Junior School St Peter’s

In weeks 5 and 6 of this term I ran lunch sessions about this software and what it can do.

It is well written and a worthwhile means of getting students (who understand what addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are) to be quick at answering mental computations. Each student is assigned one type of calculation eg addition, and is drilled on them until each fact becomes a ‘fast fact’ – a fact that can be answered in 1 second.

The software provides reports and messages to teachers about individual progress and also allows you to print a worksheet applicable to any individual.

In terms of creative computer software it would get a ‘zero’ – but as a means to develop speed and accuracy it is very good to be used once a day for 5-10 minutes.

For me, friday house meetings have not been my favourite time. My difficulty is in trying to get the oval set up for cricket and then have time to warm the boys up before the start of a match. It will also be a hassle if we need to leave early to go to a location like Westminster. I don’t mind the day, but I would prefer to start and finish at a different time eg 1:45-2:15.

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How can we make it better?  What would you change?

How about making it more of a ‘house’ event by having two swimmers from each house in a heat?

The fastest 8 (timed from PE lessons) could still swim a ‘championship’ race.