The School Picnic
The 2019 School Picnic may have been shorter that normal, but we didn't stop us having a great morning while the fine weather lasted! A huge thank you to all for braving the weather and coming out for some fun!
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International Students
On Friday we fare-welled 4 of our International Students...Frank, Tracy, Aries and James. We were very lucky to receive lots of special presents as a thank you for their time with us.
Week Two!
Week 2 WALT organise our ideas in a plan before we write. Our teachers read us a story called ‘Forgotten at the beach’. It was written from the perspective of a jandal that was forgotten. We used this as our inspiration to write about some of the items that sometimes get forgotten at school. Pencils, hats, rubbers, shoes! Rowan's What, Where, Why and Emotions plan, and writing about Mrs Campbell's lost bag. As a group we brainstormed how we want our teachers to let us know when are showing APPROPRIATE actions. THESE INCLUDED: Dojo points House points Writing in our books Say nice things to us Stickers / prizes / certificates Games outside Email our parents We also thought about how they can help us when our actions are INAPPROPRIATE. A quick drink A quick lap around the field Email our parents Morning Tea/Lunchtime inside to think or have some space Talk to us with a respectful voice (not loud) ...
WEEK ONE in LZ2
Week One may have been a short week, but we did a whole lot of learning! New teachers, new children, a new space, but … the same learning expectations! This week we have spent time looking at what it means to be a RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE and RESILIENT DFS learner! We did a lot of listening, a lot of sitting and a lot of remembering again! As we come together as a new group of learners, we look forward to all that 2019 brings us! We welcomed our new families and teachers with a powhiri. Miss Harman's First Day! We spent time talking about our learning space and how we would like it to work for us. We have co-constructed expectations for sitting, moving around our space, eating times, bag hooks and belongings. We took a 'closed eyes' vote on how we would like our teachers to get our attention when we're working. We decided that we would like them to just 'start talking' and we would stop and listen because we would be ...