2010+Term+4+-+Small+Things?

 ** This term, Room 5 students are looking at the "Small Things". ** **  We have all done things that have appeared small and insignificant at the time, but have led to big consequences. We have all labelled something or someone as small and insignificant, only later to find their importance was truly undervalued? Is there anything that is insignificant in God’s world? Does small mean insignificant? If God can count every hair on your head and knows about every drop of sand, why should we place things or events as “insignificant in the grand scheme of things?” Whose "grand scheme of things" are we talking about? ** **  In English they are undertaking seperate studies on letter writing, the "Flywheel" movie in conjuction with television advertisements, and poetry. The movie study is a follow-up of term 3's novel study of the book version of "Flywheel". In Maths they are tackling Geometry and continueing to strenghten their numeracy strategies involving fraction and decimals. In Science they are looking at forces, motion, and simple/complex machines. In Bible Studies they are deconstructing varies biblical verses and stories that are pointed out in an internet article entitled "Do The Small Things" (http//www.zoomnet.net/~bbratt/small.html). In Social Studies and Health they are going to complete the DARE programme as set out by the NZ police. As well, in Physical Education the students are completing their Aerobic Dance/Fitness Routines. **  **

 So you can see again they have a lot on their plate. The students will have a camp experience in Hanmer Springs during week 3. I will try to update this page at least twice this term, with pieces of student work or tasks the students are working on. Happy viewing! **