Trent's Last Day

It was Trent's last day on Thursday.  We all wrote him messages and we sang his favourite song.  We will miss him and we wish him all the best in his new school.

Words of War

We are learning about World War One and the Anzac's this term.  Today we read a book called Harry and the Anzac poppy.  There were a few new words in the book so we decided to work together in groups to complete a slideshow of the new vocabulary we had learned.  Take a look at our completed slide show, we will add to it as we learn more new words throughout the term.

Read to Someone

As part of the daily five program we have been learning how to read to a buddy.  Our buddy listens to us read and summarises what they heard.  We then ask each other questions to check our understanding before swapping roles.  Here are some photos of our first buddy reading session.

Introducing Trent and Siale

Here are Trent and Siale introducing each other.  We hope you enjoy it.

Trent And Scale from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

Rights and Responsibilities

We had a great time getting to know each other last week and discussing our rights and responsibilities as members of the Room 4 community.  We ready to start learning and we know it is going to be great year.  Here are the rights and responsibilities we came up with as a class:

In Room 4 everyone has the right to:

• Be treated with respect.
• Have different opinions and beliefs.
• To learn and to teach.
• To feel safe and welcome.
• Use the classroom equipment.  

In Room 4 everyone has a responsibility to:

• Treat other people with respect and kindness.
• Come to class prepared to learn everyday.
• Follow instructions.
• Let others work without disturbing them.
• Do their best work..
• Be a capable and independent learner.
• Look after and share our classroom equipment.
• Make sensible choices!  

We have also been completing some team building activities. We know that as a part of team we need to support and encourage one another to ensure that we are all successful. Take a look the photos below to see what we got up to.

Statistical Investigation - Jacob's Group

In term four, Room 4 were learning about question-based statistical investigations. Our group focused on answering the question "What clubs would Room 4 like in 2013?" This movie shows our process! Enjoy!

Maths Statistical Investigation (Jacob's Group) from Tamaki Primary on Vimeo.

Independent Writing - Trent

Room 4 have been practicing their writing goals. We would love it if you could help us by commenting on our writing. Please tell us if you think we have achieved our goal, and what else you think we can work on!

Thank you for listening to all of our stories.

THE PRINCESS AND THE FISH By Trent

Once upon a time there was a princess. She was beautiful. One day she was playing with her crown but she dropped her crown in the water. She started crying and a fish said to her, “Why are you crying?” The princess said, “I dropped my crown in the water.” “Don’t cry,” said the fish. “It’s all right, I will get your crown for you if you marry me.” The princess said yes and the fish got the crown.

After ten years, the princess fell in love with the fish because the fish could find things in the sea like the money and jewelry.

The princess kissed the fish and he turned into a man. She was happy and they got married again and lived happily ever after.