MATAPU SCHOOL – Room 1 Talkback

Archive for September, 2008

Last week of term 3?

      
Time: Lunchtime     Place: Matapu School Room 1   
Not many teachers have the good fortune to work in a place where the students are as hard working as this!  Great focus this week everyone, amazing to see people spending their lunchtime volunteering to get their work completed, and those E-portfolios look stupendous!!  Can’t wait for you [...]

From the Mountain to Surf…

      
Well done all you cross country runners!!  You all did Matapu proud in our Mountain to Surf cross country, great to see all those who ran this year who ran last year improved in their placings.  Great effort everyone. 
Those who have finished your menus we (myself and Mrs Ward) have had a good look [...]

What did you have for dinner?

polls – Take Our Poll

Video conferencing

      
Great work today Room 1, I was extremely impressed with our question time after our a.v experience this morning.  You all retained a LOT of information.  These are pictures of our school having a lesson over the internet, talking to a DOC worker in the South Island with two other schools from around New [...]

Neat writing

     
Really impressed with some of your handwriting today everyone.  I decided to not just reward one person for your efforts, see if you can pick who’s writing made it to the blog.  For some of you who think you cannot write neatly, this proves that if you take the time you can do it!!

What in the World is Behind WIZ?

It’s back and it’s better than ever!! It’s been a while since we have had a WIZ challenge, and I have added a twist. If you think you know what is behind the WIZ, post your answers on this post.
Since you solved the problem solving question so quickly, I am going to give you another, [...]

Its time for a poll!

What did you have for breakfast?
( surveys)
To help out the Green group in maths, lets take a survey!  Do you eat healthy breakfasts?  Do you eat breakfast?  Tick what you have for breakfast in our poll (nice choice of colour and design Quintin).
Great week last week Room 1, excellent to see you all putting in [...]

Running running running…

Good to see everyone pushing themselves hard in our running this afternoon.  Don’t forget to remember how many laps you ran so you can put it into your file tomorrow.
Your challenge for spelling is to find the three exceptions to our spelling rule discussed today.  If you think you know, post your answers on this [...]

Mosaic Mayhem!

    
As you can see by the photos, Room one has had a ball cutting up magazines to create their mosaics.  Mr Stoddart has helped us begin to create some outstanding artwork, can’t wait to see the finished products.  I am also looking forward to seeing the program you all set up for Mrs Ward’s [...]