School Triathlon

Today was the CSNS Triathlon. Even though it was raining to start with, that didn't stop us from having heaps of fun in the run, bike and swim!

Here are some photos of the event.

The Girls excited at the start line

And the Girls are off!!!!!! 

Amber leading the pack

Milla owning the bike ride

Well done girls! You made it!!

Getting pumped up...

It was a very close competition and we had lots of GRi11 2.0 competitors finish in the top ten.

Year 6 Boys:
Costa 2nd
Cole 4th
Baxter 5th
Terado 6th
Tyler G 8th
Carter 9th

Year 6 Girls:
Amber 1st
Holly G 3rd
Milla 4th
Zara 6th
Dorothy 7th
Ava 8th

We can't wait to hear who makes the inter-school team... Good luck guys!!

Digital Citizenship 2016

We are learning about our responsibilities as Digital Citizens.

Record your initial ideas of what Digital Citizenship is on this padlet.

Created with Padlet

This clip shows some of the key ideas we need to remember when we are online.

Are you a responsible digital citizen?

Do this quiz to learn more about Digital Citizenship...

http://www.digizen.org/resources/cyberbullying/interactive/


OUR NEW LEARNING... This is what we think is important...

TO BE RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL CITIZENS WE WILL...

• Keep our personal details safe (passwords, addresses, phone numbers...)
• Only use trusted websites
• Tell an adult if there is anything we are unsure of
• Respect the devices (Think about how we carry them, where we leave them)
• Think about what we post/comment - it is like a tattoo (make sure it is kind/appropriate)
• Think about the information/images we are using (have we used free images?)
• Make sure we are using the computers for learning (follow the school procedures)

2016 Welcome

Kia Ora and welcome to GRi11 for 2016. We are excited to get to know you and your whanau throughout the year.  We are really looking forward to teaching in an Innovative Learning Space (ILE) again this year. We both love teaching and providing children with exciting, fun, and memorable learning opportunities. We are also interested in children developing an understanding of themselves as learners and how technology (particularly Google Apps) can help children manage their learning in a ILE.

You will be able to find regular updates of what we are up to with our learning on this blog. We encourage you to leave a comment on blog posts.

For those of you who haven't met us...

Hey my name is Clive (aka Mr R). My passions include sports, coaching, gardening, DIY, teaching and my family. 

Hi I'm Katie Rose (aka Miss G). My passions are music, art, e-learning, water skiing, my family (including my dog Ralphy) and teaching! 

GRi11 Song - Happy

What an amazing year we had in GRi11 in 2015!! This is a video to our class song 'Happy'.

#Stayawesome #GRi112015

Year 6 Leavers Song 2015

This week is our last week at CSNS. We are really sad to be leaving. At the Poroaki we played this music video of the Year 6s.

Manawatu Digi Awards Winners + SUPREME Winner

What a week we have had in GRi11!

Last night the Manawatu Digi Awards were held at the Regent. It was an amazing evening showcasing the creativity of Y1-8 children across Manawatu.

We are proud to announce that:

• Sam L won the Y4-6 Digital Photograph Section with 'A Piece of Me'
  

• Sam B and Ben H won the Y4-6 Short Movie with 'History Test'

• Tiaki won the Y4-6 Graphic Design with 'Lest We Forget'

• SAM L also won the Y4-6 SUPREME AWARD as the overall winner for Y4-6 with his digital photograph, winning a Chromebook for the school. An outstanding achievement as it is hard for a digital photograph to compete against documentaries, movies and animations. Well done Sam we are all super proud of you!

Congratulations to you all - Your entries were of a very high standard and showcase the learning we have been doing in GRi11!

Jump Jam National WINNERS!

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the C.S.N.S. Jump Jam Team who won the Open National Title for 2015!

All your hard work and dedication have paid off. We are proud of you all - but especially our GRi11ers in the team... Kama, Alyssa, Ella, Bella-Rose and Lily - who unfortunately couldn't compete on the day, but was an amazing part of the team!

Can't wait to see you back at school on Monday and to see your trophy!

The girls were on What Now - check out their performance!

Here's the clip of our Jump Jammers on What Now on Sunday. They were awesome!
Posted by College Street Normal School on Monday, 9 November 2015

Jump Jam National Finalists

Congratulations to our C.S.N.S Jump Jam Team who are off to Christchurch this weekend for the National Finals.

We are super proud of our 'GRi11ers' who are in the team (Kama, Ella, Alyssa, Bella-Rose and Lily). We got to watch their dress rehearsal this week and they were A-Mazing.

All the best for the final girls! Go For Gold!!

F.A.I.L First Attempt in Learning

We have been learning about what it means to 'F.A.I.L' or have a First Attempt in Learning. These are some of our Graphic Designs to show our understanding.

Check out these famous people who have failed but never gave up! Sometimes things are hard - that is where the learning happens.

Manawatu Digi Awards Finalists

Wahoo! The Inspire Net Manawatu Digi Awards Finalists were announced today and there were lots of GRi11ers amongst the Finalists.

From thousands of entries, each category has three-four finalists from schools across Manawatu.

Congratulations to our talented GRi11ers who are in the finals and will attend the awards evening.

Yr4-6 Digital Photo Finalists:
The theme this year was 'Selfie'

A Piece of Me : Sam L

Unnoticed, Unequal, Unappreciated : Olivia G

Yr4-6 Photo Essay Finalist:

itSUNstoppable : Olivia G

Yr4-6 Graphic Design Finalist:

Lest We Forget : Tiaki P

Yr 4-6 Mini Doco Finalist:
Learning in GRi11: GRi11



Yr 4-6 Short Movie Finalist:
The History Test: Ben H and Sam B

The GRi11 documentary will be uploaded soon! All the best to everyone for the awards evening at the Regent. Go GRi11!!!!!!

Did you know, in 2028...

Today we watched this video 'Did you know, in 2028...' and recorded what we thought and what we it made us wonder.





These were some of our wonderings...

I wonder...

• How they know this will happen?
• How many jobs will be available?
• Will the world really change that much in the next 13 years?
• What people will do if technology does everything?
• Will we be like robots?
• How much pollution is there going to be?
• If there will be any space left on earth?
• Will there still be computers?
• What jobs we might have?
• Will we use water from Mars? Does it have oxygen in it?
• If we will still have cars?
• How we will earn money?
• Will artificial technology be safe, especially around young children... What if it glitches?
• How we will afford to have houses and buy food if our jobs are replaced with artificial intelligence?
• If 3D printing will take over the need for shops?
• If there will be viruses that effect this kind of life?
• Will Apple still be around?
• What environmental problems there will be?
• Will there still be conversations?
• How will we be learning?

Watch the video and see what questions you have... What do you think the world will be like in 2028?

Doodle 4 Google - congrats Wendy!

A huge GRi11 congratulations to Wendy  Zhang who made it to the top 100 finalists out of thousands of entries!! 

Trip to Mind Lab

This term in GRi11 we have been learning about businesses. We split up into small groups and made products for real money. The reason we have been selling our products for real money is because we have been raising to go to The Mind Lab in Petone (just out of Wellington).

At Mind Lab we did 3D printing, stop motion animation, makeys makeys, scribble bots and we also made motorised cars out of certain materials.

We had to take the bus to Petone ,which was good because us kids got to catch up on some sleep. We had to be at school by 7.45am so that we would not miss the bus and then we got back at 5.30.

Even though it was raining in Petone, and it was a long long day, all of the GRi11ers had a great day and there was no part of the day where people got bored. We had a great day at Mind Lab. We would love one here in Palmerston North.

Hannah and Wendy's Car ready for racing!

Jack and Xavier think they have made a winner

Makey Makey - Coding a game

Our set for Stop Motion Animation

JJ and Gautham making an animation

Jo-Jo creating music using Makey Makey

Parlato thinking carefully about his car

F.A.I.L cars - keep on trying girls

Making Scribble Bots 

Ready to Race!!!

Creating games using Makey Makey

Animation sets

Playdough is a conductor for Makey Makey

3D Printing

GRi11 at Mind Lab! Thanks for an amazing time!

Rippa Rugby Tournament

From Sunday to Monday and Tuesday our school Rippa Rugby team was representing the Manawatu region in Wellington.

They had been practising for over a month in the weekends, lunch times and in the afternoon block,

but all of their hard work payed of because they came 6th in the WHOLE of New Zealand! 5 of the 9 players were from GRi11!!!

Each team was given a country from the rugby world cup that we had to play as. Our team was chosen as Italy (The blue uniform you can see is kind of what the guys in the real world cup wear.)!

College Street Normal School is very, very proud and we hope that we make it to the regionals next year!

 

Upper Row - Simone, Holly, Liam, Mason, Maggie, Mr R

Lower Row - Cooper, Bella-Rose, Jacob, Georgie, Jamie

 This is us just chilling on the turf!

 Bella-Rose and the team watching the people we are competing do their Haka.

 The team showing off our Italy uniforms (That we play in).

 We found a Street that supports us! Thanks Wellington we really appreciate some luck! 

 #Selfie #RippaRugby #ShotBro #Bestviewintown 

Doing some drills and getting ready for the game ahead!