What a lot of books!

Good evening,

I was putting away the Room 2 Readers' reading books, and it struck me that, as a collective, they have read quite a few.





(Taken by my cell phone - the camera was in the laptop bag...which I left at home! Three guesses what I'll be doing tomorrow then. I'll give you a hint. Starts with 'p' and rhymes with 'lanning'...)

And most of these books are just from these last couple of weeks!

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Quaky Cat Tuesday

Good afternoon,

This morning kicked off with us lighting Mr Atherton's Christmas Wreath that I haven't got round to giving back to him yet (sorry Mr A!), before continuing with learning to give and follow direction and distance co-ordinates, first with one child of a pair giving their partner directions of how to trace a route through an easy maze onto this paper here, and then the pairs swapped roles to that the other pair directed the first member through another easy maze. Fast finishers then tried again, this time directing their parner through a harder maze the path through which they were to draw onto this paper here.



For reading Red Group read the perenial favourite by Joy Cowley Number One.


It's kind of a rite of passage for all Room 2 readers!

After lunch we had singing practice for our J Team Mass on Friday - which has just been cancelled! We will not be going to Mass on Friday as there will be a funeral happening - we went outside to play scatterball with Room 3.




I am happy to report that we completely trounced them! :-)

Oh yes, and at the end of the day each child was gifted Quaky Cat. It's a lovely wee book, and every Year 1 and 2 child in Canterbury has been given one. Cameron, I've got yours here, along with your class photo.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Wednesday Movie Day

Good evening,

This morning started with another trip to the pool...




...and then back for a play...


...and some maths...


...and a visit by the traveling library.



Please note that today was the last day that we will be issuing books. Next week's visit will all be about getting the books returned to school.

Oh, and speaking of next week, our J Team Fun Day will be on Thursday, not Wednesday.

Bye for now,

Got to go down to the Old Vic to meet the boys,

Mr Grant

Another Monday...Again...

Good evening,

More swimming...


...more singing (though this was reading - honest!)...


...and a touch of maths.


Hey, finding the area of something is just like using arrays!

Bit more of the same tomorrow. Literally - tomorrow's timetable is just like todays!

Mr Grant

Counting The Beat Wednesday

Good afternoon,

As if the children aren't expending enough energy during the day, we ended today with a bit of Kiwiana...


100 points to the children who can tell me who sung it originally.

Prior to that we sang...


...and swam...


...and read.



By for now,

(Another 100 points for those who can tell me what's wrong with that...)

Mr Grant

How Long Is A Piece Of String

Good afternoon,

Again,

I have just finished going over White Group's Story Webs from today's texts How long is a piece of string?. Maddison go closest. Well done Maddison. 100 points to Red House. Here is what it should have looked something like.

Mr Grant

Active Tuesday

Good afternoon,

Well, as the title above suggests, we've had a very active day today. Indeed, the only time we were inside for lessons was at reading.


The rest of the day was spent either swimming...


(sorry, no audio - You Tube stripped it. Mustn't be fans of Twisting by the Pool by Dire Straits...)

...racing wheelchairs (some folks came round to promote/generate awareness of the Para Olympics that will be held here at QE2 in January)...


...or playing Tee Ball outside.



CU bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning,

Mr Grant

Swimday Monday

Good afternoon,

Welcome to Week 1, Day 1 of our two swim weeks.










On the way back we even slowed down for a family that was new to the neighborhood to cross the road...


And a good time was had by all.

When we got back we had time for some reading...


...and then some maths and topic.

Tomorrow we've got some folks coming in the afternoon to lead us in some cool sporting activities...something outside, I think...so that'll be fun too.

Oh, and please check your children's jersies. We're already missing two!

CU in the morning,

Mr Grant

Library Only Wednesday

Good afternoon,

Today I kinda forgot about the camera 'till the end of the day, so...

Say cheese!




As you can see, we did at least have a mobile library visit.

We did do other stuff as well, but, well, I have no photographic evidence of it, so...you'll just have to trust me on that!

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Hot Day Tuesday

Good afternoon,

It is glorious outside. Currently a balmy 28 degrees. 'Twas a lovely day for some outside activities.

First up was some fitness...




...then a play, again, outside...


...and ending the day with some cricket. Outside. Funnily enough.


We did so some stuff inside. Phonics...


...and singing. But at least the doors were open.



Don't forget that tomorrow is library day.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Mrs O'Neil's Day

Good afternoon,

I wasn't in the room today, I was writing general report comments (and they all start with "Your child is a rat bag because..." Ha!), and she had an excellent day. Indeed, she was effusive with her praise for the good time she had today! And she's getting to grips with the IWB like a pro!





One of the reading activities that was apparently quite successful this morning was having Blue Reading Group design their own tryathlon course...



Thanks again Mrs O'Neil. Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Wild Wet Wellington Wednesday

Good afternoon,

The boys started their day in the manner in which they intended to carry on...


...relaxed!

For Reading Red Group shared a Joy Cowley classic, the Wild Wet Wellington Wind.


(A ministry audio clip of the story can be found here.)

The day ended with a bit of a rush...on books! It was pretty cool to see the children so excited to grab a new book.



And a good time was had by all.

For those of you who are taking a day off to enjoy the show...enjoy the show!

Mr Grant

P.S. R2 R.E. (and R3 R.E.) are having an R.E. assessment tomorrow about Mary. Specifically, why was she Tapu/special/precious to God? Think she had great mana, she was chosen and she said yes!

The children will also be asked about the attributes of a saint. So we discussed that this afternoon as well...

Smiling Thursday

Good afternoon,

A bit of a mucky day was had today, as we weren't quite sure when we were up for our photos. So, we stuck together for maths...




...we stuck together to try to teach some Maori to Mr Shae...


(he needs to work on it a bit)

...and then it was time to say...Rats! Honest!



During reading, White Group were given an article to read from a Journal about Frogs. Sea frogs to be specific. Their task was to read the text, and then write down two facts that they had learned on the blackboard.



And who says blackboards have no part to play in modern education?!

After lunch, Room 2 R.E. acted out a bit of Luke 2: 22-39









And then, after a touch of handwriting, it was time for the traveling library to visit. Mrs McFeat very kindly agreed to allow everyone to get out a book, even if they hadn't brought back their one from last week, but only on the condition that they bring last week's book back tomorrow.

So please, bring them back tomorrow.




Bye for now,

Mr Grant

I really need to cut down the time I spend on these posts!