St John By Harriet

In the weekend I went to St.John Wairarapa competitions. It was at a school in Masterton and people came from all over the North island to compete in it. I competed in all of the tests e.g. drill, caregivers. There were a lot of juniors competiting and it was very hard to get a placing but I came first in first aid, caregivers and team aggregate. Above there is a photo of the meadles I won.

Funny Money By Annaliese and Matt

Our two weeks of having no rewards ended today, so today we had a decision to make. We reflected on what we had learned and how having no reward had effected us. Most of us said it hadn't made a difference. We eventually decided that we all wanted to do group points so we could work on working together as sometimes we struggle with this. We have decided to have a reward system of group points instead of funny money.

Here are our Group Names:

Harriet's Group is called - The 7 Musketeers

Matt's Group is called   - The Fantabulous 8

Max's Group is called  - Snapper Crabs

Anqi 's Group is called - The Dotty Balloons

We talked about how we could earn or lose points and decided on these ideas.

Here are some ways to earn group points:

- Working together

- Being organised

- First desk group ready

- Listening

- Working quietly

- Letting everyone have their say

Here are some ways to lose group points:

- Not being organised

- Yelling or shouting at people

-  Going off topic

The Group with the most points at the end of the term will get to organise the fun day. I wonder who will win?

The Interesting Interface Awards By Rosemary

Don't forget to vote for the amazing best BLOG EVER! Voting closes soon so get in quick!!!

VOTE by clicking HERE

Blog Dipped!

Wow today G4 has been 'blog dipped!' Miss Slater joined a cool site where teachers share their blogs from around the world to give one another ideas. Today ours was featured on the blog, woohoo!

Check it out here

Homework

Here you will find the recordings we have made for homework this week using Vocaroo. Were you able to find an interesting quote, rhyme or verse to read aloud?

WALT: Read aloud with expression in our voice
WALT: Use a virtual recording device to record our voice and forward the link to Miss Slater

If you are unsure of what you should do listen to Max's recording to hear how he uses his voice to engage his audience. Well done Max!

Max's recording



Sarah's recording



Ali's recording


Matt's recording


Anqi's recording



Matthew's recording


Antony's recording


Rohan's recording


Star's recording


Online recording software >>

Preparation for Year 6

Today Miss Slater asked us the question, 'What skills do you feel you need to revisit to prepare you for being a Year 6?'

Most of use would like to revisit:
Punctuation, striking a ball, using interesting language, sketching, handwriting

Leave a comment with what you feel you need to revisit to prepare you for Year 6

Funny Money

Reading Diary Achievements By Antony

What is a small,orange book, that you HAVE to bring along with your homework, and records your reading throughout the year? Well, it's the one and only, Reading Diary! This year, some 'bookworms' have achieved a magnificent achievement, 150 night or over.

Funny Money Reflections

Today we had a chance to reflect on our learning with last term's Funny Money system. We talked about wanting to learn and improve because we want to, not because we are getting a reward. We discussed the positives of Funny Money the negatives and where we think we should take things from here. Many people in G4 showed a lot of maturity in their ability to honestly reflect on the system. It was great to hear that most of us just naturally love learning and that Funny Money is just a bonus :) Well done G4!!

We decided to have a two week break from all 'physical' reward systems and see what impact this has on our motivation levels.

QR Codes by Rohan and Antony

This morning in class we were learning what QR codes were.Then Miss Slater got out a I-Pad and scanned over one of the codes called 'Scan-Life,' and it directly took us to our twitter homepage. If you google up QR codes maker it takes you to a site where you can type in a web adress and it makes a QR codes for that site.So if your parents are waiting for you after school, tell them to use their Smart-Device (that's a piece of technology like an I something or an Android Phone) to scan the QR codes outside our classroom, and entertain themselves!

Good News!

Miss Slater thought that G4 had put in lots of effort with their blogging and tweeting this year, so she decided to enter a competition for the best class blog and best twitter updates. This competition is run by Interface Magazine - a NZ magazine for teachers who love technology and ICT.

GUESS WHAT G4???
We made it into the finals for the best class blog in NZ and the best twitter! Wohoo!!

Click here for more information. Go G4!!!

Holiday Homework

Don't forget to complete your 'challenges' holiday homework! If you wish to apply to be a banker in Term 4 your letter needs to be given to me by the 16th of October.

Speech Finals By Cameron and Anqi

Yesterday it was the day me and Anqi have been waiting for. The bone chilling ,nerve racking, spine tingling and tummy churrning speech finals. We were scared to death at the start but after we spoke our speech all the heavy preassure lifted from our shoulders. We all did great but unfortunatly both of us didn't get a placing but we didn't mind because we knew our speeches were brilliant. We tried our best and thats all we wanted. 

Class Shop/Desk Auction by Rohan

Yesterday in G4 we had the amazing Desk Auction and the Class Shop! The Desk auction was really fun because every one was calling out high amounts and Miss Slater was saying "Going once, Going Twice, SOLD!!. There was many things in the class Shop such as books and plush toys and Fun activity kits. Then Pen Licences and Free time Vouchers were on sale. Last but not least there were yummy treats of all kinds like Crunchies, Wonka products and Olivia.L even bought a big block of Cadbury Chocolate Mousse! It was a very Fun Day!! 

Excellence Award

Well done to Harriet who won Term 3's Excellence Award. Harriet always has a sunny and positive outlook to her learning, and is never seen around the class without a smile on her face. She is a very helpful student who is always happy to lend a hand to others when needed. Aren't we lucky to have such a delightful student in G4?