Recount Writing: My Holiday

The first day of school the children began with sharing about their summer holidays. The children were enthusiastic to talk about the past 6 weeks, however we magnified one event in our holiday that we would then write a recount about.
The format for a recount is shown above. When the children shared with a partner, they were encouraged to talk about their event using this format. The children focused on answering the who, what, where, when and why. The children had success in writing their orientation. After these have been edited, some examples will be published on the blog for you to view.

Room 3 Class Agreement

The children in Room 3 have begun the year exploring the theme 'Developing a Positive Classroom.' Yesterday we shared our experiences of past classes we have been in, using De Bono's Thinking Hats to collate our thoughts. We have found some creative ways to develop and build a positive classroom in 2011.
The children had many ideas when we developed our Class Agreement. The Room 3 Class Agreement for 2011 is shown above.