Tuesday 28 February 2017

Target Maths

We love our whiteboard table! Working on number knowledge with a game of rocket:


Sunday 26 February 2017

Moment in Time @ Camp

Check out this shot. Just one moment in time. It is happening right now.....



Make a plan... (This is not a recount of our camp - it is a snapshot of one moment.)
1. Zoom in - the tiny details.
2. Zoom out - the bigger picture. Where are they....
3. Check senses - smell, see, hear, taste, feel...
4. Add description - similes, activate nouns, ....
5. Check tense - it is happening NOW, is, smells, shouts, encourages, 

Show us how great you are at writing. We know you are all super stars.

Sunday 19 February 2017

Camp at Wainui

Check out our amazing Blogging Challenges. We needed to have a plan, notice the details, test our hypothesis to make the shots better. We were using lots of thinking strategies.

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FIE - Growing Dendrites

In Kepler we made models of neurons to help us learn how the brain works.
The neuron is a nerve cell.


The soma is the orange bit in the middle where all the information is gathered.

The dendrites anre the feely bits that look out for another neuron th connect with. They collect information from other neurons.

The long stem is the axon.

The blue tubes are the myelin that protect the neural pathway. Myelin gets laid down when we practise things over again. This way the pathway grows wider and the task gets easier. It makes information or skills easier to remember.



We joined our neurons togehter to make a 'Mega-Neuron'. Check it out on the classroom wall.

Friday 17 February 2017

Welcome to Kepler Blog 2017

Wow - welcome to a new year of exciting learning. Check out the team! They have a # sharing what their strengths are.