Term 1 Student Representatives

Congratulations to the students in Room 11 (Gazal, Nash, Shianne, Skyla, Neve, and Madhav) who were appointed as Student Reps. for this term. I am looking forward to working with all the Year Sixes in this group. Job allocations have already been sorted out and students are enjoying their new responsibilities. During the week, students will have a meeting with Ms Roberts to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities and the school expectations.

 Drop Everything and Talk 

We discussed in class ideas for a big surprise and then spoke to our partners about the topic. The picture below shows some responses.

 Aussie Day

On Friday of Week 1, the school celebrated Australia Day by dressing up with an Australian theme. In class, we have been investigating how we celebrate our national day and how New Zealand, one of our nearest neighbours, celebrates their day. We compared and contrasted Australia Day and Waitangi Day. We found that we had a lot in common with each other but also some key differences. The class showed their information in a Venn Diagram. The money raised at Aussie Day is being donated to the Bushfire Appeal which has had such a huge impact in our state. 

 Welcome to 2021

Welcome to Room 11's blog. I'm looking forward to working with all the students in Room 11 this year. Everyone seems to be settling in to new routines. My expectations of the class and our long-term goals were discussed for the year - 

• ORGANISATION
• WORKING TOGETHER
• NOT BEING AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES
• RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER
• BEING A RESPONSIBLE ROLE-MODEL
• and importantly ALWAYS TRYING OUR BEST

Students have started working on their Student Representative Speeches. Last week we heard the first batch of students as they tried to persuade the Year Six staff and members from the Administration team as to why they should be chosen to represent the students of our school. The standard of speeches has been very high and the staff have truly been impressed. We look forward to working with all the Student Representatives over the year.

On Friday morning, we presented the selected Student Representatives for Term One. When selecting Student Representatives we look for equal representation from all classes and a mix of abilities. This means that some students who delivered speeches may not have been selected in Term One.