mr mac’s superstars

We are about to begin a new school year here in South Australia. One of the subject areas that my students will focus on is WORLD HISTORY.
What topics would you like to cover if you were studying WORLD HISTORY?
Your suggestion just might be the topic we cover first………

This is what it is all about………. from ricmac on Vimeo.

Here is a sample of the brilliant work that my class did on their IB challenge projects:

Whether you are a student/parent/teacher/principal, you would have an idea on what makes a good classroom, or why your classroom is so great.  Tell us about your classroom environment – what does it have that makes it unique/special/inviting?

I bet there are some amazing classroom set-ups out there.  We want to know more! 

Remember, leave a detailed description but don’t give away your exact location.

Knowing your maths number patterns is very useful. Test yourself in this high speed, snow-skiing and snowboarding maths race. Click on the picture to be transported to the “maths snow fields”. Leave a comment after you have played it a few times. Let the world know what you think and how you went.

Extreme Maths

Today we continued our discussion on getting a class pet. We really can’t decide on what to get.

Do you have a class pet? What is it? Where do you keep it? What is the pet’s name? Do you have a suggestion for our class as to what type of pet we should get? Give us some reasons as to your particular choice.

Thanks from Room 12 students and MM

National Reconciliation Week’s 2011 theme is: Let’s talk recognition.

Recognition comes in all sorts of ways. It means different things to different people. All of us like it when we get it.

In what ways do you recognise people around you and in what ways do they recognise you?

Who will complete this task on time? Who will get the extra Banko? These are the burning questions at the moment…..

Your task:
Locate Mrs S’s blog in our blog roll. Visit. Leave a comment that is at least two paragraphs long. You might want to discuss your role in our play, or discuss costume ideas with our resident art guru. This task must be completed before 8am, Friday 13th May.

MM

We have made it to the end of Term One, another extremely busy and jam-packed term at our wonderful school. To all of my students – congratulations for making such an enthusiastic start to your school year. The way that you studied, applied yourself and performed our tribute song/dance for our New Zealand friends, really impressed me. All of you showed moments of brilliance, humour and much respect for our school values (CARE, LEARNING and CONFIDENCE) at different stages throughout Term One. My Student of the Term awards go to……boys: Harry and girls: a tie between Lucy and Elena. Congratulations!

Next term we will be practicing our lines, rehearsing often, for our class play. More on that next time.

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone.

MM

I am very proud of the way in which my class put so much effort into learning the Ko Te Roopu Tenei song. We do apologise for our Aussie pronunciations!

“Ko Te Roopu Tenei”, especially for our Rm 8 friends from ricmac on Vimeo.