Teach Me Tuesday with Daniel and Brianna

In week 10 of term 3 we had another great Teach me Tuesday with Daniel and Brianna. Both taught us a little bit about how to do their speciality areas. 
Firstly, Daniel taught us about his sport: Tae Kwon do. We learnt a few basic moves and he showed us how he puts these all together. He was pretty awesome! Watch his Black belt moves below.

Next, Brianna taught us a few basic ballet steps and ballet positions. Thanks to Daniel and Brianna-You were both very confident and patient teachers!

What is one of the most important inventions of all time and why?

Today for our thinking question we had to answer this question: What is one of the most important inventions of all time and why? It was a pretty tricky question. Some of our ideas were: the internet, robotics, the TV, cars, electricity, the incubator, computers and laptops, bags, the seat belt, the traquilizer dart, the flushable toilet and even war. The most popular suggestion was the phone. We had to think about why our choice was the MOST imporant- that was harder still. 

Here are two people's thinking about this question:

"One of the most important inventions of all time is the airplane. Airplanes can take you where you want to go in the world like Korea, Australia, China and NewZealand. The reason why it was so important is because it made the journey much faster. You can now travel to Korea in a few hours, instead of it taking days by ship. 
An airplane can also be used for sky diving and also the airplane can go up into the air and you can open the door and jump!
Airplanes also can be used for delivering products from one country to another."
By Daniel Kim


"In my opinion I think numbers are the most important invention of all time, because if there was no numbers there would be nothing at all!
Some poeple might think that medicine is better because it saves lives, but think about it...when people make medicine how do they know how much stuff to put in it without numbers? 
Also, telling the time would be hard. For example,
"See you later!" said Bob
"Later when?" asked John
"I don't know!" replied Bob
See? If there was no numbering system we would have nothing.
In conclusion, I think numbers are the greatest invention of all time!
By Eliot H

So what do you think? Make sure you justify your answer!

Reflecting on Term 1

Can you believe it- we're already at the end on Term 1. We've had such a great term of learning and discovery. Here are some of our reflections of the term.

My reflection- Brianna R

I really liked: poetry and art, Teach me Tuesday and Mrs Millett
I wish I had: learned more about animals and the environment, that we had a class pet
I still need to work on: talking to the teacher
Something I now understand is: how to link letters
I am most proud of: my bird art
A tricky part was: keeping my desk tidy, being neat in my books
Next term I need to: stop talking too much at my desk
I could teach others about: animals and wildlife, survival and walking, tramps and keeping fit

My reflection- James B

I really liked: the bird art that is behind the board and Mrs Millett
I wish I had: learnt geometry this term
I still need to work on: is getting stuff finshed on time 
Something I now understand is: how to put paragraphs in my writing
I am most proud of: my self portrait
A tricky part was: answering reflective questions
Next term I need to: take my instrument to school
I could teach others about: baseball

My reflection- Leanne O

I really liked: the beach trip especially tbe long walk and sand castle competition, Teach me Tuesday
I wish I had: better handwriting skills
I still need to work on: my times tables
Something I now understand is: how to use paragraphs
I am most proud of: my flower art
A tricky part was: Maths, Handwriting and Spelling
Next term I need to: improve my learning
I could teach others about: the human body and netball.

My reflection- Daniel K


I really liked: connections, Teach me Tuesday and Reading
I wish I had: learnt decimals better and made my writing better
I still need to work on: decimals, recounts and paragraphs
Something I now understand is: mammals, connections nad reading
I am most proud of: my line graphs
A tricky part was: making my maths book tidy
Next term I need to: know lots more about decimals, writing and making my maths book tidy
I could teach others about: Tae kwon do

Thanks for a great term of learning!!!

Team building in the Tipa team!

Today was our first day at school. At 12:00 we got together as a team to play some fun team building games. Here are some photos from the event.