Supporting our ESOL students

You have matched the alphabet letter with the picture successfully Mike. Well done.

Learning in action - hands on learning experiences are the most powerful

Seed Hunt

On Friday we went on a seed hunt. Have a look at our collection in the classroom. Can you work out how the seeds are dispersed? What special characteristics do the seeds have to help them move from place to place? Can you find any other examples?

Encouraging children to reflect on their learning once they have left the classroom

 Who can tell me the name of these seeds?

Encouraging interactions between members of our learning community

On Friday Ellise's Mum, who is a scientist, came into our class to teach us about seeds, plants and conducting a fair test. She bought in two identical dishes, both with the same type and number of seeds which had germinated. However one of the dishes had been completely covered with tinfoil so the plants received no light. Can you tell someone at home what happened to the plants and why?

Mar 19, 2017

Seen by: Alex Phillips, Amanda Kerley, Carla Stewart, Dorothy Whitham, Faith Mtandavari, Haeata Mikaere, Halisha Abdi, Jesus Alarcos Merino, Katie See, Laura Findlay, Lauren Leith, Michelle Macaskill, Mike Lai, Mohamed Rishard, Naomi Paekau-Ngaropo, Paris Campbell, Peter Huang, Susanna Lu

 Amanda Kerley, Carla Stewart, Catherine Blewden, Faith Mtandavari, Haeata Mikaere, Halisha Abdi, Laura Findlay, Lauren Leith, Mike Lai, Paris Campbell, Susanna Lu

Anna Harrison That's a great experiment. How wonderful to have a real scientist come and work with you. Thanks Elise. 

Transactional Writing linked to real life contexts

Science Investigations. Why won't our seeds germinate?

Today we planted some broad bean seeds. We placed wet paper towels into a plastic cup. We put the bean seed down the side of the cup so we can see it germinate. We placed the cups in a sunny place by the window and We need to keep it moist. We can't wait for them to germinate.

Valuing children's work. Sharing and reflecting.

Class of 2017

Developing cooperative group work skills

We are learning skills to help us work effectively in a small group. We are exploring different group roles and having a go at putting these into practice. Everyone has the responsibility of being an active, respectful participant.

Using our wider school community to enrich our learning

Celebrating Student Success!

Shared writing using digital technologies

Today I bought in a swan seed pod to school. A swan seed comes from a quick growing swan plant. It is a species of milkweed. It is native to Southeast Africa. Monarch butterflies like to lay their eggs on the plant. By Lilah,Lucia and Miss Blewden

Herbaceous Herbs

Today we looked closely at a variety of plants. We felt, smelled and observed them carefully to try and work out what they were. Here is a chart of our efforts. I wonder what type of plants they are? Watch this space.

Self Portraits

Using Puppets - a motivating way to get your message across.

Lilah and Lucia working on a character description for reading. They are using a shared model that we co constructed together to help them write a description about Basil the cat.

Teaching how to take a selfie. Putting technology into the hands of students!

2017 Class Treaty

2017 Class Treaty

We have done a lot of work on our class treaty. We are learning to put into practice all the things that we think are important for a safe and happy class. Have a close look at the display on our classroom wall and see what we think the things on our treaty actually mean.

Thank you Lucia for sharing your pine cone with us

This week Lucia shared her learning about pine cones with us. She inspired us to do some research and observational drawings. Thank you Lucia. We learnt so much. We loved the video of a female pine cone releasing its seeds in slow motion!

Thank you Lucia for sharing your pine cone with us. We became
scientists and started to question how seeds are released. We found
out that pine cones open up when it is hot and dry and close again
when it is cold and damp. We are conducting an experiment in our
classroom. Watch to see what happens.

We also learnt that there are male and female pine cones but that it
is only the females that release seeds.

Getting ready to welcome Room 18!

Hello to all of you who are starting in Room 18 this year. I hope you are having a wonderful holiday.

We are very busy at the moment getting ready for the start of the year. Tomorrow our new furniture is arriving!!!!😄 Exciting times.

I am looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 31st January!