E-asstle testing

Today we are doing a maths test using the chrome books. 

Finishing off Friday

Room 11 is doing finishing up Friday today. We are finishing up our neurons and our mini books about the brain and how it works.

Group 4 Reading

We read an article about a boy who couldn't read or write until he was 21. He did a marathon and was successful and he got very determined to do something about his reading and writing. He worked very hard at it and succeeded in the end. 

We used what we learned about learning to read and write to make a brochure for parents!

Reading about Chinese New Year

Group 3 in Reading have been reading and watching a video about Chinese New Year. Now we are writing the story in our own words.

Chinese New Year

Yesterday we celebrated the last day of Chinese New Year.

Here is an interesting link where you can find out more:
http://www.ourlittleearth.com/2016/02/year-of-the-monkey/

Maths practice sites

Practice your basic facts on these sites:

Math Magician Games

Speed Grid Challenge (for addition)

Hit the Button (for times tables)

Some furry visitors

We've been talking about the possibility of having a room 11 pet so when Jake and his Mum offered to bring in their Guinea Pigs and answer questions it seemed like an awesome opportunity. We all had a chance to hold them and we were surprised and how soft their fur is. Jake told us how it's good to have two so they can keep each other company and that it's good if they're brothers.

Measuring the flight of a paper plane

We are learning to measure accurately using metres and centimetres 

Quote of the day

This morning we done our quote of the day it was...⬇️

Some photos of Room 11 in action

Here's some of what we have been up to in the past week...click the link to see our video :)

Some info about Waitangi Day

Kids Blog has a short article explaining what Waitangi Day is.

NZHistory has some more in-depth info.

And here's a video with some good info:

Quote of the day

Today we did our quote of the day. The quote was about how everyone gets a chance to do something.

Today's quote...

Each day we focus on a quote and think about what it means to us. This morning we talked about open ended questions that invite a person to give us more information. We agreed that better questions give a better result. 

Welcome to a new year in Room 11!

Welcome back to school!