Last week was our classroom first time doing seed 2 table!
In my group are Me, Samantha, Jack M, Annalise and Jaedyn.
We did science with Keary first. We look at making a science project about mold.
Then we did cooking. We make warn potato salad and honey pepper veg salad.
The beetroot made the potato pink! Funny.
Emma =)
Max: it was hard but I enjoyed it.
Alex: complicated (lots of steps to do to get onto ePort).
Saffron: it was hard because I hadn’t used it before. It was quite hard to get your finger in the right spot.
It was a bit annoying that you only had one chance to record and if you mucked or someone interrupted you had to start over again.
We like to use your fingers instead of using a mouse.
Once we got there we enjoyed learning with the iPads!
Wow! What an amazing term? It has definitely finished on a high because of our Production. All of the comments your parents have given you on your ePortfolios are all so positive and full of praise! You were fantastic, absolutely fantastic! It was a very special moment for me to be able to sit back during your performance and watch all of you performing with such focus and passion. Well done!! (And I apologise that I forgot to put on the smoke machine… again!). What a feeling – I was so proud of you all!
What about your Music Videos that we created this term? They are really awesome – and you all worked so hard to complete them. They will be something that you will treasure and look back on in years to come and you can say “Yeah! I made a music video!”
We have learned about Problem Solving and finding fractions of a set for maths. We began learning about tessellating patterns with geckos.
It snowed in Palmerston North and we captured this moment by taking photos and writing stunning creative stories about the experience. Millie brought in some Kelp and we wrote suspenseful stories using descriptive words about the kelp to describe an alien creature attacking you. We will finish these next term.
We extended our pastel skills and created an underwater tropical coral scene for our calendar art. There were some amazing completed pieces and they look stunning on our wall! Parents please make sure you purchase your child’s calendar art from the office!
We have been practicing visualising, self-monitoring and inferring meaning when reading. Also, we have been learning about looking at a situation from “other people’s viewpoints”. One group worked with Suzanne and learned about the human body and another group looked at problems in the school that they could improve or fix – this is called ‘problem-based learning’.
Like I said above, WOW! You rock D3! What an amazing bunch of people you are!? Have a really good break over the holidays, be nice to your mum and GO THE ALL BLACKS!!
A big thanks to all of you who came in to share the positive learning that your children are completing at school. I think there was a huge improvement in all SLC’s as the children were confident in articulating their learning. Each learning conference was different, and you all showed your individuality so well done – I am very proud of you!
We are becoming more confident using Web2.0 tools and edublogs to share our learning and also we have more access to computers or devices than ever before. This means that we have been uploading a mixture of finished and unfinished, drafted and published work and as a result, not all work is perfect. However, children should be encouraged to re-read their work, so that it makes sense and has their best attempts at spelling words.
Please contact me if there are any queries. Thanks again for being part another successful SLC.
Welcome to week 11 team! Well done to all of you for making really good choices leading up the end of term – I have been really impressed by the way so many of you are managing your learning – so keep it up the holidays are near and there is still plenty to do!
Check this screen shot of our Eportfolio tasks to complete:
You should have already completed your maths, visual art, oral language and handwriting sample. Which leaves your reading, PE, inquiry Sample and End of Term Reflection.
Reading samples:
PE Gymnastics sample: use comic life to import your photos onto a blank document, use speech bubbles to share your gymnastics goals.
Inquiry sample: make sure your words are ready and you have practiced singing your parody along with the song – I will record you in the office. The finished parodies are AMAZING! You should all be very proud of yourselves 
End of Term Reflection: read your Term 2 Goals, read through your ePortfolio, read through the class blog – Then write: Guess What, What, So What, Now What.
Work hard so we can enjoy watching a movie this Friday!
The end of term is near and we are super busy completing our ePortfolio learning tasks. So to help me, help you so that you help me, to help you, help me, help you… I am writing this post to show you what a good ePortfolio sample looks like:
Maths Sample:
Guess What: We were Learning to Show our math strategies.
What: We used I can animate to Show our math strategies.
So What: I learnt That you can use 5 xs tables to work out your 6 7 & 8 xs
Now What: I’d now like to focus on using my 7 And 8 xs
Oral Language Sample
GUESS WHAT:We were learning how to be a good presenter.
WHAT:This is what we did we had a buddy but first we assessed our self then my buddy assessed me then we saved it onto the class server.
SO WHAT:I have learn’t to be a good presenter=stand still,speak clearly,look at the audience,have fun, use a expression,talk at a good speed.
NOW WHAT:Next time I would like to focus on having a clear voice.
Handwriting Sample
GUESS WHAT: I am learning to get pen lince I hope I do.
GUESS WHAT: We are learning to write with slope, link and even spaces and sizes.
WHAT: This is my Handwriting that I did I think that I did well but I need to achived on my small letter on the line.
SO WHAT: I learnt to put my letter on the line and space between letters
NOW WHAT: Next time I want to focus on… Getting pen lince
Visual Art Sample
GUESS WHAT: We were learning to use pastel and paint to create effective tones.
WHAT: We used red and yellow paint to create an effective background. Then we looked at images of poppies and sketched a picture of a poppy. After that we used red, orange and black pastel to smudge together to create effective tones.
SO WHAT: I learnt that red and yellow are warm colours and that you can smudge pastels to make cool textures.
NOW WHAT: I would like to use this technique to create different flowers.
What else??
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