Shared reading and writing this week we learnt about how to teach a bird to talk! I was delighted to watch on Saturday night at 7pm this episode of 'Birdland'. In this episode there was a tui who could talk! If you missed it here is the link.
Room 23!
Busy Classroom
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
RAP
WALT: Features of Rap
See if these examples have these elements:
Strong Beat
Rhythm
Slang
Repetition
Fast Talking or chanting
Monday, October 19, 2009
Week 1 Term 4
Do you know your Pizza SMARTS? We have worked out our SMARTS and the SMARTS we need to work on.
Discover yours here: Pizza SMARTS
Kids, if you can, add your name with your SMART here:
Discover yours here: Pizza SMARTS
Kids, if you can, add your name with your SMART here:
Nature Smart
Body Smart
Word Smart
Maths/Logic Smart
Picture Smart
Group Smart
Music Smart
Self SmartSunday, October 11, 2009
Hey everyone! It is Term 4!
Hope you had a really good holiday and feeling rested and ready for some more learning!
Maths: TIME
Yes, we are going to begin the term with learning how to tell the time. Have a look at these links:
http://www.softschools.com/time/tellingtime.jsp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZxQ8tnAG8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHU9dN0Itrk&feature=channel
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=michael+jackson+do+remember+the+time&n=21&ei=utf-8&fr=moz2&fr2=tab-web&tnr=21&vid=0001537518322
Some Time music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ZxQ8tnAG8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHU9dN0Itrk&feature=channel
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=michael+jackson+do+remember+the+time&n=21&ei=utf-8&fr=moz2&fr2=tab-web&tnr=21&vid=0001537518322
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Dance
WALT: Identify and explore through movement the dance elements of body awareness, space, time, energy and relationships.
Inquiry WALT: Why do we recycle, reuse and reduce rubbish?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Obama's Education Message
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=125501&title=Obama_s_Message
I found this quite inspirational. You might too. Just ignore the American references and the message is the same for all students anywhere.
This might be of interest too:
- 3 Steps to 21st Century Learning
I found this quite inspirational. You might too. Just ignore the American references and the message is the same for all students anywhere.
This might be of interest too:
- 3 Steps to 21st Century Learning
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Gruffalo
He's big and scary. He has a poisonous wart at the end of his nose!
For reading and writing we have read the story, written letters to the author, looked at all the interesting words and made true and false statements about the story. We have also made puppets and made plays. As you can tell we have been reading The Gruffalo! But there is more! Click on this link and find out......
http://www.gruffalo.com/
By Lucy, Zara and Bonny
For reading and writing we have read the story, written letters to the author, looked at all the interesting words and made true and false statements about the story. We have also made puppets and made plays. As you can tell we have been reading The Gruffalo! But there is more! Click on this link and find out......
http://www.gruffalo.com/
By Lucy, Zara and Bonny
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
We did some art with Mrs Western!!!!!
We did some art with Mrs Western it was really really fun! Some looked like bulls but we were
only doing symmetry.
by Bonny
only doing symmetry.
by Bonny
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Geometry - Transformation
WALT: Explain in your own language what SYMMETRY is.
WALT: Explain in your own language what REFLECTION is:
WALT: Make geometric patterns by translating, reflecting and rotating.
WALT: Explain in your own language what REFLECTION is:
WALT: Make geometric patterns by translating, reflecting and rotating.
- http://www.coolmath4kids.com/tesspag1.html
- http://www.mcescher.com/
- http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html
- http://www.firstschoolyears.com/numeracy/shape/interactive/shapes.htm
- http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/simpleshapesort.swf
- http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/shapereveal.swf
Friday, September 4, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Beware of the Big Bad Wolf
Read our stories!
Go to the Wiki link and click on the folder, "Beware of the Big Bad Wolf".
Go to the Wiki link and click on the folder, "Beware of the Big Bad Wolf".
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Ice Skating and Snowfarm
Ice Skating - Tuesday, 1st September.
Let's hope the weather will be kind to us and let us go this time to the Snowfarm on Wednesday, 2nd September.
Remember to check the gear list.
The bus leaves at 8am and will not wait so make sure you are at school between 7.30-7.55.
Listen to the radio for a cancellation.
We have been learning.....
What to do instead of playing internet games!
The children have noticed that I have been blocking through our internet filter the internet games. Here are some suggestions of what to do instead of playing on the internet games from the QPS Tecki Experts:
Z Drive inschool network resources.
Art Rage - create some individual art on the computer.
Pivot stick man - Create your own animations: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html
Storybook Weaver - make creative story books. On school computers.
Games on the computer - Programes - Games
Comic Life - http://plasq.com/comiclife-win - PC Windows version. (Free on Mac computers)
Alice - http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice
Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video.
Class Blog!
I am sure there are more things you can do instead of playing an internet game. Be creative and make some suggestions. Go on!
Improper Fractions
WALT: what does the numerator and denominator mean in improper fractions?
Find out here: http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html
Let's hope the weather will be kind to us and let us go this time to the Snowfarm on Wednesday, 2nd September.
Remember to check the gear list.
The bus leaves at 8am and will not wait so make sure you are at school between 7.30-7.55.
Listen to the radio for a cancellation.
We have been learning.....
What to do instead of playing internet games!
The children have noticed that I have been blocking through our internet filter the internet games. Here are some suggestions of what to do instead of playing on the internet games from the QPS Tecki Experts:
Z Drive inschool network resources.
Art Rage - create some individual art on the computer.
Pivot stick man - Create your own animations: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html
Storybook Weaver - make creative story books. On school computers.
Games on the computer - Programes - Games
Comic Life - http://plasq.com/comiclife-win - PC Windows version. (Free on Mac computers)
Alice - http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=downloads/download_alice
Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video.
Class Blog!
I am sure there are more things you can do instead of playing an internet game. Be creative and make some suggestions. Go on!
Improper Fractions
WALT: what does the numerator and denominator mean in improper fractions?
Find out here: http://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Free Rice
For each question you get right rice is donated to the hungry people in the world.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
I have added this to this weeks homework.
Change the subject by clicking on the subject tab at the top.
Once you have answered the first question you can change the level. It appears at the bottom.
Breathing Earth
This is incredible! http://www.breathingearth.net/
Hold your mouse over a country to see the population size, births and deaths and CO2 emissions.
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
I have added this to this weeks homework.
Change the subject by clicking on the subject tab at the top.
Once you have answered the first question you can change the level. It appears at the bottom.
Breathing Earth
This is incredible! http://www.breathingearth.net/
Hold your mouse over a country to see the population size, births and deaths and CO2 emissions.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Week 5
Snow Farm on Tuesday!!! Don't forget. A notice went home yesterday. You need to be at school by 7.55am for a gear check. The bus leaves at 8am. It is a big day so ask Mum and Dad to pack you a big lunch.
This weeks Talking Book:
Featuring Kazzia, Bonny and Hannah
Parents you can make a comment in the comment area about how well the girl's did. Did they speak clearly, make the words sound clear, use expression and gave the reader time to turn the page.
This weeks Talking Book:
Featuring Kazzia, Bonny and Hannah
Parents you can make a comment in the comment area about how well the girl's did. Did they speak clearly, make the words sound clear, use expression and gave the reader time to turn the page.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Oh Wow!!!!!!
What amazing children you are! Remember everyone can see this so make sure what you write and share is what you would like your Mum's and Dad's to read.
Dondu and Jessie Rose worked together to make a Talking Book this week. Great reading Dondu. Well done!
Who would like to write about the learning we have done in class this week???
Fractions
Kia Kaha
Writing - Little Red Riding Hood
Reading
Dondu and Jessie Rose worked together to make a Talking Book this week. Great reading Dondu. Well done!
Who would like to write about the learning we have done in class this week???
Fractions
Kia Kaha
Writing - Little Red Riding Hood
Reading
About My Cute Cat
My cat is called Loodya but for short we call her Loolu.She goes very crazy and jumpes up at the curtains.My mum goes crazy at my cat when she is on the bench.I like my cat because she comes on my bed basicly every night.My cat is crazy,cute and fluffy.
By Seth Mawhinney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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