T2WK4

• Testing Week (1) - GLOSS (Maths) and PROBE (Reading)
• Final Life Ed session on Monday
• Report writing with Mrs Cutler
• Explanation writing: hamburger plans, quick writes and write ups on Google Docs using the voice typing function
• Measurement: Mathletics/BBC Bitesize tasks and Time booklets
• Class photos on Wednesday
• Ki-O-Rahi workshop with Anton from Sport Waikato
• SMARTs and initial student-led Inquiry questions posted to Google Classroom
• Setting the bar high for Friday School Assembly presentations with buddy classes Warou and Korimako
• Tom and John - this weeks award recipients

Google Classroom

This week, ruma Kereru are starting to delve into the realm of 'Google Classroom:' 

  '...a blended learning platform for schools that aim to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way'

Students use their Goodwood gmail accounts to access Google Classroom.  

Reading, Writing,  Maths and unit of Inquiry 'classes' have been set up and today students were invited to join them.  Simple tasks like: 'describing your learning from one Reading rotation this week' or 'explain how to finger-spell your name using NZSL' were set.  Becoming familiar with these new systems were the first area of focus.  As understanding and capabilities grow, so too will the possibilities for learning.

This digital learning tool will run alongside existing methods at this time - it gives students another platform in which to communicate their learning. 

If you have any questions whatsoever please feel free to pop into Kereru and see this exciting new way of learning first hand!

T2WK3

• Preparing T2WK4 whole school assembly with Warou and Korimako
• Investigating 'Chemicals: The environment and society' with Miss Collins
• Starting GLOSS and PROBE assessment
• Exploring 'Why do we have day and night?' and How does an airplane fly?' Explanation exemplars
• Discussing 'Time and Temperature' units of Measurement
• Going to Nicky and Harold in the Life Ed van for the first of our 'Nutrition' lessons
• Transferring our understanding of Writing and Maths progressions onto google slides

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T2WK1

Kereru making full use of the Taniwha seat for Story Scribe as begin our new shared book for term 2 'Wild Pork and Watercress' by Barry Crump.

Happy 10th Birthday(s) to both Saoirse and Max, who both happened to bring in chocolate cakes for the class to share!

Goodwood students and staff arrived to school on Monday to find that one of our trees had  been 'wool-bombed' by a group of parents calling themselves the 'Good Project!'

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