Where did we come from?

JSS have used the data from our surveys to create graphs showing where our parents, grandparents and great grandparents were born.

The process involved making a tally listing the name of each country and using tally marks for each person.

The next step was to use concrete materials to create a graph to represent this information. The children worked in small co-operative groups to create their graphs.

They discovered that the materials need to be the same size to make the graph accurate, a graph needs a title to explain to people what is is about and it needs labels to tell people each thing that was measured.

We then transfered the information into the Excel Program on the computer to create a different version of the graphs.

Well done JSS! I hope some of your grandparents can come in to look at the great display of our work on Grandparents Open Day.

Happy Mother's Day

We have had a busy day preparing for this Sunday! The children were very careful bargain hunters at the Mother's Day Stall and were very proud of doing there own shopping for the special person in their life.

Next came the important job of using our creative skills on the most important part of their gifts. Have a look at the children hard at work making their own cards! We had to take of photo of the mess on the floor as well. Creativity takes a lot of work but it was all worth it as I am sure you will agree when you see the finished results on Sunday. No peeking before then please.

I hope you have seen the newsletter with the photo of all of JSS nominated as Mathematicians of the Week. The children really worked with fantastic focus during our place value unit of work and all demonstrated improvement in their understandings. I was very proud of themall!