Recipe for a Camper

A Recipe for Camp
Gather trainers and gumboots
Pack a warm breeze
Haul a huge suitcase of clothes
Organise a cosy bunk
Track an exuberant friend
Paddle to retrieve the prize
Wash the distasteful dishes
Balance down Rambo’s bridge
Sing while watching flickering flames Stagger to a welcoming bed
Search for a fresh pair of socks
Collect interesting objects
Bounce on the minuscule suitcase
Clamber to a deodorised smelling bus
Rummage for the video camera
Rest

A new year a new sight

As Mrs McConnell and Mrs Jamieson now have just a Year 6 class we started a new Blog.
The address for this is
http://room28rops.blogspot.com/
Please check out what has been happening so far this year.

The Winning Team

How did they do it?

Co-operative Problems

Oh, the sound of silence...Today each group of children had a set of shapes and their task was to create five squares out of the pieces, but there were specific rules to be followed.

• no single person could have more than five pieces in front of them
• children could only give away pieces, they couldn't take pieces
• no talking or body language was allowed

Read Aloud

Over the last week and a half we have been entertained by each child in the class as they have shared their chosen text.
It was great that the children selected their passage carefully, introduced it appropriately and read confidently and with expression.
Will this lead you to choosing a different style of book to read? Which books grabbed your attention?

Art Exhibition

Have you seen our amazing art? Do come along to the Art Exhibition over the next two days.

Our montage is available to bid on in the silent auction.

Children who have grandparents coming to school tomorrow will be able to take them through the exhibition.

To the Art Committee members thank you for a very successful night on Tuesday night.

Read Aloud Task Room 28

This is further information about our read aloud task as discussed at school and included on the last Home Learning sheet.

Learning intention: we are learning to read a self-selected excerpt from a book aloud to entertain an audience of our peers.

Suggested process
• Select a text you enjoy reading.
• Practise reading different excerpts out loud until you have a piece you feel comfortable with and that takes you between 1 and 2 minutes to present.
• Choose a place to stop that either creates an air of suspense or completes that section of the story.
• Plan a brief introduction to your selection which gives some background information.
• Practise many times, so you are very familiar with the vocabulary, remembering to use appropriate expression and pace.

This 'read aloud' presentation will be given by each member of the class in Week 2 or 3, Term 4