The children were excited to be organising and presenting a play to the class. They decided on parts, made or organised their costumes, props and stage settings by themselves. These plays were recorded and viewed together to identify aspects that were well done, things they would like to improve on for next time and what they found interesting about the experience. This was collated onto an online wall of Post-it notes. See the link below.
Please watch these plays and add your own comments to our PMI. (Positives, Might do differently next time, Interesting)
We have been given a wonderful book written by a group of children from Manawaru School. It is called The Littlest Caterpillar.
We looked up Manawaru school on Google Maps and found it is in the North Island.
Everyone has really enjoyed reading their book and it has inspired us to write stories of our own about some bees.
These are some of the story beginnings the children have written.
The hive was alive and buzzing. The scout bees had just come back from their daily patrol. They said to the Queen" Quick, run, hide! The wasps are coming." There were cries of "We're going to die!" and "Run for your life!" (Thomas)
"Quick, scramble, get into your positions. The venomous wasps are coming to attack us. Hide the crystal!" yelled the guards. "Protect the queen!" (Sam)
The bees zoomed across the countryside, the wasps gaining on them. One by one bees were injured by the wasps. At last they reached the tree. It wasn't just any tree. Inside a secret entrance was an elevator. (Julius)
They were coming. The bees all knew it. The wasps were coming. But they knew who to call - the hero who saved all. Ding Dong. "I'm here!" called Buzz the hero. " Uuggh" cried Bumble the Queen's assistant. "When will you ever learn to bust through the door." "Sorry," said Buzz. "We have a situation!" cried the Guards. (Samantha)
We liked these beginnings because they grab the reader's attention, use interesting language and show the authors personality. We are looking forward to reading the rest of your stories.
The children were jumping with joy this morning when the winner of the Jellybean Estimation Challenge was announced - ROOM 19!!!!!!
We had estimated 718 jellybeans were in the jar; the actual number was 707. There are 20 students in the class so we worked out that each student would get 35 jellybeans with 7 left over.
I hope you remember to brush your teeth afterwards!
On Friday the children received a pack of Toy Story Lego from the Salvation Army and Lego. They were very excited to get the present and would like to say ...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I was sitting at my desk when the door opened. A year 5 came in carrying 3 boxes full of Lego. I thought, "How strange Lego at school. That has never happened before." At the end of the day everyone got a Lego set. When we got home the first thing I asked was, "Can I make my Lego set?"
On Monday the children will be bringing home a note with a username and password on it for them to use on the Maths Week site. Please help them to take advantage of the games and challenges available for the week. Click on the picture below to get to the website.
This term our Inquiry focus is on communities and the roles and responsibilities people have within them. We are looking for a variety of people to interview in Week 6 or 7 about their jobs - both paid and unpaid. If you think you might be able to help, please let me know.
We took a photo of these cool kids in our classroom community. Love the attitude!!!
