Elgregoe "Tweets"

The children were asked to recount or describe their trip to Elgregoe in only 140 characters - like a Tweet.

Elgregoe is cool. He has heps of birds, he has a hamster and puppets.This was at the matamata Christian school’s hall. Charlotte got up to help Elgregoe with a trick.
Baliegh

On Thursday we went to Elgergo to see him do tricks at the Christian School. The one that was the best magic was the disapering body trick. It was so cool as we got prizes too.

Jackson

On the 16^th of February we went to the Christian school to watch an illusionist called Elgreogo. He played tricks on you and made us laugh. I adored his birds. 

Esther

Yesterday we went to Matamata Christian School to see Elgrego. He made birds disappear and cut someone in half which was freaky. There was a jug that unexplainably never stopped pouring water.

Patrick

We went to Elgrego yesterday and there were so many birds. His assistant's name was Sue. He has mind-blowing tricks and thrilling puppets.

Ryan

On the 16^th of February our whole school went to Elgrego! It was Fantastic! Disappearing Doves, Parrots and guinea pigs. He did magic illusions. It was mind and eye tricking!

Seth 

Yesterday St Joseph’s school went see Elgrego .He does illusions with parrots and other animals. He has an assistant called Susan. She grabbed the boxes and other things like that to help him do the tricks. 

Joe

Elgrego is part of the  trust power team.  He is a good magician. He is cool.  

Lochie 

Yesterday we went to see Elgrego. We saw some illusions that were cool. Some of us also got some prizes and that was delightful. I could not decide about what was the best part because everything was the coolest ever! Natalia

                                                                                        

How do I learn?

Today we talked about Multiple intelligences and the way we like to learn.

Take this test to find out your strengths!
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-assessment

Ronald McDonald comes to St Joseph's!

Patrick

Guess what? Ronald McDonald came to our school.  He looked very creepy. My friend Jack said that  Ronald McDonald isn’t wearing paint at all! So that’s weird. Even Mr M shrunk so we had to make him big again.

Tyler

RONALD MCDONALD came to his favourite school. Its saint joseph. Why did RONALD MCDOALD come to school? To teach road safety. He’s funny, fun and silly with his super-duper, stripy, red sock. We saw Mr M in Ronald’s hand. He was so small. Then Ronald  blew Mr M out. . . back to his big size.

Hi my name is Brooke,

On Friday the 28^th we all wore bright bubbly colored clothes to school.

I like Daffodil Day because I know that I am supporting someone in the world that has cancer to keep on fighting and to never give up on their lives.

We supported them by coloring daffodil posters and making daffodil art. 

WHAT HAVE I BEEN WORKING ON IN MATHS?                                

In Circles maths group I have been learning about smart splits. Smart splits is when you go 595+8. You have to split the 8 into a 5 and a 3 so that 595 + 5 = 600. Then you add 3 and that makes 603. 

By Esther

Our Learning - Term 2 Week 3

What have we been learning this week??

Esther - I've been learning to use speech marks in my writing.

Lucy - I know how to skim and scan words when I'm reading.

Zanthie - I've used contractions in my writing including the words can't and I'll.  I've also used apostrophes.

Talia  - I understand what contractions are.  For example, Cannot would become can't and do not would become don't.

Peepi  - During reading I know how to make inferences by finding clues in texts.

Brooke  - I know how to group my ideas into paragraphs in my writing. I have also been measuring equalateral triangles using a protractor.

Annabella - I've been using paragraphs in my writing.

Hannah - I understand what contractions are because they are just shortened words like she'll.

Jayden - I've been learning about how people used to live and what children did in the old days. Life was hard back then.

Oscar - I've been learning how to measure ingredients and make bread and butter pudding.  I had three helpings of it.

What have we been learning? Term 2 Week 2

Room 2

Esther - This week I've been learning how to measure area and shapes.

Oscar - I have been learning how many grams are in 1 kilogram, 1/2 kilogram and 1/4 kilogram.

Jayden - This week I've been synthesising which means using my knowledge and what I read in    books to create a new idea.

Peepi - I know how to make inferences when I'm reading by using the clues in books.

Brooke - This week I've been learning to measure the angle of triangles.

Annabella - I know how to measure the angles in a triangles using a protractor and all the angle add up to 180 degrees.

Sophia - I know how to create a 'shadow' painting using black paint.

Jackson - This week I've been measure areas of shapes using square centimetres.

Zanthie - I've been learning about area and shapes.

Crawling on the Somme Battlefield!

Hi,

This term we are bringing our writing alive by making, doing and exploring activities and events.  So far we have cooked pancakes, made kites and crawled on the Somme battlefield.  The aim is for the children to experience an event and then draw upon their own senses and feelings to write about it.  This has allowed each child to experiment, take a risk and be creative, which is what we aim for all our children to do. 

When we made our battlefield, we made tunnels and trenches to crawl through.  Each child had to wear their backpacks and the sound of bombs exploding and bullets firing were played from the laptop.  This allowed the experience to be more life like and afterwards the children shared some amazing feelings and language to explain what they were thinking.  The activity also supported our unit topic of belonging and investigating how the soldiers in WW1 were apart of a group.

Cooking with Chris Fortune

Hello All,

Room 2 children recently had the opportunity to cook with Chris Fortune and had a fantastic time.  The children took part in helping Chris prepare and cook food and shared their ideas about the importance of wholesome food.  Hannah and Maia was chosen to be the Du Chef and were second in command.  The best part for a lot of children was tasting the food, which included pasta that was actually made from bread and french crepes.

Waihi Camp - 2014

We recently went to Waihi for our school camp and a great time was had by all.  Below are some great photos showing some of the different places we went.  During the three day camp we did abseiling, walking, swimming, cooking and much more. It was great that so many parents helped us and shared our wonderful experiences.

Coat of Arms - Art Project

Hi all,

Room 2 have been working hard to design a coat of arms which shows who they are and the origin of their surnames.  Children have also used shading, sketching and colours to add meaning and depth.  Many surnames go back several generations and the children have had the opportunity to explore their names and their own unique personal qualities.

Mr W

Chocolate Delight for Room 2

Square maths group are today making chocolate cake and will be using equipment to measure and mix their ingredients. They will be measuring in grams and kilograms and will hopefully be sharing the finished product!