Phew...Week 4 flew by!

Phew what a week!  Week 4 flew by.  

We started off our week by heading to the pool. Year 4 headed to the leisure centre and the year 3s stayed and swam in the school pool. Both years enjoyed the swimming and it was a great way to cool off! 

The use of our devices has been successful.  The students are learning to log on independently and onto studyladder (www.studyladder.co.nz) and sumdog (www.sumdog.com). This has required the use of a few usernames and passwords and learning to read what our device is asking us to do. At times this has been challenging for some students but after a week of practice we are well on our way to being experts!

We have been using our devices to practise our maths - basic facts and statistics, watching videos that support our inquiry learning and reading a variety of stories.

In amongst learning to create a statistical investigation, reading, writing and our inquiry we managed to have time to get on our bikes! The use of school bikes and the bike track has made teaching the students important skills on their bikes easier. Some were learning to ride for the first time, some were gaining confidence again and some were practising new skills like hand signalling and keeping control through a small confidence course.  At the end of the session it was great seeing the students using the bike track.