Meeting Minutes Term 3 Week 10

Present: Julius, Connor, Laura, Holly, Jack
Absent: Logan
Apologies: Anthony, Reed, George, Madi, Libby

Agenda:

1. iPhoto skills for the photo competition -
   
2. TWT Programme Update - if there are any changes to the rating of TWTs (1-3) these must be in by end of the day Thursday 25th. Who is running it and what are you doing to test their teaching and skills? Rob suggests test them on something you have taught them (eg. iPhoto skills) OR on something that could go wrong (don't make it so hard that they stress out though!).
   
3. Finish 2.55 to advertise photo comp to classes.
   

Meeting Minutes - term 3 week 9

Present - Jack, Connor, Reed, Anthony,
Libby, Madi, Laura, Holly, Emma, Logan.

Absent- George(explained)

1. Tech wizard training schedule
2. Next week decide who becomes Tech Wizards
   
3. 
   

Meeting Minutes - Term 3 Week 7

Present: Jack, Logan, Holly, Madi, Emma
Absent: R10, 7 and others

Agenda:

1. Google Docs - looked at saving a search within your google docs account. This is especially useful if you have loads of documents in there!
   
2. Tech Wizard Trainee Programme - thanks for your hard work in this, particularly Holly and Laura. A weakness in Jack/Laura responsible for notices and bookings for TWT programme so that the younger kids know when and where, plus who is running the session. Check with Holly if you are unsure of when you are booked in.
3. iPhoto skills - learned quickly how to make a quicktime movie from some photos in iPhoto. make sure that Titles, Keywords and Ratings are always showing in iPhoto

Next Meeting:
Not sure if it will be week 8 due to arts week, we'll play it by ear. Items to look at

Rob's Photography Tutorials

Photography Competition

Photography Tutorial

Photography Tutorials

Here are a number of videos from Rob's youtube account which have lots of photography tips in them:

Photography Tutorials

Meeting Minutes Term 3 Week 5

Present: Libby, Julius, Reed, Connor
Apologies: Anthony, Holly, Jack
Absent: Emma, Madi, George, Sam

Agenda:

1. FOS Live - Rob gave us a preview of the new school web site, called 'FOS Live'.
   
2. Book Week - Room 11 and 17 have contributed book reviews. This is going well. Julius and Connor remember to get other TWs to help you.
   
3. TWT Training - Libby is making progress on this.
   

Create a Book Review

Bartimaeus, The amulet of samakand

"The temperature of the room dropped fast. Ice formed on the curtains and crusted thickly around the lights in the ceiling. The glowing filaments in each bulb shrank and dimmed, while the candles that sprang from every available surface like a colony of toadstools had their wicks snuffed out. The darkened room filled with a yellow, choking cloud of brimstone, in which indistinct black shadows writhed and roiled."

Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, getting his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a horrible wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of everyone he knows, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all: summoning the all-powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, Nathaniel finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, blackmail, and revolt .

Set in a modern-day London spiced with magicians and mayhem, this extraordinary, funny, pitch-perfect thriller will dazzle anybody from year 1 to adult.

Verdict: 6/5

Tech Wizard Trainee Skills/Teaching Test

Here is where the details of the skills/teaching test will go.

More information to come soon.

Tech Wizard Trainee Training Schedule

Libby, Emma and Laura are responsible for this schedule. Please direct all questions to them.

Meeting Minutes Term 3 Week 3

Present: Julius, Connor, Anthony, Holly, Madi, Libby, Jack, Logan
Absent: Laura
Apologies: Sam

Agenda:

1. Book Reviews - how are they going? Next steps.
2. Tech Wizard Trainee Programme - checking out the application process, organising schedule for training meetings.
3. Next Meeting - TWT training programme, Arts Week Photo Competition.
   

Actions:

• All - decide whether you'd like to be responsible for different groups of Tech Wizard Trainees. This will involve you mentoring them, supporting them to learn the skills they need, plus ensuring they are following through on bookings made.
  
• George, Sam and anyone else who have not yet published their book review please do so by next week.
• Book Reviews - Julius and Connor are responsible for this. You guys need to get onto the library blog and learn how to invite others to it (ie. each classroom)
  
• TWT Meeting Organisers - Emma, Laura and Libby responsible for this. Please make up the roster in the TW spreadsheet and then email to Rob. Once that is done I will link it up to the TWT post so the kids know what is happening and when. You guys will also need to put in notices into the Daily Notices advertising these training sessions.
• Rob to meet with candidates to go through process, plus put into notices the link for applications.
  

Tech Wizard Trainee Applications

We currently require five year 3, 4 and 5 students to become Tech Wizard Trainees. These positions are for special jobs in the school that tie in with wider improvements. Successful candidates will have special responsibilities across the school and will be involved in various special occasions - for example Book Week and Arts Week.

Following are the steps for Tech Wizard Trainee Applications:

1. Read the following job descriptions for becoming a Tech Wizard Trainee and decide which job you would like to apply for.
   
2. Complete the application form. Applications close at 2.29pm Tuesday 19th August ready for the Tech Wizard meeting.
   
3. Attend a series of lunchtime meetings and training sessions run by the Tech Wizards.
4. Download, print and complete the Tech Wizard Rubric yourself, with a friend and then get your teacher to complete it also.
5. Go through the rubric with one of the Tech Wizards and then give it to Rob.
6. Pass a teaching others and skills test. This test will cover things learned during the training meetings.
   

Tech Wizard Trainee Application Form

When filling in this form, make sure you click the 'submit' button at the bottom!

Tech Wizard Trainee Job Descriptions

This year we have the following places available:

Claudine at St Clares Book Reveiw by Emma

Claudine at St Clares is a book written by Enid Blyton who is one of my favourite authors. It is a book mainly about Claudine and the twins, Pat and Isabel who are in the forth form. Claudine comes to St Clares, which is a boarding school, from France which makes her very good at sewing.

Her aunt, Mam'zelle, is the french teacher at St Clares, thinks that Claudine will be very lonely and shy at St Clares but Claudine is quite the opposite. She is very daring, she once locked Matron in the games closet, with the lacrosse sticks and all that. She hates and detests water but she let herself fall in to soak and punish a mother who offended Mam'zelle and looked down at St Clares.

Claudine doesn't care what she does really so she often gets in trouble. She loves doing sewing and getting out of games and usually the punishments are something to do with laundry and not getting to swim or play tennis.

When Claudine locks Matron in the cupboard she gets out of games for a week! Pat and Isabel also have to help the other 3 new girls settle down.
Claudine at St Clares is quite an exciting book and I give it 10/10

Meeting Minutes Term 3 Week 2

Present: Libby, Emma, Madi, Reed, Anthony, Sam
Apologies: Room 14 on cycle safe
Absent: George

Agenda:

1. Book Reviews - putting your book reviews online and inserting an image into it. Recording your book review using FirstClass podcasting (check the Web Publishing folder in your class.
2. Tech Wizard applications - start next week, which means we all need to organise the schedule for training.
   

Actions:

• All - please complete your book reviews, insert an image and podcast it in your class podcast account.

Secret Seven on the Case of the Missing Necklace By Enid Blyton - Book Review by Connor

This is a very cool book that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The main characters in this story are six children and a dog. They are all friends who love an adventure.

The story is set in and around a huge mansion owned by an old lady. This is where the pearl necklace goes missing. The secret seven visit the old mansion and find out that the necklace was missing.

They decide to try and find the necklace. They find some unusual prints in the grass beside a 5 metre high wall. When they follow the prints it leads them to wall and beyond into a big forest. They carry on trying to find the necklace and end up in a circus. They discover the owner of the unusual prints and eventually solve the mystery of the missing necklace.

You will enjoy this because it is a book that you just can't stop reading once you have started it.

By Connor Gooch