A fun week during which we finished off the fractions of whole number work in Maths, worked on improving sentence structure in Writing and focused on finding key words when looking for answers in a text in Reading. Top readers also worked on their novel studies and top mathematicians also started to look at algebra problems.. I think I will introduce aspects of algebra, i.e. improving your thinking skills, your logic and your ability to follow and recognise patterns and why it is useful in real life, to the whole class next term.
On Tuesday, Constable Gordon came in and spoke to the class about cyber-bullying. He was astonished that 12 children in the class were on, or had been on some form of social media, even though the recommended/permitted age for most of these app's is 13 or 14 years old... (I grew up in a time where you could escape the bullies when you went home. Nowadays, children can potentially be bullied 24/7.. scary stuff!)
On Wednesday afternoon, we worked with our buddy class, making lanterns for Matariki...
On Thursday afternoon, we had a relaxing, enjoyable time watching the talent quest.
Talent quest snippets from Room 26 entrants..
The children also had time to finalise their plans for Monday's inquiry finale... this term's inquiry is drawing to a close. On Monday afternoon, the various inquiry groups will be setting up their stalls and we shall all be sampling one another's wares. Each group will also be judged on their marketing / sales pitch.
Reminder
Parent Teacher interviews are on Wednesday and Thursday - please ensure you book a spot. School will finish at 1.45pm. Any children that cannot be picked up and walked home with a parent, must remain at school until 3pm. If you have arranged for a friend to pick up your child, I will need either a written or verbal confirmation if this is happening.
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