Samoan Language Week in Kowhai - Monday 30 May

This week our teachers are all sharing activities with the awesome kids from Kowhai to celebrate Samoan Language Week.  Every afternoon from 2-3pm we go to different classes to learn more about an aspect of life in Samoa.   Here are the activities that Room 2 have been up to so far this week to celebrate Samoan Language Week:

Class Dojo - an update!

After speaking with a number of you lovely parents at the recent Parent Teacher Interviews it came to my attention that knowing the weighting of each area of points was probably quite useful.  So as promised, here are two screenshots that show the newly adjusted weighting of each point area.  I have also included the behaviours for which students lose points and the weighting of these also.  Any questions please don't hesitate to ask or message me on ClassDojo.

Kind regards
A voiceless Mrs C.

These are the positive areas of behaviour and the weighting of points for each behaviour:

These are the negative areas of behaviour and the weighting of points for each behaviour:

Malachi Making Mechanical Machines

Here is a photo of Malachi with his robot.  He was really proud to show me this creative structure and will be back to tell you more about his robot.

Since this last post there have been many creations that the Superheroes of Room 2 have been proud to show off.  More of these will be added next week when I am back in full swing.

Room 2 Pepeha

In Room 2 we have been learning our Pepeha.  We decided to convey this in our own artwork, uniquely tied to who we are.  Our artwork is on display this evening in the hall for you to come and see.  Just incase you couldn't make it up to see our art on display Mrs C went over to take a photo of what you would have seen...

We wanted to go a step further and share our pepeha with you using the app Explain Everything.  We will add more as they are completed but here are a few for you to enjoy.

Our Identity

Room 2 have been exploring their identity as part of our Whanaungatanga topic.  Here are some of our identity artworks (done with Whaea Toni as part of our Te Reo lessons) and our explanations of why we used the particular symbols that we did.

I think you will agree that they did a fantastic job!

I will keep adding to this post as they are completed so please keep checking back if your child's is not here yet, some of us are still finishing off on Monday.

Celebrating Clever Chorus!

Chorus has been learning about how to be a great bucket filler and how it sometimes means taking care of others before ourselves.  We have been exploring the story Horton Hatches the Egg, here is her example of how Horton showed he was a bucket filler while looking after his egg...

In maths Chorus has been learning how to add with the number 5.  Here is her clever work in maths adding on to the number 5:

Chorus we love your smiley attitude to learning in Room 2!

Tamaiti Mua

Kia ora whanau!

Part of our Tamaiti Mua initiative is total collaboration between home and school.  I invite you to join us on ClassDojo.

Today I have sent you an invitation to join your child's account, from here you can view how they are going in class, their homework tracking etc.  I can also send you messages and images if your child has done something during the day that they are particularly proud of.

Our blog is where we celebrate learning but there are times during the day where I can share individual's progress directly with you.  I am all about blasting the walls of our classroom away, where you can access your child's learning and progress anytime, from anywhere.  All you need is your phone.

The invitation your child brings home with them today has a crossed out section (I have already got this part up and running) and a highlighted code with instructions, this part is for your information so that you can connect with us.

Here is an example of what your invitation looks like:

See you on ClassDojo!