Room 2 Has A New Blog

Good afternoon,

I have just started a new blog for Room 2 for 2013 - room2ola2013.blogspot.com.

Though to be fair it'll be operated in a slightly different fashion from this 2012 blog.

Starting this year, OLA has a flash new school website, and as part of that, every class has it's own page - that'll be the go to page for any information, links, news or whatever for this year's classes. Room 2's page is here.

I'll be using the Room 2's 2013 blog as basically a place to store photos that'll be copied across to the Room 2 page. It'll help keep storage space on the new school site down to a minimum - and it'll mean I won't have to re-size photos for each post!!

So, for what it's worth, check it out!

This site will stay live for the foreseeable future, just as the 2010 and 2011 blogs have.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Christmas Is Cool!

You know, apart from the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, without whom we are all lost...

Good afternoon,

I've just finished playing the first couple of games of my Christmas present, Star Wars X Wing Miniatures game...


I just have the boxed starter set (as above), and have on order, thanks to your very kind generosity, another boxed starter set (a cheaper way of getting more minis!), and...the Millennium Falcon!


The first couple of games were a bit quick, but that last one I played with Matthew was cool - lots of dog fighting, twisting and turning and such. I was lucky he split his TIEs so I could take them on one at a time with my X Wing. Even so, it was a pretty close run thing!

Thanks again, and Merry Christmas,

Mr Grant

Trekk'n Monday

Good afternoon,

Today was all about tonight.

We lined up...


...trekked down to Cashmere...




...waited and practised for tonight...


...and trekked back to school again.




Seeing as it was pretty warm this afternoon, and Room 2 doesn't have any air con, but Room 12 does, Miss Fitzsimmons invited us over to while away the afternoon.





And a good time was had by all.

Right, on to this evening.



The children have to be at the Cashmere High School Auditorium by 6.00. The event begins at 6:30. Finishes about 7:30, 7:45 ish.

Kapa Haka children, please arrive at the venue already dressed in your Kapa Haka uniforms.

CU there,

Mr Grant

Out of the Way Wednesday

Good afternoon,

I've had what I would like to think to be a fairly productive day setting up some additional pages on our burgeoning Ultranet site. While I was out of the way, Mrs O'Neill took Room 2 for some Christmas Maths...



...J Team Fun Day recount writing...


...and Christmas Craft to finish the day.



And a good time was had by all.

I will be back on deck in the morning, so I'll see you then,

Mr Grant

Oh, and another thing, or two

Good afternoon,

Again,

I forgot to mention that...

1. We are presenting some money for Jose tomorrow at assembly, so any additional gold coin donations would be very gratefully received.
   
   
2. I'm hoping to have the children complete an assessment on our ancient civilization's topic. Please remind them to think about...
   
   • What two things the Ancient Greek City States and the Roman Empire had in common?
     
     • They both fought lots
     • They both had a government
   • How did they do these same things differently?
     
     • The Greeks fought their neighbours for land
     • The Romans fought everyone for glory and slaves
     • The Greeks had democracy and voted for their leaders
     • The Imperial Romans had a Dictator (Caesar) who no body voted for

Have a nice evening,

Mr Grant

Thursday's Thursday

Good afternoon,

If you're wondering where your children's reading text might be for this evening, well...I was too busy assessing to do much instructing! That's the way it goes sometimes...

But at least there were a good number of fantastic creations!


Oh, and as for our second hoplite phalanx demo tomorrow...it'll kinda depend on the weather...if it's on, it'll be on @ 12.

Bye for now,

Mr Grant

Two Photo Two's Day

Good evening,

Another busy day here (or there, as the case may be) at school today.

We had some visiting Year 10s from Hilmorton High who adapted, wrote, produced (including props and costumes) and performed The Cat in the Hat for OLA just after morning tea. Since I haven't their express permission to publish photos of said production, you'll have to trust me, it was well done and very well received. My favourite part was Room 2's reaction to some of the cheeky antics of the main players!

After lunch, and J Team singing...


...we ended our day outside enjoying some non stop cricket, complete with cricket tees that I didn't know of!


Thanks Mr A!

I won't be in tomorrow seeing as a group of us teachers will be spending the day at E-Time to set up Ultranet. Which reminds me, I've got to set up some administration accounts tonight...hope I remember how to!

Mrs O'Neill will be at the helm.

CU Thursday,

Mr Grant

Mr Grant's Sick

Good evening,

For the third evening in a row I have succumb to the effects of a slight fever. I thought the weather had simply cooled down a lot, but no, I'm running a temperature. So I'm keeping my sore throat and sore head at home tomorrow.

CU Tuesday,

Mr Grant

And that was the end of that!

Good evening,

Well, instructional swimming for Room 2 for 2012 has finished!


So it's back to the regularly scheduled programme next week.

Have a good weekend,

Mr Grant

Room 2 Gangnam Style

Good afternoon.

The sound track to this morning's swimming...


...was what we went to Room 4 this afternoon to learn to dance to.




And a good time was had by all.

Tomorrow is all about water safety. Goggles can stay at home. Time to fall out of a boat and float in life jackets.

CU then,

Mr Grant

Tuesday's Tuesday

Much the same as last Tuesday really.

Good afternoon,

We swam...


...and if you were to believe the photographic evidence, that was it. To be fair, we did do some other stuff, even reading instruction...

CU tomorrow,

And, at the same time, not. I'm off to a union meeting in the afternoon, so the class is being split three ways after lunch.

Oh, and I may have forgot to mention this.

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL
GIFT GIVING CEREMONY - CHRISTMAS SOCIAL ACTIONDear Parents,

We would like to raise the social conscience of our students by them performing an action for someone less fortunate than themselves.

We are suggesting that each child either donates a portion of their pocket money, or earns money by doing a task so that they can buy a small Christmas gift for a child of their age who will not be able to celebrate Christmas to the same extent as they will this year.

From December 3 through to Dec 12 we ask that the gifts be brought to the classroom and placed under their class Christmas tree. Please label the gift with the gender and appropriate age. The gifts will be distributed by the St Vincent de Paul Society.

On Friday December 14 there will be a Gift Giving Ceremony at 11:45 approx. in the School Hall. The students will come up and place their gifts under a school Christmas Tree.

Regards,

Term 4 Planning Team

It's only a couple of weeks late...

Mr Grant

Monday Monday

...so good to me...or not...having just discovered another half dozen children to write literacy comments for...

Anyway,

Good afternoon,

And welcome to week two of our swim fortnight.


We came back and joined Room 12 to measure our hands.






And a good time was had by all.

Oh, by the way, we had a shared book for reading this afternoon (quite a good one too) instead of reading groups, so the children took (or were 'sposed to, anyway) a browsing book home to read tonight.

Mr Grant

Tuesday's Swim Day

Good afternoon,

Not much to report really.

Bit of swimming...




(take 2 - EMI didn't like the 45 seconds of Yellow Submarine that I attached to the first take of this slideshow...)
...and some other stuff.

The class was split up this afternoon so I could talk UltraNet with Mrs Earl.

Tomorrow I'll be here, but not. Mrs Hooker will be in the room, looking after your cherubs.

So I will, and at the same time, will not see you, depending on how you look at it, tomorrow.

Mr Grant

No Photos Tuesday

Good afternoon,

'Twas only after school finished that I realised that I've been too busy during the day to take photos of the children doing stuff.

Sorry about that.

Thank you Dale and Ani for spending so many hours cutting out the helmet components and for coming in this afternoon to fit them on the children. Thanks Melissa for lending a hand with that too. They look way cool!




Speaking of thanks and way cool, Sarah Clapp dropped off the shields that she was painting for me. Thanks Sarah, they look, well, way cool!




And speaking of other way cool stuff, the chitons that Fred made us all, the ones that were sent home to be dyed (or not, no worries) over the weekend, can they please be sent back to school tomorrow and Thursday. I'd like to have a dress rehearsal, of sorts, for Friday's demonstration on Thursday afternoon.

As for tomorrow, well, the room is looking great (thank's ladies!!) and I even managed to find the top of my desk!


You won't see that sight very often!

Thanks again, and see you in the morning,

Mr Grant

Hoplite Shields

Good afternoon,

I've been thinking a bit about what the children will do tomorrow. Something like this...


...but without the pointy sticks.

Further to this, I found these clips fascinating.






For the technically minded among us.

(Interestingly, this fellow plays Crossfire too, just like me and Mr Atherton!)

Don't forget School Photos tomorrow.

Mr Grant

Oh, and by the way, I found this. Could be fun...

The Generosity of Parents

Good afternoon,

Windy, aeh?

This morning saw us veritably awash with parent help, picking out the detail on our shields that our children would have found a bit beyond them.



Thanks guys, this whole Greek shield couldn't have happened with out you.




I must say Dale, using twink was inspired!

After a quick goodbye (and inspection!), we popped outside for a game of Rob the Nest.



They approached it with good humour and fair play. Everyone played by the rules and were cheering each other on. Lovely stuff.

Just prior to hopping outside, we wrote a poem together. Well, two actually.




After morning tea, I then set the children to write their own in pairs, which I'll put up in the room somewhere. If I can find space.








And a good time was had by all!

I won't be in the room on Monday, I'll be doing some ICT stuff here and off site, but remember - SCHOOL PHOTOS!. Come dressed in your best duds - not fitness gear. We'll probably be before morning tea - might see if we can go first, 'cause I won't be here after 9:30.

Have a great weekend,

Mr Grant