"Kawa of Care" iPad Routines

We had our second class with Ms. Collins today where we all learned about iPad safety together.  We watched the "Kawa of Care" iPad Safety video and had a little go in buddies taking pictures around our classroom and outside.  For writing today, our stories were about what we did with our iPads and how we take care of them!

Who Am I?

This term for Inquiry, Team 1 has been looking at the question:  Who Am I and What Is Important in My World?  In Maori class with Whaea Francis, we have been learning how to introduce ourselves as well.  Room 13 decided to do self-portraits to show what we look like... and we've even been practising introducing ourselves in Maori in writing.  We are super proud of our new art for the wall!

iPads with Ms. Collins

A few of us in Room 13 had our very first introduction to the iPads that we are going to get to use this year.  It was super great to have Ms. Collins visit and show us how to care for them.  We also got to take a few pictures of what our class was up to (stay tuned for the blog post!)

Here's what we learned:
- Walk with two hands or hug your iPad closely while walking or getting it from your teacher
- Never share iPads, always use the one your teacher gave you
- Always have them on a flat surface and never sitting half off a desk, etc.
- Be super still while taking photos so that they are not blurry
- Have your feet glued to the ground while taking photos

Great First Few Weeks!

Wow, what a great first few weeks we've had back in the classroom!  And for our littlies, this will be their very first time at school.  Learning to write our names, making new friends, painting pictures, playing in the sandpit, swinging on the monkey bars, and making chameleons with colours of our own... just a few of the fun things we've been up to!  Stay tuned for more.