Place Value VoiceThread

We have been enjoying solving open-ended problems in maths. Here are two place value examples. We have created a VoiceThread to discuss and share our learning. Sign up and make a comment!

Interview With Jax

Character Hot Seat Episode 1 from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

The Stormtroopers have been learning to ask effective questions to gain a deeper understanding of what they are reading. As part of this learning they created a Character Hot Seat for the character Jax who narrates the story "Going after Humbug" by Viktor Allen. It's a good story in the School Journal Level 3, April 2012.

Character Hot Seats from my old blog:

• Madam Spry
• Dracula
• Howard Carter

Decimals on a Number Line

Look at how Tash, Flossie, Jake and Sami answered this problem. Their answers are different. Are they right. Why?

Also, check out the problem solving and thinking on these posts by Bianca and Natasha.

Buddy by V.M. Jones

We have finished our much loved class book, Buddy by V.M. Jones. This Tagxedo contains words which described the book Buddy for us. The students have also been writing fantastic letters to the author, V.M. Jones.

I will add links to their letters below:

• Joshua
• Parris
• Bianca
• Brody
• Eden
• Katrina
• Charlotte
• Alexandra
• Rhys
• Felicity
• Natasha
• Teva
• Lachlan
• Daniel
• Stefan
• Kharn
• Hannah
• Sami
• Tyler
• Samuel
• Amy
• Courtney
• Katherine
• Seth
• Casey

Our Worm Farm

Finally, a new post! This time it took a guest blogger Eden to update The Tree of PRIDE. She is sharing class topic news of the worm farm in Room 20 (provided by Natasha).









Room 20’s topic is recycling and there is about 5 groups. I’m in the food scraps group. Our team leader Felicity had an idea of a worm farm and to get separate bins so Natasha brought a worm farm. It's really stinky but it’s easy to get used to. I had this strange idea of two people from each class to care for the worms and get compost bins in every class. Well I think that's a good idea. I mean it would cost a lot of money but it would make a massive difference. If you're reading this I hope you can make a difference as well and if we do help out we could have a better future.


Eden

Worm Farm from Kieren Moriarty on Vimeo.

Licked

Look out for blog posts of students reading their own versions of the endings to this story by Paul Jennings. The students quickly wrote and filmed their versions before I read the real ending to them.

A special thanks to Felicity for insisting she film me reading the real ending!

Student versions:

• Felicity
• Courtney
• Katrina
• Seth
• Teva
• Bianca
• Jake
• Stefan
• Amy

Emotive Language

WALT: Persuade

Part of persuading is appealing to the reader's / listener's / viewer's feelings. Here are some of the emotive words Room 20 are using to persuade the reader in our topic writing. We are trying to initiate a change in the ways we deal with rubbish.

What is your favourite emotive word on the whiteboard?
Can you think of any other emotive words to do with our topic?


Links to students' writing on this topic:

• Charlotte
• Parris
• Amy
• Hannah
• Stefan
• Tyler
• Alexandra
• Katherine
• Eden
• Teva
• Katrina
• Felicity
• Courtney
• Lachlan
• Sami

Don't Forget To Be Awesome

Thanks for all your votes. We are in the top five. Keep being awesome and voting for Room 20 Parkvale School! One more week to go...

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Once on the site, click on competitions, go to voting and find the entry from Parkvale Room 20. Pass on the link to anyone and everyone. We need the votes!

We are learning to form correct sentences

This poster helps us to form correct sentences. We developed it yesterday to improve our sentence formation and it seems be working!

What do you think?

Line Tag

Line tag is one of the quick games we play at fitness time. I like it because it develops strategy and teamwork, as well as being loads of fun!