Tag Archives: brain injury
rampage
There was an in-class assessment task recently. Mac & his classmates have been learning about shelters and investigating the many different shelters, buildings and constructions. The assessment involved building a shelter during class time from materials they collected at … Continue reading
Filed under Access all Areas, Accessing the Curriculum
no limits!
This is the picture adorning the Easter gift bag Mac received from our good friends (and is now framed & hanging on the wall). Before we arrived the kids had busied themselves creating an impressive portrait of Mac right down … Continue reading
BFFs
I know we’ve mentioned Mac’s friend ‘Miss B’ a number of times before and so here’s a pic of the pair of them doing what they do best… just hanging together and being very, very cool. I am unaware if … Continue reading
Filed under friends, Inclusion... straight up!
what do they mean “one size fits all”?
hmmm, seems the school beanie might need some ‘modding’ too. Oh well… never mind.
Filed under kindergarten at last
i don’t know why he swallowed a fly…
There has been much discussion amongst K-C and K-W (the two kindergarten classes) as to why Mac can’t talk. Connor gets the whole wheelchair thing – his Dad is in a wheelchair – but “why can’t Mac talk?” or “do … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
it’s a wrap
week one ‘in review’ All in all it was a pretty good week. Mac managed all five days of full time hours with only one day time nap (day one). Considering it was close to 40°C every day this was … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
K-C
Welcome to the Kindergarten class of 2009 taught by Mrs Collins… henceforth known as “K-C”. What a day, what fun, what a blast! uniforms, school lunch, school bag, wheelchair, seating system, bean bag, change bag, bibs, bandanas, teeny tiny hat… … Continue reading
Filed under kindergarten at last
four sleeps to go…
so the bibs, trying to look like they are NOT bibs, are almost finished (why did I think I could sew?), the pencil case (hmmm, more like suitcase) is nearly packed, the school bag is awaiting filling, the uniforms, recently embroidered, … Continue reading
Filed under Preparing for Big School
pedagogy at five
She came over to Mac’s desk. She had just finished showing the teacher her new glasses which, she proudly explained, ‘she bought with her birthday money’. She was ready to start free activities like the rest of the class. … Continue reading
Filed under Preparing for Big School
