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• 1.    sparkle24  |  March 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

  Hi Mrs T!

  We’ll make sure that everyone will start bloging as soon as its ready.
  We will also help you set things up on the class computers.

  From
  The class ICT Team
  P.S No singing! Just Jokes!!!

• 2.    JH  |  March 27th, 2008 at 5:59 pm

  We’ll give some real thought to ways of making a difference in our class. We can start by learning to share what we have learnt and to get along with each other.

• 3.    Miss H  |  April 1st, 2008 at 2:19 am

  Making a difference – this is a phrase that has popped up with monotonous regularity and has got me thinking alot about the ways we can make a difference. However, I firmly believe that you cannot make any difference unless you understand what exactly that means and look at yourself, first, to see if you can change because making a difference is about change. It’s about your contribution to the class culture, management and well-being, wherever you may be. So giving this topic ‘real thought’ should be something you do seriously otherwise your learning will be superficial and not really change things.

  In Rm 23 we are trying to look at our negative behaviour and find out what causes it, what its effects, how can we change this for the better and what insights have learnt about myself along the way. This, I hope, will help the children to see themselves honestly and from there make some real decisions for changing poor behaviour.

  An example of what I mean is: If you talk over others. The causes of this maybe a lack of respect for others, poor manners and listening skills. The effect of this is that nobody listens to anybody. Chaos soon reigns supreme and nobody learns anything of value because people are not listening or sharing in a way that makes it easy for them to be heard. To change this, we can simply decide to respect others by talking one at a time, putting our hand up to speak, and if we disagree with someone, we can use ‘I’ statements like ‘I disagree with you because…’. This way we still maintain respect for others opinions without putting them down, but we also get to state what we believe and continue the learning conversation in a positive way that invites others to share too! This is an insight. That I don’t have to be rude to share my opinion. That I can change my behaviour for myself and for the good of the class.

• 4.    trishp  |  April 10th, 2008 at 1:52 am

  I am really thrilled with your wonderful photos and stories about Autumn, you are so clever. I like the theme Making a difference that you are thinking and talking about in your room. It is really important to think of ways in which you can make a difference in your class, in the school and our community. We are proud of our children at Elm Park and the ways they are making a difference. Thinking about treating people the way you would like to be treated is very important. Think before you act and say or do something unkind to others and hurt their feelings. Think about our school values that help us to be better citizens and be respectable members of society that we will all be proud of. Keep up the wonderful work in Room 24.
  Mrs Plowright

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