Third week a go!

Hey Room 15
It's hard to believe we are already into our third week of term 1! Where did the time go?

A huge thanks to the students who submitted their collaboreyes projects. We've had some wonderful submissions. I'll be uploading the submissions to our class flickr account soon.

Last week our class choose our class representatives. What really impressed me was how you were able to identify the qualities of good leaders and use those values to help guide your decision-making. I would like to thank all the students who put themselves forward it's a really brave thing to do.

Mr Rickard has let me know that the Year 7s google apps accounts are now up and running. This means you now have a school email address and you will also be able to comment here on our class blog using your google account. We'll be learning how to sign into the school network this week and we will also learn a lot about quality commenting over the next few weeks.

Your task for Monday is to think of a good password to sign in with. Good passwords contain both letter and numbers that you can remember but other people can't easily guess. We'll have a talk about what makes a good password in class.

Who is looking forward to the Ngatitoa trip on Thursday? I know I am. Let's keep our fingers and toes for some great weather.

Hope you have a great week!

What did you do this weekend? I spotted Jade and her mum when I went to the library and the gym on Saturday.

Let's get started for the second week

Hi Room 15

I hope you've had a great long weekend. I went to Noarebang with my friends and had lots fun singing some Japanese and Korean songs. I've also marked most of your first week home learning tasks.

This week we need to nominate a Student Councillor and a deputy. The Councillor represents our class on the student council. We need to think about the qualities of a good Councillor and decide who we think might be a good people to represent our class. Council will meet at the same time as sports committee.

A couple of reminders.

Academy applications close TUESDAY. Please submit your applications to students services ASAP.

Tomorrow is the TIS community Get Together. This is your chance to show off the school and our class to your parents. The get together starts at six and I hope to meet your families.

Your money and permissions slips for our Ngatitoa trip need to be in on Friday. We also need some parent helpers to make this trip happen. Check in with your parents see if they are available.

Your next home learning tasks, the Collaboreyes project is due on Friday. For this task you need to find a place that you feel safe and get someone to take a picture of you with sunglasses on.

I've had some great submissions from Helen, Brittany and Sarah but I hope to see more in the next few days. My email address is on the board at school or you can print out your submission and put it in the home learning folder this week.

Be sure to have a look at some of the great submissions on the Collaboreyes project website if you are in need of inspiration.

Here's to a great second week @ TIS