Have your student's mult / div skills improved this term?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Thinking Boards
We're coming to the end of our time with Multiplication and Division. These pictures show us using a 'Thinking Board' to show our understanding of all the different ways a mult question can be thought of.
Have your student's mult / div skills improved this term?
Have your student's mult / div skills improved this term?
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Class Updates 20 June
Here are a couple of highlights from Week 7!
We say goodbye to Robert this week. His family are spending some time in Sydney and he will be back nex term. We hope to hear all about your adventures, Robert. Watch out for spiders and snakes!
Our connected topic for the next while is within the Maori Arts context and is called 'Nga Toi'. We have spent some time learning about symbols and how we use them to represent ideas.
We've started with a 'global' focus and our art this week was based on the 'Kuna' Indians of an Island near Panama. Their traditional 'Mola' designs usea lot of rich symbolism that's based on the physical environment - snakes, houses, boats, fish and trees.
We've pretended we were 'Kuna' Indians and made a design based on a symbol that would be important to us.
What do you think? You can post some feedback by clicking on 'feedback' below!
We're also looking forward to the winter sports tournament coming up at the end of this term. I hope everyone is practising and getting prepared!
Have a great week!
We say goodbye to Robert this week. His family are spending some time in Sydney and he will be back nex term. We hope to hear all about your adventures, Robert. Watch out for spiders and snakes!
Our connected topic for the next while is within the Maori Arts context and is called 'Nga Toi'. We have spent some time learning about symbols and how we use them to represent ideas.We've started with a 'global' focus and our art this week was based on the 'Kuna' Indians of an Island near Panama. Their traditional 'Mola' designs usea lot of rich symbolism that's based on the physical environment - snakes, houses, boats, fish and trees.
We've pretended we were 'Kuna' Indians and made a design based on a symbol that would be important to us.
What do you think? You can post some feedback by clicking on 'feedback' below!
We're also looking forward to the winter sports tournament coming up at the end of this term. I hope everyone is practising and getting prepared!Have a great week!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Homework Expectations!
We have been having some great discussions in class about our homework expectations and our views and opinions. It has also been 'enlightening' to hear some feedback from a few parents that their child seems vague or confused.
To help you bypass any confusion (whether genuine or contrived) we have created the following responsibilities of the students and me, as the teacher, for their learning at home. You can also see the photo of our list created this morning during our oral language time.
Students Responsibilities
- Basic Facts Ladder - as soon as a student has learnt their step I can test them and they can progress to the next one.
- Free Choice Reading - 20 minutes a day / evening. Books read to be written into their reading log.
- Self Reflection Answer - to be drafted into their Homework books and typed up onto template at school.
- Personal Investigation - as BIG or small as they want it to be. This is a self interest project with their choice of presentation.
- Spelling. Each student has a list (whether the rocket levels or essential list) they are learning and activities to complete.
Teacher's Responsibilities
- Posting the Self reflection question on Knowledge Net (in the future this will also be written on the white board at school) and reading these on Monday.
- Allowing 2x 20minute slots for spelling setup / checking / marking each week.
- Testing basic facts ladder steps when requested
- Giving time for P.I presentation / sharing and some feedback.
I hope this is clear for you and your student. I've also added links where these processes have been explained before; KnowledgeNet ,
Basic facts Ladder
Homework expectations
Please email me any questions you might have - mherring@riverdale.school.nz
Remember - it's JUST as important to have some play as well - adults and children!
Mr Herring
To help you bypass any confusion (whether genuine or contrived) we have created the following responsibilities of the students and me, as the teacher, for their learning at home. You can also see the photo of our list created this morning during our oral language time.
Students Responsibilities
- Basic Facts Ladder - as soon as a student has learnt their step I can test them and they can progress to the next one.
- Free Choice Reading - 20 minutes a day / evening. Books read to be written into their reading log.
- Self Reflection Answer - to be drafted into their Homework books and typed up onto template at school.
- Personal Investigation - as BIG or small as they want it to be. This is a self interest project with their choice of presentation.
- Spelling. Each student has a list (whether the rocket levels or essential list) they are learning and activities to complete.
Teacher's Responsibilities
- Posting the Self reflection question on Knowledge Net (in the future this will also be written on the white board at school) and reading these on Monday.
- Allowing 2x 20minute slots for spelling setup / checking / marking each week.
- Testing basic facts ladder steps when requested
- Giving time for P.I presentation / sharing and some feedback.
I hope this is clear for you and your student. I've also added links where these processes have been explained before; KnowledgeNet ,
Basic facts Ladder
Homework expectations
Please email me any questions you might have - mherring@riverdale.school.nz
Remember - it's JUST as important to have some play as well - adults and children!
Mr Herring
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