Begin with the end in mind.

Today we started looking at the second habit. We had a go at two silent group jigsaw puzzles.

For the first one, we initially had no idea of what we were making.

When we started the second puzzle we had a picture of what the finished puzzle would look like.

We discussed how having an idea / picture / end in mind of where we are heading, helps us to achieve and stay on track.

Softball

We had our first softball session today and everyone enjoyed it, even the cricketers! We learnt how to throw and catch a softball correctly. Lots of 'w's and 'v's.

The girls did a great job of passing four balls across a circle at the same time.

Artwork in progress...

As part of our art unit, looking at how we can be arty with words, we have been looking at Cecilia Russell's work. She created an entire scene using block lettering. We are creating our own pieces, using words of our choice.



These are just a small sample of the artwork being designed ... next step colour.

So Coordinated

I've been very impressed with the physical skills of Room 19. By applying a proactive attitude, which includes great focus, skipping skills are developing fabulously. Today we mastered 'over the moon' jumping, so we can enter the rope no matter which way it is spinning. Next challenge will be the triangle skip. Keep posted.

Ready to save lives.

Today, by surprise, we had first aid training. Each child has been set a challenge to put an adult into the recovery position at home. Once your child has done this, leave a comment on this blog or send a note to school and they will be given their first aid certificate.

Starting with the Man in the Mirror

Today we talked about how our actions and attitude have the defining effect on the direction we take in life and what we get out of experiences. We put this big idea into action by having a go at the 'Cirlce Sit'. Our positive, can-do attitude was essential to the success of this activity.

We discovered that you had to stand really close to each other and sit, not crouch.

 Nearly there ... everyone needs to sit back.

 We split into two groups. The girls quickly achieved success.

 Less than a minute later, the boys made it too. The photo catches the aftermath!

Yeah!! We did it; great listening and a can do attitude won through.

 It's tricky to end these things gracefully. Our next step will be to come back up without collapse.

What is a paradigm?

As part of our 'Leader in Me' study we talked about paradigms today. We worked out that a paradigm is the way people see things. When we get extra information we can have a paradigm shift. Ask your child about the cookie story. We looked at this picture to introduce the idea of a paradigm.