Are you finding your times tables tricky?
If the answer is yes...
Check out this You Tube clip to help you out.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Learning to Write an Explanation
We are learning to write an Explanation
To be successful we must include...
Structure of Explanation
Title
Identifying Statement (what is to be explained?)
Explanation Sequence
How does it happen?
Why does it happen?
Summary (what has the text explained?)
Language Features of an Explanation
Nouns
Present tense verbs
Time and sequence words
To be successful we must include...
Structure of Explanation
Title
Identifying Statement (what is to be explained?)
Explanation Sequence
How does it happen?
Why does it happen?
Summary (what has the text explained?)
Language Features of an Explanation
Nouns
Present tense verbs
Time and sequence words
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Room 12 and 4 Buddy Classes
Rm 12 & 4 Buddy Classes on PhotoPeach
A few weeks ago Room 12 made little people from a cardboard people stencil for Room 4 our buddy class. We put them inside a envelope then wrote four things about ourselves so they can remember us. A couple of days later we went to Room 4 to give them our little people, that we made for them.
We gave them to our buddy's then we told them four things about ourselves. Next they told us 4 things about them. We asked our buddy's what was something they now know about us to see if they had listened. Our buddy's played with their cardboard people, then it was time to leave.
Mrs Rolton asked Room 12. "How do we say goodbye in Maori?" Room12 said, "E Noho Ra." and Room 4 replied, "Harere Ra." E noho means to sit so we say E Noho Ra to the person sitting or staying. The person staying says Haere Ra to the person leaving or Ka Kite Ano which means see you again. We really hope our buddy liked the people we made for them.
Written By Mia :)
A few weeks ago Room 12 made little people from a cardboard people stencil for Room 4 our buddy class. We put them inside a envelope then wrote four things about ourselves so they can remember us. A couple of days later we went to Room 4 to give them our little people, that we made for them.
We gave them to our buddy's then we told them four things about ourselves. Next they told us 4 things about them. We asked our buddy's what was something they now know about us to see if they had listened. Our buddy's played with their cardboard people, then it was time to leave.
Mrs Rolton asked Room 12. "How do we say goodbye in Maori?" Room12 said, "E Noho Ra." and Room 4 replied, "Harere Ra." E noho means to sit so we say E Noho Ra to the person sitting or staying. The person staying says Haere Ra to the person leaving or Ka Kite Ano which means see you again. We really hope our buddy liked the people we made for them.
Written By Mia :)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Discovery Time Camping
Discovery Time - Camping on PhotoPeach
Last week at Discovery Time we did camping. We all had toasted mashmellows. Tyler, Theissen and Anakie and I were trying on shoes that would be good on camp. Then we all went for a walk, we had a map to find where we had to go. We didn't follow the map and then we got lost so we looked at the map to find why we went the wrong way. We did the right thing and looked at the map.
Recount written by Satisha
Last week at Discovery Time we discovered things about camping. I worked with Mia, Theissen, Chloe, Kathryn and Madison. We were trying to put up a tent we didn't quite finish it because there were some other people doing the same activity as us and they got all the equipment first. So we had to find some other equipment in the class, so the tent would stand up. We were doing our activites while Mrs Mckee toasted marshmallows with groups of people. Tyler was the first person in our group to get a marshmallow. They were gooey but very nice! Discovery time last week was awsome and lots of fun.
Recount written by Nesion
Last week at Discovery Time we did camping. We all had toasted mashmellows. Tyler, Theissen and Anakie and I were trying on shoes that would be good on camp. Then we all went for a walk, we had a map to find where we had to go. We didn't follow the map and then we got lost so we looked at the map to find why we went the wrong way. We did the right thing and looked at the map.
Recount written by Satisha
Last week at Discovery Time we discovered things about camping. I worked with Mia, Theissen, Chloe, Kathryn and Madison. We were trying to put up a tent we didn't quite finish it because there were some other people doing the same activity as us and they got all the equipment first. So we had to find some other equipment in the class, so the tent would stand up. We were doing our activites while Mrs Mckee toasted marshmallows with groups of people. Tyler was the first person in our group to get a marshmallow. They were gooey but very nice! Discovery time last week was awsome and lots of fun.
Recount written by Nesion
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Blog Comments Success Criteria
Over the last month we have been commenting on our friends blogs on the other side of the world.
We had these hints and tips to support us when writing comments.
However we still found we were making the odd mistake when we made comments.
So we looked at creating a success criteria.
We keep a copy handy by our digital devices so we can check in with our achievements when blogging.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Get to know who your classmates are...
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| Michael has written three things about himself on a piece of paper, he then put it into the balloon. |
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| Aidan has completed his balloon and Kaea is writing his three things about himself onto a piece of paper. |
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| We placed the balloons in a sheet like a parachute. We stood in a circle and Mrs Rolton flung the sheet into the air to release the balloons. |
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| Theissen found a balloon and popped it to reveal the information about someone in Room 12. |
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| We all read our mystery information and tried to figure out who it belonged to. |
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| Some mystery information was hard to solve so we had to talk to people to help us eliminate who it was. |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Learning Spaces Day One 2012
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| Tote trays for students who have a learning space for the whole day |
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| MSSR at the couch |
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| MSSR at desks independently |
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| MSSR at Learning Spaces |
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| MSSR at desks in groups |
Today the Room 12 class of 2012 had their first interactive discovery with learning spaces. Some of the students were excited at the thought of using tables instead of the traditional desks. However some were still keen to use a desk. Some chose to sit in groups, pairs or independently, as the day unfolded students chose to move around and sit on bean bags, stand at tables and make choices for themselves about where they could learn best for that particular learning moment. Wow - this was an amazing 1st day on our new journey of learning!
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