Week 6 Term Three

Week 6 has been wicked in Room 7!

Mrs Webster has been away sick this week so I have been at the helm and loving it.  We have got stuck in to measurement in maths with  groups exploring perimeter and area and beginning to work on angles.  Check out a couple of links under the measurement heading on the left of this blog to see what some have been practising.

The students have worked really hard to get their very own myths written ready for Mrs Webster next week.  These all look great, what a creative bunch we have!

We have looked deeper at some poems written about Invercargill landmarks.  These poems will be used in our scavenger hunt round town next Thursday.  It has been a challenge to talk about what the poem is saying without giving away the landmark!  In doing this we have expanded vocabularies with some wonderful language and practised those important dictionary skills.

I have taken the opportunity to teach and consolidate some new Jump Jam routines in fitness time.  Two new routines have been added to our growing repertoire, 'She Bangs; and the kids favourite, 'Butterfly'.

During Inquiry time we sorted some animals and discovered that they all have a connection with Invercargill.  Some interesting facts were learnt along the way.  The possum was first introduced to New Zealand in 1858 at Riverton and there are two dead elephants buried here!  See if your child can remember where.

The Dreamweaver visited on Wednesday.  An Invercargill icon in her own right, many of us will remember hearing her tell stories when we were small at the Don Street library.  She challenged the students to retell one of her stories; I wonder who was able to?

We had our final visit with Jenna from Golf Southland.  This has been a real hit!  It was exciting to see so many students achieve a massive improvement in their swing in just two sessions.

I am off on the ski trip tomorrow so the remaining students will be divided in to two groups and shared between Room 6 and Room 10, filling the spaces of the skiers from those classes.  The school will be hosting students from SIT who have planned games and activities for the afternoon.  I look forward to hearing about how this goes, from Zumba Atomic to rugby jersey design, something for everyone.

Hope you have enjoyed reading about our week, have a great weekend!

Gillian