Heard It In The Playground

I found a video of a flashy school in London using this poem by Alan Ahlberg. I thought it was crying out to be Pt.England-ised, so we talked as a class about what they say in the playground and I talked to some other teachers about what they hear. So using that, we re-wrote the poem.

It was fun to film but a bit tricky dealing with the Pt.England Reserve wind. I was happy that it gave everyone a chance to participate. I hope enjoy it.

Wednesday Afternoon At The Beach

Room 14 made their way to the top of our Ladder of Kindness and as a reward we spent Wednesday afternoon down at the beach.  

This is how we spent the afternoon:

Making sandcastles.

Collecting shells.

Burying Osa Talanoa

Digging.

Looking under shells.

Checking out the rock pools.

Everyone played really well with each other and it was great to see.

If we get to the top of the ladder again, we'll have another trip down there.
Let's hope we get there soon :)

Solid, Liquid, Gas by They Might Be Giants

We have been learning about the changes in states of matter and what better way than through song.

Duffy Books

We received Duffy Books today. Always grateful. Happy reading Rm14.

The Olympics: Then and Now

This masterpiece was storyboarded, written, directed, filmed and edited by the kids of Room 14.

Our Papier Mache Town

This is how we made our papier mache (it's a French word) town.

The finished work. The kids were proud.

Crayons and Ink

A great idea shared within our team: Draw a cityscape with white crayon on A3 paper. Then colour within building shapes with coloured ink. Then colour in a night sky.

Come in to see the finished product.