Room 11 Shared Lunch

Today we had a yummy shared lunch for Miss Alexander.  Room 11 have really enjoyed Miss Alexander  teaching in Room 11.  Mrs Allen and Room 11 will miss her.  We know she will come back and see us.

ME BAG presentations

The children have all shared things of interest through their 'me bag' presentations.  Wow we have had things from art objects, family photos, dinosaur bones, favourite toys and even lizard skin.  The children were learning to introduce themselves.  They needed to think about what they were going to say, speak clearly and project their voice.  The audience were encouraged to ask questions.  The presentations were so interesting to listen to and the children felt proud of themselves.

Art Deco Dress Up

We had a Art Deco dress up day.  The children enjoyed dressing up and looked amazing.

Our Class Treaty

As a class we talked about some rules for our room.  Here they are...

Wonderful Room 11

Maths in action - Making 20 using Animal Strips

We were using the animal strips to help us make amounts to 20.  We wrote the equations and shared them with each other.

Greer using the IWB

In maths today Greer was learning to count on from the highest number using 2 dice.  She used the IWB to roll the dice and add them up.  Greer then wrote the equations.  Well done Greer.

Inquiry - Change to crystals

Coloured crystals.

We looked at the crystals and did some wondering...

What are they?

-sprinkles  -little coloured beads  - lollies  -rainbow seeds   -little balls.

I wonder what will happen to our crystals when we add water?

-glow in the water

-change into a diamond and different shapes

-float up and open

-grow a little bit big

-disappear

-sparkle

-mix up into colours

-wiggle in the water

-they might get shinier

What happened to the crystals?

-They grew and grew

-They are round

-They are colourful

-They are shiny

-They are round and look like marbles

What happened to the water?

The crystals absorbed the water.  That's how they changed.

The crystals

Florence sharing her news - Diwali Celebrations

Florence spoke to our class about Diwali and how her family are celebrating this special event.  She had a chart with information and pictures to share with us.  The children really enjoyed the decoration Florence made with her mum and her lovely clothing.  

Maui and the Sun art

Mrs H taugh a series of art lessons around the book Maui and the Sun with the children.  The children viewed the book on you tube in Maori and talked about koru designs.  They experimented with drawing kori designs and then drew and coloured the sun.  Mrs H did a fantastic job presenting the children's work and displaying in our classroom.  Tino pai Mrs H and Room 17.