{"id":326,"date":"2025-11-21T07:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhis.or.kr\/mrdunn-25-26\/?p=326"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:56:08","slug":"mr-dunns-class-update-t1-w12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhis.or.kr\/mrdunn-25-26\/2025\/11\/21\/mr-dunns-class-update-t1-w12-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Dunn’s Class Update T1 W12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you believe it! We\u2019re only three weeks away from Christmas! That means we have lots of exciting plans ahead and so much to fit in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a fantastic time at the TGMC Carnival, our class did brilliantly to explain the connection backpack and show parents some of the activities. They also had a lot of fun participating in the Carnival, playing games, enjoying snacks and one lucky class member got to pie their teacher!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week in Literacy, students explored how writers across different texts and time periods create atmosphere, tension, and theme. They analysed Carmilla and Dracula to understand how Gothic conventions build fear and mystery, examined Jekyll and Hyde to explore the theme of duality and the conflict between good and evil, studied two 18th-century poems to compare ideas about death and the afterlife, and investigated how Edgar Allan Poe\u2019s The Oval Portrait uses language to create suspense and a haunting mood. Overall, students developed their ability to interpret authorial choices, compare texts, and identify key Gothic and thematic elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Science, students learned that all substances are made from about 100 different elements, each represented on the periodic table. They explored the properties of these elements from the periodic table, such as boiling point and uses. Also, students learned the difference between elements, compounds, and mixtures and explored how atoms combine to form new substances. Using coloured clay, they modelled simple molecules such as water and carbon dioxide, then created examples of mixtures by placing different particles together without joining them. This hands-on activity helped them visualise how compounds are made from atoms that are chemically bonded, while mixtures contain different substances that stay separate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Geography, we explored issues surrounding access to clean water and the solutions identified, which were most creative and sustainable. We also discussed how geography and the environment shape the kind of technology a community needs. Students explored a range of innovative ways communities around the world access clean water. Using QR codes placed around the room, they researched various technologies, including boreholes, water kiosks, solar pumps, sand filters, and gravity-fed systems, and learned how each one works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In History, the students continued their history project, working in groups to research one of the Renaissance, Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution. Through this ongoing collaborative work, they are building a strong understanding of how creativity has changed across history. They will share these next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly Math Update \u2013 Year <\/strong>7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we finished our unit on fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence and did the end of unit assessment. All the students pass well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also completed the end of term 1 assessments. These were two longer written papers that covered all the material we have learnt in term 1. All students scored in the 90% range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week we will start a new unit on solving problems with addition and subtraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weekly Math Update \u2013 Year 8<\/strong>
Tables and Probability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, students developed key skills within the Tables and Probability<\/em> unit. They learned to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n