HDS Cross Country

Well done to every student who took on the challenge and ran in this years Cross Country races.
I'm satisfied with Room 4's students attitude and results. Beside having three of the four year 5/6 winners in our class, every Room 4 student were able to enjoy the race. Well done.

Farewell to our Korean guests

Over the last three weeks, we had the privilege to host two Korean students. They really settled well and formed friendships with the students in Room 4. We loved having you and learnt a lot from you. Ka kite ano.

Learning how to use our new technology

Check out our brand new Apple TV in our class!!

We are still learning how it works and how we can use it to improve our learning. The students just shared how we used drawing pictures to solve problem. Check out the 'Using pictures to solve problems' post. This device will certainly improve our learning environment.

Using pictures to solve problems.

We had so much fun sharing our solutions on our Apple TV, using draw free, a cool i-pad app.

Problem
A group of students is standing in a circle. Every student faces someone across the circle. The students count off in order, starting with the number 1. Student 2 stands across from student 7. How many students are in the circle?

Yaisa explained her thinking.

Making Grass heads

How to make a grass head - compliments of e-how


Keep a video diary of your own grass head. It'll be great to post.
Tell us what you have wondered about and what you have learnt while you've made your grass head.