I've just had confirmation that school is fine, and we're back tomorrow.
And I quote...
The school has been checked by an engineer from OPUS. Once again our buildings have held up really well and we are able to open all classrooms tomorrow. All buildings are ok to be used. All liquefaction has been cleared from the grounds. Any hazardous areas have been fenced off so that no one has access. All hazards have been marked clearly.
The school water supply is working however we are still required to boil water - we have organised for more bottled water to be delivered to the school and we still have a back up supply. It would be great, however, if you could send your children with their own boiled water in bottles at least until Thursday when the new supply of water should arrive.
There will be a chance for parents to stay on site and have a cup of tea/coffee in the hall, should you wish to, while the children settle in.
This morning, we started a new narrative, this time working on their own narratives in pairs.
This morning for reading, rather than taking instructional groups, I thought it would be a good idea to teach the follow up activities that I have been asking the children to do, well, since February!
First up, this is how we buddy read...
(sit side by side, one reads, the other listens seeing if they got it right)
Then, I showed the class how to record stories using the Room 2 microphone, by, well, having the class read this week's big book, My Little Dog.
...then I re-visited how to find the reading games on the blog - look to the list on the right, under Room 2's flag.
After this, the groups split up and, two at a time, went on to practice taking photos of the very same book. See if you can identify which photos are which page...
We kinda ran out of time to do the rest of the story!
And then the afternoon happened.
Please keep practicing these at home.
THE FROG KING
Far, far away There was a spring: There lived a frog And the frog was king. King of the pond And he would boast That he was ruler From coast to coast.
His mighty words Spread 'cross the land Until they crossed O'er the sea's salt strand, Into the kingdom Blue and deep Where the whales swim And the dolphins leap.
There was a turtle Brave and free Said: 'I will go Test this mystery'. He swam through rivers, Lakes and fords So he could visit The great frog lord.
And when at last He reached the spring There was the frog, There was the king. 'Bow down before me' The frog said. The turtle jumped in And the frog was dead!
Paradise Island
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
Sunshine in the winter. Sunshine in the fall. Kingston Town has never ever Seen the snow at all!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free.
Mento, ska calypso Listen to the band If you want a coconut Just pick one from the sand!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free. (twice)
(together) We go to the sunshine... We know the way.,.
BELLY BUTTON BOOGIE
Grandma This black button comes from Grandad's army demob suit.
Children Demob suit?
Grandma With a thin moustache and wide Lapels he looked quite "zoot hirsute"
Children Zoot hirsute?
Grandma But this one here is a strange one dear, It belonged to Auntie Nelly.
Alice It's got no button holes!
Grandma Oh no! She wore it in her belly!
Children Auntie Nelly? In her belly?
Grandma She was a dancer of repute In an oriental way And when she wore her belly button She would often say:
b b b b b b b Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Just do the b - b - boogie Woogie till you drop It's Auntie Nelly's favourite Her belly is never a flop!
Jack Hey! Grandad! You've got enough belly to do a belly dance!!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
You wriggle and you jiggle Wiggle round the floor With jelly belly Nelly The evening is never a bore!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
B-b-b-b-b-b-b Boo boo belly button boogie (x4)
Do the belly belly belly belly Belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Yeah!!!!
PYJAMA BUTTON
This little teddy bear button Needs sewing on to keep your top polite, Or you won't have your pyjamas And you won't dream your cares away tonight. Dream of the future you will see. And dreams will set your spirit free.
Grandma We've shown you a lifetime, A journey through hopes and dreams. We took you to places And faces you'd never seen.
Alice You told us about this golden one
Jack And this one
Alice And that one
Grandma Its bedtime!
Jack/Alice You've told us so much more Than we knew before. The time has gone so quickly...
Grandad It's bedtime!
Jack/Alice Granny, oh Grandad! A rainbow is overhead. One more tale from the Button Box: It's still quite early, Too soon to go to bed!
Tell a story one more time...
ALL (or Grandma on bold words) Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, Let the stories unfold!
Magic
Sunshine
Laughter
Let the stories unfold!
Until when we meet again (I'm not sure we'll be at school tomorrow - I'll let you know when I know),
This morning we finished writing our shared narrative (all except the title...hmmm...)
...and the children shared their work with each other.
After lunch we revised the Our Father...
...before practicing our production songs.
THE FROG KING
Far, far away There was a spring: There lived a frog And the frog was king. King of the pond And he would boast That he was ruler From coast to coast.
His mighty words Spread 'cross the land Until they crossed O'er the sea's salt strand, Into the kingdom Blue and deep Where the whales swim And the dolphins leap.
There was a turtle Brave and free Said: 'I will go Test this mystery'. He swam through rivers, Lakes and fords So he could visit The great frog lord.
And when at last He reached the spring There was the frog, There was the king. 'Bow down before me' The frog said. The turtle jumped in And the frog was dead!
Paradise Island
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
Sunshine in the winter. Sunshine in the fall. Kingston Town has never ever Seen the snow at all!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free.
Mento, ska calypso Listen to the band If you want a coconut Just pick one from the sand!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free. (twice)
(together) We go to the sunshine... We know the way.,.
BELLY BUTTON BOOGIE
Grandma This black button comes from Grandad's army demob suit.
Children Demob suit?
Grandma With a thin moustache and wide Lapels he looked quite "zoot hirsute"
Children Zoot hirsute?
Grandma But this one here is a strange one dear, It belonged to Auntie Nelly.
Alice It's got no button holes!
Grandma Oh no! She wore it in her belly!
Children Auntie Nelly? In her belly?
Grandma She was a dancer of repute In an oriental way And when she wore her belly button She would often say:
b b b b b b b Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Just do the b - b - boogie Woogie till you drop It's Auntie Nelly's favourite Her belly is never a flop!
Jack Hey! Grandad! You've got enough belly to do a belly dance!!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
You wriggle and you jiggle Wiggle round the floor With jelly belly Nelly The evening is never a bore!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
B-b-b-b-b-b-b Boo boo belly button boogie (x4)
Do the belly belly belly belly Belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Yeah!!!!
PYJAMA BUTTON
This little teddy bear button Needs sewing on to keep your top polite, Or you won't have your pyjamas And you won't dream your cares away tonight. Dream of the future you will see. And dreams will set your spirit free.
Grandma We've shown you a lifetime, A journey through hopes and dreams. We took you to places And faces you'd never seen.
Alice You told us about this golden one
Jack And this one
Alice And that one
Grandma Its bedtime!
Jack/Alice You've told us so much more Than we knew before. The time has gone so quickly...
Grandad It's bedtime!
Jack/Alice Granny, oh Grandad! A rainbow is overhead. One more tale from the Button Box: It's still quite early, Too soon to go to bed!
Tell a story one more time...
ALL (or Grandma on bold words) Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, Let the stories unfold!
...we revisited, and practiced the correct way to make the sign of the cross.
Most of them got it!
CU in the morning, and don't forget to practice your songs at home.
Mr Grant
THE FROG KING
Far, far away There was a spring: There lived a frog And the frog was king. King of the pond And he would boast That he was ruler From coast to coast.
His mighty words Spread 'cross the land Until they crossed O'er the sea's salt strand, Into the kingdom Blue and deep Where the whales swim And the dolphins leap.
There was a turtle Brave and free Said: 'I will go Test this mystery'. He swam through rivers, Lakes and fords So he could visit The great frog lord.
And when at last He reached the spring There was the frog, There was the king. 'Bow down before me' The frog said. The turtle jumped in And the frog was dead!
Paradise Island
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
Sunshine in the winter. Sunshine in the fall. Kingston Town has never ever Seen the snow at all!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free.
Mento, ska calypso Listen to the band If you want a coconut Just pick one from the sand!
We go to the sunshine The paradise island We go to Jamaica We crossin' the sea We go to the sunshine The paradise island Where you pick the mango Right offa the tree
We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way, We know the way to be free. (twice)
(together) We go to the sunshine... We know the way.,.
BELLY BUTTON BOOGIE
Grandma This black button comes from Grandad's army demob suit.
Children Demob suit?
Grandma With a thin moustache and wide Lapels he looked quite "zoot hirsute"
Children Zoot hirsute?
Grandma But this one here is a strange one dear, It belonged to Auntie Nelly.
Alice It's got no button holes!
Grandma Oh no! She wore it in her belly!
Children Auntie Nelly? In her belly?
Grandma She was a dancer of repute In an oriental way And when she wore her belly button She would often say:
b b b b b b b Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Boo boo belly button boogie Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Just do the b - b - boogie Woogie till you drop It's Auntie Nelly's favourite Her belly is never a flop!
Jack Hey! Grandad! You've got enough belly to do a belly dance!!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
You wriggle and you jiggle Wiggle round the floor With jelly belly Nelly The evening is never a bore!
Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly button boogie Do the belly button boogie tonight (belly button, ooh, belly button) Do the belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
B-b-b-b-b-b-b Boo boo belly button boogie (x4)
Do the belly belly belly belly Belly belly belly belly Belly button boogie tonight
Yeah!!!!
PYJAMA BUTTON
This little teddy bear button Needs sewing on to keep your top polite, Or you won't have your pyjamas And you won't dream your cares away tonight. Dream of the future you will see. And dreams will set your spirit free.
Grandma We've shown you a lifetime, A journey through hopes and dreams. We took you to places And faces you'd never seen.
Alice You told us about this golden one
Jack And this one
Alice And that one
Grandma Its bedtime!
Jack/Alice You've told us so much more Than we knew before. The time has gone so quickly...
Grandad It's bedtime!
Jack/Alice Granny, oh Grandad! A rainbow is overhead. One more tale from the Button Box: It's still quite early, Too soon to go to bed!
Tell a story one more time...
ALL (or Grandma on bold words) Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, It's full of wonder!
Tell us what the buttons say! Lift us from a dreary day! Take us somewhere far away We wanna go there!
Stories make a tapestry Telling famly history. Open up the button box And let the stories unfold.
Magic in the button box, Sunshine in the button box, Laughter in the button box, Let the stories unfold!
