If you wondered what using Chromebooks in the classroom would look like...

When we use Chrome Books in Room 10, we still use groups to teach.  We also still use books and pencils.  One thing I have loved about using the Chrome Books is the amount of discussion that has been created between the students.  They love looking at each others work, helping each other to get things done, finding ways to make their work better, and having some fun while doing it.

Writing Slam!!!

As a way to celebrate the writing that we are doing, both in and out of class, every Thursday afternoon we will be having a 'Writing SLAM.'  Here's how it works: students select a piece of their own writing that they would like to share, they read their writing to the class, and SLAM, that's it.

Being in the SLAM is entirely up to the students and hopefully everybody will enjoy taking pride in their work and sharing it with us all.

We had 4 awesome pieces of writing today, so thank you to those who participated in the inaugural SLAM and I'm looking forward to next week's.

Mr. P

Welcome back to term 3

Kiaora! And welcome back to Term 3. 

Can you believe that we are already half way through the year?

Inquiry: "Having a voice to make a choice!"

We will learning all about choices, needs, wants, rules, laws, politics, parliament, government, political parties, leadership, elections and voting!

We are going on a syndicate trip to parliament in week 4!!!

We are writing about small moments and also creating some longer stories.

We are learning lots of reading strategies and also learning to participate in book clubs. Since we are writing about narratives, we will also be reading lots of these texts.

For maths, we are cross grouping and our focus is fractions, percentages, proportions and ratios. 

Our strand focus is probability.

For physical education we've got jump jam still happening weeks 2 - 5. Then skipping weeks 6 onwards with athletics training starting at the end of THIS term, so we are ready for athletics at the beginning of term 4. 

PRODUCTION IS WEEK 9!!!!

We are the "Secret Agent/Mission Impossible" group. 

We will be working on this as a class so think about some great ideas.

And, our amazing students will be sharing all their progress with you in week 6 - STUDENT LED CONFERENCES. 

Kapahaka will be every Tuesday 12 - 1pm. The same as last term. 

Western Zone basketball is in Week 5. Mr M.C will be organising this.

Western Zone netball is in Week 6 - Miss Matich is organising this. 

Coming up this week:

Mud run Thursday.

Buddy time is on Monday, Library and syndicate assembly on Friday. 

We had a great electives showcase assembly with models, rubicks cubes, funky fish, and lots more.

The group of boys who worked on the birdhouse.

The boys have finished the bird house and it looks great!