Thursday 16 May - Meeting to announce project and invite applications

Over 20 Year 4-8 students eagerly showed up for this meeting, to listen to the project description and take away a paper describing what was involved. There was a mixture of students - some with lots of experience, and others with none, boys and girls, all keen to try. Some students expressed disappointment at not having survival mode - I won't be having it this term anyway.

Students had to apply to be involved in the project, and would need the permission of their parents if they were accepted. There could only be 12 places. Applications could be in any format (written, printed, emailed, voice recorded, video, anything - I wanted to make it easy for those who might struggle with writing) but they had to explain why should I choose THEM to take part in this project. Some looked put off by having to apply, but I will soon see who is committed.

I had some applications back within the hour!!

I was struggling with when to find time to fit this in to a school day, only having half hour breaks available. Allana (one of our Year 4-5 teachers) kindly suggested a bigger block of time once per week, rather than partially disrupting time on two days, and by finishing at 2 pm (the end of a half hour break), this would mean students would not be late back for the start of a class. I will try Thursdays 12:30 - 2 pm.