A day in Room 8!

Today for fitness we ran around the whole school. But before we started running, we did a lap around the courts then did some stretches. We were ready to start running! Miss Rack, our teacher chose 2 leaders to lead the line. We started in front of the playground, then passed the library, around the hall etc. until we finished at the courts again. Its was very, VERY, tiring but it was also fun! 

At maths time we played mathletics. Mathletics is a maths programme where you have to solve all types of maths questions. There are many different levels. You can even verse other people live! You earn points, certificates, and credits. With credits you can buy lots of things such as, hair shades, hairstyles, backgrounds and accessories for your Mathlete (Character). I think Mathletics is a great educational programme as you are having lots of fun while you're learning (but of course we have fun anyway!). Every school should have Mathletics or at least have a look at it. Because it increases your knowledge of Maths!

After morning tea and lunch we do S.S.R. S.S.R stands for Sustained Silent Reading. For S.S.R, we use 3 bookmarks. They are called, 'read now', 'next' and 'free pick'. We had to choose 3 books from the school library or the class library. Then we chose which book you are going to read now, read after you've finished with the book you're reading and a book you read anytime but only once a week. We put the 'read now' bookmark into the book you chose to read now, then the 'next' into the book you are reading after you've finished and the 'free pick' into the book you can read anytime you want but only once a week. I think this idea is brilliant and I hope we will keep on doing this S.S.R! Also this stops us from getting up from a chair and trying to decide what book to read, for the whole time!   

Starting from this week, for 5 weeks on a Thursday in the middle block, our class and Room 20, are going to be doing Gymnastics in the hall. When we got there, Miss Rack put us into 5 groups of 4 or 5 people. Soon Room 20 arrived. The people in Room 20 joined our groups and so then we had 10 or 11 people in our each group. Miss Rack told us some of the rules and how to use each of the apparatus (equipment). Then we rotated through the apparatus in our groups. There was the vault, a mini tramp, the bar (eek!), beam (which the girls had more privileges on!) etc. Some of the gear seemed quite tricky, but when we got the hang of it, they were easy and super fun. Gymnastics is an exciting and powerful sport. Its great to have fun!

A few weeks ago, we started to read a book called 'Holes'. Today our student teacher Miss Sterling, read a bit more of it. Everybody loves listening to 'Holes'. As it is a book that has a little bit of everything! Its about a boy called Stanley Yelnats (see if you can see the connection!) who gets accused of a crime he didn't commit! So he gets sent to a camp where he has to dig a hole everyday. I think listening to stories is a good time to have a little rest!