The Yakadoos

Blue Reading Group read The Yakadoos for us...


(I'm trying out a work around for the fact that I've run out of room to store audio files. So I've made 'em video files instead!)

Mr Grant

Moving Monday

Good afternoon,

Well, things are back up and running here in Room 2. We started the day with an earthquake drill or two, and then we had an extended discussion of our earthquake experiences...


...before writing about them.

After morning tea we got back into our routines proper, with Red Group sharing today's reading text with us - The Ant and the Grasshoppers.


After lunch Room 2 R.E. talked a bit more about the groups we belong to.


The Year 1 children will have brought home their work to share with you (and finish!), as well as a homework activity sheet about their family - basically, who's in it! It is due back on Friday.

And then on to probably the most important part of the day - the auditions for the Room 2 Jump Jam Team! We whittled 18 down to 13, but, as we are only allowed 12, and to give Grace a chance to audition, we will be having another audition of these 14 later in the week.


We have got a library road show coming to school tomorrow morning, so that should be interesting. (It does mean we have no time for maths though, bother it!).

Right, time to pack up and head home. Have a nice (and safe) evening,

Mr Grant

Oh, and in case you're wondering, we only felt a couple of decent after shakes at school, and then, 'twas only some of us! The most reliable indicator of any shaking going on is the data projector - and that's only if no one is jumping around outside!

Surprisingly Sunny Thursday

Good afternoon,

Room 2's weather station is telling me it's 18.9 degrees outside (and 19 degrees in here). Ah, but it's nice to see the sun again, even if it is but for a while. Looks like it'll be cloudy tomorrow...

But I digress.

This morning's maths was our last shape exploration for the term. The children created their own abstract-ish art.




Have a look in their maths books for the evidence thereof.

After morning tea Blue Group recorded their book That's Really Weird, which has just been added to our Listening Post Page

And after lunch we had a visit from a fire crew...








...before a sing a long and finishing with some games outside.

And a good time was had by all.

Don't forget to bring along your cup for the hot Milos in the morning, and your gold coin for the sausage sizzle. If you've yet to bring along a coin for mufti day (Heroes and Villains) then please keep that separate from the sausage money. One amount is going to Samoa, one is going to the PTA to bye extra bits and pieces for OLA.

Thanks,

Mr Grant

Wonderful Wednesday

Good afternoon,

And a lovely afternoon it is. We were all getting a little sick of the constant water falling from the heavens...

Speaking of Heaven, this afternoon's R.E. lesson was on the Holy Spirit being a little like the wind. We can't see Him, but we can sometimes feel Him, and see Him in action in other people, and ourselves, in what we do. So first up we read The Wild Wet Wellington Wind, and then we went outside to see if we could actually see the wind.



Then we came inside, discussed Him a little more, and said a short prayer.



We finished the day with a little more Inquiry work, finding some answers to one of our smaller questions. We went here to read, and then try to understand the NZDF (and hence, the Army) Mission Statement.


(That last phrase is a little harder to break down...)

So we ended up with this...

What does the army do? It stops other countries from getting our stuff!

Right, best be getting through this pile of paper work. You lot sure you don't just want "They're doing fine" on all of your children's reports? :-)

Mr Grant

Wet Day Tuesday

Good afternoon,

I am expecting that all of this week's posts are going to start with the words "Wet Day"!

Case in point, here we are on the way to Jump Jam this morning.


'Course that didn't stop me getting them to run to the hall and back, and to the hall again and back again, after lunch. They needed to stretch their legs.

That was after an entertaining R.E. lesson where the boys and girls faced off to see who was able to recite the Hail Mary the best.


I'm sorry to say that the girls were the clear winners!

We also Listed our Big Question this afternoon. Here they are...all at once! I'll go through them and see which questions are similar, and try to sort out co-operative groups accordingly. Still not sure how to work out the mechanics of it all, vis-a-vie working alongside the Year 1s...

You would have received my e-mail (if not, read the last post) about the pedometers. Basically, fill in the children's number of steps at home. But above all, don't fret about it!

Forgotten the passcode? It's written on the back of the pedometers (should be one long line, no gaps, but I had to break it into two 'cause there just wasn't the room).

Any questions, please send me an e-mail.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Few Photos Monday

Good afternoon,

Well, we were again pretty flat out today, so much so that I didn't make the opportunities to take many photos, save for fitness...


(just before Green Group read Did You Say Fire? They can read along with this at home)

...and topic.


This afternoon's topic lesson was about Flight Officer Lloyd Trigg and how he won his V.C.



I'm off to Auckland (then Hamilton and Tauranga) at some silly hour in the morning, so I'll see you all next week. I'm taking the camera, so normal blog service will be disrupted, bother it.

Still, suffice it to say that I'm sure the children will have a wonderful week in my absence!

Mr Grant

Roll Over

Good evening,

Blue group are happy to present Roll Over.

CU in the morning,

Mr Grant

Pussy Cat Pussy Cat

Good afternoon again,

Again,

Here, finally, is White Reading Group's rendition of a perennial favourite Pussy Cat Pussy Cat.

Right, for some marking.

Mr Grant

Oh yes, and that R.E. homework that the Year 1s took home is due back at school on Monday.

The Pumpkin

Good evening,

Here, for your listening pleasure, is The Pumpkin, recorded by Green reading group this morning. Well done guys!

Mr Grant

Rats and T-Shirts

Good morning,

Still got to write the newsletter, but - some updates...

• Yes, we lost the initial auction for the rats 'n cage package, but I may have sourced another cage (subject to some repairs), so we may still be on track for having a couple of new classmates, who just happen to live around the road from my house...


• I'm planning the reading programme for this coming week, and Green Group will be listening to T-Shirts to accompany their book on Tuesday.


• And White Group will be listening to The Ant and the Grasshoppers, before performing it themselves on Tuesday morning.

That's it for now.

Mr Grant

Te Tio Bay

Good morning,

I've just added a Ministry produced audio file of Te Tio Bay to the ListeningPost Page.

I know that Blue Group read it last Tuesday, but, hey, better late than never! They will be listening and reading along to it again on Monday.

Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant

Room 2's Listening Post Page

Good afternoon,

Well, it is here. It's lovely, in fact. I should be out painting or sanding or something. Nah, it's too hot!

Anyway, I've just added Room 2's Listening Post Page, so far only populated by the files created by Room 3 last year and the Read to Read files I'd uploaded.

Still, they're still worth the listen, eh?!

Mr Grant