Wow Week Projects

Today we started our Wow Week project.  Moana Syndicate has the challenge to design some playground equipment out of tyres.  We looked at the space we have been allocated - the garden beside the library.  Then we searched for some ideas online.  We found a great pinterest page that had lots of different ideas.  After we talked about these we drew some designs and shared them in groups and as a 'walk and gawk'.  The class came up with some fantastic ideas and I can't wait to see what they choose to do.

All the groups were very good at sharing their ideas.  We focused on explaining what our designs meant and being a good listener.

This group decided to do their sharing out by the garden so they could imagine what it might look like.

We did a 'Walk and Gawk'.  Silently looking at everyone's work and thinking about ideas we liked or found interesting.

                 
                                                             Frank shared his designs.
                                    
The ideas about creating a creature that we could climb through and on top of was popular.  The class also really liked the teeth.

                                                        Louie told us about his ideas.
                                  

Poppy had lots of different ideas to share.

             The class liked these too and wondered how we could hold the giant flower up.

Natalia had some very thoughtful ideas.

The class were interested in the idea that this design went around in a loop.

 What wonderful work today.  Did you notice all the Room 11 students showing excellent listening manners.  They also asked very thoughtful and useful questions.
Ka pai - Achieving Brilliance and working hard. Kia Kaha

Welcome Back Everyone - Nau mai haere mai

We've survived the first week back!!!
This week we have talked a lot about the new Nayland Primary logo so the ideas from that are used below.

Achieving Brilliance
Great work in all subjects - Josh O
Trying our best on things that are hard - Arabella
Putting a great effort on the Keeping Clever maths activities - Mrs Mackean
I got into one of the Rippa Rugby Teams - Brody
We've worked well with Constable John, Mrs R and Dallas this week.
The Writing Rockets have made a great start and had a successful week - Mrs Mackean
We had a great soccer session with Nicole

Kia Kaha
We moved away from someone silly at lunchtime - Holly and Summer
I had to help a friend - Arabella
Some people had to be brave and tell the teacher about things their friends had done - well done!
I told someone to stop bullying - and they did - Ciara

Confident Learners
Thank you for trying the new 'Keeping Clever' boxes for maths, you're doing a great job - Mrs Mackean
Brianna was brave and told us her answer even though she wasn't sure if she was right
We are looking forward to making our photo essays next week about the Nayland Primary Logo

Creative Communities
We had 6 teachers on Monday......
Thank you; Mr Sawyer for taking school singing, Mrs R for all the work with spelling, Constable John for talking to us about keeping safe, Nicole for showing us how to dribble a soccer ball, Dallas for helping us with basketball and Mrs Mackean for the rest of the day.

We are starting to train for Cross Country which is in week 6.
We have talked a lot this week about Anzac Day and some of us are looking forward to the Dawn Parade tomorrow.

Touchstone Walk

What a wonderful morning we had out in our local community.  I was so proud of the class and the way the went about their jobs this morning.  Room 11 were in 7 groups that they had selected themselves.  In each group they had children from the different teams they have been working in this week, so they had a stone designer, a map maker, an illustrator, and a story writer.  This was important because each group had been allocated a stone to place.  Each group had prepared a map and highlighted the part of the story that told them where they needed to place their stone.
We had wonderful parent helpers and beautiful weather, we set out to place these stones.

 We had to keep checking the story to see where he stones should go.

                                             Our first stone placed outside Nayland Kindy.

 The next stone outside Broadgreen Intermediate.

 Nayland Pools had the next stone.

 Broadgreen History House

 Samuel's Rose Gardens

 We took a moment to smell the roses.

 And check out the massive trees.

 The Railway Reserve, Songer Street

 We had a morning tea break at the Railway Reserve.

 We made it, all the way to Octopus Garden.

 We had time for a quick play at the playground.

 Isel Park

 The last stone.

 Lunch in Isel Park

Heading back to school along the Railway Reserve.

Nearly ready to place our Touchstones

Room 11 have been working extremely well on their Touchstone project.  For the last two weeks they have been working in self-selected groups to complete their part of the project on time.  I have been amazed by how well they have worked together, persevered with their task and been committed to producing work to a high standard.

We had a writing team who wrote the story and had lots of fun acting out some parts to see if they made sense and were interesting.

 We had a touchstone design team who designed the class touchstones, decided which designs suited each of our locations and painted them.

 We have had an illustration team busily working on pictures to go with the story and the cover.

 Our research team was busy typing up the information that had been gathered from the homework task about places in our community.

                         
                        We had a team working on information to go in the notice to parents.

Parents, please come to a walk around Stoke with us.  Please don’t bring cars.  We need you to help us walk with the class so we don’t loose any kids.  All of Room 11 is going and there’s 29 people.  Oooooh that’s a lot of kids.  We have written a story for the walk.  We will be going to Broadgreen Intermediate, Nayland Pools and the Rose Gardens.  Then we go to Octopus Garden and have lunch at Isel Park.

It will be helpful if you can come.

Josh and Archie

We also had a team working on creating a map, deciding the order the stones should be placed in and the route we should take on our walk.  (Pictures to come)