It was the best day ever for a class trip to the Canterbury museum!It was the sunniest morning with no wind at all!It was perfect!
Our class, 8b7, drove to the museum with help from some of our parents and grandparents!In front of the museum there was some amazing photos of all around the world!There we had some morning tea!We also saw there was a window similar to the rose window on the front of the museum too!
Once we finished our morning tea, we silently crept into the museum and we were taught about photographers and how to take portrait pictures with our camera that they gave to us to borrow.We were taught by a lady who's nickname was 'Whea'.We took portraits of each other and she printed them out for us.She also talked to us about Brian Brake (photographer) and focusing with a camera and also the lighting. The reason for this was because we wanted to take good photos of our Cathedral building.
After the lesson was over, we had a walk through the Botanical gardens.We saw the peacock gardens and the beautiful flowers. Near by the playground we ate lunch.
Then we got a choice of staying and having the look around in the gardens or going and having a look around in the museum.My group and I chose to look around in the museum.We all had a go on the horse and the bike with the big front wheel!We had lots of fun, we even pretended to be a mummy!
At 1:30pm when we all finished looking around, Mrs Stewart called us in and we walked in groups up to the gates in front of the Cathedral.We couldnt see the Cathedral too well because of a red dome blocking it but i could see a huge hole in the Cathedral and it was very upsetting.We got a class photo and got back to school.It was a fun, wonderful and awesome class trip to the museum!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Mr Dixon
Mr Dixon came in to help us with our Reggio by giving us information about the old Cathedral, which we all found very exciting. He also gave us the plans for the new cardboard Cathedral and about where the new cardboard Cathedral will be. Mr Dixon knew all this because he works at the Cathedral as the marketing and development manager. He helped us make a wooden effect for the model of the new cathedral we are making by painting the cardboard a dark brown colour, waiting until it dries and then painting over in a lighter colour and while it is still wet get a pencil or the tip of a paintbrush and make little lines going over the place to make it look like good wood instead of just plain brown! Mr Dixon has been very helpful and we hope to talk to him again.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Newspaper Link
A number of children would like to focus on Non-Fiction reading for their goal this term, here is a link with some great articles for you to read and discuss with your family
http://www.dogonews.com/
http://www.dogonews.com/
Friday, August 12, 2011
Homelearning Term 3
POHUTUKAWA HOME LEARNING TERM 3 2011
The smarts are the different ways in which children learn. This homework helps to develop the smarts children have strengths in and those they need to develop.
This term you are to choose 1 activity from each of the Smarts, and then complete 3 other activities of your choice. Remember to do your maths, spelling and reading and that they are signed off each week. After each activity is completed, write down the activity and a short reflection on how well it went. You will present your outcomes to your class in wks 5 & 8.
The smarts are the different ways in which children learn. This homework helps to develop the smarts children have strengths in and those they need to develop.
This term you are to choose 1 activity from each of the Smarts, and then complete 3 other activities of your choice. Remember to do your maths, spelling and reading and that they are signed off each week. After each activity is completed, write down the activity and a short reflection on how well it went. You will present your outcomes to your class in wks 5 & 8.
People/Self Smart
Use your self smarts and plan an overseas vacation for yourself. Design and write your own postcards to friends and family back home. Don’t forget to describe the sights and all the activities you are doing!
Find a picture of a house in a magazine or book. Label the features, and create a list of 10 reasons why it would be the perfect house for your family.
Imagine you are old enough to flat with some friends. Work with your friends to create a list of ‘house rules’ for your flat, and write up a duty roster.
Use your self smarts and plan an overseas vacation for yourself. Design and write your own postcards to friends and family back home. Don’t forget to describe the sights and all the activities you are doing!
Find a picture of a house in a magazine or book. Label the features, and create a list of 10 reasons why it would be the perfect house for your family.
Imagine you are old enough to flat with some friends. Work with your friends to create a list of ‘house rules’ for your flat, and write up a duty roster.
Number/Word Smarts
Choose one letter to the editor from The Press. Use your word smarts to write a reply (agree or disagree), clearly stating your arguments.
Create 5 sudoku/word find puzzles and ask a classmate to complete.
Design a NEW maths game to help juniors learn their addition and subtraction facts.
Choose one letter to the editor from The Press. Use your word smarts to write a reply (agree or disagree), clearly stating your arguments.
Create 5 sudoku/word find puzzles and ask a classmate to complete.
Design a NEW maths game to help juniors learn their addition and subtraction facts.
Music / Picture Smarts
Choose a photo from the past (Ask your parents) and create a story based on that picture.
Create a ‘hidden objects’ picture - hide various objects in plain sight. Don’t forget to add a key!
Find an instrumental piece of music from your favourite movie, and find out 10 facts about the song/composer/movie.
Choose a song and re-write the lyrics to it.
Design your own adventure forest on an A3 piece of paper. Label the features.
Choose a photo from the past (Ask your parents) and create a story based on that picture.
Create a ‘hidden objects’ picture - hide various objects in plain sight. Don’t forget to add a key!
Find an instrumental piece of music from your favourite movie, and find out 10 facts about the song/composer/movie.
Choose a song and re-write the lyrics to it.
Design your own adventure forest on an A3 piece of paper. Label the features.
Body and Kinesthetic Smarts
Choose two sports and merge to create one new game ie: Socceriscus (Soccer + Discus) and teach to a group of friends. Get them to write two sentences on what they thought.
Create a fun game that can be used to help people in wheelchairs exercise.
Choose two sports and merge to create one new game ie: Socceriscus (Soccer + Discus) and teach to a group of friends. Get them to write two sentences on what they thought.
Create a fun game that can be used to help people in wheelchairs exercise.
Nature Smarts
Imagine you are stranded in the wild with nothing but the clothes on your back. Create a brochure sharing how you would survive.
Build a bird-feeder and record (using pictures/writing) the level of food/attendance of birds every day for one week.
Imagine you are stranded in the wild with nothing but the clothes on your back. Create a brochure sharing how you would survive.
Build a bird-feeder and record (using pictures/writing) the level of food/attendance of birds every day for one week.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Top Deck Learners News
Dear Parents and Caregivers
As you may be aware the children in 8B7 are undertaking a project looking at rebuilding the Cathedral.
We are making our new Cathedral out of a number of materials including: cardboard, bottles, polystyrene and paper mache. The children are currently looking for polystyrene for this project, as well as items to enhance our classroom environment such as plants, coloured glass, flowers, cushions, material and vases. If you are able to provide any of these things the class would greatly appreciate it. Also if you have skills in stained glass window making, mosaic making, paper mache, sculpture or if you are just keen to join us for a lesson we would love your help! We are having a lot of fun and any assistance would be of huge benefit to the children.
If you are able to help please fill in the slip below and send it along with your child.
Thank you
The Top Deck Learners and Aimee Stewart
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Yes I would love to help! Name:____________________________________________________.
I am available in the following ways_________________________________________________.
I am available at these times________________________________________________________.
As you may be aware the children in 8B7 are undertaking a project looking at rebuilding the Cathedral.
We are making our new Cathedral out of a number of materials including: cardboard, bottles, polystyrene and paper mache. The children are currently looking for polystyrene for this project, as well as items to enhance our classroom environment such as plants, coloured glass, flowers, cushions, material and vases. If you are able to provide any of these things the class would greatly appreciate it. Also if you have skills in stained glass window making, mosaic making, paper mache, sculpture or if you are just keen to join us for a lesson we would love your help! We are having a lot of fun and any assistance would be of huge benefit to the children.
If you are able to help please fill in the slip below and send it along with your child.
Thank you
The Top Deck Learners and Aimee Stewart
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yes I would love to help! Name:____________________________________________________.
I am available in the following ways_________________________________________________.
I am available at these times________________________________________________________.
Reggio Discussions, our work of art
We talked about what a work of art was and how we could turn our cathedral into a work of art
Question: What is a work of art? – the children wonder on this question
Alara: It’s amazing
Rania: Made by hand
Josh: It’s really artistic
Travis: It’s fancy
Emily T: Something remembered forever
Josh: It is the use of different things, like materials
Zane: It means something, it has a reason for what it is
Natasha: something that has a lot of thought put into it.
Emily T: It is something people can be proud of.
Alex: It takes time to make.
Grace: Something that is shown around the world as a memory.
Emily T: It could be a treasure or something special.
Molly: You need to take the time to make it look real.
Alara: We would put some real things into our cathedral like clay.
Zane: We could make a bottle wall, they do that on grand designs
Alara: On grand designs they use polystyrene to make it strong.
Josh: We need to use the correct colours.
Emily T: We could have a picture of the old cathedral around the walls.
Natasha: We could use pirctures of the old cathedral on the stained glass windows. We could include parts of Christchurch in our design.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Homelearning
POHUTUKAWA HOME LEARNING TERM 2 2011
The smarts are the different ways in which children learn. This homework helps to develop the smarts children have strengths in and those they need to develop.
This term you are to choose 1 activity from each of the Smarts, and then complete 3 other activities of your choice. Remember to do your maths, spelling and reading and that they are signed off each week. After each activity is completed write down the activity and a short reflection on how well it went. You will present your outcomes to your class in wk 5 & 10.
People Smart
Cook 2 dinners for your family. Write down what you cooked and have two family members critique each of your meals.
Choose a different culture to your own, learn how to say three different commands in their language eg hello, how are you and goodbye. Find out what the country celebrates and how it celebrates.
Discuss with parents and do some voluntary work for an organisation eg SPCA or for someone in your neighbourhood.
Music / Picture Smarts
Take photos of your top 5 places in Rolleston and record why they are your favourites.
Make a dance up for your favourite song to perform in front of your class (can work in groups).
Make an instrument from recycled materials.
Draw or paint a piece of classical music as it plays.
Make a garden, bedroom, park etc in a shoe box.
Number/Word Smarts
Complete two science experiments and record what you did, how well did it work, what was the science learning involved?
Complete 5 soduko and glue into your homework book.
Complete 5 crosswords and glue into your homework book.
Body and Kinesthetic Smarts
Develop a two week fitness plan and complete.
Learn to juggle and share with the class.
Learn how to knit and make something to share with the class.
Get creative with wood and nails, bring in your end result to share.
Nature Smarts
Do some gardening for your family or neighbours. At least 1 hour.
Go on a bush walk with your family and take photos and record what you observe.
Make a chart to identify native birds or trees. Take photos or sketch, name specific features and name to bird or tree.
Do something in your community to enhance nature. Eg plant some plants, pick up rubbish on the street, write to the council about lack of rubbish bins.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
8 Block Closure, Learning for Top Decklearners on Studyladder
Dear Parents and Caregivers
As you will be aware, the 8 Block will be closed again on Thursday 16 June. My suggestion to caregivers and children is that the children use Studyladder on this day to practise many of the skills that we have recently been learning in class. I have updated our Studyladder today and the link to this and other educational websites are down the right hand sidebar of our blog, so there are tasks everyone!! Mackenzie is currently our class winner on Studyladder, as she has a Bronze Medal, well done Mackenzie!!
Stay safe everyone
Mrs Stewart
As you will be aware, the 8 Block will be closed again on Thursday 16 June. My suggestion to caregivers and children is that the children use Studyladder on this day to practise many of the skills that we have recently been learning in class. I have updated our Studyladder today and the link to this and other educational websites are down the right hand sidebar of our blog, so there are tasks everyone!! Mackenzie is currently our class winner on Studyladder, as she has a Bronze Medal, well done Mackenzie!!
Stay safe everyone
Mrs Stewart
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