Iceskating at Torbay School, WOW!

Training for the Cross Country Rain started and it was tough! We had to run the course two times. We were all successful and finished the run. Congratulations to Koji for coming 2nd and Ella-Mae who came third!

Last week we were motivated to write by bubble wrap!

What would happen if we wrapped up in bubble wrap and rolled down a hill?

What does bubble wrap look like?  Feel like?  Sound like?

Ideas.....

Sounds like popcorn popping in a microwave.

Sounds like popping candy in your mouth.

It looks bumpy, bubbly and looks like bubbles in rows.

Feels like tiny pockets of air.

We had loads of fun too!

Maths and reading challenge. Read our Bandaid poem. Challenge how many band aids did the author have

Some chose to help keep track with materials, like crayons or maths equipment.

Some circled or highlighted the important information in the poem.

We worked with buddies.

Some used tally sticks and could write an explanation for how they solved the problem.

We drew a chalk character with all the band aids and his extra 35 band aids.

Children shared how they counted in twos and fives to solve the problem.

Miss Hunicutt and I were impressed with how many strategies children used to solve the problem, how well the y worked with a buddy and that children didn't give up, even when their answer may have been wrong several times.

Children enjoyed the challenge and wanted to complete the activity with the correct answer.  But the process was equally important!

Learning and crafting our writing

Making sentences with  adapted Jenga blocks.

Movement break, spelling our WOW word.

Checking to see if we have achieved our goal.  Highlighting our success!

Re reading to check that my writing makes sense.  Learning to make changes when I need to.

Science in a van wowed us with science and really big bubbles

Big bubbles

Flying toilet paper and a leaf blower

Term 1 trip to the Maritime Museum

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