Samoa # 4

Well done Reagan. Samoa are in pool D of the Rugby World Cup along with Fiji, South Africa, Wales and Namibia. What a tough pool they have!
Well that's 4 zip to the girls - I don't know if the boys can catch up......

Next question and I had better make it a harder one. What is the population of Samoa - how many people live there?
Try your best

Samoa # 3

Well done Rhianne and Caleb - Samoa's shirt colours are blue and white. Unfortunately Rhianne pipped you at the post Caleb so it is 3-0 to the girls!

Your next question is:

Who are the other teams in Samoa's pool at the Rugby World Cup?

Samoa # 2

Well done Rhianne!!  Samoa's two main islands are Upolu and Savai'i.

That's 2-0 to the girls. What's going on boys?

The next question is an easy one. What are the main colours of the Samoan rugby team's playing shirt?

(parents no help - I'm sure they can find this out for themselves)

Samoa

In Room 1 we have adopted a country for the Rugby World Cup - Samoa.

We will have a series of questions over the next few weeks to test the students' research skills!

Congratulations to Amelia who was the first to tell me the capital of Samoa this morning - Apia.

Todays question: What are the names of  the two main islands of Samoa?

(Hint: A good way of getting in first is to post your answer as a comment on the blog)

Snow!!!

Oh wow! It's started snowing! Room1 runs outside to take a look.

What a fantastic experience we have had this week - snow at Normandale. We have had the chance to play in the snow, build snowmen and have snowball fights - even a day off school!

Everyone was so excited!!

Not just the children either.

Soon our school looked like this.

For anyone reading this in other parts of the country, or the world, this is almost a once in lifetime experience for us. Many of our students have never even been to the snow much less seen it falling. The last time it snowed like this was about 50 years ago so it was an exciting experience for all and not just for the children.

If anyone has some pictures of our students enjoying the snow to share please send the to me at dhaste23@gmail.com so we can share them with everyone.

Thinking - What Else?

Our thinking focus for this week is What Else?


Patrick said - "Is there another way I can get the answer?" It might be a better, faster or more accurate way to solve a problem.

Anton said - "Is there something else I can do?" What else should I be doing now - Making Choices.

Amelia said - "Is there another answer?" Not every question has only one answer.

Rhianne said - "Is there another word I could use?"

Thinking

Our Key Competency for this term is Thinking.

Week 1 we talked about Taking Time.

Caleb said "It's not a race to get an answer, you might only get part of an answer."
There is no penalty thinking hard and taking time and there is no reward for being the first person with your hand up.

Antonia said "Think before you act - before you say or do something."
Sometimes taking time might only be a few seconds!

Finally a couple of thinking quotes.

Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there! ~Will Rogers


Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?  ~Winnie the Pooh


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