Reading Hive

In the Reading Hive each week, the Middle School students complete a number of tasks. One of the tasks is known as the Crafty Station. At this station, the children read or watch their instructions and use their understanding of these to complete the task. This week, they are painting Pet Rocks.

Check out some of the crafty creations below;

Cross Country Training

Our Cross Country training is well and truly underway in the Middle School as we prepare for next week's big event. The Clive Kids have been aiming to go a little further or a little faster each time they train. It is great to see the determination on their faces as they run the course.

Robotics - Ozobots

After working with Digital Circus earlier in the term, the Middle School teachers and students have continued their learning about robotics. We have been focusing our learning on how to code Ozobots to move where and how we want them to. We have used our knowledge of 2D shapes while testing and debugging our codes. Look at the video below to see some of the Ozobots in action!

Digital Circus - Robotics

This week we had Toni (Miss Westcott) from Digital Circus working with the Middle School staff and students. We participated in an 'Introduction to Robotics' session and were working with Ozobots.

 We learnt about coding the Ozobots through the use of lines and colour sequences. We also had a lot of fun experimenting and debugging when it was necessary.

Throughout the term, we will continue using Ozobots within our Maths Geometry learning.

Interactive Maths Pattern Game

As part of our Maths multiplication learning, we have been practising our skip counting in class. The link below will take you to a game which provides a fun challenge for our learners. You may like to play it over the term break.

Click here to play the game

Percussion Assembly with Ms Kirk

To celebrate the Junior and Middle School students' learning in Percussion, they performed for an audience at a Clive School Assembly. A big thank you to Ms Kirk who works alongside these children and taught them about rhythm, beat and performing.

See the video by accessing the link below;

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Middle School Animation - Scratch Jr

This term in the Middle School we have been learning about narrative writing. We have learnt to bring our narratives to life by animating them. When we animate, we have to include characters and make them speak and move. In our animations, we make sure that our narrative has a problem and a solution. We include backgrounds which give our viewers information about the setting. Our animations have an ending.

Here are what some of our Middle School learners have said;

"I love bringing my stories to life because it is fun to be creative and I also like viewing others work" - Ruby

"I like animating because people can see my work and it is interesting"
 - Arthur

"I like using Scratch Jr because you can animate using different tools"
 - Theo

"When I use Scratch Jr I can make characters move around and make my own backgrounds and characters"
 - T.J.

"I like using Scratch Jr to animate because my characters can talk and move, I can change the size of them too and make my own characters and backgrounds"
 - Mia

"I like writing stories because once I write them, I can then bring them to life. I can then make all the things that might not be possible in real life, be real in my story"
- Jacana