Week Six - Being Responsible by Using eLearning Devices with Respect

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

The students have been practising this week using the classroom eLearning devices with care and respect. They have done an amazing job and together we even found a great video for practising our skip counting in 2s, 5s, and 10s. The students are beginning using their knowledge of skip counting to move into 2, 5 and 10 times tables and division.

Please see the video the students found below:

Week Five - Students Celebrating Success in their Learning

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

This week has been all about celebrating success and effort at school and at home. This has meant that the students are practising supporting one another with kind comments about each others work and also being kind to themselves by using positive self-talk. 

The students continue to work amazingly hard in class to achieve their learning goals and it is clear that they are all very proud of the hard work which they have put in. In Room 5 we have also been revisiting our mistakes and acknowledging that mistakes are a step in the pathway of learning and that everyone, no matter how young or old, big or small, makes mistakes. The students have shown an understanding that they can grow from their mistakes and are using them now as stepping stones on the road to success. The students no longer see mistakes as an adversity, but rather a challenge to be overcome!

Below are some awesome photos of Room 5 students celebrating their work and sharing their successes:

Nga mihi,

Nick Shimasaki

Week Four - Exploring Freeze Frames and Catchphrases in Drama

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

The past few weeks we have been exploring space, locomotor movement and non-locomotor movement in Drama. The students have considered the catchphrases of their favourite superheroes and have come up with catchphrases which they believed they might say.

The students initially planned their work on a storyboard showing the different progressions of movements and poses that they thought their character might do. They also wrote catchphrases underneath which buddied well with their poses.

Please see a sample of some of the students work:

Please also see our students in their mufti and crazy hair below:

Nga mihi,

Nicholas Shimasaki

Week Three - Be a Learner by Using eLearning Tools for Learning

Kia ora whanau and caregivers,

This week has had a lot of exciting learning experiences for the students in Room 5. Not only have the students had a lot of fun continuing to explore position and orientation in Strand Maths, the students have also been exceedingly lucky in getting invited to go to Te Pa to attend the production of "Mana - The Spirit of Polynesia".  Please see the photos below of the students wearing their wonderful Meridian Energy beanies and Kids Can jackets, ready to walk down to Te Pa.

Nga mihi,

Nick Shimasaki

Week Two - Being a Learner by Using eLearning Tools for Learning

Kia ora whanua and caregivers,

This week the students did a great job of remembering to use the devices in an appropriate way and use them to support their learning.  It was really great this week to invite a number of students into Room 5 to become Linwood North School Tech Tuakana.  These students are going to pioneer different apps and programs to support their learning and are going to be tech guides for when their teachers roll the apps and programs out for learning in their classes.  

I have been really proud this week of all of the students and there willingness to try their best and give everything a go.  A number of students have had challenges with their learning, but have persevered and have succeeded!  

I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoys some extra time to relax!

Nga mihi,

Nick Shimasaki