We are learning about idioms!

We are collaborating with a school in Hong Kong called the Australian International School Hong Kong (AISHK).  We are excited about learning and sharing together.   

Our first challenge is to share what we know about idioms.  At the moment we don't know many so we are going on a research mission this week to find out some.

Today we learnt that an idiom is when there are word combinations which have a different meaning to the literal meaning of each word... in other words... don't take it seriously, it's a play on words!

We will share our knowledge with our new friends in at AISHK on Friday after lunch.  We can't wait to meet everyone online.  Being a 21st Century learner is exciting and gives us a purpose for our learning. 

Here are a couple of idioms we found today....

• have a change of heart (means you've changed your mind)
• gut instinct (you just know it's the right thing to do, but you can't explain why you know) - thank you to @AKeenReader for this one!

We can't wait to share the others we come up with by the end of the week.  

If you have any, please leave yours in the comment box below, we look forward to hearing from you!

References:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/idioms-for-kids.html

Geometry: Translation, Reflection & Rotations

We have be exploring

Translation, Reflection and Rotation.

We now know that translation means moving.... without rotating or reflecting... just moving.

We now know that reflection means every point is the same distance from the centre line and the same size as the original image.

We now know that rotation means turning around a centre point.  

Can you see the translation, reflection and rotation in the children's work below?  

Leave a comment and write the name of the student and what you can see!

David

Kaleb

Kyara

Mya

Darnell

Havana

Memphis

Izzy

Malcolm

Philip

Patrick

Navarone

Samia

You can have fun trying these activities by clicking on the links below.  

Let us know how you got on.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/translation.html

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/reflection.html

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/rotation.html

References:  https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry

Class Treaty For Room 10!

Did you know that the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840?  We worked out that was ages ago.... we think that was 166 years ago... are we right?

We decided that we would incorporate the principles of the treaty into our class treaty, alongside our STAR values.  You can find out more about what these are by clicking on this link.

We really like our treaty.  

What is your's like?  

We would love you to send us a photo or video telling us about your treaty.

Greetings From Room 10...

Collaboration and Innovation.....

Collaboration and innovation was the name of the game in Room 10 this week.  Children worked with their peers collaboratively to discuss and then share their ideas with the class on what would be good values for our class to abide by.  

The success criteria revolved around incorporating the principles from the Treaty of Waitangi with the Rangikura STAR values.

Treaty of Waitangi:

• Partnership
• Participation
• Protection

STARS

• Supporting Each Other
• Tell the Truth
• Achieving Our Goals
• Respect (self, others, environment)
• Self Responsibility

As you can see in the picture, the children are really looking deeply into where they can find connections to the principles from the Treaty of Waitangi and the school STAR values.  

Along the way the children are also extending their vocabulary and collaboration skills with others.  We hope to have it finished by the end of next week.  You are most welcome to come and visit us in Room 10 to see what we decided on.  We love having visitors!

Room 10 would love to hear what you think, so please feel free to leave a comment below this posting and we will respond to you.

Thank you.
Room 10

Welcome to Room 10 for 2016

Nau mai, Maliu mai, Ulu tonu mai, Aere mai
and Welcome to Room 10.  

Bring with you your laughter, brilliance and good will into our learning space. Diversity is celebrated and talents explored.  An open mindset will open many doors, as does integrity and hard work. 

When you have trouble believing you can do it, I'll believe for you, until you can catch up with what I know you can do.

For every success we have during the year, remember that your persistence and hard work made it happen.  Together we will build a place where you feel safe and your learning can flourish. 

I look forward to helping you reach your potential.

Miss Hills