Brain Box

On Friday the brain box made its first entry into Pod 2.  What an amazing morning investigating electrical circuits.  After lots of trial and error it was discovered that some of the batteries were flat.  We needed to make a complete circuit first to find that out.  There were some challenges in learning that this is not an activity that you can undertake on your own with limited equipment.  We are all learning together to work as a team and follow the plans.

Self directed learners

Look at these fabulous children working hard on their Maths goals independently during Pataitai time.

Matt and his dog Rocket

Matt and his dog came to talk to us about keeping safe in the mountains.  Rocket is a trained Search and Rescue dog that can track anybody if they get buried.

The children got to greet Rocket the correct way by touching him on his chest.

Our writing challenge

As part of our writing programme today's challenge was to write a story that was longer than you!  Well done to everyone for working hard and having with writing.  It was great to see the change from the initial "I can't do that!"  to the realisation they could and did.  Fantastic.

Retelling Stories

We have been learning to retell a story. We have to remember how the story starts, what the problem is in the story, how the story ends and all the details inbetween. Its great for thinking about sequencing, comprehension and talking about text. We take turns sharing our stories with a buddy then they get to tell their buddy their story. Awesome respect and listening skills developing on both sides.

These boys have been talking about treasure from this awesome big book. Great skills in taking turns, investigating language and exploring text together.

Learning new words online

Jackson and Max are helping each other play games on our steps spelling program. It's loads of fun and it's great to see the boys helping each other with their learning. 

Architects in Action

We have some budding architects and builders in Pod 2.  As an extension to their construction work they decided to draw plans and work as a team to build their constructions.  Amazing thinking and teamwork - wow!

Buddy Reading

Jackson and William are enjoying reading a book together in our quiet space. Awesome learning together boys.