Since the beginning of Term 1 we have jumped hurdles, pulled ourselves through muddy waters and crashed head first... not literally, but we may as well have!
With our classrooms being completely opened up this year we have been presented with a whole new way of learning. Collaborative teaching and learning. What a journey we have travelled. It is quite honestly the hardest thing I've ever done, but along with the challenges come the rewards. What a fantastic bunch of kids we get to work with!
At the beginning of the year we really struggled with the noise level and ways around ensuring that the other end of the syndicate wasn't being disrupted from their learning. Since then, the children and teachers within our space have all become better at managing the noise so that it is acceptable. Of course, we still have hiccups which, we tackle when we reach them.
As you will see in the pictures below, our spaces are very open with the giant holes in the walls and no way of blocking out sound- so as you can imagine, it can be hard. But! We are getting better. To avoid distracting other crucial learning from occurring down the other end of the block we try to place our noisier learning in the end rooms or deeper into the rooms so that the noise doesn't travel.
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