Finding Tips Talking Book

Yahoo! Hannah and Lucy worked quietly and persistently together to get this talking book to work. You are stars! Enjoy their Talking Book!

Hi this is Zack and Bonny

We are working with Mrs Kruijer. We have learnt how to get into the blog and to add a posting! Yahoooo!

My Speech

Hello room 23.My speech is about my cat. I've got two pictures, one of them is her sleeping on my back when I was sick!The other was her under a table when she was a kitten but she is a cat now. Her name is Crystal the Crazy cat

By Hannah Ryall

Maori Language week

See if you can say and use these greetings:

http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/tahi-wordlist.html

http://www.maorilanguage.net/phrase_drills/phrase_drills_lesson.cfm?learningsubcategoryid=1

Make your own PhotoStory. It is a free download:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

Blogging

It was wonderful to have Zack and Kazzia's mums join us this afternoon to learn about how to post a posting onto the blog. I came up against a glitch, technology eh! I have found what was wrong. The schoolzone provider that filters our internet traffic blocks 'Web ads' through the student logins. I was trying to log in as Zack but couldn't get to sign in because it is attached to what the filter sees as an advertising banner. If I had gone through my own logon I would have been ok. Also the user should be the full email address. A few glitches but we have sorted them. I am hoping the children will have access at school too because I want them to look after the blog.

User: room23children@queenstown.school.nz
You know the password.

It should be all straightforward at home. I am only an email away. We will have another look next Monday if you would like to pop in at 1.30pm to learn about posting onto the blog.

Talking Books!
Some of the children are working on some pretty cool looking Talking Books. We haven't quite got them saved correctly for adding onto the blog. Watch this space!

Ice Skating and Snow Farm
Ice Skating is weeks 4, 5 and 7: Tuesday 11-12noon
Snow Farm week 6: 25th or 27th August
Watch your child's bookbag for a letter coming home soon!

Week 1 Term 3

We have had an amazing week! Wonderful to see those computer whizzes using the blog homework. I know you have had to help Mum and Dad too! We are all learning together.

Numeracy: Fractions
This week was an introduction week to Fractions. Finding out what we know and what we can learn more about. We have had a good look through the 'SkillWise' learning sites. Some were too difficult but it was fun seeing what they were about.

room23children
It has been impressive how well you have all developed your skills using the computers and the camera. I am going to give you access to the blog so you can add your own postings. We will practise in class and you will have to teach you Mum's and Dad's at home. We will do this Monday afternoon at 1.30 if any Mum's and Dad's want to come in and learn too!
Remember to think about our THINKING Key Competancy: "I know when I am thinking when I think about what to put onto the classroom blog." You can share your news or a project you have made!

Talking Books
In reading this term we will be making Talking Books. We are learning to speak clearly with a clear voice and to think about the audience. When we make a Talking Book we think about the punctuation, speaking clearly and stopping at the end of each page so the reader has time to turn the page. Watch the blog and you will see our Talking Books soon!

Movie
This week we have been making a movie in writing time. We have had to work together in teams and are making a storyboard that will be made into our movie. Watch this space!

Kia Kaha
Mrs Menzies started this unit with us this week. We have looked at differences and similarities we each have and made a Y chart about what is bullying. Next week we will have the Police Education Officer visit at 9.05 on Tuesday, 28 July. Also 9.05 Tuesday week 4. Thank you for returning the forms. I see many of you would like to attend the lessons. Mrs Menzies is taking the lessons Thursday afternoons at 1.30. If you have any questions about this unit please do not hesitate to ask. It will run all term and it is schoolwide.

Have a great weekend :)

Term 3

Homework!
Maths
Parents there were too many options listed under 'Homework' on the left toolbar for the children so I have taken out most of the maths links and made a new area under 'Maths Links'. Most have certificates and worksheets. The kids can print these out at school or at home and they are to glue them into their homework books so you and I can see them. Each week I will move a link so there will be a weekly maths site for the children to do.
As well:
Flintstone Spelling Contract on the wiki using their 6 weekly spelling words from their writing books.
Reading is a must every night. The other websites are optional but useful. Any questions just ask.

Kids!
Have a look at this site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/
We will be using it throughout the term. Have a go at the activities. I think it is a great site!

Fractions is our Numeracy focus this term. To give yourself a head start take a look at these sites. We will also be using them throughout the term.
Introducing Fractions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/introduction/
Simplifying Fractions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/simplifyingfractions/
Comparing Fractions:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/comparingfractions/
Finding Fraction Parts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fractions/fractionsofquantities/

Term 2 has ended!

This week we made paper planes in maths! Our question was how can a paper plane fly far? Jack made the ultimate paper plane out of magazine paper. Jack's plane flew the furtherest. He measured it to have flown an incredible 9 meters! If you would like to make your own plane take a look at this link. http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/planes.php

Jump Rope for Heart.
Thanks for supporting us. Our class raised the most, a whopping $300! With Zack making the most individual amout of $127.00. (sorry I cannot remember the cents, Zack!). You will be rewarded for your efforts next term Zack! Well done!


Thanks to Zack's Mum for the photos.





Hana visited us today and shared some stories her mother had written about her brother James. We made a mural about one of the stories, "Finding Breakfast". We thought it was a very funny story!

Have a great holiday!

Some Plays for you to listen to.

Hello Gareth!

Thank you for your emails Gareth! It sounds like you are having a wonderful time with your family in Wales. We can see you have been looking at the blog because the red dot on the world map on Wales is quite large!
We have had a few birthdays in our class and we know you are celebrating yours too! Happy Birthday and we hope you will have a wonderful day. The class is quite different without you and Kendall! Hope Kendall is having a nice time away too.
Keep sending your emails :)