GRi11 2.0 Learning Spaces

This term we are learning all about 'Hauora'. There are four parts of Hauora: Social, Mental and Emotional, Spiritual and Physical.

In Gri11 2.0 we have 4 learning spaces, the Hub (the main room), the Hideout, the Hangout, and the Hall of Fame. We designed and named each room at the start of the year so we could learn comfortably in our class Gri11 2.0. We set up different learning spaces that target different learning styles and the 4 elements of Hauora.

The Hub is the main room and it targets all four walls of Hauora, Physical (red), Mental and Emotional(yellow), Spiritual(blue), and Social(green).

The Hideout is a little side room that targets spiritual and it is a quiet room.

The Hangout a little side room that targets Social/teamwork so people work together in there.

The Hall of Fame is a narrow and long room it targets Mental and Emotional so it is calm in there.

Cole likes learning the Hub because he can't focus in other rooms.
Jacob likes Learning in the Hub so he can work in confined spaces.
Holly likes learning in the Hub so she can talk to her friends about her learning.
Lara likes learning in the Hangout because she likes talking to her friends about her learning.

Did you notice that all of the names start with H?

These are the GRi11 2.0 learning space logos...

The Hub

The Hub is coloured mainly green because it is mostly a 'social' space, but does target the other colours too.

The Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame is most colours of Hauora because it is Social, Mental and Emotional, Spiritual.

The Hangout 

The Hangout is green because it is a social

The Hideout

The Hideout is blue because is is a silent space

GRi11 2.0

This year our class is called GRi11 2.0. This is our logo. We had a home learning task to create a logo for the class name we chose. Then we voted on the finalists. This is the one we chose.

The G is for Miss G, the R is for Mr R, the i is for Room 10 and the ll is for Room 11. This year we are the second version so the 2.0 is in the i.

It was designed by Carter.

What do you think?

We are excited for a fun year of learning. Keep posted to see what exciting things we are learning about.

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! 

VEX Nationals

Wow! What an amazing experience we had using VEX this year. The buzz started when we presented to Mr Kennedy and Miss Holder about VEX and why we needed it at C.S.N.S. They said yes and so we begun learning how to build the robot, code and drive our VEX machine. We enjoyed our first competition at Regionals and then at Nationals we came an amazing 4th place out of 29 teams! 

Here is Josh and Ben competing in the driving skills competition.

The CSNS Bots crew posing and working hard!

Eating lunch and competing.

We stood out in our CSNS tops!

Thanks to Mr Kennedy and Miss Holder for allowing us to compete, and to Miss G and Mr R for giving us time on our FastTrack to do VEX.

#mattysheadtiltphotopose #vexrobotics