Week Term 7 'Star of Week' and Other News

This week's Star of the Week is Ethan.

Ka wani ke, Ethan, it's great to have you in Room 13.

Luke received a certificate as he has been a responsible leader this week. Thank you, Luke.

This morning two groups presented plays:

Wil, Trinity, Bess, Annabel, and
Elliott presented 'Counting Crocodiles'.






Ethan, Danny, William F, and William T presented 'Anything is Better'.



Ka pai to both groups - you were fantastic and you made some super props.

On Tuesday we had a visit from Willowbank staff. They talked to us about native birds and their habitats. They also brought a tuatara for us to look at. The tuatara sat very still until a worm was put in its cage. Then it turned its head, flicked out its tongue and scooped the worm up. Here's a photo of Elliott watching the tuatara eating. 

Please note that our School Assembly on Monday will be at 2pm in the church.

Term 3 Week 7 Certificate

At Monday's School Assembly William T was awarded a certificate.

Congratulations, William, we are proud of you.

Baking Day

In Religious Education we are learning about Jesus Giving Himself in the Eucharist. This morning we made unleavened bread as a reminder of the bread Jesus used at the Last Supper. Thank you to Bridget for coming in to help us.

Ciara, Estelle, and Wil making their bread

Olympians' Parade

On Friday George went to meet the Olympians at Pioneer Stadium. He is pictured here with his sister, Lydia, and bronze medallist Marc Ryan. What an exciting opportunity to be able to meet an Olympian and to touch a medal.

Term 3 Week 6 'Star of the Week'

This week's Star of the Week is Evelyn.

Ka wani ke, Evelyn, it's great to have you in Room 13.

This morning we went out to Memorial Avenue to wave to the Olympians as they drove past. We were all very excited to see them.

Today was mufti day. We LOVE mufti days!

Last week William F, Ethan, Danny, and William T read a book called 'Never Bored on Boards'. Then they made surf boards. Great work boys.

Notes:

*I enjoyed the disco tonight - wonderful to see so many Room 13 people enjoying themselves on the dance floor.

*This week's planned visit from the Willowbank Education Officer was postponed and has been rescheduled for Tuesday.

*Spelling will be coming home again next week.

*Please keep an eye out for a shoe box - we will need them in Week 9. (As there is not much storage space at school I ask you to keep your box at home until Week 9, thanks.)

Have a relaxing weekend.

Term 3 Week 6 Certificate

At today's School Assembly Annabel was awarded a certificate.

Congratulations, Annabel, we are proud of you.

The top three Mathletics stars for last week are: Harrison, Luke, and Ethan. Ka pai, boys. Harrison scored an amazing 12830 points! 

Congratulations, parents, your bottle donations helped our class to come first equal with Room 10. The children will be getting 'Fair Dollars' to spend at the School Fair. This week we are asked to bring chocolate.

Notes for Term 3 Week 6

I trust the Quiz Night went well - I've not had any results, but I know you would all have had lots of fun and laughter.

I have just checked the Mathletics site and am very excited to see that we are at number 23 on the 'NZ's Top Classes' list. Congratulations and thank you so much to everyone who has been working hard to get us there. This week eight children have scored over 3000 points with our top scorer on a massive 12830! Check out the blog tomorrow to see who the Week 5 top three are.

Looking ahead to this week:
Monday: School assembly; library
Tuesday: Syndicate singing
Wednesday: Social Justice Liturgy in the church; shared lunch with our Room 8 buddies - we will eat our lunch in Room 13 with our buddies. Just bring your normal packed lunch, we will NOT be sharing food. Children are also asked to bring a monetary donation for Caritas and place it in the container on our Prayer Table (please ask me if you have any questions)
Thursday: Willowbank speaker
Friday: Mufti day - please bring an item of chocolate for the fair (place in the black bin in our classroom)
Disco - 5-6pm at the Jack Mann Room at Teachers' College - see you all there with your dancing shoes on!

If it is raining this week please wear gumboots and bring slippers for the classroom. A raincoat is also an excellent item to wear to school.

Term 3 Week 5 'Star of the Week'

This week's Star of the Week is Wil.

Ka wani ke, Wil, it's great to have you in Room 13.

Fractions

We have been learning about fractions. We know that the denominator is the number on the bottom and it tells us how many pieces or groups a whole set is divided into. The numerator is the number on the top and tells us how many of these pieces we want. We also know that each piece of a fraction must be the same size or have the same number of items in it.
Today we compared fractions. We discovered that 2/4 is the same as a 1/2; 2/6 is the same as 1/3; 2/8 is the same as 1/4.
The best part of learning about fractions was when we had a bag of Fruit Burst lollies and we had to work out the fraction of each colour. When we'd finished working that out we were able to eat our lolly. Thanks, Estelle, for providing the Fruit Bursts.

Ben, Isla, Maia

Isla, Macy, Maia

Danny, Elliott, Alex

Estelle, Danny

Silver Mathletics Certificates

Congratulations to William T, William F, and Bess, our first three Silver Certificate winners. 

We now have eight children who have gained a Silver Mathletics Certificate. 

Ka pai. Keep up the mīharo mahi (wonderful work).

This morning we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption by attending mass. The Room 13 children were very well behaved - I am very proud of them.

Thank you for your support for the School Fair. It's not too late to bring a bottle if you still want to. Just place it in the black box at the end of the classroom.

Term 3 Week 5

The rain took its toll and there was flooding at school today. As a consequence School Assembly was cancelled.


The top three Mathletics stars for last week are: Harrison, William T, and Ethan. Ka pai, boys. This is Ethan's second week in a row in the top three. I am looking forward to presenting the first three Silver Certificates this week.




At this stage we plan for school to be open tomorrow. Please check the school website, this blog, Facebook, and Twitter tomorrow for details about school hours. Please wear gumboots and a raincoat, with a hood, and bring slippers to wear inside the classroom.

Term 3 Week 4 'Star of the Week'

This week's Star of the Week is Trinity.

Ka wani ke, Trinity, it's great to have you in Room 13.

This week we began our topic 'NZ Animals and their Habitats'. We have watched two DVDs - one about the Kiwi and another about the Kakapo. Both these native birds are endangered. We will continue our learning on this topic, using the CtK Inquiry Process, for the rest of this term.

On Wednesday we welcomed Isla back from her two month trip in Europe. It's great to have you back, Isla. We have enjoyed hearing about your trip as well.

Mathletics is up and running. Several children are close to achieving a Silver Certificate. Next week we hope to be able to celebrate the first three to achieve a Silver Certificate.

Thank you for your support for the School Fair. Please continue to bring in items and place in the black bin in the classrrom. The Parent Council have two events planned for this term: The Quiz Night, for adults, on Saturday 18 August and a Disco, for children, on Friday 24 August. 

Looking ahead to next week:

Monday: School Assembly 12md; Library

Tuesday: Syndicate Singing

Wednesday: Assumption Mass 11:30am

Term 3 Week 4 Certificate

At today's School Assembly Macy was awarded a certificate.

Congratulations, Macy, we are proud of you.

On Saturday Christian was awarded the 'Player of the Day' trophy for his rugby team. Congratulations Christian.

Congratulations to our three top Mathletics stars for last week: Elliott, Ethan, and Danny. 

Congratulations to everyone on their Mathletics efforts which saw our class come 48th top class in NZ.

Today we watched a DVD about the kiwi. We learnt a lot things about the kiwi. This is the beginning of our topic on NZ Animals and their Habitats. 

Thanks to those who have already found a shoe box. It would be a help if you would keep these at home until we need them in Week 8 or 9 as we do not have much storage space in our room.

Term 3 Week 3 'Star of the Week'

This week's Star of the Week is George.

Ka wani ke, George, it's great to have you in Room 13.

Wil received a Principal's Award for his poem on friends (see last posting). 
Tino pai, Wil.

Notes:

*Mathletics is up and running again. Congratulations to all who have achieved a Bronze certificate. Several children now have three bronze certificates - only two more to go for a Silver certificate. 

*In Religious Education we continue learning about Saints. We have a 'Saints' Tree' on our wall and each day we add more names to it. Please help your child to find out about some saints so they can add to the tree.

*Next week we will begin our topic: New Zealand Animals and their Habitats. If you have any books or posters or other relevant information you can share with us please send it along. Near the end of the unit we will be making a diorama. Please obtain a shoebox for this project.

*As you know the ground is damp and the grass muddy. It is a good idea to bring a change of shoes for play and lunch times. Please also bring a pair of track pants to put on while playing outside. 

Have a relaxing weekend.

Friends

We have been talking about friendships and what makes a good friend. We worked in small groups and discussed what good friends look like, sound like, and feel like. Then we wrote poems about friends. Here's a few of them:

Friends

Friends are fun, fun, fun

Smile here, smile there, smile everywhere

Friends play together all day

Friendships are unbreakable

By Wil

Friends

Funny and fantastic

Responsible friends everywhere

I love playing with my friends

Everywhere excellent friends

Nice and lovely

Dancing on the dance floor

Such awesome friends

By Kate

Friends

Friends are fun

Respectable

I like friends

Excellent work

Nice and happy

Dancing

Special friends

By Christian

Yesterday Ruru Reading group presented their play 'Working Holiday'. Congratulations to: Kate, Alexandra, Trinity, William F, and Ethan