Blog not being used any more :)

Hey blog followers - As room two are now using Seesaw to display our work we do not need a class blog. If you still wish to see what we are up to send me an e-mail cat@sjb.school.nz and I will give you access to your grandchild/friend/niece/nephew's etc... account,


Kind regards,

Cat

SEESAW

Dear Parents, 

This year we're going to use a new tool to share what we're learning in class called Seesaw. Your child will have his or her own learning journal, and you can get notified when your child adds new items. It's completely private -- only you can see your child's journal outside of class. 

Click on https://app.seesaw.me/s/761-743-545 to sign up -- it takes just 30 seconds. Once you sign up, you can download the Seesaw Parent app for iPhone or Android, or access your child's journal on the web. Thanks! P.S. If you have more than one child using Seesaw, or have used Seesaw before, sign in and click on your profile icon > + Add Child to add this year's journal.


Thanks heaps to those parents who have already logged in. This will begin to replace our class blog as it is tailored to meet the needs of your child (exciting stuff).

Have a great weekend :)

WEEK 7

No home reading tonight MONDAY- so could be a good night to complete RE home work.

Room 2 are going to mass on Thursday at 9.10 am if you want to join us.

Mass this SUNDAY at 9 am. 

Sounds we are learning about this week:

ch- two letters one sound

u - short sound as in sun, fun, umbrella

TRY seesaw out :) Comment away - only your child you and Miss Allen will be able to see the content - it's like their own personal blog/ portfolio of work.

We are all learning but my aim is to publish a piece of writing every week. SIGN UP TODAY :)

Scooter skills

Today we had scooter skills. It was so much fun. We got to wear a high visibility vest. We were learning to be careful when riding our scooters and to  look out for cars or people when riding on this foot path. We need to be extra careful around sneaky driveways. We were learning how to stop quickly and safely and how to put our helmet on correctly.

SCOOTER SKILLS

SCOOTER SKILLS ON MONDAY

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR SCOOTER AND HELMET

SPUDS AND MORE FM!

https://www.facebook.com/kenandannamorefm/

LADIES NIGHT!!!

Come along for a fun evening in the school library! Bring all your girl friends :)

Will be a great night, I'm looking forward to it!! 

Miss Allen's Photo on Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Miss Allen's Photo on Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Science

Week 5 home learning and updates!

iPads!!!

Wooo hoo!! our 1:1 iPad ratio is in action! And what a fabulous start we have had.

I have renewed the subscription to spelling city:

https://www.spellingcity.com/ or download the app
- check your home reading book for login details (if you have misplaced this see me for another set)

Mathletics - you should have received a login for this
This is a great web site (or app to be downloaded) to use at home
http://nz.mathletics.com/

Week 4 News

Parent Teacher Interviews

If you haven't already please book in to come and catch up with me about your child's learning :)

https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/

The Event Code is:
rze7w

Science

Science

We are learning how to be a scientist. Scientists look closely, they think and they wonder. Today we continued our experiment from last week and we tested blue top, green top milk, cream and water. We wonder why the cream stayed still? We wonder why the blue top milk swirled really quickly when we added the dishwashing liquid. Try it at home!!

What you need:

Milk (blue top works best)

3 colours of food colouring

dishwashing liquid

Add the dishwashing liquid last and watch what happens!

Week 3 Home Learning (it says week 2 but I mean week 3)

Term 2 Newsletter

Miss Allen's Photo on Monday, 9 May 2016

Home Learning

Thinking like a scientist

Today we were learning about acids and bases. We used litmus paper and made predictions about if we thought the paper would turn blue or red. We then recorded our findings on a chart. Then we added baking soda to each liquid and noted whether it fizzed or stayed the same. 

We are learning to use I see, I think, I wonder to Help us think like a scientist 

We used..

Milk

Coke

Lemonade

Vinegar

Orange juice

Water

Welcome back

Triathlon

TRIATHLON

Please remember to bring your money in today or tomorrow.

We are very excited.

You are welcome to come along and help/ support your child :)

Maui and the Sun

I hope you enjoyed reading Maui and the Sun together for home learning tonight.

Today we were learning about the Koru as a symbol that depicts new life, growth, strength and peace. It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattoos.

We were learning to re-tell a story in our own words and to act it out.

Enjoy!!!

(sorry about the finger you can see at some parts of the movie haha!!!)

Make sure you click to watch in HD

Maui and the Sun Art

Today we read the Legend "Maui and the Sun"

We created a peice of Sun or "Te Ra" Art.

The criteria was..

Our sun must include...

- Two eyes

- a Nose

-a mouth

- Koru shapes

We used Hot colours - red, orange and yellow - for the sun

We used Cool colours for the ground/ sea - blue and green

Tennis Skills

Today we had fun learning some new tennis skills. We do this again on Wednesday.