http://stpetersjuniorschool.edublogs.org A forum for discussing issues professionally Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:33:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://stpetersjuniorschool.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/fastt-maths/ 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 ... http://stpetersjuniorschool.edublogs.org/2008/03/06/house-meetings/ 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.   http://stpetersjuniorschool.edublogs.org/2008/03/01/swimming-trials/