With the Rugby World Cup just around the corner and many overseas supporters visiting, we will be looking at different cultures, traditions and practices for our Theme studies.

In Room 1 I would like you to start thinking about your own cultural identity, and your own family history. During the first week the students in Room 1 will be given a blank family tree template to take home and complete

. On the first leaf they will write their name and ethnicity. Then they will write their paternal parents names and ethnicities, then their paternal parents names ethnicities etc. An example is provided below.

The reason for the heads up so early on is that when i was trying to complete my own one it did become a little difficult, so please find time to discuss/research this as a family.

Enjoy the rest of your break.

Mr Baylis

Cool Maths Games

If the holiday blues have set in and you need something to do, check out this website. 

COOL MATHS GAMES

There are heaps of different maths/thinking games (some quite addicting!!!) to keep you entertained for a long time.

I've also included the link in the sidebar on the right.

Enjoy the rest of your holidays!!

Mr Baylis

Yet another Term has come and gone!! It has been extremely busy with lots of learning and fun that was had.

I'd like to say a sincere Thankyou and Well Done to the students of Room 1. You have had many successes, have discussed your next steps and have helped to make this Term quite special.

Enjoy your holiday, rest up, and bring on Term 3!!!

Mr Baylis

Emily D decided to bring along the ingredients for her medicine today. It had to be changed in some parts, which made it challenging but fun!

Here is the Recipe:

Here's how it went. Enjoy!!

This morning we discussed the world hot dog eating championships, who won, and how this is a special talent of the winner Joey Chestnut.

Here's the link: 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5233475/Hot-dog-champ-eats-20-000-calories-in-10-minutes

Mr Baylis then challenged us to find and show off a special skill or talent that we have. Here are some of our talents:

 I can make my lips go big.
Jaxson

 I did a bridge by standing up and bending my back until I formed a bridge on the ground. Paige

 I can do shuffling. James

 I can do a headstand and push up into a handstand.
Blair

I can flick my thumb backwards and forwards because it is double jointed.
Mason

I am shuffling .
Aaria

 I am doing the splits .
Shicaela

 I am putting my thumb behind my fingers.
Serena

This morning we discussed the world hot dog eating championships, who won, and how this is a special talent of the winner Joey Chestnut.

Here's the link: 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/5233475/Hot-dog-champ-eats-20-000-calories-in-10-minutes

Mr Baylis then challenged us to find and show off a special skill or talent that we have. Here are some of our talents:

  I can shake my eyes really fast.
Emily R

 

 I can do reverse moonwalk and normal moonwalk. Michael

 I can go red. Akif

 I can twist my arm around. Max

 I can put my leg behind my head. Max

 I can do a walkover back and forward without stopping. Jacqui

 I can do a hand stand more than 5 seconds. Naasirah

 This is me moving my nostrels up and down. Kurtis

I can dislocate my toe then put it back together.
Nathan Purser

Today Tanae brought his ingredients to school to make his Marvellous Medicine.

Here is the recipe:

Nathan was given the task of following Tanae's instructions and creating the marvellous medicine. Here's how it went.

A good job Tanae, Well Done!!

A big thankyou for such a positive response to the parent interview forms.

I am looking forward to sharing the wonderful things your students are achieving with you and your students, and discussing our next steps.

Mr Baylis.

As a part of our literacy programme we have been reading the story George's Marvellous Medicine. We particularly enjoyed the part that described George making his marvellous concoction for his Grandma.

This gave Mr Baylis an idea and has inspired our latest topic for Procedural Writing. The task is to choose 5/6 ingredients from your kitchen and write a recipe for your own Marvellous Medicine. The ingredients have to be edible, non-toxic, and cannot include any meat or fish. It has to be written out correctly using the procedural writing technisue we discussed in class.

There are some interesting medicines being created and do not be surprised if you student turns up at home with their recipe ready to trial it and see if it works!!

Today we finished our instructions on How To Eat An Ice Cream.

Mr Baylis thought what better way to see if they work, than to test them out. We had alot of fun and found it quite challenging following the instructions exactly.

We then sat with our buddy and discussed the good points, the not so good points, and steps to improve them.

As a class we decided to write one complete set of instructions on How To Eat An Ice Cream. We hope they help!

Our current writing focus is to write a procedure correctly using the appropriate technique.

Our procedures include:

- An introduction

- Materials

- Method (explicitly explained)

- Conclusion

Our topic this week has been to write instructions on how to eat an ice cream. We have found this a lot harder to achieve than first thought!!

This week Mid Year reports are going home.

Please read these with your students, celebrate the successes, and discuss the next steps.

Following soon after are Parent Conferences. These are 3 way conferences involving the teacher, parents, and students. We have been preparing for these in class by reflecting on where we think we are at with our learning and where we need to go.

I would love to discuss your student's progress with you so can you please choose a time and return your forms to the class by Wednesday 6th July.

Looking forward to seeing you

Mr Baylis

We had a first aid day here in Room 1 where we learnt important skills to help others if they injure themselves or get themselves into difficulty.

We then had to summarise what we learnt into key pieces of information and use these to create an informational poster that will help anyone know what to do if they come across someone in difficulty.

Click on the pictures below to enjoy.