Thursday 15 December 2016
Saturday 24 September 2016
Sunday 28 August 2016
Nigel Latta: Technology isn't the end of the world - Interesting Stuff article about children and technology
I thought that this was an interesting article to share with you, particularly with the recent announcements from the Government about education in the future.
Nigel Latta: Technology isn't the end of the world
The other day Education Minister Hekia Parata announced the Government was looking at students being able to do their schooling entirely online.
Already I've heard people saying this is terrible, this is the end of the world. What about social skills? Will it be the same as a real education? Blah blah blah.
Some people are saying it's good, some say it's bad - it's like the world isn't really sure....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/83564824/nigel-latta-technology-isnt-the-end-of-the-world
Monday 15 August 2016
Spelling Testing
Room 11 worked very hard today to see how they can progress for spelling for the rest of the year.
We retested the Essential Spelling words and discovered that we need to do a bit more work on this.
From now on, we will be focussing on spelling in class a bit more. Everyone will make it a goal to learn 10-12 new words per week. At the end of the week, they will have to prove they can spell and use these words in their writing. If necessary, they may need to learn them at home.
They are getting their words from:
1. Essential Word lists
2. Spelling focus of the week (this week is Contractions)
3. Misspelt words in writing.
4. New words from reading.
5. Thesaurus
We retested the Essential Spelling words and discovered that we need to do a bit more work on this.
From now on, we will be focussing on spelling in class a bit more. Everyone will make it a goal to learn 10-12 new words per week. At the end of the week, they will have to prove they can spell and use these words in their writing. If necessary, they may need to learn them at home.
They are getting their words from:
1. Essential Word lists
2. Spelling focus of the week (this week is Contractions)
3. Misspelt words in writing.
4. New words from reading.
5. Thesaurus
Thursday 28 April 2016
CommonSense Media - 50 Books to Read before you are 12
Here's the full list:
1. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems.
2. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker.
3. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown.
4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle.
5. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.
6. Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson.
7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter.
8. The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss.
9. Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel.
10. Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans.
11. The Complete Tales & Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne.
12. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo.
13. Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary.
14. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl.
15. Ivy + Bean: Book 1, by Annie Barrows.
16. Stuart Little, by E.B. White.
17. Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein.
18. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White.
19. Coraline, by Neil Gaiman.
20. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling.
21. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1, by C.S. Lewis.
22. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DiCamillo.
23. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.
24. Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery.
25. The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1, by Lemony Snicket.
26. Big Nate: In a Class by Himself: Big Nate, Book 1, by Lincoln Peirce.
27. Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson.
28. Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis.
29. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney.
30. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
31. The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1, by Rick Riordan.
32. Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
33. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume.
34. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle.
35. Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan.
36. Hold Fast, by Blue Balliett.
37. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World, by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick.
38. Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai.
39. My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George.
40. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, by Ying Chang Compestine.
41. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech.
42. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank.
43. Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.
44. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card.
45. The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
46. The Hunger Games, Book 1, by Suzanne Collins.
47. Legend, Book 1, by Marie Lu.
48. March: Book One, by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.
49. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton.
50. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
Thursday 24 March 2016
Pedal Ready Day photos
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| Pedal Ready Day was a fun event. |
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| I left with a big smile on my face. |
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| The instructors made a snake. They turned and swooped all around the bottom block. |
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