We love to see students who love learning. Alesana has been super-motivated and keen to learn, especially when given choice over topics or ways of presenting information. Your positiveness rubs off on us all Alesana. Thank you.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Statistics Investigations
To finish off our statistics unit for mathematics, each student created their own question that they wanted to investigate, gather the data for and present to the class.
Some students had time to also create different types of graphs with their data using Google Spreadsheets. Check out what they found out.....
Te Aroha found out that the most popular device for Room 4 students to own is an iPod. |
Oakley discovered that 8 o'clock is the most popular bedtime for Room 4 students |
Bryce discovered that Room 1 and 3 go to bed earlier than Room 4. |
Josie found out that netball and rugby were the most popular sports for Room 4 students. |
Regan found out that while most people in Room 4 have a TV, there are only some people who have devices. |
Aaron's pie graph shows that Room 4's favourite junk food is definitely lollies! |
Alyssa compared Room 3 and Room 4's favourite outside of school activities. She found out that in Room 4 playing sport and using devices were the post popular. |
Ryan's investigation showed that most of Room 4 go to bed between 7.30pm-8.30pm on week nights. |
Clifton found out that Ben Smith was the favourite All Black for most of Room 4 and Room 7. Can anybody figure out why???? |
Ryan's second graph shows that alot of Room 1 students go to bed at 6 o'clock. |
Isla's investigation compared pocket money in Room 4 and Room 7. She found out that most people get no pocket money. The next most common amount of pocket money is $5. |
Anna's double bar graph shows the bedtimes of Room 1 and 3 students. The most common bedtime is 7 o'clock. We wonder if the Room 1 student was right in saying that they went to bed at half past 8! |
Toby was keen to prove that he needed a device at home. His investigation showed that iPods were the most common device owned by Room 4 students.  |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Student of the Week - William
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Nga Mihi
In room 4 we have been working hard to prepare and present our Mihi. We have been learning about who we are and where we come from, and now we can share them with you through the language of Te Reo. We were very proud to be able to present our mihi in the wharenui while we were at the marae for our camp. This was a very special moment for all of us, and one we will remember. We have begun to present our mihi as an iMovie so that we can share them with you. These are the first and there will be many more to come. Enjoy!
Our rights and our responsibilities
Today in room 4 we have been talking about being safe and happy in our school. We discussed how we all have rights, but we also have responsibilities.
This is what we learned:
We all have the right to be happy, but we also have the responsibility of allowing others to enjoy themselves.
This means we have to always make sure that we are making others happy, and not making them feel sad.
We all have the right to feel safe, but we also have the responsibility to ensure that others are safe. So we should make sure our friends are not being bullied. We should remind people to make safe choices.
We all have the right to be treated fairly but we also have the responsibility to treat others fairly. This means we should always be kind and considerate of others and make sure they are happy and safe, then they will do the same for us.
We all have the right to have our efforts valued but we also have the responsibility to all do my very best. This means that I should always do my very best work so that everybody values how hard I have tried and how well I am doing. I can not expect people to value my work if I am not doing my best work.
We all have the right to ask for help, but we also have the responsibility of helping others. This means that we support them when they need help, but not do the work for them and we do not laugh at them if they can't do it as easily as we can.
We all have the right to be ourselves, but we also have the responsibility to accept differences. This means that accept that everyone is good at different things, and that everyone look different and behave differently. We are all special in our own way and that is very important.
We all have the right to be heard, but we also have the responsibility to listen. It is important that we listen to each other, and respect what everyone has to say. It is more important to listen than it is to talk (We know this because we have two ears and only one mouth!)
We all have the right to have opinions but we also have the responsibility to respect and accept the opinions of others. This means, even though we might not agree with what someone is saying, we still have value what they have said.
We all have the right to be free to say what we think about things but we also have the responsibility of being responsible for our own actions and words. This means that we should think carefully before we say things and do things. If what we say or do is going to make someone else feel sad or unhappy, then we should not say or do it.
We all have the right to have our property respected, but we also have the responsibility to respect our own and other people's property. This means that we have to look after our own property, and we should not take any body else's property without their permission.
We all have the right to a tidy, well-organised classroom but we also have the responsibility to keep the classroom space that we use tidy. This means that we should clean up after ourselves so that the room is always a nice space for everybody to work in.
We all have the right to have quality resources for learning but we also have the responsibility to look after our classroom resources. This means that we can't keep texts books and scissors in our desks because other kids can't use them. We should also take really good care of all the nice things in our school that help us learn, like iPads, computers, felts, school desks etc It also means that we don't delete other people's work or photos of iPads and computers. We also have to look after text books and reading books so that everyone can use them for many years.
We all have the right to be respected, but we also have the responsibility to respect others. This means that in order for us to be respected, we have to be respectful of others. We should always treat others the way that we want to be treated.
We think we have learned some pretty important messages today about what our rights and responsibilities are and we think that you might like to share these ideas with others so that they can feel happy and safe wherever they are too.
This is what we learned:
We all have the right to be happy, but we also have the responsibility of allowing others to enjoy themselves.
This means we have to always make sure that we are making others happy, and not making them feel sad.
We all have the right to feel safe, but we also have the responsibility to ensure that others are safe. So we should make sure our friends are not being bullied. We should remind people to make safe choices.
We all have the right to be treated fairly but we also have the responsibility to treat others fairly. This means we should always be kind and considerate of others and make sure they are happy and safe, then they will do the same for us.
We all have the right to have our efforts valued but we also have the responsibility to all do my very best. This means that I should always do my very best work so that everybody values how hard I have tried and how well I am doing. I can not expect people to value my work if I am not doing my best work.
We all have the right to ask for help, but we also have the responsibility of helping others. This means that we support them when they need help, but not do the work for them and we do not laugh at them if they can't do it as easily as we can.
We all have the right to be ourselves, but we also have the responsibility to accept differences. This means that accept that everyone is good at different things, and that everyone look different and behave differently. We are all special in our own way and that is very important.
We all have the right to be heard, but we also have the responsibility to listen. It is important that we listen to each other, and respect what everyone has to say. It is more important to listen than it is to talk (We know this because we have two ears and only one mouth!)
We all have the right to have opinions but we also have the responsibility to respect and accept the opinions of others. This means, even though we might not agree with what someone is saying, we still have value what they have said.
We all have the right to be free to say what we think about things but we also have the responsibility of being responsible for our own actions and words. This means that we should think carefully before we say things and do things. If what we say or do is going to make someone else feel sad or unhappy, then we should not say or do it.
We all have the right to have our property respected, but we also have the responsibility to respect our own and other people's property. This means that we have to look after our own property, and we should not take any body else's property without their permission.
We all have the right to a tidy, well-organised classroom but we also have the responsibility to keep the classroom space that we use tidy. This means that we should clean up after ourselves so that the room is always a nice space for everybody to work in.
We all have the right to have quality resources for learning but we also have the responsibility to look after our classroom resources. This means that we can't keep texts books and scissors in our desks because other kids can't use them. We should also take really good care of all the nice things in our school that help us learn, like iPads, computers, felts, school desks etc It also means that we don't delete other people's work or photos of iPads and computers. We also have to look after text books and reading books so that everyone can use them for many years.
We all have the right to be respected, but we also have the responsibility to respect others. This means that in order for us to be respected, we have to be respectful of others. We should always treat others the way that we want to be treated.
We think we have learned some pretty important messages today about what our rights and responsibilities are and we think that you might like to share these ideas with others so that they can feel happy and safe wherever they are too.
Monday, June 16, 2014
A Recipe for Friendship
Ingredients
A bowl of time
A cup of kind words
A pinch of playfulness
A teaspoon of talking
A tablespoon of listening
500 g of RESPECT
A teaspoon of helpfulness
A cup of smiles
2 cups of laughter
1. Take a bowl of time, stir in all of the good times and memories that you have shared together.
2. Sift out any nasty ingredients that might spoil our recipe.
3. Add a cup of kind words, a pinch of playfulness and stir until everyone is included.
4. Combine the talking and listening, being sure to get your measurements just right here.
5. Melt RESPECT and mix it through your ingredients thoroughly.
6. Sprinkle a teaspoon of helpfulness over the top.
7. Finally add your cup of smiles and your two cups of laughter.
8. Mix all of these together VERY well and share with ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE!!
A bowl of time
A cup of kind words
A pinch of playfulness
A teaspoon of talking
A tablespoon of listening
500 g of RESPECT
A teaspoon of helpfulness
A cup of smiles
2 cups of laughter
1. Take a bowl of time, stir in all of the good times and memories that you have shared together.
2. Sift out any nasty ingredients that might spoil our recipe.
3. Add a cup of kind words, a pinch of playfulness and stir until everyone is included.
4. Combine the talking and listening, being sure to get your measurements just right here.
5. Melt RESPECT and mix it through your ingredients thoroughly.
6. Sprinkle a teaspoon of helpfulness over the top.
7. Finally add your cup of smiles and your two cups of laughter.
8. Mix all of these together VERY well and share with ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE!!
Friday, June 13, 2014
Murihiku Marae iMovies
Amazing iMovies made about camp.....
Alesana's movie
Josie's movie
Alyssa's movie
Lanie's movie
Samara's movie
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Shining Star award - Josie
Josie was recognised in front of the whole junior school for always being kind, caring and helpful to others. What a super kid!!!
Student of the week - ROOM 4
It was too difficult for the teachers to pick just one 'Student of the Week' in Room 4 because ALL of the students were AMAZING on camp. Their behaviour was impeccable and we would gladly take this group of students away again. The parents commented on their lovely manners, enthusiasm to try new things and their excellent behaviour. TOP JOB ROOM 4! Tino pai rawa!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Skyping with Rosmini College and Frimley Primary School.
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| Josie answers a question from Frimley |
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| It's pretty awesome being able to see the students from Rosmini College and Frimley Primary at the same time. |
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