Footsteps of a Nation

In Room 5, we are looking at a brief history of New Zealand, and the Treaty of Waitangi. It is a way for us to understand our heritage, and to be more informed when people like the media start to talk about the Treaty. Mr Marris will be taking these sessions every Friday.

Learning for Life

Respect for Ourselves, for Others and Our World
SAMS Self Manager	SAMS Contributor		SAMS Communicator
Are resilient Are resourceful Set and achieve goals Make informed choices Use their initiative	Actively participate - locally, nationally, Contribute purposefully Connect with others and their ideas Are collaborative		Listen actively Discuss, debate, explain, share their knowledge, ideas and opinions/points of view clearly Use a range of communication tools Articulate their thoughts, experiences, needs
SAMS Explorer		SAMS Thinker
Use a range of tools and strategies to access information Takes learning risks Find and solve problems Seek new solutions		Think about thinking Think critically Think creatively Are intellectually curious Apply & use their knowledge skills and understandings Understand the power of advertising and media on their and others lives

SAMS Learner 2010

Our ideas in Year 9 and 10 about the SAMS Learner.

Reminders for Parents

A few reminders as we near the holidays.

1. All students need to have covered in shoes for Hard Materials every Monday morning.
2. All students need to pay for swimming tuition from February if they haven't already.
3. All students need to pay the $30 school event fees - we have been to the Science Road Show already as a part of this cost.
4. All Learning Logs and Technology folders need to be back at school so that students can continue their fantastic work :-)

Thanks so much for helping us out :-)

Homework for Week 8

This weeks homework could be a mixture of the following:

(keeping in mind 1 hour per night)

• Showing someone else around your blog
• You could even get parents to leave comments as a part of your homework :-)
• Playing learning objects from reading, maths or writing
• adding something of my own choice - remember it must meet the goals before you decide to add it to your blog. It could even be your favorite band - but you will need to write a few sentences to explain why you like them and why you have added them :-)
• reflect on your learning each day - see example below :-)

Monday 22 March - Reflection Example:

Today I learnt how to multiply numbers by 10's, 100's and 1000's. For example, 6 x 200. I can do 6 x 2 which = 12 and multiply 12 by 100 because 200 is a 100 times larger than 2. So 6 x 200 = 1200.

I also learnt not to flinch when you get an injection because you have to have 2 injections instead of 1!!

Thanks :-)

Many thanks to all the parents who attended parent, student and teacher goal setting interviews. It was fantastic to share all of the awesome work your children have been doing in Room 5. Below are some photos of the science road show that we attended today :-)

Homework due by next Monday 22 March

Homework for next Monday: Students need to complete their self evaluation of their Self Portrait. Scans have been taken and can be obtained from Miss T. See me if you have any trouble :-)

W.A.L.T – use collage as a visual language technique for my self portrait.

Insert picture and writing here

Criteria:

I have placed my face and shoulders in a central position.

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I have used small pieces of paper to create my image.

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I have explained my colour choices for my background.

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I have explained what my facial features and shirt are meant to represent.

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Parent, Student and Teacher Goal Setting

Tuesday kicks off the start of our goal setting interviews. We look forward to seeing many families come in to celebrate the success their children have been having at SAMS!! A reminder school closes at 2pm Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Check List for Friday

SAMS Welcome Japanese Students

Remember we have the Japanese students from Makuhari to welcome into our school this morning. I am sure we are all looking forward to having a few of them in Room 5 and we hope that they enjoy their stay in New Zealand.

Where in the world is Makuhari??

Room 5 Busy at work today

Our Class Brainstorm for Writing

Writing

A good idea before we write is to PLAN :-) Here are some good ways to plan.

Brainstorm

Mind Mapping

Homework for Week 7

Dear Parents, many students have had various issues with getting things working properly so I have given them a bit longer. I will be working my way through the class by Wednesday this week to ensure they are all OK :-) Feel free to leave comments if you want to as parents :-)

School Swimming Sports

Middle School Swimming

Homework for this week :-)

All students are to complete their own individual goals sheets for writing and basic facts. You can find the masters in your email. Complete them in microsoft word and then paste them into a next post on your blog. Don't forget to ask if you need help :-)

Individual Basic Facts Goals

91– 100%
81 - 90 %
71 – 80%
61 – 70%
51 – 60%
41 – 50%
31 – 40%
21 – 30%
11 – 20%
0 – 10 %
	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9

My Goals are:

To reach my goals I will:

Individual Writing Goals

Level	1P	1A	2B	2P	2A	3B	3P	3A	4B	4P	4A
My Sublevel
Year 9 Expectation

My Goals are:

To reach my goals I will: