Book Day & Star Jam

Wow - we were stars.  Our book characters looked great and we all jumped our best for Star Jam.  Check out the evicence below!

30 Book Challenge: Success!

Wow,  oh wow, we are amazing readers!
We started the year with a 30 book challenge and how have we gone?

We added up all the books we have read in Term 1 and Term 2.  As a class we have read a total of 1275 books.  If we share the total out, on average we have read 47 books each.  That is 47 books read in six months.  

How many will we achieve in a whole year?

We have all got 'The Reading Bug'.

Book Sell: Crumpety Calamity

Book Sell: Fortunately the Milk

The Reading Disease

Waka Endeavour has a disease.

The disease is getting to be worse. We might have to 

stay at home!   

Someone had to stay at home and they had to 

read 30 books!

That is the reading disease.

By Arohaina

Reading Bug

The terrible reading disease has hit us. We are obsessed with reading a book. We sneak in edge reading and a long time of reading because we have built up our stamina. We can even read a lots of books in a little number of days. 

This is a terrible reading disease and where will it strike next?  By Quaid

Reading Bug

There is terrible news. Everyone in Room 4 at Springston School has got the reading dieasese. They can not get their noses out of a book. Some of them are stealing free minutes to edge read! So beware, the reading disease will come to you if you always have your nose in a book.

By Maya and Harriet

Reading Disease really a BUG!

I would like to make a public announcement.

Scientists have discovered that the so-called Reading Disease is actually a bug and should now be called 'The Reading Bug'.  Further research is being done to establish if 'The Reading Bug' is dangerous or actually beneficial.  We will keep you updated with information and photos as we recieve them.

The Reading Disease is spreading!

Breaking news!
21st February 2014, 

Wake Endeavour have got a disease.  They can't stop reading books.  Every nose is in the middle of a book and the teacher has to keep sending them to the library.  We hope their parents don't mind if they read all weekend.

This disease is contagious. It is spead by the sharing of books so watch out.

The symptoms are constant reading of books, collecting magical words and the frequent visiting of the library.  If you are suffereing these symptoms then you might have contracted 'The Reading Disease'.  You should speak to your teachr or closest librarian urgently.

Reported by Sammy

Public Health Warning

I would like to make a public announcement.

The learners in Waka Endeavour have contracted a disease.  We will observe and keep you updated with photographic evidence and accounts of its spread and potential danger!

Magical Word: Accord

Check this word out.  Accord - it means that we agree.

Synonym:  Agreement, treaty
Sentence:  We are in accord.

Beginning Daily 5

We began our first Daily 5 session yesterday.  We talked about what to put on the anchor chart and the old kids explained why Daily 5 is so great.

Check us out - reading to self.  We got started straight away and kept reading.  We got our stamina up to 7 minutes!

Magical Word: Decorum

Check out the word for the day.  

You will find it on the right side of the blog, under a heading called 'Word Power'.  You can listen to how the word is said and find other words that mean the same - synonyms.

Sentence:
She behaved with decorum.

How can you use this word in the classroom or your writing today?  I will award class Pyramid Points if I hear it used correctly.

Kidsedchatnz topic: Books

Wednesday 16th October - Topic: Books

This week's topic for Kidsedchatnz is Books. Check out the questions!

Q1. Do you like/dislike books? How often do you read?
Q2. Are books important? Why do people read them?
Q3. Tell us about your favourite book and why do you like it?
Q4. Books provide us with lots of new information, 
can you share with us something you have learnt from a book?
Q5. Can you please share with us any on-line/digital books that you like?

Check out this video for inspiration...

Check out the link to see the new macot and badges!  Do you think they should visit us at Springston Team Endeavour?  Mascot link here.

Book Week Quiz - who am I?

Can you guess this book character?

Book Week Quiz

Can you guess who I am?

Book Week - guess my character

Can you guess who I am?

Harriet Loves Reading

Books are great don't you think? I love reading.

Spot with a dictionary

Spot found a word in a dictionary it was like his name SPOT but after the o was a u which spells spout.

Twitter focus Week 4: Reading

Welcome to our first official Twitter session on #kidsedchatnz.

This week we will be focussing on reading.

Q1: Why is reading an important skill to learn in school?
Q2: How can you become a better reader?
Q3: What are some of your favourite books you have read?

Choose a question to answer in your draft book.  Remember you are only allowed to use 40 characters - including punctuation.  You should include the hashtag #kidsedchatnz at the end so people know we are part of the conversation. 

Remember that lots of different schools will be joining in and reading our tweets.  :)