Welcome to Term 2! Whanau19 has some really exciting events planned for this term and look forward to extending our learning and questioning skills.
This week our class went on an Autumn Nature Walk around the playground and had lots of fun throwing the leaves up in the air and getting buried in them! We gathered some exciting language through the use of our senses (hearing, listening, seeing, feeling - emotional, and touch), then transferred this to our writing.
The Roming Giant Restaurant
Play in Room19 - The organic growth of our classroom restaurant (8.30-9.00 am, in Term 1 2021)
Rules were created for the restaurant, dog area, and cash flow machine - I wonder if this came from the Tree Hut treaty lessons where they were asked to create a tree hut treaty.
Began on a table when some of the students found a box of plastic plates, cups, and food (Mackenzie, Zoe, Malia)
I suggested that they use a corner of the classroom to set it up.
Students created a restaurant including a sign, mascot (Ted), Menus (for kids and adults).
I suggested that they include all students in the class. They created rules, started making money (AJ), positions (manager, chefs, mascots, dishwashers, clients, etc). Other students joined in - Ted, Isaiah, Beau, Elijah, AJ, Hannah, Anwar.
Students created alternative ingredients with paper (special spices, coffee etc).
The restaurant became very popular, serving parents, students from other classes and there was always a long line.
I printed some bilingual menus with prices. They liked them but thought the prices were far to low so crossed them out and charged more.
Some students really like dogs and became Dog Chefs.
Another teacher wrote a letter of complaint from the council about the ‘Dog Chefs’
The students then created a dog corner away from the restaurant.
I asked them what would happen if Covid hit?
Students made phones so they could ring through the orders and deliveries.
The restaurant was getting too small I suggested they do some renovations. They pushed the cupboard out and created an oven.
Word got around and someone in the other class opened up a Countdown. This countdown closed so a new one opened up in Room19.
Jacinda Ardern (Malia) came to visit the restaurant (one of the students who had dressed up as Jacinda for her role model). A new breakfast platter was created especially for her.
I now get a breakfast platter in the mornings.
They won't open till the manager (Zoe) arrives with the key.
The staff got sick of customers not having the right cash so they created an ATM and all now have ATM cards.
I talked to them about paywave and pin numbers and showed them my card with the logos on it.
They decided to keep the pin numbers - because it was much more fun.
I talked to the Roaming Giant Manager about our Restaurant and he said to send through some pics and he would try to arrange something (maybe pizzas).
On Monday our whole school went on a trip to Hukanui Marae in Gordonton. We were very excited and learned all about the Powhiri process and waiata in preparation. We used role-play to understand powhiri and the expectations of how to behave on the marae. We learnt a lot of history from the kaumatua, sketched, sung, and admired the beautiful carvings, kowhaiwhai and tukutuku patterns. Thank you to the parents that came and supported us - we really appreciate you.
