Exploring word sounds for Spelling

This week we looked at words that have the "ch" sound but don't have the letters "c" and "h" in them. We created a Jamboard to record our thoughts. We spent about 15 minutes adding our words during one of Google Meet sessions. Students added new words as they though of them over the week. On Day 2, we revisted the Jamboard to check the list by "agreeing" or "disagreeing". After this process, some students chose to remove their words, some chose to keep them and others added new words based on their new understandings. Below is a screenshot of one of our Jamboard pages. Ka pai Room 21 for your contribution and participation. I am very proud that you are comfortable to take risks by sharing your thoughts. I am also really proud that we could question each other in a respectful and value adding manner. I love being part of your class!

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Tennis

This is our second tennis lesson with Lucian. We practiced our forehand returns. We enjoyed our lesson with Lucian.

Chinese Language Week - Day 2 - Tuesday

In researching how to write Tuesday in "Chinese" I was aware there are at least 3 languages including Shanghainese, Cantonese and Mandarin. It's not as straight forward as that. Earlier, I chose a translation that I thought was dragon in a class activity today. The fluent Cantonese and Mandarin speakers in my class did not recognise the symbol. I was embarrassed that I had made a mistake which is one of the pitfalls of cross-cultural analysis. There are always positive outcomes for every situation and we were able to have a discussion about where the symbol may have originated. Another positive outcome is that I am extremely aware of my cultural limitations. So this will result in me asking more questions, seeking more input from experts in our class and in the community. As you can see, I was not confident enough in what I found on the internet to use it in my blog title. An opportunity for further learning. One of the challenges this week is to; LEARN - the signs o...

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori Pepeha video - A koha from staff and students to our community

Screenshot from the video. We hope you enjoy the video that Room 21 contributed to along with New Windsor School staff members.

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