Notice Week 9

Pie warmer day on Thursday. This is becoming more popular each week. Bring a food item wrapped in foil to be warmed for lunch.

On Wednesday we will be celebrating Maori language week with a day filled with fantastic activities. Classes will rotate between activities with a drama storytelling performance at the end. As part of the rotation, children will have Hit It, which is a PE activity. Please bring PE gear on Wednesday.

This week children will be getting ready for a celebration of their learning in week 10. Children are making musical instruments and head gear. If your child has made instruments at home, please send them along to school this week. A time and date for the performance will be on the blog next week.

We have been writing persuasive letters

Joshua and Gabriel have typed this fantastic letter. Do you think they have been persuasive?

In the gardens

Today since it is Thursday we went to check on the gardens. We weeded and had lots of fun.

Learning about God's grace.

This afternoon we used Diptic on the IPad to learn about God's grace. We learnt that God's grace is in everybody.

How to make a star by weaving flax

Weaving 1 from Bevan James on Vimeo.

IMG 0279 from Bevan James on Vimeo.

Week 8 Notices

On Monday, we are going to the Star Lab. Room 14 will be leaving on the bus at 8.45am. Please make sure that you are at school by 8.30am so that Mrs Nieuwboer can take the roll before we leave.

Please name your child's jersey so that if it is misplaced, it can be returned to them. All lost property can be found in the box outside Room 6.

School photos are on Wednesday. All children are to wear their jerseys (not polar fleece) when the photos are taken.

Homework is due on Friday 28 June. Please make sure that it is handed in to the classroom teacher.

Home Reading: If your child is on the Home Reading programme, please return books in the plastic bag on Friday morning so that the books can be swapped for new ones.

Have a wonderful week!

Mr Bear Branches

Today the author of Mr Bear Branches came to our school and she showed us how to draw a crazy character.

Jacks happy birthday cake

On the 14th of June it was jacks birthday and today we had his cake and it was chocolate and also he was turning 8 years old

Week 7 Term 3

Monday: New homework is on the Homework tab.
Tuesday: ICAS Spelling and Writing tests. Trips to the Recycling Centre. R 14 - 10:30am & :R15 - 12:30 pm.
Wednesday: Library
Thursday:Warmer day. Visiting Author (Terri Rose Baynton)
Friday: Home reading books due in. Sausage sizzle

Marshmallow challenge!

Today for Goldentime we had a marshmallow challenge. Lots of people got into the finals and these were them, Amelia, Nikita, Luke, Layton, Jackson, Mose and Aidan. The people that won were Amelia and Jackson.

Our God

We have been learning about the Great Pacific Rubbish dump.

What do you think?

Mr Bear Branches and the cloud conundrum.

Today Mrs O'Leary came and read us a story. Next week the author will come to visit us.

We are getting good at being more persuasive

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What you need to know for Week 6.

Monday: Troy Cody Jasmine and Layton  will be representing us with the Kapahaka group at the opening of the Vets conference. Kia kaha students.
Tuesday: Gym competition, students involved have been notified.
Wednesday: Lunchtime disco in the hall. Bring your dancing shoes and disco clothes. Enrichment with Mrs Cato. LIBRARY DAY
Thursday: Warmer day
Friday: Goldentime.

Please keep working away at your homework, especially the spelling words.

Recycled art

This is some of the fantastic recycled art in rooms 14 and 15. Great work everyone!

Rhubarb crumble

Today Kassidy brought in some rhubarb crumble  for us to eat. We are going to eat it after lunch when it is warmed up. She also brought in some spoons made of wood that can be recycled in the compost. Kassidy thinks that her Mum's rhubarb crumble is the best.

Learning about our environment

Today room15 is learning about our environment. We have been using a describe map to group our ideas and explain about our environment.

Come to Room 15 thursday at 6:30pm

Parent Evening - Thursday 6 June 6.30pm in Room 15 ( Mt James Room - one of the new classrooms by the school office)
Tessa Gray is our guest presenter at this meeting.looking at "What is the value and impact of using technology in our classrooms and what are some of the things we need to consider and think about as we try and prepare our students for the world they are living in?
Tessa works with schools nationally around eLearning and Digital Citizenship and is both a very interesting and informative presenter. She presented at a Parents Evening we held in 2012 and we received very positive feedback about this session - and requests to have her present again.

Week rima Term rua

We hope everyone has had a great weekend with family. Friday was a great teacher only day, especially listening to Sir Ray Avery Click here to read more about this.

This week
Tuesday: New homework has been set.
Wednesday: ICAS science test.
Thursday: Tessa Gray will be talking to parents in Room 15 at 6:30pm. Tessa is a fantastic speaker and she will be talking about ICT related issues. We encourage all parents to grab a friend/ whanau member and come along - you will learn something, guaranteed.
Friday: Mass - Feast of Sacred Heart. Health promoting schools meeting. Library.

Have a great week.

 Have you seen the school gardens? Get your child to show you.