Mrs Jones got an "Aging Booth" app on her phone. It turns a photo of someone into an old person. She took all our photos and after we stopped laughing at how funny we all looked we wrote some amazing stories about what life would be like if we were 100 years old. Here are a few stories (and all the "old" Room 12 students!!)
When I am 100 I will have short, light grey hair. I also won’t be able to speak as good as now. I will always have a long nana nap every afternoon. I will be in a slow wheelchair or have a brown walking stick. I might not be able to drive because I’m old. I will love to knit non-stop. I will have a lot of wrinkles. I will be deaf in one ear and I will need hearing aids. I will walk as slow as a turtle. I will have round glasses that sit on the bottom of my nose. I am not looking forward to being 100.
When I am 100 life would be different. I would have unclear speech. I would be deaf so I would need a hearing aid. I might need a zimmer-frame or a walking frame – maybe even a walking stick. I would probably need a pair of glasses but not sure about a walking cane. I would be bald or I would have grey hair and I would have wrinkles – maybe even white or black hair. I would probably have to live in a retirement home. I would not have a license but I would have a mobility scooter. I would be lazy and have a nana nap. I would walk slow but I would be fast if I had a wheelchair. My hobbies would be fishing, knitting, sleeping in and watching old-fashioned movies. I would have to have no wife or children. I would not be in the army. I would have new friends. I wish I was never 100.
When I am 100 I will be deaf and need a hearing aid. I will have a mobility scooter because I won’t be able to walk. I will sleep in every morning and have a nana nap every afternoon. I will have unclear speech and stop and start when I am talking. My hobby will be knitting. I will have my kids to look after me. I am going to be a grumpy Mum. I can’t wait to be 100.
When I am 100 I will have unclear speech because it will be very hard for me. I will live in a retirement home and I will need glasses. I will walk slow and I will have grey hair. I will be slow and I will have a nana nap in the afternoon every day. I will need a zimmer-frame to go everywhere. I will take it to the shops so I can get some milk and bread and eggs. I will need help to get up the stairs and get down.
On Tuesday we pinned on our ANZAC poppies and walked to Hornby Primary School to visit the Hornby ANZAC memorial. Room 10 made a wreath and placed it on the memorial. We read all the names of the Hornby people who had fought in World War I and II. We spotted the name "Harrison" and wondered if it was any relation to Mason.
On the walk back to school we stopped and had lunch at Denton Park.
Thank you for helping your children with their ANZAC day homework. They loved sharing what they had found out with the class yesterday. The whole class was very attentive and interested in what was shared. They have been very interested in learning about ANZAC day and hopefully they will carry this interest on in future years and keep the true spirit of ANZAC day alive.
As part of our Awhina activity we had a tug-of-war challenge. Each Awhina group versed each other, and then the winning group versed the Teachers. And the children won!! Loads of fun!!
Today we took our Term Goals off the wall that we wrote 11 weeks ago. We evaluated each one to see whether we had achieved it or not. For each of the 4 areas (reading, writing, maths and social) we decided whether we would need to have the same goal again next term or a new one. It was a powerful thinking activity.
(Sorry about the pictures being on interesting angles - issues with new iPad, which I will hopefully win the battle with!)
We have been talking about what being a SMILER means.
We "dressed up" as Smiler Sam - with a sunhat, backpack, learning tool box, compass and trusted kid badge - and took these photos to go with our writing. See the real finished product in the classroom. The children loved it! Don't they look great!
S - Self Motivated M - Making sense of the world I - Independent L - Love of life long learning E - Effective communicators R - Resilient How are we SMILER's?? I am self motivated. I use my initiative and shut down the computers at the end of the day without being asked. (Ben) I am self motivated. I get on with my writing and stay focused even when other people around me are disruptive. (Mason) I am trying to make sense of the world. When I do Maths with Tamani we talk about the question and the answer and how we worked it out. (Jack) I am trying to make sense of the world. I think before I act. (Jared) I am independent. I am always focused and hardworking and ignore people who talk to me when I am working. (Ashley) I am independent. I always finish my work on time and never have to finish it at morning tea or lunchtime. (Tai) I have a love of life long learning. I am excited when we learn new things. (Tamani) I have a love of life long learning. I am excited about coming to school because I want to learn new things. (Ben) I am an effective communicator. I speak clearly. (Summer N) I am an effective communicator. I show initiative by helping Kristie with her Reading work. (Emily) I am resilient. I tried hard to do my work even when I had a broken arm. (Summer C) I am resilient. I didn’t get the part I wanted in my groups’ play but I just got on with it. (Issy)
My name is Angela Jones (Mrs Jones). I have been teaching at South Hornby School for 20 years. I have taught new entrants through to Year 5. I am the leader of the Middle Syndicate team of 4 classes of Year 3 and 4 students. I love my job!