We have three group tables in Room 19, and at last each one has a name. Each group table brainstormed some names and then voted on their favourite. Let me introduce the Wonderful Wekas, the Marvellous Meerkats and the Delightful Dragonflies. As you can see, Hoover helped with the voting.
Thursday, 31 March 2016
Cross words
Popcorn Friday
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Middle School Swimming Sports
Competitive girls under starter's order. |
Competitive boys under starter's orders. |
Dolphin push |
Flitter flutter |
Wheelbarrow |
Lining up to record swimming results |
Room 19's swimming relay team. |
Keeping cosy between races. |
Gallery clapping and cheering competitors. |
Winners of the competitive girls' races |
Winners of the competitive boys' races - special congratulations to Samuel from Year 3. |
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Learning about Chrome books
Mrs Nicol came our class to teach us more ways we could use our Chrome books. We learned how to use Google Drive to find our own folder inside the Room 19 folder so we could save our work. We learned to use different fonts, colours and shapes in our computer writing.
Next week we will make posters for our Butterfly Garden using these skills.
Next week we will make posters for our Butterfly Garden using these skills.
Sounds of Summer poems
In Ready, Steady, Go we have been learning to use our senses. We wrote a poem about Summer just using our sense of hearing. We found there are hundreds of sounds that you can hear in Summer. We will read these poems again in cold, wet, rainy winter so we can remember what our hot, sunny Summer was like.
Here is David's poem, but go to the Writing Page to read all our other poems. Remember to scroll through all the Summer holiday stories before you get to these poems.
Here is David's poem, but go to the Writing Page to read all our other poems. Remember to scroll through all the Summer holiday stories before you get to these poems.
Class photo shoot
It has taken a long t-i-m-e for us to be able to take a class photo, as we waited until everyone was at school on the same day.
Can you pick out the really wild students - of course, we have to keep them in a cage! |
Here we all are, looking super smart in our full school uniform. |
Our Butterfly Garden
We have converted the tub outside Room 19 into a Butterfly Garden. Come and have a look at the Monarch caterpillars as they grow bigger and bigger.
First we spread the new garden soil evenly over the garden. We checked that is was 3 centimetres all over using our rulers. |
After we had planted the swan plants we searched for caterpillars. We had to use our eagle eyes and magnifying glasses because some baby ones were only one centimetre long. We counted 22 altogether. |
Our job now is to water the swan plants and keep the caterpillars safe, by using our eyes and not our fingers to follow their progress. |
Character maps
In Writing and reading, we use mind maps to display our understanding, not just worksheets as in Year 2. Our work has gone up a level! Here we are making a character map about a good friend. Great focus, Room 19!
Feelie Box
We have a feelie box on the Science table where we can check our sense of touch. Shaun had a go and felt around using just his fingers to work out the secret object - he guessed "An acorn" - what he correct?
Science in the classroom
This inquisitive praying mantis paid us a visit. We kept it safe in our tube with breathing holes along the top, and then let him go at the end of school time. |
Class councillors - voting
After lunch, everyone had a secret vote to decide who they thought would make the best councillor. The votes were stored in a sealed box and counted when all votes had been made.
On Monday, Mrs Bear announced the results: Daniel got 5 votes and will be Class Councillor and Bianca got 3 votes and will be Deputy Class Councillor. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the speeches and voting. Congratulations also to Bianca and Daniel, who I'm sure will do a great job this year.
On Monday, Mrs Bear announced the results: Daniel got 5 votes and will be Class Councillor and Bianca got 3 votes and will be Deputy Class Councillor. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the speeches and voting. Congratulations also to Bianca and Daniel, who I'm sure will do a great job this year.
Travis casting his vote. |
Class Councillor speeches
In Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 every class selects two class councillors who run class meetings and attend class councillor meetings with Mr Lomas and Mrs Gartland, where they represent the class. They give their class report and bring back information to the class.
We brainstormed the characteristics of a good class councillor, and then everyone wrote a speech explaining how they would be an excellent class councillor. When we had finished writing and editing the speeches, people who wanted to be considered gave their speech to the class. All those people listening were a very respectful audience, listening carefully and clapping at the end.
We brainstormed the characteristics of a good class councillor, and then everyone wrote a speech explaining how they would be an excellent class councillor. When we had finished writing and editing the speeches, people who wanted to be considered gave their speech to the class. All those people listening were a very respectful audience, listening carefully and clapping at the end.
Here are all the people who gave a class councillor speech - well done to you all. |
Hedgie and his friends listened from the little whiteboard. |
Teddies listened from the library. |
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