At the beginning of each year I bring in my unicycle and get the students to try and ride it.

As you can imagine, they all find it very hard.

I use it to help teach a fundamental lesson on resilience, trying your best and not giving up when things get hard.

The unicycle remains in the classroom for the year and students are welcome to practise riding it. It serves as a constant reminder that there will be times that work feels hard and almost impossible – but we need to keep trying to do our best and not give up.

We have started our ukulele lessons which form part of our music program in 6L.

We narrowed the song to learn down to 3…

• Riptide by Vance Joy
• Don’t Worry Be Happy by Bobbie McFerrin
• Hey Soul Sister by Train

The votes came in even for all three songs so we had to ask the teacher in the closest staffroom to decide (since they usually have to put up with all the practice) and the winning song was ‘Hey Soul Sister’!

Keep checking in to see how they are going and we will eventually post a video of a performance.

 

Our new year has started and I have a class of 23 keen and energetic Year 6 students who are ready for the year ahead (Check out the ABOUT 6L section of the blog for more information)

We are already off to a great start with Goal Setting and reflecting on our Core Values.

We completed our Start Right Booklet which helps us know the sort of things we can do to be successful students at school.

Our Mission Statement:
Our aim in 6L is for all students to be engaged and active learners. We will do this by listening to each other, working co-operatively and being respectful to each other. We will help each other learn by working as a team.

Success in 2016

For 2016 to be a happy and successful year for all, we need to be considerate of one another. We will take it in turns to speak, listen when others are speaking and expect others to listen to us. We will always show respect by using our manners, taking turns and sharing equipment. We will be responsible for keeping our workspaces tidy, including our tables, lockers and floor space.

To show that we are doing our best, we need to always work hard to produce work of a high standard. Presentation should be neat and tidy and solid attempts at correct letter formation when handwriting.

In 2016 we need to keep developing our resilience; making sure that we don’t give up when success is not instant. If something upsets us, we will use calming strategies such as taking a deep breath or make attempts to resolve the issue.

We will continue to try new things, including learning about more about subjects that we may find challenging and difficult.

We will always be honest and take responsibility for our actions.

I’m looking forward to a great year of learning this year!

Mr Lindsay