. #ev3 #lego #mindstorms #his_learning

The year 6s showed off what they had learnt about ancient Greece and Rome using a variety of ways, including pop-up AR overlays in HP Reveal, Kahoot quizzes and good old-fashioned posters and displays. The Great, Bold and Brave #IPC Exit Point #his_learning

Making ancient irrigation systems! What Price Progress #IPC #his_learning

Totally believe in this. The foundations of a positive, happy classroom and positive, happy kids are the relationships we teachers form and deepen with them.

Very impressed with some of the poems the Year6s wrote about environmental problems and their impact. The inspiration was Prince Ea's poem, Dear Future Generations, Sorry.

Really happy to see that our trial of Passion Projects across all of Year 6 worked out!

Final #IPC Exit Point of the year! Students showcased their inventions that they had designed to combat an environmental problem. What Price Progress IPC Unit #HIS_learning

Thank you HIS. It has been an amazing 3 years here and I've learnt and grown so much in this time. I am forever grateful to davina mccarthy for taking me in as a new teacher and to all my wonderful colleagues who have helped me and supported me along the way. Keep being awesome!