Mr. King's on-line learning journal

 

It's not just children who learn! Learning happens from the first moment you are born when you learn where to get milk from and how to get attention, until the years when you are very, very old.

 

Here are some of the things he has learned recently:

• I learned that when I'm late in the morning, it's quicker to drive through the town rather than turn left at the traffic lights.
• I learned that on my way to work it takes 7 minutes to get from the Celtic Manor to Usk.
• I learned about Peter Kay, the comedian after finishing reading his book.
• Whilst stuck in a traffic jam, I learned a new way to do my tie which means the knot is a bit bigger and looks nicer!
• I always knew about the attack on Pearl Harbour but today I researched it again and now know a lot more about it.
• I learned about how the children in Year 6 will be helped to settle into Monmouth Comprehensive School over the next 2 years.
• I learned how to sort sets of photocopies on the photocopier.
• I learned how to remove the car stereo out of my car & change the fuse to make it work.
• I learned about a new way of seeing how well schools are working. (It's all a bit heavy but quite interesting!)
• I realised that I can remember pictures really well but I'm not very good at remembering lists. For example, I can find a CD in the CD rack really quickly by remembering what colour the label is....but if I have to make coffee for more than 1 other person, I find it REALLY hard remembering what each person has in their drink.
• I learned that when you paint a room & you mix 2 tins of old paint that you had in your garage, you have to mix them REALLY well.....otherwise the paint changes colour while you're painting the room....and when you get to the end, the two walls look different! (Then you have to start it again with new paint from the DIY store!)
• I learned that when you talk about what you've learned you mustn't be afraid of people saying things like, "Gosh, I thought he would have known that!" You have to be honest.
• I learned loads about the Titanic, the ship that sank after it hit an iceberg in 1912. There were two great programmes about it on TV. I think it's a fascinating story.
• I learned that people learn in different ways and that we use different parts of our brains to store different types of information. That's why some ways of learning are easier to us than others. We need to learn how to improve the areas that we're not as good at using. (That sounds complicated but it makes sense)

Here are some of the childrens' learning journals........

 

Ben

• I learned that if you are fit, you can run longer without breathing heavily.
• I learned that if you work plasticine for a few minutes it goes soft.

William

• I learned that if you are late for school, you should come in at the front door.
• I learned that penguins cannot fly.
• I learned that dragons are not real but mythical creatures.

Bethan

• This week I learned about my family tree.
• I learned how to write colours in French.
• I learned that volcanos can erupt more that once unless they are extinct.
• I learned a shortcut to school.
• I learned that some flowers are poisonous.
• I learned how to make a house out of pipe cleaners.

Annica

• I learned that bert means pretty and hardd means beautiful in Welsh.
• I learned how to find my pulse.

Hope

• In English I learned that fox hunting is illegal.  I also learned the names of some animals in Welsh.
• I learned that you can only have ten library books out at a time.
• I learned that recycling is important in Brownies.
• I learned not to fight with my brother.

Louise

• Today, at lunch time, learned that the best place to pick flowers is at the bottom of the stem, and Hope helped me learn to spell flower.
• In dance, I learned that when you do a cartwheel, it is easier to do it on your side.
• At Brownies, I learned that you can make lots of things out of rubbish and I made a monster mask!
• At cricket, I learned that when you bowl it is easier if you do a run-up.

Ellie

• I realised today how lucky I am to be able to come to school and learn.
• I learned that dandelion milk is very white.
• I just learned that broken rotten potato looks like porridge and smells like fish!
• Today I realised how nice Tom is.  All the boys in our class are really kind.
• I learned that swimming with clothes on is really difficult.
• I learned that if you are in cold water, you should doggy paddle and not do front crawl, to keep your head warm.
• I learned that if you swim through river weed kicking your legs you will get tangled, so you should skull.

Kitty

• At lunch time I learned that you must never put the sap from a dandelion on your finger because it will stain.
• I learned that liquorice comes from fennel.
• Charlotte told me that belle means beaufiful in French.
• I learned that in the 1970's they wore platform boots.
• I learned that there is fruit that comes from the rainforest called the breadfruit.