Saturday, 17 May 2014
Redwood School Cross Country 2014
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Wild Things
Room 12 is getting prepared for next weeks assembly celebrating Redwood School's Book Week! Pukeko classes have been asked to perform a wee item... Can you guess what book we are focusing on?
Join us at assembly next Friday : )
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
New Maths Strategies Tab!
Hi all,
I have added a 'math strategies' tab along the top of the screen. On it you will find a range of strategy stages children are taught in primary school. It is a fantastic resource as it is easy to follow and it allows you to see where your child might be at, and where they will be heading next. All children will learn most of these strategies throughout school as they allow them to get a better grasp on mathematical concepts and help them do math problems at a faster speed! So have a look and i'm sure this might help you bring some super math learning into your own home : )
Have a lovely Thursday,
Miss Roberts
Term 2 Hello
Welcome to Term 2 everyone!
I hope you all had a happy and relaxing easter holiday. The break has certainly been great for Room 12 after a long 11 week term. The energy levels have been topped up (aided by plenty of chocolate i'm sure) and the children have started the term really enthusiastically.
We have already begun the term with a very interesting show by a man named Bernard called the 'Spirit of Polynesia'. Bernard, with his wealth of cultural knowledge, took us on a trip around polynesia, sharing his experiences and a range of dances. Redwood School had loads of fun and cheered enthusiastically for volunteers who joined Bernard up front!
Room 12 begun their interesting new inquiry today. We were looking at problems people in New Zealand might have. Children brainstormed a huge range of problems many face in their lives. We then wondered.. what happens to these people? Who can help them? With 26 super brains in Room 12, we realised that is what charities do. As we delve deeper into New Zealand charities, Room 12 would love to know if YOU or someone you might know, is involved in a charity? If so, please contact me! If not, you can help us by talking to your children at home about charities and their roles.
Finally, would like to take a moment to briefly talk about homework. Students are expected to read every night for 10 minutes, and practice their basic facts - this of course is not restricted to their basic facts level! Homework books are due Fridays, and go back out the same day. Mathletics is a really great way to expand children's math knowledge in a fun and engaging way at home. Likewise, Reading Eggs is another fantastic tool!
Have a fantastic week,
Miss Roberts
I hope you all had a happy and relaxing easter holiday. The break has certainly been great for Room 12 after a long 11 week term. The energy levels have been topped up (aided by plenty of chocolate i'm sure) and the children have started the term really enthusiastically.
We have already begun the term with a very interesting show by a man named Bernard called the 'Spirit of Polynesia'. Bernard, with his wealth of cultural knowledge, took us on a trip around polynesia, sharing his experiences and a range of dances. Redwood School had loads of fun and cheered enthusiastically for volunteers who joined Bernard up front!
Room 12 begun their interesting new inquiry today. We were looking at problems people in New Zealand might have. Children brainstormed a huge range of problems many face in their lives. We then wondered.. what happens to these people? Who can help them? With 26 super brains in Room 12, we realised that is what charities do. As we delve deeper into New Zealand charities, Room 12 would love to know if YOU or someone you might know, is involved in a charity? If so, please contact me! If not, you can help us by talking to your children at home about charities and their roles.
Finally, would like to take a moment to briefly talk about homework. Students are expected to read every night for 10 minutes, and practice their basic facts - this of course is not restricted to their basic facts level! Homework books are due Fridays, and go back out the same day. Mathletics is a really great way to expand children's math knowledge in a fun and engaging way at home. Likewise, Reading Eggs is another fantastic tool!
Have a fantastic week,
Miss Roberts
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Happy Birthday Dr Seuss!
Yesterday Redwood School celebrated Dr Seuss' birthday by having a wacky day filled with Dr Seuss fun. Lets not forget we were dressed in our PJs for the occasion! Room 12 started the day by noticing a few wacky things including a shoe on the wall which was particularly puzzling. We later learnt that the shoe on the wall was a line in a Dr Seuss book called Wacky Wednesday. We also read the tongue-twisting Fox in Socks and Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The later story of the two is about a page boy named Bartholomew who is determined to save the kingdom of Didd from oobleck (a very sticky green goo) that is falling from the sky. Room 12 found trays of oobleck in the classroom after morning tea and excitedly felt the oobleck. The oobleck felt strange! It was both hard like a solid.. and soft like a liquid. We learnt the scientific name for this type of fluid is non-newtonian. Today we started writing about our oobleck experience and are learning to add detail to this piece of writing.
Below are a few photos showing us having fun with the oobleck. Lucy fittingly renamed it ew-bleck...
Below are a few photos showing us having fun with the oobleck. Lucy fittingly renamed it ew-bleck...
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Hurrah for Mathletics!
Kia Ora Room 12 Parents and Caregivers,
Children's Mathletics usernames and passwords are ready to be given to those children who have paid the activity fee. I have laminated these to be sent home and ideally stuck somewhere handy.
Regards,
Miss Roberts
Children's Mathletics usernames and passwords are ready to be given to those children who have paid the activity fee. I have laminated these to be sent home and ideally stuck somewhere handy.
Regards,
Miss Roberts
Monday, 24 February 2014
Week 3 Highlights
Week 3 was all about assessment. Room 12 even did some assessments they had NEVER done before! They all did a really great job and persevered when things got tricky.
Amongst the assessment however, we continued to work on our statistics. Redwood School was notorious last year for their bad milk carton folding. We therefore collected all of Pukekos milk cartons, and investigated each classrooms carton folding by collecting data using a tally, and displaying it by drawing up bar graphs. Some classes were certainly better than others! We also found out there were more cartons that were folded properly compared to badly which is a good sign that we have improved.
Let us again rewind back to last Friday when Pukeko had their first syndicate assembly! Joshua, Jj, and Hopoate were super RED role models for Room 12 last week and so received a certificate for their efforts. Well done boys!
Amongst the assessment however, we continued to work on our statistics. Redwood School was notorious last year for their bad milk carton folding. We therefore collected all of Pukekos milk cartons, and investigated each classrooms carton folding by collecting data using a tally, and displaying it by drawing up bar graphs. Some classes were certainly better than others! We also found out there were more cartons that were folded properly compared to badly which is a good sign that we have improved.
Let us again rewind back to last Friday when Pukeko had their first syndicate assembly! Joshua, Jj, and Hopoate were super RED role models for Room 12 last week and so received a certificate for their efforts. Well done boys!
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