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Welcome to a new year, already I can tell it is shaping up to be a great one!
We have signed up to take part in Quadblogging this year. I imagine quite a few of you are wondering what that might be. Basically, QuadBlogging is when four classes, hence ‘quad’, get together and read each of the other school’s blogs. Classes will take in in turn to visit each blog on a rotation system. This allows classes and other schools around the globe to view our learning and we in turn will view theirs. I have already added a link on the sidebar to the classes that will become our Quadblogging buddies this year. So if you’d like to take a look at their blogs you can do so before we begin the project. I am very excited about making these global connections. I have added a video that will hopefully help to explain things further.

Here it is…..

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You may have noticed that we start each day with play, we often play at other times during the day too. Play activities may take the form of free choice or may be more structured. If school work is presented as a game, the children are often more interested and more likely to want to join in. Here are some of the benefits associated with play activities..
Children….. learn to develop new relationships
• They begin to solve problems and make decisions such as what to play, where to play and how to play.
• They collaborate (work together) with a partner or group.
• They develop fine motor skills through drawing, writing and connecting toys together.
• They share resources and develop skills in turn taking, which is often a difficult concept for some.
• They use a variety of tools.
• They develop skills in technology.
• Their creativity and imagination are stimulated.
• They learn to deal with emotions by developing empathy and resilience.
• Social competence and confidence are developed.
• Oral language skills are developed which are a pre-requisite for writing. If you can say it, you can write it!
• Mathematical language and skills are used and developed.
• Children often use skills and language that have been previously taught in class.
It is through a variety of play situations that children learn about themselves, about others and about their world.                              

What is The Postcard Project?

This project was started by  Mrs. Leakey, a teacher in New Zealand.  This is a global project that classes can join. Sending postcards is a great way to connect with other classes around the world.  Each class will send and receive postcards that showcase their hometown/city.  Today we received our very first postcard from a class in Michigan.  I have added their link under “postcards project”.  We have looked at their blog as a class,  found  the USA on a map and together we wrote  a reply from our class.  It is very exciting and we can’t wait to get another postcard and make some more friends. Here is our first postcard..

Why not visit Mrs. Moore and the Techie Kids to see what they have been up to.

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