This Term Year 2 has set themselves a Spiritual Class Goal.
Each week the class spends 5-10 minutes writing an offering or prayer which they then post in the classes 'offering box' that is kept on our class' prayer space. With this term being a significant one for many of our students making their First Holy Communion we thought that this would be a nice way for them to spend some time personally reflecting each week.
To track that we are completing this class goal, after each reflection time a cross is coloured on a class chart. This is displayed on our 'Steps to Success' board alongside our personal goals display.
Personal Goal Setting
Each week the class spends 5-10 minutes writing an offering or prayer which they then post in the classes 'offering box' that is kept on our class' prayer space. With this term being a significant one for many of our students making their First Holy Communion we thought that this would be a nice way for them to spend some time personally reflecting each week.
To track that we are completing this class goal, after each reflection time a cross is coloured on a class chart. This is displayed on our 'Steps to Success' board alongside our personal goals display.
Last week (Week 5) students were asked to set personal goals for themselves, that they will strive to achieve over the remainder of Term 3.
To help 'guide' students in choosing personal goals for themselves, students were given the option of choosing their goal from a 'goal bank'. Options for personal goals were set in the areas of Behaviour or Academic goals.
Students mainly chose one of the four following goals:
~ To strive to hand up Homework each week
~ To strive to complete class tasks, (in a subject identified individually for each student choosing this goal)
~ To strive to learn the names of 2D and 3D shapes
~ To strive to learn to read/write 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 digit numbers (again the specified 'digit' of numbers is identified individually for each student choosing this as their goal).
For the latter two goals students will be given math scaffolds to help them practice these goals at home and in class.
It is important to note for the '3D shape' goal, that there are 3D shapes on the scaffold provided (at least 4) to 'challenge' students and have a bit of fun. It is not an expectation that students know these additional shapes as they are not part of Stage 1 Mathematics content. Likewise with the digit numbers goal, there are some students taking on the challenge of working beyond Stage 1 content in this area.
Students wrote their chosen goals on a 'gold coin' which was then displayed on our 'Year 2's Pot of Goals Display' as pictured below.
To help 'guide' students in choosing personal goals for themselves, students were given the option of choosing their goal from a 'goal bank'. Options for personal goals were set in the areas of Behaviour or Academic goals.
Students mainly chose one of the four following goals:
~ To strive to hand up Homework each week
~ To strive to complete class tasks, (in a subject identified individually for each student choosing this goal)
~ To strive to learn the names of 2D and 3D shapes
~ To strive to learn to read/write 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 digit numbers (again the specified 'digit' of numbers is identified individually for each student choosing this as their goal).
For the latter two goals students will be given math scaffolds to help them practice these goals at home and in class.
It is important to note for the '3D shape' goal, that there are 3D shapes on the scaffold provided (at least 4) to 'challenge' students and have a bit of fun. It is not an expectation that students know these additional shapes as they are not part of Stage 1 Mathematics content. Likewise with the digit numbers goal, there are some students taking on the challenge of working beyond Stage 1 content in this area.
Students wrote their chosen goals on a 'gold coin' which was then displayed on our 'Year 2's Pot of Goals Display' as pictured below.
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