Never Give Up

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Being A Maths Leader

Miss Fraser showed us a pyramid. It reminded us a little bit of the food pyramid except it is about how kids learn best. We learnt that the best way to make sure you've learnt something is to teach it to someone else. We had a go at this today in maths. We are teaching others about finding a fraction of a set. This is our first attempt at being maths teachers so please leave us a quality comment so we can improve our skills. Check out our videos!

Jazmyne Shayla fractions from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.


Holly Kayla fractions from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.


Luke and Noah fractions of a set from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.

Reading Week 7

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How to Write a Quality Comment

In Waka Whanake, we watched a video by a teacher in America called Mrs. Yollis. She had some very good tips for writing a quality comment on a blog. We love her tips and practice them when we are blogging. We loved her video so much that we decided to have a go at making our own. Thanks for the inspiration Mrs. Yollis!

Quality Commenting from Megan Fraser on Vimeo.

Sensational Swimming

For the past two weeks, we have been having swimming lessons at the A.C Baths. 
Our confidence and skills have improved heaps! 
Every day we would practice floating, kicking and different strokes to help keep us safe in the water.
On the last day, we had a very fun day! There was A LOT of splashing and laughter but we also learnt how be safe if there is an emergency in the water. Check out the photos of our last day at swimming. 

What was your favourite part of swimming? 
What did you learn? 
Can you remember the tips to be safe in the water?
Room 19 and 20 - can you leave a quality comment about swimming?

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day

Have you heard of food revolution day? We looked up the word revolution and it means a big change. We joined Jamie Oliver for his Food Revolution Day. He says it's important for all kids to learn about food in school and we agree. 

Here's a video of what we got up to on Food Revolution Day. We took a cooking class with Jamie and made Squash It sandwiches. 

If you want to know more about the food revolution, click here .

We Are Growers!

Waka Whanake are GROWERS! 

 We spent a bit of time with our friends Harold the Giraffe and Liz from Life Education and we learnt a lot about the stuff we fuel our bodies with...FOOD! Here's a summary of what we learnt: We learnt about the food pyramid. At the bottom is all the food that grows in the ground. We can eat lots of these foods. The next part of the food pyramid is all the food that comes from animals and we can still eat these foods every day but not as much as fruit and vegetables. The top part of the food pyramid is food that is made in a factory. These are treats and we can have these sometimes.

What are your favourite foods that grow in the ground? Have you ever grown anything at home? Comment below, we would love to hear from you!

Busy Bees in the Garden

Look at our amazing garden! Thanks Sally for taking Alex, Bayley, Summer and Phoenix to Mitre 10 Mega. We are so lucky to have your help. Sounds like they had fun buying plants and spending the afternoon weeding and planting.  Such busy bees.

What did you guys plant? We would love you to make comments and tell us what you planted and why?

 

 

 

Our Garden

Hi Rooms 19 and 20,

Alexander’s mum Sally here.  Yesterday I came and helped some enthusiastic gardeners in your class vegetable garden at lunchtime.  What wonderful kids you are to be learning how to grow your own vegetables.  We weeded all the garden and I found a weed called Oxalis, and we had to be really careful to get all the little bulbs out with the soil still around the roots, as it will spread easily if the bulbs are left in the ground.  We also put this weed into the rubbish bin, not the compost, as the compost won’t break down the bulbs and it will spread to other areas of the school when the compost is put onto those gardens.  We have also put some stakes in to help the tomatoes and the peas grow taller, and don’t forget to water the garden every day if it doesn’t rain.  After that, we were wondering what we should plant next.  It is autumn now, and we could get some things planted that will be ready to eat in winter.  What do you think would be good to plant?  Let me know if you need anymore help with the garden.

Sally