Meetings Term 4

Plus:

• We got to learn things that would be really hard but we got it.
• Delighted to understand what seemed complicated at first.
• Good task on the board that was explained in a way we understood.
• Great to be using a calculator and doing fractions with it.

Minus:

• It took us ages to figure it out.

Interesting:

• It is easier than we thought.

Plus:

• Most people are taking responsibility for their learning, and preparing for the Number Internal.
• Revision time was good, we have had enough time to prepare.
• The practice tasks were very helpful. Lots of errors & misunderstandings were discovered and fixed.

Minus:

• The test is tomorrow and it is hard, and we are scared!
• Frightened of failure!

Interesting:

• Last week we did not have a meeting because people were studying for the internal.

• Students could be on task more if they were placed in a seating plan.
• We are happy to design the seating plan for you.
• We like being with our friends, but we work better without them.
• You are too soft, too nice to us.
• People go to the toilet and take a very long time, do you notice?

Plus:

• Freedom to choose what we were learning was good. If I had already learned something I did not have to waste time doing it, I could learn something new instead.
• There was lots of resources to support our learning:
  • Transum
  • Education Perfect
  • Learning Workbook
  • Class mates
  • Google Classroom
  • Ms Allan's Google Site
  • Tests were good. Twice a term seemed good, more would have been stressful. The tests gave us something to work towards. The previous years tests were good guides to studying.
• Good Variety of topics learned. Always interesting.
  • Desmos and Geogebra were useful , and helped gain a deeper understanding.
• Student presentations.

Minus:

• Maintaining our own Google site was not the best use of time. (This provided evidence that the freedom was properly used).

Interesting:

• Board Games - Prime Climb
• The parabola cards were confusing, maybe a bit hard.
• The student help desk set up, to study at the start of the year worked well.
• Sonobe units, Geometrical art was fun.
• Only one group presented a topic free presentation.