Pulsy’s People

Tiddalick is an Aboriginal story about a frog which swallowed all the water. The thirsty animals attempt to make him give it back. Lots of fun and trickery.

What comes next? Write the answer in a comment back to me. I will write the answer next week. Have a go and good luck.

Our grade settled into new routines quickly and we are a happy bunch. Every week we have some quiz questions for which we need to find the answers. Here’s one for you – answer next time. In which century did people first travel in cars ?

1. Persisting - Sticking to the Job – seeing it through to the completion of the task. Looking for ways to solve the problems when you come up against them.

2. Managing Implusivity – Take your time and think before you act. Remain calm, thoughtful and deliberative. 

3. Listening with Understanding and Empathy – Understanding others. Thinking about others thoughts and ideas.    

4. Thinking Flexibly – Look at things in another way. Change your Perspective, change things around and think of other options.

5. Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition) – Know about your Knowing. Being aware of your thoughts, strategies, feelings and actions and their effects on others.

6. Striving for Accuracy – Check it aAgain. Always do your best and setting high standards. Always looking at how you can improve.

7. Questioning and Problem Posing – How do you know? Having a questioning attitude; knowing what data are needed and developing questioning strategies to produce those data. Finding problems to solve.

8. Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations – Use what you have already learnt and transferring that knowledge to the new situation.

9. Communicating with Precision and Clarity – Be clear. Strive for accuracy in communication in both written and oral forms. Avoid over generalisations, distortions, deletions and exaggerations.

10. Gather data through all senses – Use the natural pathways. Pay attention to the world around you. Gather data through all the senses – touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight.

11. Creating, Imaging and Innovating – Try things in a different way. Generating new and novel ideas, fluency and originality.

12. Responding with Wonderment and Awe - Having fun figuring it out. Finding the world wonderful and awesome.  

13. Taking Responsible Risks – Venture Out. Be adventuresome; living on the edge of one’s competence. Try new things constantly.

14. Finding Humour – Laugh a little. Finding the whimsical, incongrous and unexpected. Being able to laugh at yourself.

15. Thinking Interdependently – Work Together! Being able to work and learn from others in reciprocal situations. Team Work!

16. Remaining Open to Continuous Learning – I have so much to learn! Being able to say to say that you dont know somethng

Charlie is winning the tipping on 48, followed closely by Georgia H and Jordy B on 47. Coming in close third is Freya and Mrs Puls on 41.

Good Luck!!

Tuesday the 20th of May, 9 of the 60P students went to Hoop Time Basketball clinic. Here are some of their thoughts on how the day went:

Get a Voki now!

On Friday the students were given a Introduction to Migration sheet. This information will be needed for some activities that they will be completing in the next couple of weeks. Can they please be completed by this coming Monday as we will be starting work Monday afternoon?

Thank you.