Rugby Balls

For inquiry Siale and Germain wanted to answer the question 'How have rugby balls changed over time?'  They decided to present their research as a news programme and here is the finished movie.

Explain Everything

Hi we have been learning how to use explain everything on the ipads.  Matthew and Germain have created a video to demonstrate their knowledge of place value.  Let us know what you think. Remember if you think they have made a mistake leave a comment and let them know.

Wally's Lastest Adventures

Wally has been very busy over the past few months, going to Rainbow's End, Birthday parties and just spending time with the families of Room 4 children.  Here is a video showing what he has been getting up to.

Up Over Ten, By Germain

Germain has been learning to make tidy numbers to solve change unknown problems.  Take a look at the slide show to see the steps he takes to solve these problems.

Wally's Weekend with Germain

Last weekend Wally went home with Germain and he had lots of fun.  Here are the photos Germain took.

World War 1

We have been imagining what it would have been like to be a soldier in World War One and last week we wrote stories from the perspective of a soldier.  Here is Germain's completed work.

My Family

We have been learning to write explanations in Room 4.  Last week we thought of something that was special to us and we explained why it is important.  Germain wrote about his family and he has used Google Draw to publish and share his work.

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.

Building Our Reading Stamina

Over the past few weeks we have been learning about the daily five.  As part of this we have learning to read to ourselves and build our stamina so that we can read for longer.  It must be working because this morning Ricky and Germain both walked into the class reading a book and they continued to read until the bell rang.  Great reading stamina, just be careful not to walk into any trees if you are reading and walking.

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.