Month in a flash!

Well apologies for Friday Flashbacks taking such a back seat.  Where does the time go?  A whole month since our last post.  Yikes.
The good news is that the students are posting on their own personal blogs much more regularly and adding reflections to their learning journey.  Please do go visit their blogs and leave comments for them as well.  You are the audience after all and they appreciate the visit into their learning!

So what has Room 5 been doing for the past few weeks?

Pretty much the same as normal with a bit of that and a bit of this....

In RE being the month of May (for the most part anyway) we have been learning all about Mary. Students have created lessons in groups and are starting to present them to the class.  And some lovely Mary art as well.

In Maths, students have been presenting their Data Detective investigations while also working on our Add/Sub Unit.  

On wet days we keep sane and active with some fun and games and a bit of dance!

Our class was also very busy sorting out all of the wonderful clothing that was donated by our awesome community for St.Vincent de Paul.  Thanks so very much.

Correcting our weekly homework quiz is always a hit.  What great research skills they are showing.  Well done.

Keep your eye out for the upcoming posts that will be created by our weekly student Bloggers.

Now let's get ready for production!  So exciting!

Juicy Writitng

How to keep your stories interesting using the Hamburger Model.

Mr. Gurian Osceola Middle School Objective §Students will write persuasive, expository, and narrative pieces containing the five parts of the hamburger.

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Cross Country Run Day

This is just a very short clip that shows how some students were feeling before the race.
Please see student's individual blogs for their news report on how they felt about the race once it was finished.
Well done to everyone for giving it a go and showing excellent effort and determination.

Grid Challenge

Grid Challenges

Addition

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Subtraction

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Anzac Poem

A great poem written by Saskia.  Well done.

Anzac Poem

The soldiers heart was a loud base drum                              

Their breath was cold and their hands were numb                

BANG BANG BANG my acquaintance is dead

I’ve never felt such an uncomfortable bed

The time has come to go to war

Because we know what we’re fighting for

I have a trench I had to dig

It makes me feel like i’m a pig

Now I have experienced the attack

I have a sore neck and I hurt my back

The men who sadly went and gave way

Will be remembered till this very day

Anzac Day Ceremony

We will remember.

What a lovely Anzac ceremony we had on Friday morning.  
We started the week settling back into a new Term, setting goals, and reviewing expectations in all areas of learning.
We ended the week with a busy Friday, including clubs, assembly, but most importantly our Anzac Ceremony.  

Fortnight Flashback and Happy Easter

Well the last two weeks were busy to say the least.  So here is a little recap of what was happening in Room 5.
1.  We started our ANZAC Unit and I was very impressed with the amount of interest and enthusiasm that students showed in regards to this topic.  Thank you to the students who have shared family items and stories about their ancestors who had a part to play in the war.  Students will continue to inquire, study and learn about ANZAC at the start of Term 2.  Stay tuned for postings on their blogs.

2.  Our poetry unit has also begun to take shape.  Some students have shown a real talent when it comes to writing poetic couplets and and other forms of poetry.  We will continue to develop our skills, making sure to use rich vocabulary and different types of figurative language.

3.  Our last session with the Canterbury RAMS players took place on Wednesday and we now look forward to the start of winter sport in Term 2.  

4.  Besides that we did lots of fun things relating to Easter.  Have a look...