Week Two

Kia Ora everyone.

We have had a lot going on in Room 12 already this week with a lot more to come which is very exciting.

This week we have been starting our 'Learning about Learning' topic which has been very interesting. There has been a lot of active discussions and challenging of ideas happening within our class which has been excellent to see, especially for those who sometimes find it hard to share their ideas.
Here is one example of an exercise we did yesterday when the children had to define what they thought 'intelligence' was and if these examples showed intelligence or not. A very interesting discussion followed.

This week will be the second week of MOTEC for most of you. From the feedback that I heard from last week you all really enjoyed yourselves, so I look forward to hearing about all the cool things you did this week. Also this week we have started our Financial Literacy concept within the classroom which creates the idea of our classroom being an economic system, one where the children are all allocated jobs and they earn a certain amount of 'money' every week for their jobs. This is only in the beginning stages but it will be a great tool to use when it is all up and running. The children are really excited about starting their jobs and getting 'paid' for the first time!

We have swimming sports coming up on Friday this week. This will be the whole day over at the Riwaka Pools. Thank you to everyone for bringing your permission slips back so promptly. It was very helpful. We will be leaving by 9.15am and back by 1pm. It will be a great day and by the sounds of things the weather will be amazing for us too. Remember to dress up in house colours, especially if you are in YELLOW house! Please can we avoid using paint on our skin and having glittery wigs as the run offs from these clog up the pool.

Next week we have our Meet the Teacher evening which gives you all the opportunity to come in and meet with me to share your thoughts and goals for your child's learning this year in Room 12. I welcome all of you to come and meet with me as I would love the opportunity to talk with you all and to hear your ideas. There was a notice that was sent home regarding this evening. If you didn't get one, please let me know and I can email it through to you. There is a sign up system online to book in for interview times found at: http://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/?z=1A3Ulj
Our event code is: FWR5J

I have been really impressed with our students commitment to their learning over these past few weeks and it shows in the work that they are producing. I have attached a picture of our weekly schedule for you to look at to get a feel for what we do in our day to day routine.


Good luck to everyone for Swimming Sports! It will be a great day!

Miss McKenzie