Term 1

Hi, and welcome to Room 1's Blog. Our year long theme is 'Citizenship is Everyone's Business'. During Term 1 we have been exploring this through setting up a positive classroom culture, and understanding how everyone contributes to our class, and our school. We have been working on class peer mediation skills, co-operation, rights, respect and responsibilities.
This unit was then followed by an amazing unit on 'It's our Voice'. The children have been exploring our Senior Council - and are presently writing guidelines as to how we could change our present system - so that all children at Nelson Central School are represented in some form. These guidelines will be presented at a school expo and voted on during the last week of term.

Other exciting happenings in Room 1 have been a character study on Charlotte's Web, this can be viewed on our wikispace, and also explanation writing.
Math has included lots of fractions, and time.
We have had some wonderful events including the Triathlon, Swimming Carnival, and trips to The Suter and Totara Trading. Enjoy reading and feel free to comment.