Thank you

To all the wonderful parents and students who share this BLOG with Room 6,

Thank you for taking the time to share our learning journey, I know the students enjoy sharing their learning with you through this medium.

I wish you all the best for the festive season.  Merry Christmas to you all ... see you in the new year!

God bless, Claire Audier

WALT ... estimate the weight of items

As part of the Measurement Strand we are currently working on, Room 6 has been experimenting with a variety of items.  To enable us to form an understanding of weights we took part in a 'stations' activity, where each group was able to spend some time estimating and taking actual measurements.

We had to put something in a box, we had then had to estimate what the weight would be.  (William)
We put the shoe box onto the scales to see if our estimation was right. (Leah).
We had to see how much money it would cost to post, or fast post this parcel nationwide. (Isabelle)

We recorded the original weight of the packaging on a table. (Klem)

We had to scoop sand into a box that we chose and we estimated how many scoops it would take to get the original weight. (Geraldine)

Recorded how much it weighed on the scales (Luke)

The actual weight on the packet was covered up and you had to estimate how heavy the packet was.  Then we weighed it, and then carefully took the tape off to check our estimate and actual weight. (Hannah Mo)

We had to choose grocery items and estmated how heavy they were altogether. (Inara).
Then we wrote onto our table what it actually weighed on the scales (Bryce).

This activity was a little different as we were estimating volume, rather than weight.
In this activity we had to fill up a 1.5l bottle with 100ml glass, but first we had to estmate how many 100ml it would take to fill up the bottle (Seumus).

WALA ... healthy food

As part of our taking action the middle school designed and created a healthy lunch which would help their bodies grow and develop.  These lunches were made in class and then taken to the Esplanade to enjoy.

walt:write a food poem

Dad tells me to eat my tea why because this plate fase with broccoli hair, chip eyebrows, carrot eyes, green peas for tears and tomoto sauce cheeks, a  saugage nose, tamato ears and chip lips. Dont eat me it pleads.

Posted by Matthew

WALT...write a food poem.

Dad tells me to eat my tea but I cant, why? Because this plate face has carrot eyes, sausage nose, eye lashes chip, and sausage cheeks. It looks at me and cries green pea tears dont eat me it pleads.

Posted by Teodoro

WALT … create alternative endings

The story we are writing an ending for is called

Inside Mega-Munch by Alan Bagnall

"Bbbbzzzz" tazer she's almost out "Bbbbuuuuzzzz" harder and "Kkkkaaaabbbboooommmm" Nana exploded and Toni lived in sham for the rest of his life.
Posted by Rachael

I think if Toni couldn't get Nana out of the tunnel they could just left Nana in the tunnel and not given Nana any food or drinks and then she would get slimmer and then finally they could get Nana out.
Posted by Isabelle         

WALT … create alternative endings

The story we are writing an ending for is called

Dr Flockter by Jill Eggleton

Docter Flockter could get off the Island by running to the sea, and getting a Boat and driving away in the Boat to a different Island. Or I would run away and jump into the sea and swim my way home.
Posted by Jeremy

WALA .. Catherine McAuley

Room 6 has been learning about Catherine McAuley ... this is what we know ...

Leah:  Catherine founded two or three houses for the poor.
Teodoro:  Catherine McAuley fed the poor.
Isabelle:  Catherine McAuley founded the 200 sisters in twleve months.
Emma:  Catherine McAuley helped the sick.
Oliver:  Catherine McAuley nursed people when the caught the terrible disease.
Jeremy:  When Catherine McAuley was a teenager her Mum died.
Matthew:  Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin
Hannah Ma: When Catherine McAuley was five her Dad died.
Seumus:  Catherine McAuley was born in 1778.
Libby:  The Sisters of Mercy founded St. James' School.
Bryce:  Catherine McAuley leaved in a really rich house with a church in it.
Klem:  Catherine McAuley had houses for the poor all over Ireland and one in London.
Inara:  Catherine McAuley looked after people that were sick out on the streets.
Azhure:  Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy.
Harry:  Catherine McAuley was buried outside the house that had the church in it.
Cameron:  Catherine McAuley offered the poor clothes.
Tess:  Catherine McAuley helped people she didn't know like on the streets and different places.
Rachael:  The Sisiters of Mercy founded our school in 1958.
Hannah Mo:  Catherine McAuley died on this day about 200 years ago.
Geraldine:  Catherine McAuley had her feast day on the 20th of June.
Charlotte:  Catherine McAuley looked after the poor.
Austin:  Catherine McAuley always gave people food and a cup of tea.
William:  Catherine McAuley served the people that were poor.
Charlie:  Catherine McAuley brang the poor into her house.
Luke:  Catherine McAuley was born 233 years ago.

Posted by Room 6

WALT: write our own food poem

Crying and sighing

Mum tells me that I have to eat my tea but I dont wont to. Why? Because my food is made into a plate face that's crying with dark green peas, cheesy teeth, tomato sauce cheeks, carrot eyes, broccoli ears, chips eyebrow, chille nose and beans looking up at me and saying' dont eat me.

Posted by Emma.

WALT ... think about what we would like to know

Room 6 has created a Wondering Wall
sharing their initial questions during 'tuning in'.

Our big question is:
How do food choices impact your body and health

Posted by Mrs Audier

WALT throw the discus.

Good technique includes:
Strength.
A good aim.
Long arms.
Bending knees


Posted by Grayson.

WALT: write our own food poem

These two bits of  broccoli don't want to be eaten because they are best
frends. If  they lose eachother. They might not be seen again! They have got
two peas for eyes and tomato lips.

Posted by Charlotte.

WALT: write our own food poem

Mum tells me to eat my tea but I can not it makes a face.
Cauliflower hair,chip lips,carrot eyes and sausage nose .
It looks at me and says please don't eat me.

Posted by Hannah

Term 4 Tuning In

Big Question:  How do food choices impact on your body and health?

WALA ... our first deep undersatnding which is ...
How do food choices help our bodies to develop and grow in a healthy way?

Angela Joblin (a District Health Nurse) came into our class to share her knowledge about the food pyramid.

As part of our tuning in middle team brought along to school one healthy food item and one unhealthy food item to place on our giant food pyramid. 

Some students questioned certain items being in the right place … great learning!

Submitted by Mrs Audier

Middle School Exodus Journey

What we have learnt about Pentecost

PENTECOST

What happened?
The Holy Spirit filled the disciples and helped them to speak different languages so that they could spread the Good News to the world.
A gust of wind came into the room and tongues of fire sat on their heads.

Who was there?
The Holy Spirit, the disciples, Mary the mother of Jesus and people from all over the world.

Why did it happen?
So the disciples could spread the Good News around the world.  The Holy Sprit was a signal to them that Jesus is always with them.
Jesus said that God would send the Holy Spirit to them.

When did it happen?
Fifty days after Easter

Where did it happen?
It happened upstairs in the same room of a house where they had the last supper.  The house was in Jerusalem.