Introducing Room 6 for 2023!

This is Room 6 at Point England School for 2023!

We are so excited for what this year has planned for us. Some of us are new to the 678 area, and some have come from other classes in the 678 area.

Our theme this year is ‘Keep It Real – Tika, Pono, Aroha’. This year we will be making sure that we are keeping it real by telling the truth, doing the right thing and being kind to others. Team 4 will be

It has been a tough couple of years dealing with Covid19 and we are hoping to get back into the swing of things at Point England. Some of the events we are looking forward to this year is Year 5 and 6 Camp, Fiafia, Swimming, Manaiakalani Film Festival, PES Sports, Year 6 Camp, and many more events.

Here’s to a great year ahead!

Introducing Room 6 for 2022!

 This is Room 6 at Point England School for 2022!

We are so excited for what this year has planned for us. Some of us are new to the school, new to Team 4, and the rest of us new to the 678 area. 

Our theme this year is 'Kua Riro Māu - Responsibility, It's Up To You'. We will be learning about what it takes to be responsible, what we are responsible for and how we can be responsible. There are so many things that we can do to show everyone that we are responsible citizens, and we can't wait!

Because of Covid19, the annual events that we have this year will be a bit different. Some of the things we are looking forward to this year is Year 5 and 6 Camp, Swimming, Manaiakalani Film Festival, PES Sports, Year 6 Camp, and many more events.

Make sure to check out our class blog, as well as our individual blogs that you will find along the side. Feel free to leave positive comments.

Working hard in Bubble School

 Ciannah has been in Bubble School for the past 3-4 weeks at school. Not only has she been completing the activities given on the class site, she has also been doing activities that the Bubble School teachers have prepared for her to do. Ciannah has been such a hard worker all lockdown, well done Ciannah!

Please feel free to visit her blog and leave positive comments!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Room 6 and the rest of Team 4 made a quick video of the greetings in Te Reo Māori for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. When saying hello to one person, you would say tēnā koe. You can also say kia ora, mōrena, or in the morning you might say ata mārie. You would use tēnā kōrua for two people, and tēnā koutou for three. Hope you enjoy!

KiwiSport for Room 6 - Hockey

Room 6 has been learning how to play Hockey this term for KiwiSport. Check out our short video of what we have been getting up to!

Thank you to Mary and Sugar for teaching us these new skills.

Smart Relationships Interruption

Today, Room 6 was ready to present their Smart Relationships presentation that they did with their buddies. Zoe and Osa were in the middle of sharing their favourite slides when all of a sudden, the fire alarm went off! It set our lesson back a bit so it means we will be presenting the rest next week.

Kupe and the Wheke

Room 6 has been doing Te Reo Māori with the Year 6 cohort. This week the activity for our lesson was to create an online storyboard retelling the story of Kupe and the Wheke. Check out the storyboard that Mel created on 8bit art!

Kindness and Kaitiakitanga

This week in our CyberSmart lesson, we watched Oat the Goat, discussed how we can be kind and things that we can do to be kind.

In last weeks assembly, Mr Burt's korero was 'wheoritia te atawhai - make kindness go viral'. We found that kindness is contagious and if we spread kindness where we can, the world can be a much happier place.


                      

Describing a setting

Room 6 is learning how to write about setting. We are using descriptive words to make our writing sound more interesting. We are also making sure to describe accurately so that when the audience is reading our writing, they get a picture in their head that is similar to the one in the writers.

We hope you enjoy!

By Zoe

By Julia

Please leave a positive comment if you can!

Kia pai te kotahi in Room 6!

At Point England School, our kōrero for this term (and the year) is 'Kia pai te kotahi' which means better together. Room 6 have been finding different and effective ways to work together.

One task that we did in class was making up games. We had to get into groups and create a game using ideas from our teammates.

Watch this video to find out how one of the games went!

We love KiwiSport!

 
For KiwiSport this term, our class are learning the required skills for cricket. Some people in our class already knew how to play, but majority of us were learning a sport that was a bit different.

The first skill we learnt was catching. When we are catching a cricket ball, our pinky fingers and palms need to be touching. Half the class got into pairs and went with Jesse. The rest of the class went with Charlie.

The group that went with Jesse were able to practice the new skill in the partners that they chose. We also played a game with her. The aim of the game was to catch the most balls without dropping it. When the ball was dropped, we had to start again from one.

Charlie got his group to line up in two lines so they could toss the ball to one another. We had to practice the catching skill that had been taught to us. Charlie made it a little bit more fun by making them speed it up to see how fast we could do it.

We had so much fun learning new skills in KiwiSport and can't wait to see what else Charlie and Jesse have in store for us. Thank you Charlie and Jesse!

Establishing social norms in Room 6 Maths.

 Room 6 has been focussing on the different social norms that we will use to ensure that our Maths is able to run smoothly and effectively.


The different norms we came up with were:
- work as a group.
- share and acknowledge all ideas.
- justify our answers - use explanations.
- respect my group, the other groups, and the environment.


The children found that having norms like these allows each person to have a voice, and allows others that may be confused an opportunity to listen and discover new strategies. Having groups means children can share their ideas and strategies to those that may not know them, and lets the children practice their listening and talking skills. These norms can be used in a Maths setting and also in a classroom setting.

Introducing Room 6 for 2019!

As excited as I was, I was also nervous to meet the new Year 6's for 2019. Some of the children in this class had already experienced being in a shared learning environment, and others were moving from a single cell class.

I was privileged to get to know some of these children in 2018, and I couldn't wait to get to know everyone else. 

Our theme for this year is 'Kia pai te kotahi' which means better together. I am looking forward to seeing the children in Room 6 work with each other and see the benefits of how doing things as a group is easier than by oneself.

Feel free to visit our Room 6 blog and leave comments, and even go and check some of the children's work throughout the year - I know they would love that!