In Grade 6 we have started setting up new relationships with our Grade 2 buddies. We came up with some ideas about how a good buddy behaves.
Ella: A good buddy is someone who is kind, fun and listens to what their buddy has to say. A good buddy makes a good first impression, shows encouragement and motivates their buddy to do good things. A good buddy is also responsible, makes mature decisions and includes their buddy in the activities.
Seb: What I think makes a good buddy is a good first impression. When you meet your buddy you want to welcome them into a kind, safe and comfortable environment.
Grade 6 have also been looking to get to know each other a little better in the first few weeks of school. We have created some autobiography maps and poems about ourselves. We started by coming up with some of the important places, people, hobbies, pets and things in our lives. We made symbols for them and put them on a map either in the shape of an island or as a letter in our name. We then included a key to explain each symbol.
In the first week back we also completed a STEM challenge. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This challenge saw us work in small groups of 4-5 to meet a specific design brief. Our challenge was to design the tallest tower we could using only sticks we collected from the creek and marshmallows. This challenge tested our resilience and patience and made us carefully consider our choices in the prototype planning stage. Overall we had a fun time, and made some interesting designs.
We also got together to talk about our Classroom Charter. In the classroom we have been exploring the words that are going to guide our pilgrimage throughout Grade 6 this year. These words have been carefully selected via multiple voting processes that have allowed us to choose the words that we feel will help bring out our best in our learning and social opportunities at Holy Rosary this year. As a group we agreed upon:
ACCEPTANCE : taking people as they are
BRAVE: Stepping up and meeting challenges
SAFE: Prevention of danger and care for each other
MOTIVATED: Being a go-kart and searching for the spark
RELAXED: Feeling comfortable and flexible in our space with our work and friends