Future Inventors

This group is designing a sea cleaner to clean up oil spills. They are measuring how big their machine should be. I wonder if their invention will be used in the future.

Week 5 Notices
FATHERS' DAY you can purchase a Fathers' Day present for $3.00, this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at lunchtime, in the school hall.
  

Enterprising Topic work This Week 

Activities are on Tuesday (afternoon) and Thursday (Middle block).

Singing Practice

8.45 Wednesday

Class Library
This Wednesday afternoon we have class library, please remember to return your library books so you can issue new ones.

Pass It PE Programme
Last session this Wednesday.  Please bring PE clothing.

Middle School Parent Workshop

Wednesday 5.15pm

Come along and get some useful tips and strategies to help your child at home with their learning. 

Pie Warmer Day
This Thursday, children may bring something to heat for lunch. All items must be wrapped in tin foil with their names clearly written on it.


Golden Time on Friday
 You have an option this week: Electronics or Craft.
What will you decide????

Whacky Hair and Whacky Sock Day   (Gold coin donation.)

On Friday, Young Vinnies have organised a fundraiser, the money raised is going towards the Radio Station Christmas Party for children who have special needs and also for those children from families who are financially challenged. 

 


!!!!!!!REMINDERS !!!!!

• Children who haven't returned their portfolios please return them this week.
• Children doing Home Reading remember to read your books and return them to school on Friday.

 

 

Mary, Kyla, and Caitlin's poster

Today Mary Kyla and Caitlin made a poster for a challenge that we had in rm 15. Fortunately their poster came 1st place!

Fonterra Milk for schools

We get Fonterra Milk for schools. Here is a photo.

My poem

Today Alex wrote a poem about rain. We were learning about imagery writing. Have a read of it!

Rain

The monstrous clouds take over the sky,
With bowling ball sized hail and rain.
I hear the rain clip clopping into the Olympic sized puddles.
I see nothing because the thick misty fogg,
Blocks my vision.
I feel cold hard lightning bolts scratching my back,
As I walk through the mist!
Rain gives me the creeps!

By Alex.
Room 15

Week 4

Week 4 Notices

We have been deeply saddened to hear of the sudden death this weekend of Alistair Deakin, beloved husband of Louise on our teaching staff and father of their two daughters Robyn and Samantha. Please keep Louise and her family in your prayers at this very sad time. We will pass on information about Alistair's funeral as it becomes available.

 

Enterprising Topic work This Week 

Activities are on Tuesday (afternoon) and Thursday (Middle block).

Singing Practice

8.45 Wednesday

Class Library
This Wednesday afternoon we have class library, please remember to return your library books so you can issue new ones.

Pass It PE Programme Children will be participating in a PE programme every Wednesday for the following few weeks. Please bring PE clothing on these days.


Pie Warmer Day
This Thursday, children may bring something to heat for lunch. All items must be wrapped in tin foil with their names clearly written on it.


Golden Time on Friday
 To be decided on.  We will let you know...

Pass it ball skills

Today room 15 did pass it with Nicole. We learned how to catch a netball with our hands in the shape of a "w."

Mary and Sophie's diamante poem

Mary and Sophie have written a fabulous diamante poem about St Mary's.

Week 3 Notices
Year 3/4 Enrichment Students trip to Science Road Show.
Monday 9.00 - 11.15am

Enterprising Topic Activities Begin This Week.Children have been put into  their options and they will begin their activities on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.


Class Library
This Wednesday afternoon we have class library, please remember to return your library books so you can issue new ones.

Assumption Liturgy
We will be having an Assumption liturgy on Thursday at 10.00am in the church.  All are welcome.

Pie Warmer Day
This Thursday, children may bring something to heat for lunch. All items must be wrapped in tin foil.


Pass It PE Programme
Children will be participating in a PE programme every Wednesday for the following few weeks. Please bring  clothing on these days.

Golden Time on Friday
This week for Golden Time we will be going outdoors.  We will  use the new adventure playground or children can bring a ball from home to play with e.g soccer, rugby, netball ball etc.

Jackson's engine invention for homework!

Today Jackson showed us what him and his dad did for homework. They made an engine together because in our class we are learning about enterprising people, Jackson chose the person that made the first car.

Enterprise

Room 14 children are pinning up their new learning about enterprise. The yellow hexagons show our next level of understanding. Children are deciding which ideas need to be grouped together.

Whiteboard table!

This is another photo of our class writing there poems on the whiteboard table.

Enterprising Activities
Please select two of your favourite activities as possible options. On Wednesday, you will be asked to write down two activities and teachers will place you into groups.

Painting: Learn painting techniques alongside a real artist. Create your own unique artworks and the best one will be in a painting exhibition at the end of the term.

Fly Fish Ties: Design and create a range of fly fishing tries that you will be able to use or gift to someone. Design one spectacular fly fishing tie to be mounted and displayed at the end of the year.

Author: Become your own author as you now have the possibility of writing and illustrating your own book. Books will be published, and there will be a book launch at the end of the term.

Music: Have you ever dreamed of writing and publishing your own music? Then this is the workshop for you. Imaging hearing your own recorded music!

Master Chef: Have you ever dreamed of taking part in a Master Chef competition? You will be writing your own recipes and cooking lots of different types of food.

Week 2 Notices

Enterprising Activities!!!
Children will be given five activity options to choose from this week. From week 3 - 8, teachers will begin specialist classes in creating and exhibiting paintings, creating and publishing a book, designing and making fly fishing ties, master chef, and creating and publishing music. Children will be asked for their first and second choices this week and will know which group they are in on Friday this week.

Pie Warmer Day
This Thursday, children may bring something to heat for lunch. All items must be wrapped in tin foil.

Parent / Teacher Interviews
Please register online to meet with teachers. We would like children to be present during the interview so that they can talk about their learning.

Pass It PE Programme
Children will be participating in a PE programme every Wednesday for the following few weeks. Please bring PE clothing on these days.

Buddy writing in topic

We are describing what an enterprising person is like. Today we looked at Bill Gates and identified what makes him an enterprising person.

Opportunity

WALHT describe opportunity.
Did you know that enterprising people take opportunities for example Bill Gate he started as a normal person just like you or me he was not famous but then he started putting his ideas in action.