Welcome to 2013

A huge welcome to the new students and families in Room 10 this year. I hope you will find life in Room 10 exciting and challenging.

Many of you will be introduced to new ways of working - we will be google doc-ing; blogging; searching; creating; exploring new ways to tell our stories, do our work, communicate with others.

You will be using electronic tools alongside the traditional pen & paper tools.

You will be introduced to creative commons search tools - and encouraged to create resources that others can make use of.

You will be encouraged to blog weekly in your own personal blog - as well as contribute to this class blog of ours. One of the new skills you'll learn is about tagging your posts to make them easier to find later on.

You will be introduced to Edmodo - a type of special social/networking site that is used by teachers and students all around the world. You will learn how to submit homework and other things using Edmodo rather than pen and paper.

And you will be working with Google Docs a lot!

Anyone wanting to get started before we officially start can email me to get your login information.

Looking forward to seeing lots of you on Monday 4th and the rest of you on Tuesday 5th.

Ms F

Just a taste ...

This is just a taste of our new blog. During 2010 students from Room 9 will be blogging on a regular basis about things we've been doing in our classroom. We are embarking on a new journey together as part of Te Moana Team. Read about our Learning Journey:

The Learning journey for the children of Raumati Beach School

Wharemauku – House made of flax

A drop of water (kopata wai) flows from the Maungakotukutuku Valley over the land through the township of Paraparaumu along the Wharemauku Stream. As it moves along the stream it gathers knowledge and grows on its journey to the sea (Te Moana).

Te Moana – The Sea

The drop of water (kopata wai) leaves the shelter of the Wharemauku Stream and now becomes part of the sea. It is pushed and pulled towards Kapiti Island in the distance and is continuing to gather knowledge on its journey to the Island.

Kapiti – Join

As the (kopata wai) drop of water moves towards Kapiti Island it is pulled into the sky by the sun (ra) and taken to the peak of the island where it is dropped. From the peak of the island (Tuteremoana) the water drop (kopata wai) is able to look out across the Tasman Sea and imagine the wonders of the world and learns that its journey into the world is just beginning and that it will continue to grow and gather knowledge as it ventures into the world beyond the Kapiti Coast.