Who can write the best Comments Room 8 or 9?

 This morning we joined Room 8 it was neat to see how they are learning different reo Maori phrases and mixing in sign language too. Although I think we might need to check the positioning of the hands so we can all see them. 

Mr Margetts joined us and talked about Quality Blog Comments.

We all copied the slides and looked at what makes a quality comment. I am looking forward to seeing more comments on posts. Across the school on class and student blogs, especially before we start Tuhi mai, Tuhi atu. (Write to me, write to you.)

We even have a competition going so we can see who is doing quality comments, and they have to fill in this form. Click on image below, this link is also on our class site! 

Good Luck!!!! May the best teacher, I mean student win!

Blog Challenges

The Principal's Challenge

The Principal ran a blogging challenge last week and is encouraging all students to get on board as it is evidenced that students who blog about their learning 4 times a week retain their learning and maintain their learning progress. Yeah no summer slide or as it is now Covid slide.

Well done Gammado and Levi for rising to the Principal Challenge last week and completing so many blog posts. Check out their blogs.

Mrs Mundy's Challenge

So I have challenged my class to 3 blogging challenges (3 more chances to win)

1. Get at least 4 more post up this week (on different aspects of learning)

2. Comment on 5 student blogs or the class blog, and

3. Complete the Buddy Blog Challenge

Each one comes with it's own rewards - Most probably chocolate, but I might create a spinner and add some other rewards virtual and real.

We discussed last week what make a great post and next week may look at how to make them even better. One way to do this is to check out a buddy's blog using the Blog Battle.  

Our focus is to build on that and build positive relationships by commenting on others blogs. Using the standard format set out by Manaiakalani and the Outreach schools.

Quality Posting our Distance Learning

Being new in a class there is so many changes needed to be made and the Class Blog was one. Even though it didn't really happen until August 2021 Lockdown, when I had a bit of time. 

So we needed a fun challenge to find our way around the blog and to investigate the posts on the class blog. The idea was to also get students to post comments before we join Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu.

   

After a reset with the Class Blog and new links to all the Student Blogs, I wondered if they knew what a quality blog looked like. So after a discussion and running through what it should look like (even though we have sentence starters on our site and in class). Just so we are all on the same page.

So keep watching to see who is trying to share more learning in an exciting way.

Rewards Day - Ice Skating

As a PB4L school we get to go on cool trips at the end of the term. This one was going to be cold so we didn't have to wear our uniform. Mrs Mundy had spare gloves and jackets and scarves (She is always wearing at least one scarf and a pair of gloves, probably because she leaves so early).

Two buses and a bunch of excited students and we were off. Mrs Mundy was great to laugh at she was slow and kept falling down. But she didn't give up (she knew she could do it).

Once Mrs Mundy was underway she helped us get on our feet too. But that didn't stop her nearly falling over with us.