Green cards term 1

Check out the fantastic amount of green cards earnt in Room 8 on the children's e-portfolios! Go Room 8!

Major Right Choice Day Winners!

Room 8 would like to congratulate Freya and Chloe for earning the most green cards this term. They get to go to Major Right Choice Day next Thursday, which is an outing to the Lido!

Well done, girls! You deserve it!

Who will it be next term? It could be you!!

Tararua Cup

Room 8 would like to proudly announce that they are the holders of the Tararua Cup! The next challenger for the cup is Room 5. Good luck!

Flamingoes Reading Group - ICT Activity link

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/bottlenose-dolphin/

Character Descriptions

We have been learning to write a detailed character description. We chose to describe our principal, Mr Reed. When Room 8 presented the school assembly last week, we created a movie about our descriptions to share with our school.

OUR INQUIRY - IGNITING STAGE

How do the lives of others' differ from ours?

We are viewing a range of clips that show the different lives of people around the world. We watched a clip about a China Sweatshop for the large corporation: Nike. We thought about two questions;

What is their everyday life like?

Would you be smiling if this was your future?

We have also been discussing lately the expectations we have for our future. This is what we came up with:

- not to be controlled or pushed around

- be able to choose my own job, not have it chosen for me

- be a dancer

- go to university and get a degree

- have the opportunity to go do further study

- have enough money to study

- travel the world - go where I want to go

- go to the olympics

- have my own pets

- have my own money in my control

- fast cars

- be able to play sport, play in parks, field

- be an All Black

- have enough food, money to buy food

- spa and swimming pool

- clean and fresh water

- own a house

- have my own clothes,

- keep warm and healthy

- shoes on my feet

- be able to communicate around the world

- be able to buy what I need to live

- drivers license

WOULD YOU BE SMILING IF THIS WAS YOUR FUTURE?

maths week 9

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html

Weetix Tryathlon 2011

Students in Room 8 are getting ready for the Weetbix Tryathlon 2011. Here is a link to the official website so you can find out any information you need to enter.

http://tryathlon.weetbix.co.nz/

Tuesday 15th March - Ashhurst School Athletics Day

Don't forget to bring your sunhat and an energy packed lunch and drink bottle! Room 8 had a huge chat about supporting classmates today at school so I hope to see you all supporting each other on the day.

Remember Tararua Swimming Sports Wednesday 9th March!

Bring a energy packed lunch, filled drink bottle and two towels if possible.

Starts at 9.15

Welcome to Term 1!

Hello and welcome to Room 8's class blog. We hope you follow our learning journeys throughout the year. It will be great for family and friends to become followers and and comment on our blog posts and even ask questions!