CARNIVAL

On Friday the 22nd of March we had our first School Carnival. It was a day full of delicious food, fun activities, and very busy students. It was an excellent learning experience for students, they had to plan and execute their business proposal. Here are some photos of the day:

Below, write a comment noting:
- 1 positive experience
- 1 thing that you would change for next time
- 1 thing you found interesting

HOMEWORK TASKS wk6

Task 1 - Chess Advice

Leave a comment below with some advice on how white can win this game!! OR you could leave a comment to help TamaTu and Kade win.

Can you name the pieces that are still on the board?
What is your favourite piece? and why? 
 

Task 2 - Te Reo Maori

You are currently creating Koru Art, with each koru representing a member of your whanau (family).
Your task is to find out the Maori word for one of the members of your family (i.e. whaea - mother), and comment underneath the Koru Art post.

Chess Practice

A few weeks ago, students were asked to learn how to play a game of chess as part of their homework.

Research suggests that Chess develops intellectual, sporting, decision making, concentration, and perseverance skills. Not only is it mentally challenging, but it attracts not only gifted pupils but students at all levels of learning. Many students who have been experiencing problems, particularly in mathematics and reading, sometimes demonstrate remarkable progress after learning and playing chess.

Over the past week, they have had the opportunity to put their knowledge to practice in preparation for our Room10 Chess Tournament. 

 

 

  

Toku Whanau - Koru Art

Our latest new art project in the classroom links to Te Reo Maori and what they will be learning next - how to say their whakapapa (family tree) in Maori.

All our pieces of art will fit together and frame the front of the classroom.  The Koru art they are creating represents their whanau (family) / the people (and in some cases pets) most important to them.

Below are some images of the planning stages, Logan's favourite attempt at a Koru, and some nearly finished products.

      

      

Carnival Prep.

Today was all about the business plan. Students have decided on what their business venture will be for the School Carnival in Week7, and are now deciding on their Business Name, Roles and Responsibilities within the team, Resources needed and Marketing plans.

Who will win Rm10's Apprentice??

Guidelines/Consequences

We brainstormed guidelines that our class will follow to ensure we have an effective learning environment.  They fall under these headings: Be Respectful (of ourselves and to others), Be Responsible (for our learning and our actions), Be Safe (physically and emotionally).

We also discussed consequences for the behaviour that is not acceptable within the classroom (e.g. being too noisy that it disrupts concentration and learning).  As a class we agreed that instead of writing lines (and killing trees) or picking up rubbish (that should already be in bins anyway) or staying in at lunchtime (when we need that time outside), physical consequences (such as burpees, shuttles, pressups, planks, wall sits etc.) would be better because even though it's a consequence, we still benefit from it.

 

Rm10 PORTRAITS (finished products)

Can you guess who is who?? : )

HOMEWORK TASKS wk4/5

Task 1 - Leave a comment on another blog

Choose one of the blogs in the column on the right hand side and post a comment on one of the learning activities they have done.  You need to say something positive and encouraging about their learning, and also leave a question for them to reply to on our class blog (so you will need to leave a link to our class blog).  


Task 2 - Leave a comment on OUR blog

Choose two of the posts below to leave a reflective comment on it (Carnival, Technology, or Rm10 Portraits).
Carnival - What are you most looking forward to on Carnival Day? Who do you think is going to be more successful? (Make sure you don't give away our ideas)
Technology - You can comment on the Technology you are most looking forward to, or something cool you have been doing during Tech. 
Rm10 Portraits - What was the most challenging thing about completing your faces? Are you happy with how your face turned out?

Make sure your spelling and grammar is accurate.

Today there was A LOT of discussion about what our class should do for the Carnival in Week 7.  We have managed to cut it down to our favourite two (but it's all very top secret for now).  Watch the space for the latest developments for the Otumoetai Intermediate School Carnival 2013.