Room 21 MVS 2018

.....today was such an exciting and engaging day!  We got a sneak preview into what learning would be like next year in the Intermediate department today. Each of the Year 6 classes rotated around a variety of exciting activities with the Year 7/8 teachers. Room 21 went to Mr Vella and Miss Albert first and created Jacob's Ladders (a cool wooden toy) as part of their introduction to Design & Technology.  Then it was off to see Mr Gover where the children got a taste of Robotics and Minecraft Education (a real highlight). After lunch they went to Food Technology with Mrs Buckley and Mrs Kimber and made pizza (yum!). And what better way to finish the day than with Physical Education and Mrs Sowter. The children are given a wide range of learning and leadership opportunities at MVS and it's fantastic that our Year 6 children can get a taste of what their learning will be like in the next couple of years. A reminder that the Parents Open Evening is on this Thursda

Congratulations to the following Active Learners from Room 21 who were presented with the Class Certificates at this week's Senior Assembly.   Haroon: for consistently showing more active learner qualities in the classroom. You should be very proud of the effort you are putting into your learning. Keep it up! Tayla: for the progress you are making in your reading. You always share valuable ideas in our small group discussions and can summarise the key points.  You're a star! Looks like ice-cream all round for you guys tonight :)

This week we have begun focusing on Information Reports in Writing.  We thought as a class it would be really beneficial to 'unpack' what an Information Report actually looks like. What does the author include in the report to make it an Information Report? We discovered that Information Reports have a lot in them!  We began by identifying the correct structure (introduction, main body, and conclusion). We then highlighted subject-specific nouns, descriptive verbs, technical vocabulary, and cause and effect complex sentences. This morning we got into pairs and read Ruaumoko Rages (an information report that combines a Moari Legend with the Science behind how a Volcano Erupts). After highlighting all the criteria included in the report, we will write our own information report on this topic. It was a fantastic feeling to wander around the room and over-hear the children's conversations while highlight the parts of this report. To hear them discussing that the sentence

Every two weeks the Year 6 team get together and celebrate our learning and the values that are most important to us as a team. Each Values assembly we  recognise the Active Learner of the fortnight. This is a child who displays the many wonderful qualities of an active learner, including, being organised, focused, able to clearly discuss their learning, ask questions, support others, act on feedback given, set goals and achieve them, reflect on their learning and show a positive growth mindset. We have changed our focus and are looking for students who display the most Respect. Respect for yourself, respect for others, respect for property and environment. Respect comes in many shapes and forms - think - how can we show respect?  What are the following children doing that have earned themselves this reward? In Week 4, it was a pleasure to award the following students from our class. Active Learner Award: Leon  Self-Regulated Learners: Benjakarn and Kate

Wow!  Check these dioramas out that Scarlett and Marcus made for one of their homework challenges. They look amazing and really show how much time and effort you put into making them.  Thank you for sharing them with the class - what an inspiration you both are to the rest of the class!

Thanks so much to Mrs Sowter for organising specialist tennis sessions with the West Harbour Tennis Club for the Year 5's and Year 6's. It was a fun half hour session where we learnt some new skills and some new games. Check out the photos of us below enjoying the tennis session.