Sushi

Operation Sushi:

We recently completed a literature unit, “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes”.  This was to raise awareness, during Peace Week, about our global histories. During the unit two students, Miko and Noah, asked if we could make sushi because sushi was a food from Japan. We all agreed that this was a great idea and so we worked in pairs to decide on our ingredients and to make our sushi.

Most people used the traditional sushi mat to roll their sushi. One group used the modern technique of a plastic sushi tube! Everyone had a go at making and eating sushi. The catch was that we had to eat our sushi using chopsticks! Adventurous cooks even attempted eating wasabi and / or pickled ginger for the first time.

At the end of the session we all agreed that we should try to make a new food each term. We are now on the hunt for a great story to provide a background to our next culinary adventure!

Tents - a collaborative challenge

Quick Writes

WALT write for a range of audiences, in a range of contexts.

Purpose of a quick write

• To encourage writing with meaning and enjoyment.
• To have a real purpose and a real audience for your writing.

Success Criteria:

• Complete a piece of writing within ten minutes.
• Share your writing with your classmates.

Language Features :

• Include at least one adverb.

1. Matt Callanan £10  BBC3

https://padlet.com/bev1/p7pxyto6h7oc

Flight Investigations

Flight Investigations WALT use the inquiry process to complete an investigation into an aspect of flight. Context: Matariki The inquiry process we used was called Action Learning: Decide - Find - Use - Record - Present - Evaluate
Allie	Bradley	Matthew M	Niamh
Summer	Reuben	Tara	Sam
Kade	Lochie	Kieran	Gage
Madison	Jack	Ryan	Mitchell
Aleece	Lakshitha	Guy	Wil
Finn	Aedan	Emily	Jayden
Courtney	Beau	Greanne	Molly
Josh	Ben	Matthew R	Fern
Work Overdue		Poppy	Connor

End of Term One 2016

                         

Kia Ora

This term the students in Room One at Karoro School have all worked very hard. This has made it extremely difficult to just select two or three for acknowledgement at the end of term assembly.   Consequently I would like to acknowledge everyone through this, our last blog post for the term.

These students have worked very well in their mathematical knowledge this term, making steady progress in our "Ladder Maths"basic facts programme. I was very impressed that many students chose to take work home to practice their mathematical skills. Matthew R., Beau, Sam, Josh, Molly, Bradley, Poppy, Aedan, Ben and Lakshitha. Congratulations also to Courtney who has moved up five steps in the programme this term.

These students have shown flair in literacy, working hard in their writing and reading challenges. Aleece, Fern and Tara.

These students have worked hard to understand and use their Chromebook to access and show their understanding of their learning. They have developed a lot of new technology skills this term and they have helped others by sharing their knowledge. Jack, Ryan, Kieran, Jayden, Niamh, Madison, Wil, Matthew M., Mitchell, Lochie, Guy, Kade (my IT expert helper!), Greanne, Gage, Emily, Allie, Summer.

These students have consistently completed the home learning tasks this term: Summer, Ryan, Jayden, Tara, Emily, Fern, Madison, Jack, Allie, Bradley, Gage, Matthew M., Mitchell, Poppy, Greanne, Kade, Aleece, Josh, Sam, Aedan, Ben, Molly, Lakshitha and Matthew R.  Everyone has home learning for the holiday break and we look forward to seeing everyone meet the expectations for this.

Everyone has shown that they can participate and contribute to the life of the school through positive involvement in the classroom programme and in school responsibilities. All students have shown respect for each other, sharing ideas and skills and responding to help and feedback.  It is a privilege to share the classroom with everyone. Have a happy holiday.