Inspiration

Check out this "feel good" video that Buster and Jason found online. It's really makes us consider how we can do so much with so little. Humans are a great race!

Calendar Art

Check out an exemplar piece of calendar art done in Room 9 and 11.

Click this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJX2x6ODE3ZTlOOVU/view?usp=sharing

Being a safe digital citizen in 2015's society

This term the Upper Middle Syndicate has been looking at how to stay safe on today's online society. We have been learning about the dangers that hide on the web and what it means to be a digital citizen. This knowledge will hopefully keep us safe in the forever changing and developing world of technology.

Head to the "ICT" page to check out our presentations. Please share them and help keep our friends and family safe online. We have even learnt how to embed these presentations online!

Enjoy our presentations, and remember to always stay safe on your device and the wider web.

- Miss Price

Nelson speech competition - marking schedule

Here is the Nelson Speech Competition Marking Schedule for those who would like to know what we will be looking for within our classes. This schedule is also the marking criteria for the Nelson Speech Competition which we will be looking to send our winning syndicate speeches to.

Please remember to have someone listen to your speech, and mark you against the criteria to allow for non bias feedback.

Good luck and remember to speak clearly!

-Miss Price 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJV0VzTTVhRHhUa1E/view?usp=sharing

Logo homework

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJY0t5VTNZUmNXRkU/view?usp=sharing

Please click on the link to be directed to Mrs Muncaster's homework.

New homework - Playground research

As you all hopefully know by now, the PTA is looking to upgrade and develop a creative play and learning space to be developed over the next 3 years!

This weeks homework is a rather fun, creative one!

A booklet highlighting the initiative went home last week. In the middle of the booklet you will see a design page for print outs, drawings, ideas, ANYTHING!

Your task: 
To research ideas you would like to see in our school yard! A great place to start is the web.
Miss Price has linked some cool websites to help you check out ideas - you may want to print these at school or even draw them up on in your booklet. Your parents might even have some fabulous ideas as well!

No idea is too big or too small, right or wrong!


-Upper Middle Syndicate Teachers :)


http://www.playgroundideas.org/DesignLibrary

https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=playground%20ideas

https://www.playlsi.com/

SCIENCE INFORMATION - SCIENCE FAIR

Here is the information for Science Fair.


-Miss Price

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJY3hsaWxLdTUtc0E/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJWkt2aUxFTmRZMXc/view?usp=sharing

Extremes Homework - Mrs Wallace

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3CROztJUDmJWnRDRXdocXRTQVU/view?usp=sharing

ANZAC homework

Mr Cross's healthy body - Interactive homework challenge

The Me I Want To Be … On Line Action!

Enduring Understanding

“We are made in the image of God, intended to have a happy and abundant life.  We can achieve this by strengthening our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing”

Learning Intentions: 

* We are learning to understand that by having a fit and healthy body that this can help us    deal with the challenges of everyday life.

* We are learning about our Physical Well Being and that it feels good to be fit and strong.  We know that being fit and healthy is all about making great choices about our physical fitness and in the food we eat.

Success Criteria:

* Go to the link …https://www.behealthybeactive.co.nz/  and complete as many challenges, activities and games as possible.

* Complete the  follow tasks for each game or challenge as outlined in the instructions below.

* Your aim is to collect 100 points and if you are very enthusiastic and enjoy a challenge you can collect more than 100 points!

* For each challenge, game or activity you participate in you collect 10 points. 

* For each of the the challenges there are follow up activities or tasks and for completing each of these to the highest standard possible you have the potential to collect 15 points for every task completed and 20 points for your own research task.

Intructions and guidelines:

* You will need a computer for this homework activity.

* Go to the link as highlighted above and have some fun as you learn using the games and activities on this online interactive site.  (To select the activities click the green ‘online action’ title at the top of the page.

* Fill in the  handout sheet using highlighter pens to show what games and activities you have participated in and what follow up tasks you have completed.

* I  encourage you to be very creative with the production of the follow up activities …

For these activities explore the possibilities of presenting your work using slide shows, posters, mobiles, booklets and any combination of these. The tasks can be presented in different ways or can be presented all the same way. ( For example all tasks can be presented in slide show form or on a poster.)

* If you create something, ‘out of this world’ your teacher will consider giving you bonus points for that activity.

* You may participate in as many games and activities as you which to collect 10 points per activity but you must also complete at least three of the follow up tasks worth 15 points each.                                           

                                                       This is a 2015 Tim Cross production

The Games and Challenges

(Using highlighter marker pens highlight the activities you have completed.)

1 The Fuel Up Challenge. 

* Read the tips and when you have played the game a few times record your best score here. (10 points)

* Present the three best tips from the ‘Game Tips’ that you think would best fuel you up when you   exercise or play sports.  (15 points for this task)

2 The Interactive Food Plate.

* Look at the Food Plate Tutorial and follow the instructions and tutorial, this is a utube clip.  (10 points)

* Present detailed information about each of the food groups.  (15 points for this task)  or

* Look at the ‘snack tab’ and check out the suggestions for healthy snacks.  Present your favourite snack from the suggestions. (15 points for this task)  or

* Look at the diet for vegetarians.  Present what vegetarians eat in their diets (15 points for this task) or

* What do you need to keep well hydrated?   Present the ideas around this information. (15 points for this task)

3 The interactive Food Plate.

* ‘Have a go’ with the interactive activity that lets you create a balanced meal or a healthy sandwich.

(10 points)

* Present your own example of what a balanced meal or healthy sandwich should look like and include some possible alternatives.  Also explain what a balance meal is from the information.  (15 points for this task)

4 The Healthy Dash.

* Try out this fun interactive game.  How far can you run?  Can you beat Mr Cross’ total of 650 metres?  What foods will you need to collect on the way to sustain you?  Record your best distance here.

 (10 points)

5 Jimmy’s Thirsty.

* This is another action pact game about how to keep hydrated.  Give this one a try!  (10 points)

* Present the facts and questions that are a part of this game in an interesting way. (15 points for this task)

6 Body Splash.

* In this game match the correct facts to the correct body part.  (10 points)

*Create an outline of a person as is explained in this activity and present the facts and matching body parts in an exciting and creative way. (15 points for this task.)

7 Design your own activity.

* You can research something that you are really interested in from any of the games and activities that you participated in. Negotiate with your teacher your own research and follow up activity. (20 points)

                                Your potential total score ….......          Your teacher’s total score ………

                                                                This is a 2015 Tim Cross production. 

ST JOSEPHS DAY

Monday the 23rd is St Joseph's day. It is FREE Mufti!


There will be a mass at 9:15am and followed by a whole school lunch at the Gardens. Please remember to remind your friends that it is mufti tomorrow!


Miss Price

Chatterbox homework Week 6-7

Dear UM Children,

When completing your homework always make sure you are meeting the expectations of the success criteria. This is what your teacher looks for, extra's can come after!

Enjoy making your Chatterboxes and remember you can always ask your teacher for materials.

Good luck team!


Miss Price



"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have" - Maya Angelou: Author/Poet

Hiwi the Kiwi Homework Week 5

Dear Upper Middle Syndicate.

Here is your homework for the week. In class your teacher would have gone over the expectations of this homework.

Remember to always refer back to the success criteria. Due date is Week 6 Monday 9th March 2015, we expect this piece of writing to be completed and handed in by EVERYONE. 

Any problems or questions please discuss with your teacher.

Welcome

Welcome to the Upper Middle's Syndicate blog.



This blog takes place of our old classroom blogs. Here you will find students work, photos, and important dates/information. The aim of this blog is to showcase just how great the Upper Middles is.

We hope you have all had a great start to the term and enjoy our new BLOG!



Kind regards,

Pauline, Tim, Lana