End of Year Notices

The end of the year is upon us! Thanks for the kind words and messages from the last couple of days. It has been a great year. A few reminders before I go:

1. Mrs Johnson will be with Room 9 for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

2. Prizegiving is Monday night

• The school will walk to Cashmere Performing Arts Centre on Monday morning to practise.
• On Monday evening, children need to be there at 6pm for a 6.30 start

3. Jellie Park on Tuesday

• Thanks to the parent volunteers who are joining us.
• Remember to bring a sun hat and sunscreen!

4. End of Year Mass on Wednesday

• School finishes at 12:30!

Finally, it was a great way to end the year with our final IXL Certificate 125,000 questions answered by Room 9 this year. Outstanding!

Have a happy and safe holidays!

Mr Shea

French Colours

Here is a link to practise some french colours. Enjoy! Quelle est ta couleur preferee? (What is your favourite colour?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryfrench/pf2/colour/game.shtml?nav

French Numbers - Give them a go!

Room 9 seems to be on a bit of a blog roll at the moment...
French Number Game

This is a magazine website where you can write Rants and Raves and also send in things you are proud of. There are prizes if your entry gets picked!

Upstart Mag Link: Click here!!!

Finding the Difference Between 2 Times

Some of us have been doing so well with telling the time to the nearest minute that we have moved on to the next skill - finding the difference between two times.
here is a link to help you practise at home. Enjoy!

Counting by 6 Song

Here is a song we used in Maths this week (and quite happily for indoor fitness too actually!). It will help with our skip counting and make learning our times tables later in our school life easier. The song goes past 60 but if we can remember 6, 12, 18, 24, 30... 36, 42, 48, 54, 60 I would be over the moon- Enjoy!

The Sheppard Team Leader's Debate

A cool link for Lego Lovers!

This is not related to learning in Room 9 in any way but it is quite cool to check out...
https://buildwithchrome.appspot.com/#

Room 9 Elections

Today we voted for our class Party which will no go on to the next round of voting across Rooms 8, 9 and 10. We should all be proud of our efforts but here is our overall winner.

Skip Counting is starting in Maths soon!

This is a skip counting activity. Try it out as it can help with your timestables!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/skip-counting-game.html

Telling the Time Links

We are learning to tell time. Here is a game which gets you to match a clock to times. It might be a bit tricky for some, but have a go!

Here is actually a good school website with all the links there and more. Easier levels seem to be available :)

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

Art Attack Week

Term 3 is starting off with an Art Attack across the school! Exciting times are ahead! In Room 9, we have been looking at Georges Seurat who created Pointillism -basically his work is a collection of individual dots which, when joined together, create a picture. The painting below took over 2 years to complete and has over 3 million dots of paint.

Also, just so you know, we are using washable paint in class and we do have half a class set of art shirts around that I can share. However, if you have one to spare at home, it will help keep everybody's uniforms as clean as possible. Thanks!

Keeping Ourselves Safe, May 15th

Today we read the story of Jane and Uncle Steve (attached below), we discussed the story then looked at a checklist of questions which the children could use to help them identify whether a situation is safe.
At home: The children have a copy of this checklist to share and discuss with you.

Jane and Uncle Steve
Jane had an uncle, Steve, whom she liked a lot. He would come to visit and take her out for ice-cream.
One day Uncle Steve came to visit. He asked Jane if she wanted to go to the dairy to get an ice-cream, and her mother said it was okay. So Jane and Uncle Steve got into the car and went to the shop.
As they were driving to the shop Uncle Steve put his hand on Jane’s thigh and then started to put his hand between her legs. He told her he would buy her the biggest ice-cream if she didn’t tell anyone. It would be a secret just between the two of them.

Keeping Ourselves Safe, May 12th

On Friday, we talked about bullying and its effects.

At home: Talk about what your child could do if they were bullied. Ask your child to tell you about the video.

Today we talked about the difference between ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’.  

At home: Ask your child to give you examples of each type of touch. Talk to your child about what they could do if they were touched in ways that hurt or confused them.

Keeping Ourselves Safe, May 8th

Today we talked physical and emotional safety. The children understand that they have the right to feel safe.

Cross Country

Good Afternoon. Cross Country is tomorrow so just a reminder to bring an extra big morning tea, your house coloured tops and another set of uniform sports gear (and socks) in a plastic bag in case we get a bit too muddy. Fingers crossed for some nice weather and assume it is a go unless a text alert informs you that it is postponed.

By the way, MacKillop House mufti on Friday! Well done :)

Keeping Ourselves Safe, May 6th

Today we talked about recognising possible dangers and using strategies to stay safe. 
At home: Talk to your child about what they could do if they felt unsafe.

Keeping Ourselves Safe Unit

Over the next two weeks, we will be teaching the Keeping Ourselves Safe lessons. While this topic is taught, daily updates keep you informed about what was talked about and how you may wish to follow the lesson up at home. 

For those who like more of a heads up, here is a basic overview of the Year 3/4 programme. We will talk about how we all have the right to be safe –to have our bodies feel safe and to feel safe inside; that is emotionally safe. Your child will see a video about bullying. We will talk about three different types of touch –touch I like, touch that hurts and touch which is confusing. 

FYI - The topic was not introduced today.

New Year 3/4 Team Name

This week, at assembly we unveiled our new Team names. The Year 3/4s are now the Sheppard team. Here is some information on our namesake, Kate Sheppard.

Kate Sheppard Links:

http://christchurchcitylibraries.comr/Kids/FamousNewZealanders/KateSheppard/

http://www.nzgirl.co.nz/people/5380/

http://www.slideshare.net/mlb19/kate-sheppard

The Rounding Rap

Good afternoon,

Today for maths we practised a little rounding.

A rounding rap, if you will.


Well done guys,
Mr Shea

Room 9's Assembly

Just a wee reminder that Room 9 is leading assembly this week. The end-of-lunch bell rings at 1:20pm and assembly will start soon after. All are welcome to attend.

Tectonic Plate Online Puzzle

We have been looking at the Tectonic Plates that the outer layer of the earth sits on. Today we used this online puzzle in class to get the idea of where the plates are. Try it at home, by clicking on this link: http://mysciencekit.com/platespuzzle.htm

Interesting Story Starters

Team Building Exercise

Welcome to the 2014 Room 9 Blog.