It should be a great week.
Remember to get your child to pack warm and think of the places and activities they will be going.
Cheers
Cheers
Hamish
Friday 31 August 2012
What are we up to on camp???
Have a look at what we are up to on Camp.
It should be a great week.
Remember to get your child to pack warm and think of the places and activities they will be going.
Hamish
It should be a great week.
Remember to get your child to pack warm and think of the places and activities they will be going.
Hamish
Thursday 30 August 2012
Maths this week.
Just a quick photo of one of the super efforts that the class have been working on this week. This has taken 3/4 days of hard work. A great effort.
Hamish
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| This is a real geometric shape, can you name it? |
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Week 6.....Done!
Hi there all,
This week has begun very well. We had Linda Merillies (district health nurse) come in on Monday and talk to the girls for an hour and 40 minutes about puberty, the changes and many other things. I do not and do not want to know what they discussed and what questions were asked. this was their time to ask a neutral well informed professional all those tough questions. the boys had a session for an hour today. Linda said both groups listened well and were interested. she also mentioned the boys were mature.
Today we discussed the camp timetable and other certain activities. All were interested in what we are going to do.
Monday am Travel
Monday pm Camp walk free time
Tuesday am Larnach Castle
Tuesday pm Olveston House/Baldwin Street
Tuesday eve Moana Pool
Wednesday am Museum
Wednesday pm Aquarium
Wednesday eve 10 Pin Bowling
Thursday am Sports Hall of fame
Thursday pm Art Gallery/Forsyth Barr Tour
Thursday eve Campsite (solo, spotlight....)
Friday am Pack up/leave
Friday pm Arrive at school @ 2.00ish
Everybody has their bunk rooms and responsibility groups. They will each get a turn at Prepping/ cooking/cleaning up Breakfast, Lunch and dinner and they will have a turn at cleaning the grounds and toilets.
A couple of things I am letting the students do relates very much to trust. The first is that they will be given free time to explore the grounds on Monday. They will be on their own with a few guidelines. The second thing is the Solo. this is where they are placed in the bush by themselves at night to sit for a time to listen think, conquer fear etc... in the past i have found it a positive task with many stories being told.
The rest of the week will see us go over the menu and a few other relevant details.
Just a note about i-pods, cell phones etc... they are allowed to take them (IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO HAVE THEM) due to the fact they are their cameras. On camp they will be collected at night. Again trust is high that they hand in the phones when asked and follow instructions. Also, they are responsible for their devices if they lose it, drop it etc they need only look at themselves
A big thank you to Gillian Rodgers, Danny Sisson, Jan Gibbs and Paula Atwill who have given up their week to spend it with us.
More information will come out later.
Cheers
This week has begun very well. We had Linda Merillies (district health nurse) come in on Monday and talk to the girls for an hour and 40 minutes about puberty, the changes and many other things. I do not and do not want to know what they discussed and what questions were asked. this was their time to ask a neutral well informed professional all those tough questions. the boys had a session for an hour today. Linda said both groups listened well and were interested. she also mentioned the boys were mature.
Today we discussed the camp timetable and other certain activities. All were interested in what we are going to do.
Monday am Travel
Monday pm Camp walk free time
Tuesday am Larnach Castle
Tuesday pm Olveston House/Baldwin Street
Tuesday eve Moana Pool
Wednesday am Museum
Wednesday pm Aquarium
Wednesday eve 10 Pin Bowling
Thursday am Sports Hall of fame
Thursday pm Art Gallery/Forsyth Barr Tour
Thursday eve Campsite (solo, spotlight....)
Friday am Pack up/leave
Friday pm Arrive at school @ 2.00ish
Everybody has their bunk rooms and responsibility groups. They will each get a turn at Prepping/ cooking/cleaning up Breakfast, Lunch and dinner and they will have a turn at cleaning the grounds and toilets.
A couple of things I am letting the students do relates very much to trust. The first is that they will be given free time to explore the grounds on Monday. They will be on their own with a few guidelines. The second thing is the Solo. this is where they are placed in the bush by themselves at night to sit for a time to listen think, conquer fear etc... in the past i have found it a positive task with many stories being told.
The rest of the week will see us go over the menu and a few other relevant details.
Just a note about i-pods, cell phones etc... they are allowed to take them (IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO HAVE THEM) due to the fact they are their cameras. On camp they will be collected at night. Again trust is high that they hand in the phones when asked and follow instructions. Also, they are responsible for their devices if they lose it, drop it etc they need only look at themselves
Camp Night Sing Song Maybe???
More information will come out later.
Cheers
Friday 17 August 2012
Happenings and thoughts from Room 14
Hi all,
A nice 'normal' week at school. Everything has run pretty much as supposed to.
On Monday we had Marg Wright in the Maths class. She was there demonstrating specific Maths lessons for the benefit of the students and the teachers. I found it interesting, thought provoking and very useful. It is great for us to invite quality people in to help us improve what we are already doing. "If you do not improve you will only stand still- thus go backwards because others around you are improving".
The inquiry process is moving along nicely. The students have generally thought about the questions they are asking. These range from "What is the best diet for an Olympic gymnast?" to "What happens to the Olympic villages after the game?" to "What are the influences that lead people to take performance enhancing drugs?"
The first round of the enrichment Science has come to an end. Mrs Franklyn will give the teachers the assessment results and we will be talking to the students to see how much they enjoyed it and what they got out of it. This has set us up for next year when we will be entering into the South Canterbury Science Fair.
Mrs Best was in on Wednesday and the children seem to enjoy her style and the fact she is teaching them Japanese (language and culture). If you have the chance ask them to share a few phrases/words at home.
We have had our first Puberty lesson. It was good to break the ice and get started. A few giggles were had in the class at the various names of body parts and during the introductory DVD. The points I kept making are that although some start earlier, go through it faster etc.. we all have to go through it and whatever happens is supposed to.
The weather has been FRUSTRATING! Having 27 Year 7 and 8's in the class all day can be at times testing for all parties but they have done well. The odd run round the court and game in the hall has seen them be relatively settled. The ground has been saturated. On Tuesday I went out to see the state of the grounds and I literally had water over my toes. As the students leave the class I see the state of the back of some of their shirts. Mud is rather clear on maroon.
Well done the the Maths Hat makers. They did well with their "Maths Hats". Some grumbled and moaned but all made one. Some were outstanding. Have a look at the attached photo and judge for yourself.
Camp is arriving soon. The students have been given their bunk rooms and groups. It should be a fun week. Hopefully the weather stays fine enough for me to get them to do a few activities that they should enjoy and hopefully push them well outside their comfort zone. They all have been given a gear list which we have gone over in class.
I found this old(ish) add and thought I would share it with you. I like it for numerous reasons but I wont influence your thoughts. Have a look at it and if you get anything out of it that's cool, if not simply enjoy. (This is not a test!!)
The Olympics are over so sleep patterns are getting back to normal. There were many highlights but a few for me were...
1. The Chinese 100m hurdler after breaking down at the first hurdle hopped to the wrong point so couldn't leave (red tape again!!) then had to hop down the track to the exit point. Two /three other runners helped the last bit after he kissed the final hurdle to say goodbye to his career. (This is what the Olympics are about)
2. The Canadian triathlete (woman) who had a horrible day and simple was not on her game (just one of those things). She had stopped, cried, and then carried on. At the end watching her cross the line she was saying "I'm sorry" over and over again to someone. This really showed the true colours and great character of a person who can fail, not make excuses and then apologise for her failure to those her support, train and guide her.
3. Finally the guy who one the 100m and the 200m... what's his name?? Um you know the one... This was a highlight because he simply "talked the talk and walked the walk."
Well th th th that's all folks ( who can remember that cartoon)
Cheers
Hamish
A nice 'normal' week at school. Everything has run pretty much as supposed to.
On Monday we had Marg Wright in the Maths class. She was there demonstrating specific Maths lessons for the benefit of the students and the teachers. I found it interesting, thought provoking and very useful. It is great for us to invite quality people in to help us improve what we are already doing. "If you do not improve you will only stand still- thus go backwards because others around you are improving".
The inquiry process is moving along nicely. The students have generally thought about the questions they are asking. These range from "What is the best diet for an Olympic gymnast?" to "What happens to the Olympic villages after the game?" to "What are the influences that lead people to take performance enhancing drugs?"
The first round of the enrichment Science has come to an end. Mrs Franklyn will give the teachers the assessment results and we will be talking to the students to see how much they enjoyed it and what they got out of it. This has set us up for next year when we will be entering into the South Canterbury Science Fair.
Mrs Best was in on Wednesday and the children seem to enjoy her style and the fact she is teaching them Japanese (language and culture). If you have the chance ask them to share a few phrases/words at home.
We have had our first Puberty lesson. It was good to break the ice and get started. A few giggles were had in the class at the various names of body parts and during the introductory DVD. The points I kept making are that although some start earlier, go through it faster etc.. we all have to go through it and whatever happens is supposed to.
The weather has been FRUSTRATING! Having 27 Year 7 and 8's in the class all day can be at times testing for all parties but they have done well. The odd run round the court and game in the hall has seen them be relatively settled. The ground has been saturated. On Tuesday I went out to see the state of the grounds and I literally had water over my toes. As the students leave the class I see the state of the back of some of their shirts. Mud is rather clear on maroon.
Well done the the Maths Hat makers. They did well with their "Maths Hats". Some grumbled and moaned but all made one. Some were outstanding. Have a look at the attached photo and judge for yourself.
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| ROOM 14 and their Maths Hats. |
I found this old(ish) add and thought I would share it with you. I like it for numerous reasons but I wont influence your thoughts. Have a look at it and if you get anything out of it that's cool, if not simply enjoy. (This is not a test!!)
The Olympics are over so sleep patterns are getting back to normal. There were many highlights but a few for me were...
1. The Chinese 100m hurdler after breaking down at the first hurdle hopped to the wrong point so couldn't leave (red tape again!!) then had to hop down the track to the exit point. Two /three other runners helped the last bit after he kissed the final hurdle to say goodbye to his career. (This is what the Olympics are about)
2. The Canadian triathlete (woman) who had a horrible day and simple was not on her game (just one of those things). She had stopped, cried, and then carried on. At the end watching her cross the line she was saying "I'm sorry" over and over again to someone. This really showed the true colours and great character of a person who can fail, not make excuses and then apologise for her failure to those her support, train and guide her.
3. Finally the guy who one the 100m and the 200m... what's his name?? Um you know the one... This was a highlight because he simply "talked the talk and walked the walk."
Well th th th that's all folks ( who can remember that cartoon)
Cheers
Hamish
Thursday 9 August 2012
A little later than usual...
Hi all,
It has been as usual a busy week. On Monday and Tuesday everybody met with their countries and planned chants, rehearsed songs and made banners and flags. I know I had a great time with my group. From Room 14 was Cole, William and Thomas and they worked very well with everyone from the 5 year olds up.
These sessions led up to today when we had the Gleniti School Olympic Competition. It was a great afternoon with all participating and getting stuck into the activities. From the point of view of a teacher the time went very fast when you had each group.
The students have chosen their inquiry partners (with some being very thoughtful chose to be work foccussed). they have come up with their big question and their little questions. hey will now be working on finding out and going through the inquiry process. I am really excited about the inquiry as the questions are relevant and interesting.
I have continued to enjoy the class discussions about the Olympics and the events. They all have their own opinion and are usually willingly to share it.
I thank you all for coming to the interviews. It was beneficial for me to meet most of you again and talk about your child and how they are going. For those who brought their son or daughter I thought it went well to. I think it is important that everybody knows what the other is thinking and where they are heading. As I said in a few interviews it is their life and we can guide them but they must step up and not waste the opportunities that come along.
This week saw the class getting a little scratchy due to the rain and not being able to go outside and blow off steam. They did keep it together quite well and nothing was too damaged.
I thank everyone for the afternoon tea which we shared during the Reward time. It was very well recieved with it all being devoured on the day or the following Monday. It was very cool to see them all just do their own thing together. Some played in the hall, listened to music, played games or just talked.
On Friday we have the Craighead Corale performoing at school. This should be an excellent concert as they are a well polished and entertaining group.
Camp notices have come out. Could you please fill them out and send them back to school as soon as possible. If you havew any questions please do not hesitiate to contact me.
It has been as usual a busy week. On Monday and Tuesday everybody met with their countries and planned chants, rehearsed songs and made banners and flags. I know I had a great time with my group. From Room 14 was Cole, William and Thomas and they worked very well with everyone from the 5 year olds up.
These sessions led up to today when we had the Gleniti School Olympic Competition. It was a great afternoon with all participating and getting stuck into the activities. From the point of view of a teacher the time went very fast when you had each group.
The students have chosen their inquiry partners (with some being very thoughtful chose to be work foccussed). they have come up with their big question and their little questions. hey will now be working on finding out and going through the inquiry process. I am really excited about the inquiry as the questions are relevant and interesting.
I have continued to enjoy the class discussions about the Olympics and the events. They all have their own opinion and are usually willingly to share it.
I thank you all for coming to the interviews. It was beneficial for me to meet most of you again and talk about your child and how they are going. For those who brought their son or daughter I thought it went well to. I think it is important that everybody knows what the other is thinking and where they are heading. As I said in a few interviews it is their life and we can guide them but they must step up and not waste the opportunities that come along.
This week saw the class getting a little scratchy due to the rain and not being able to go outside and blow off steam. They did keep it together quite well and nothing was too damaged.
I thank everyone for the afternoon tea which we shared during the Reward time. It was very well recieved with it all being devoured on the day or the following Monday. It was very cool to see them all just do their own thing together. Some played in the hall, listened to music, played games or just talked.
On Friday we have the Craighead Corale performoing at school. This should be an excellent concert as they are a well polished and entertaining group.
Camp notices have come out. Could you please fill them out and send them back to school as soon as possible. If you havew any questions please do not hesitiate to contact me.
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| Room 14 hard at work |
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| Room 14 working on improving their vocab. |
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| An on task group |
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| Looking down the table seeing a great work ethic to see them improve their vocabulary. |
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| Three girls ready for the Olympic afternoon. |
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| Fancy nails supporting Japan |
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| The class working well to improve |
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| A look at four students from Room 14 dressed in their Olympic Gear. Can you pick which counry they are supporting? |
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