Miss Smith in the kitchen

The best part of lock down is that I have been able to do some YUMMY baking. 

One of my favourite cakes is CARROT CAKE. I used my mums secret recipe, it creates the most delicious, moist carrot cake.

Fun fact: my mum is an AMAZING cook. She always made the most delicious food when I was growing up. She works in a kitchen as the Head Cook creating amazing food/baking for people. I hope one day I can be as good as her.

Epic reading is EPIC!

Epic reading is another great resource for students to use at home. 

It has 1000s of different books for students to read and explore.

I also set books for students to read which appears in their mailbox when they log-in. I can also monitor who is reading what.

All students have a class code which they enter under 'student log-in'. They then find their name and start exploring!

It is a fun and easy resource to use.

Studyladder!

Studyladder is a great resource for students to use at home! 

I set weekly tasks for students to complete based on what they are learning in class.

Each student has their own account where they complete their tasks and I can monitor their progress.

It is challenging, fun and easy to use. 

Home Learning!

Term 2 learning is looking a bit different at the moment! Students are learning from home using their class google sites. 

I have added a button to Room 9s Google Site that takes them directly to their home learning tasks. 

Well done for those students who have accessed the home learning and have started completing work. Keep it up!

Showing RESPECT

This week, students have been set the challenge to create a poster about how they have been showing respect towards themselves, others, learning, property and environment. 

I look forward to seeing some creative posters!

Here is an example.

Class Treaty Poster

Kodi created a poster using google draw about some of Room 9's class treaty rules.

Do you have a class treaty in your class?

Ka pai Kodi! Keep up the hard work.

Creepy House by Melepalu

Today students used the below picture prompt and key words to create an interesting story.

For their follow-up activity, they had to create their own spooky house using google draw. 

Here is an awesome finished example created by Melepalu!

Our BEAUTIFUL pepeha display

At the start of term 1, students in Room 9 wrote their individual pepeha.

They then they wrote their pepeha on a template carefully using vivid. After, they dyed each section a different colour.

Finally, they attached their photo at the bottom.

Students also designed 2 feathers each which were attached to create our class korowai art in the centre.

Ka pai Room 9!

 I have learnt so much about who you are, who your whānau are and where you are from.

AUTUMN Word Bank

In class we came up with a whole lot of Autumn words to help with out poetry writing.

These word banks helped students create interesting sentences.

Rainy Day JUST DANCE

It is a very gloomy and rainy day in Auckland today so instead of going outside for our morning fitness, Room 9 students did Just Dance in class!

Here are a couple of small clips from todays dance session.

Autumn Poems

This week Room 9 students have been creating Autumn acrostic poems.

We unpacked lots of autumn words together as a class and then students created their own acrostic poem.

They published it on to google docs and then onto their blogs. After they coloured in a template using autumn colours and wrote their poem out neatly.

Here are some finished examples which are displayed in class!

PB4L Poster - FAIR PLAY

Room 9s Class Matrix

Room 9 unpacked the school wide matrix and created our own classroom matrix.

We simplified it carefully so it's easier to understand in our class.

We need to always remember to respect self, others, learning, property and our environment.

LISTEN carefully

Today in Kiwican, students had to listen reaaaallllly carefully to instructions to make sure they knew if their hands were going up or down!

It was a tricky game, but lots of fun!

Abstract Tree Display

WOW! I am amazed how talented room 9 students are. 

Well done for completing such beautiful art work.

It has brightened up the main office!

Problem-solving

Room 9 is learning how to solve multiplication problems. Here is how one group solved the question below. How else could YOU solve it?

Maths question:

Kanesha has 6 bags of kumera. There are 8 kumera in each bag. How many kumera are there altogether?

Fair Play

This week we have been learning about fair play. 

As a class, we unpacked what fair play meant. 

Then the students created a poster on google draw about what they think fair play is.

Collaborative Problem Solving

Students in Room 9 love solving maths problems collaboratively during problem solving.

We unpack the problem as a whole group and then the students are split into smaller groups of 3-4 to solve the problem together. 

At the end, one group will come up to the front, explain how they solved the problem and write it neatly on the board.

Kiwican FUN!!

Thank you Kiwican for a really fun lesson!

It was REALLY hard to stay inside the hoop with so many people trying to fit!  We had to hold on tight!

What a great team building activity.

Abstract Tree Art

Room 9 has been working on some creative abstract art pieces.

They used a template and painted the tree trunk black. They then painted the grass and the sky using blue and green paint. After, students had to cut out different coloured circles and layer them up to create effect.

I can't wait to see the final products!

Classroom Treaty!!!

Room 9 work together to create a Classroom Treaty. 
Students then signed a handprint and decorated using vivid, coloured pencils and pens.

Room 9 students will work extra hard to follow the Classroom Treaty.

Water Safety Poster by Irene

Well done to Irene for completing her Water Safety poster! 

I love how colourful it is and I have learnt heaps of handy tips to keep safe!

Can you think of anymore safety tips for when you are in, on or around water?

Wonderful Water Safety Poster

Room 9 started off the week doing a Cybersmart lesson. 

We learnt how to create a poster on google draw, save it as a JPEG and then upload to our blogs.

Keep an eye out for some excellent Water Safety posters on the students individual blogs!

Google Draw Poster!

Here is an example of a poster Andronicus made using google draw.  

Well done Andronicus for creating a poster about how you solved a maths problem. 

Can YOU think of any other ways to solve this problem?

Learning how to create a poster on Google Draw

Today Room 9 students learnt how to create a poster on google draw. 

We did it together as a class, step by step.

Fun in KIWICAN

Thanks Kiwican for the fun lesson today. 

We had to listen very carefully to the instructions so we knew exactly what movement to do!!

EXCITING writing prompts!

WOW!!! Room 9 students couldn't keep their eyes of this exciting short animated film we watched for writing today.

At the moment, we are learning how to retell a story in our own words. This short film had every single student fully engaged! 

I can't wait to see all their wonderful writing pieces and their creative art they will do about this short film.

The short animated film is called The Catch! 

You can find it on the Literacy Shed.

Marvellous Music!!!

We are very lucky to have a wonderful music teacher at Glenbrae School. Room 9 loves going to their music lessons to learn a variety of different skills.

One of the students favourite activities is instrument bingo. They have to listen very carefully to the instrument being played over the speaker and then try guess which instrument it is using their bingo sheet.

Thank you to Mrs Naidu, who is doing a wonderful job teaching our beautiful tamariki!

Learning to float on our backs!

Room 9 students have been learning to float on their backs for long periods of time. Floating on your back in a very important skill to learn so:

 a) you can breathe

 b) you can float 

c) so you can swim

Well done Room 9 for learning how to float so well! Keep up the hard work.

TOP SCHOOLS 2020

On Sunday the 1st of March, a group of Year 3/4s and a group of 5/6s competed at the Top Schools Event at Churchill Park, Auckland.

The students had lots of fun competing against other schools in different activities. The waterslide was a favourite by far!

Well done for all those students who came and participated, and thank you to the parents who came to support and help their child/children.