The week that was. . .

A short week but a very busy one as children were in and out of class attending a range of events - extra performance and choir practices, rugby, instrumental  and ICAS exams.

In class, we have been focussing on our "around the world" learning as well as utilising our new devices and on-line software.  The children have been patient as we have worked around the power and internet interruptions during our SNUPS upgrade.  

Expect to see and share more of your children's work on-line in the next few weeks.  The blogs are taking shape and the Google Drive component is enabling children to share or finish work in their own time.  Take time to check out all the children's work.  The links are on this blog.

IXL Maths has been a success with a total of 15,000 questions answered in the last 3 weeks!  Well done Room 6.  

Congratulations to the inter-school touch rugby teams who represented the school well this week.  And a big thank you to parents who spent their Sunday monitoring their children's success at the Sprint Orienteering Champs at EIT this morning. Room 6  and Haumoana dominated the podium for the 4th year in a row!

Week 3

Hi all

I hope you had a great weekend following children around the winter sporting codes - it's amazing to see how many of the children are involved in winter sport.

At school, we are in for a busy couple of weeks.

The Barefoot 7's are on Thursday.

This Friday, it is the Tough Guy and Gal Challenge - half of Room 6 are going to give it a go so look out for the photos!

The Hawke's Bay Individual Orienteering Championships take place on Sunday.

Next week I will be out of the class Monday (Interface IT conference - Taupo) and Tuesday (National Young Leaders Conference - Palmerston North).

The HNI Tech Tasters trip has been postponed - new dates will be advised later.

In the classroom, we are now 1 to 1 with electronic devices.  We have a mix of chromebooks, netbooks, pcs and ipads to assist our learning.

The children now have their own email address and will be creating their own blogs using blogger rather than kidsblog.  I have a more user friendly interface  - Teacher Dashboard - where I can monitor all documents, emails and blogs from my desktop.

In Language we are continuing to learn to write expositions and reviewing our learning about adjectives.

In maths we are learning to use multiplication strategies to solves problems.  Children need to be regularly working on their Maths Knowledge steps and getting these assessed.  All children have access to a 30 day trial of IXL maths to improve their maths skills.

Our country study is under way and children's work should be available for you to peruse on-line this week.

If parents want to see IT in action or have any queries- feel free to drop in and ask.

Have a great week!

Cameron Creation

Cameron made a very creative scarecrow

Term 2

Welcome back to school for Term 2.  This term is a short one - 9 weeks - and already looking very busy.  Check out the dates on 'Upcoming Class Events'.  One event not yet added to the calendar is the National Young Leaders Conference in Palmerston North on the 27th May.  Applications will be open for this event shortly.

Using the Habits of Mind, we will be aiming to be 'continuous learners' and to 'question and pose problems'.

The focus for the term is 'Going Global and Local' where we will be exploring different cultures.  The class has chosen their main topic but will be coming up with ways to demonstrate their learning in the next week.  We will also be celebrating Matariki and visiting Matahiwi Marae.

Room 6 has been allocated 12 Chromebooks to add to the Netbooks already installed in the class.  We are in the process of improving our skills to make the most of this technology.  Expect to see more work shared on-line.

WEEK 1

This week in Maths we will be revising last terms topics and checking progress in Maths Knowledge so check out the stages on the maths pages and get in some knowledge practice.

In Language we are learning to use 'hyperbole' to entertain in our writing.  Finished samples should be on Kidsblog shortly.

End of Term 1

Thanks all for a great term Room 6. 

You have risen to the year 6 challenge and it has been fantastic to see so many of you making the most of your opportunities as leaders, in sports and academically.

If you have time during the holidays, feel free to share some of your holiday photos or stories on your Blog.  

I am sure your classmates would like to share in your adventures!

Some Room 6 children tackled the hills of the Tuki Valley in the holidays!

Camp movie part 2

ANZAC Presentations

Check out the ANZAC presentations - just click on the link!

ANZAC Lily & Chloe

ANZAC by Shae

Week 11

The term has flown by and this week is a short one.  Have a relaxing Easter and make the most of your holidays.

Congratulations to those cyclists and orienteers who turn up for racing and practice last weekend.  Great attitude and great results!

This week our language and topic is related to ANZAC and we will be posting ANZAC letters and poems on the individual blogs.

In maths we are looking at fractions both of groups and wholes depending on the level.

Check out
mathsisfunfractions AND gcflearnfreefractions for information OR find a website to share with the class.

Remember End of Term assembly on Thursday.

Week 10

The children were amazing last week at camp, showing limitless levels of energy and giving everything a go!  A big thank you goes out to all parent transporters and helpers!  

More photos and videos will appear on-line this week as we tackle the after camp activities.

In the classroom this week we will be using De Bono's Hats to reflect on camp activities, writing letters to thank parent helpers and discussing and writing expositions on a range of topics.  Some children will also be posting video clips of their favourite camp activity.

In maths, we will be working on geometry skills.  We will be learning to use grid references and give directions using compass points.

I will be out of the classroom on Tuesday of this week and Wednesday next week when I will be meeting up with individuals to test reading and maths levels.

Good luck to the inter-school cricketers on Wednesday (notices went home today).

Notices regarding the 'Tough Guy & Girl Challenge', Orienteering champs and cycling teams are also need to be returned this week.

Camp Part 1