The week that was....week 3 in Room 7

Welcome to week 4 in Room 7

Was good to see a few of you last Tuesday night at the picnic/Totara information night. 

There was a lot more I would've liked to talk about in the classroom - and of course I should of shown you around the room ... feel free to look around the room when you drop your child off. 

Ask your child to give you a tour. 

Below are photos of the children working in groups discussing WHAT IS LEARNING? WHERE DO WE LEARN? HOW DO WE LEARN? WHO DO WE LEARN FROM? WHEN DO WE LEARN?

Results are on the wall in the classroom.

Dates in diary: 
Our fun swimming show off with Room 6 & Room 7 - Monday 29th February - starting at 10.50am - 11.45am. Followed by a "stay and have lunch with your child" - we will sit on the south field.

Home learning: SPECIAL BAG of 4 things that are special and important to me.
This will be used for discussions between the children...note to come home on Monday.

Well done to the children who got their colouring competition in for the Golden Shears.

Room 7 - GRATEFUL JAR.

In Room 7 we have a grateful jar.We discussed what 'being grateful' means.

The children (in pairs) wrote down something they are grateful for and put the note in the jar. 

SO....

I am grateful for a brand new class of wonderful people. 

I am thankful for my mum who looks after me. 

I am thankful for Sacha for helping me.

We are thankful for our mothers and fathers.

We are thankful for a lovely country.

Thankful for nature and food. 

We are thankful for food, pools, rivers and parents. 

I am thankful for having a great teacher ;)

Thanks for the food and clean water. 

We are thankful for the people who go to war. 

We are thankful for food and water.

I am grateful that we have food. 

We are thankful for having nice things like games and things to play with. 

The week that was....WEEK 2 in SUPER SHARP SEVEN...

Another great, busy week in Room 7 =)

Reminder: OUR TOTARA picnic and whānau information evening this Tuesday - 16th February - a note went home on Friday - eek!
Start at 5.30pm - picnic in the bell tower grass area =)
6.15pm - Staffroom for parents (your children will play games with the seniors in the playground). 
6.45pm - Quick meet in Room 7 - if you want =)
7.00pm - HOME!

Some great SHARP work has been happening - below are photos of Room 7 students with their certificates for their wonderful 'I am' work....we have made these into a booklet which the children are enjoying reading =)

Well done Esther & Jet - 1st place =)

Thumbs up for great work !! Acutally we were playing  a game using the days of the week and numbers in Māori.

Below are a few photos of us playing a game using the days of the week and numbers in Māori...using nga rakau (sticks).

Go Harry - he bet Miss Burt quite a few times!!!

Pass on the kindness - Jacob, Kane & Petra telling the class what they did. =)

NEW SHARP STUDENT - Kuini. A for achievement. 

Douglas hard at work...

Petra & Esther working on a great card for Annabelle - who =( broke her finger.

Kuini & Sophia =)

Where is Douglas?

WELCOME back Annabelle - here is Annabelle with her SHARP morning tea and her cards from Room 7 

SUPER SHARP worker - here is Campbell sorting out our laptops. Well done!!

Busy bee Douglas....

A nice visitor to Room 7 - Tyah's brother. 

Innes's visit - we were lucky to have Innes come into room 7 and to inspire us with some work on the iPads...Innes did a jigsaw activity where the children had to read sentences...and put them back together to make sense.
They then had to read what they had put together - and think ====does this make sense?

Relaxing and having lunch - I enjoy sitting with the children while they eat lunch as the conversations are interesting =)

iPads with Innes - Innes came into Room 7 and worked with the children doing 'jigsaw poetry' on the iPads - ask your child what they did =)