Disco Fever with a Twist

Good times were had again at the disco on Friday night, but this time the outfits were slightly different! Have a look.

Book Parade

Today we launched book week with a dress up day. We had a wide variety of book characters in Room 23 including Star Wars Jedi's, Dorothy, Little Red Riding Hood, Things, Cinderella, Harry Potter, EJ 12, Richie McCaw, a Blind Mouse and many more! Everyone looked fantastic, yet the best had to be chosen. Best dressed our class was Thing 1 and 2 (Maddie and Grace), Pirate Darkwhisker (Jordyn) and The Cat in the Hat (Jada-Lee). Best dressed boys were the Blind Mouse (Toby) and King Bill (Swastik). Here are some photos from today.

Best Dressed Overall 

Best Dressed Boys

Our New Room - Explaining the madness!!

This term in Room 23 we are trying out a new learning environment. We had a think and a talk about where we each learn best, as well as what size groups work best for us in different curriculum areas. We realised that there are times when we work best in a big group, a small group or a pair and other times when we need to be on our own.

So we got rid of messy desk trays and individual desks and we changed our room around. The Room 23 children planned how the desks would go together, moved the furniture and set up a completely new and exciting layout. Now, each time we begin a new task, each child thinks about which learning area will work best for them. This is a step towards managing our own learning in the ways that suit our learning styles. And so far we love it!!!

Here are the names we gave our new learning areas:

Single desk - a cave
Two desks - an office
Three/four desks - a cubby house
Six desks - the conference room
Under a desk - a burrow
Moving from space to space - the gypsy caravan
Our equipment area - the smiggle shop / the stuff boxes

We can also work in the library corner, the computer lab or on the floor.

Jada-Lee and Charlotte in an Office

Niamh, Grace and Jordyn in a Cubby House

Toby in a Burrow

Libby in the Corner Cave

Quillan and Kairau in an Office

Josh in a Cave

Caleb in the Art Cave

The Library

THe Smiggle Shop / Stuff Boxes

The Conference Room

Year 5 Big Day Out

On Tuesday the Year 5's headed off to Blue Skies for their Big Day Out. They had a fantastic day doing a confidence course, initiative activities and orienteering. It was fantastic to see them pushing their confidence and working together with their team mates to solve problems. Here are some photos from the day.