O'My, It's Monday

Good evening,

Today was all about Mrs O'Neill! Well, it wasn't really, but she was at the con while I tried to get my head around how to use tablets in the classroom for more than just games.

Mrs O'Neill started the day by trying to learn our morning routine..,


...before heading into some maths, writing...


...reading...








...and growing a friendship garden.






Tomorrow will be quite similar, as Mrs O'Neil will be back in he room since I and all of the other J Team teachers are out at Swanonnia learning some P.E..

Have a great day, and I'll see you on Wednesday,

Mr Grant

Treaty Friday

Good evening,

This afternoon, after a bit of poetry...



...some fitness...


...and some art (our first use of water colours...more next week...)...


...Room 2 popped outside to sign our Class Treaty, witnessed by some parents and, of course, Galoop.

First we performed our morning...well, mantra, for the lack of a better word...

I'm a Respectable, Responsible Room 2 Learner. I live my faith everyday.

I am Responsible. I do my best, I do the right thing, I do what I say and I make things right.

I am Respectful. I am polite, and I treat others the way I would like them to treat me.

I am a Room 2 Learner. I do my best and I keep going, even when it's hard.

I live my Faith. I look after me, I look after you, I look after OLA and all of Room 2.

...then sang the class song...


...and got down to signing the treaty.

Room 2’s Class Treaty

I am a responsible, respectful Room 2 learner.
I live my faith every day.

I will be fair.

• I'll put my hand up to talk
• I will keep my hands and my feet to myself
• I will look after my stuff

I will be safe.

• I will walk in the room
• I will push in the chairs

I will be kind.

• I will treat others the way I would like them to treat me

Mr Grant will…

• Teach us and look after us

Signed this day the 22 of February, 2013.

After lunch, we joined Hoon Hay School for a two minutes silent reflection to commemorate the February 2011 Earthquake.


Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant

Thursday's Thursday

Good afternoon,

Not much to report really. We did some read'n, writ'n, add'n and subtract'n, you know, all the usual stuff. We also R.E.'d (following up on the colours of the Gospel)...



...and some more discussing and illustrating the underlying tenants of the Room 2 Rulz.


(Speaking of being fair, I've got to find a way I can create a screen cast of me selecting who's coming on the trip next week...more soon...)

Speaking of the rules and such, please feel free to join us at 12:15 for a class signing ceremony. Think Te Treaty, but hopefully with fewer complications! Then you can stay for lunch, should your time allow.

Hope to see you then,

Mr Grant

Gospel Wednesday

Good afternoon,

And what a lovely afternoon it is. I do so like Summer!

This afternoon, Room 2 learnt the colours of the Gospel...








...so that they could decorate their Lenten Crosses appropriately.

And, seeing as it is such a nice afternoon, we ended the day with a game of Cat and Mouse.


And a good time was had by all.

Enjoy the sunshine,

Mr Grant


Oh, and for those of you not able make it to this evening's Meet the Teacher...this is what we covered.

Jungleishous Tuesday

Good evening.

This afternoon, after singing...




...Room 2 went outside to complete the Searching for Tarzan that we started last week for P.E.


Imaginations ran wild!


From what I gathered from the brief debrief, a good time was had by all. Next week, ball skills.

Earlier in the day Gold Group dressed up and read to us The Boo-Dee-Roo


Tomorrow there will be two meet the teacher meetings, one at 3:15, one at 5:30. It'll primarily be a bit about me, morning routines, and a request for empty cereal boxes. And a bit about National Standards...

• At the end of their second year at school, children are At Standard when they are reading Turquoise Level'd books
• At the end of their second year at school, children are considered to be At Standard when they are operating at the start of Stage 4 in the Numeracy Assessments
• At the end of their second year at school, children are considered to be At Standard when they are writing at the end of Level 1 in the NZ Curriculum

Above all I'll be trying to get across the message that if you have any questions, please ask. Oh, and I'm planning to draw the names of the parent helps that will accompany us next week. I thought, to make it fair, I'd put the names of those who have volunteered into The Hat and draw them out in front of you, to avoid any accusation of bias!

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

No Photos Monday

Good afternoon,

And what a lovely afternoon it is.  

I'm sorry to say that we were so busy today that I forgot to take any photos of the children at all!  This is not to say that I only take photos of them when we aren't busy, you understand... :-)

But to recap the day, we math'd had a values assembly, read and did a little thinking about how we could be fair in Room 2...

And a good time was had by all!

CU tomorrow,

Mr Grant