I recently listened to a podcast with Nathan Wallis. He spoke about the importance of validating a child's voice by genuinely listening to what they have to say regardless of their age.               He mentioned a simple and effective technique called GLAD. It's an acronym for gratitude, learned, accomplished/achieved and delighted. Here is a GLAD reflection poster you may like to use with your tamariki.

PS. Learned is about what the student/child has learned about themself vs accomplishment in a task or act that moves you slightly towards a goal.

Check out all the Blackbelt Math Challenge participants in Room 13!

Today we celebrated receiving  our first set of certificates. Each certificate represents 100 correct answers in a specific area of Basic Facts.

Well done team!!!

You have to love it when there is 100% engagement with a Math activity.

Working alongside our wonder Room 4 Buddy Class, we were able to collect items of nature to create some temporary art. This ties in with our Art Inquiry for the term.