Week 6 Term 2

This week during maths we have been working on place value. Without having our number knowledge secure using various strategies can be difficult. We were lucky enough to have Helen to help us. When we are finished our tasks we can play maths games. Chess is a class favourite!

This week Latoya's baby sister came in for a snuggle in the warm!

For topic this term we have been looking at the Solar System. We have been making pop out books with great success. I am sure you will be wowed and surprised at our skills!

Have a happy and safe week!

Week 5 Term 2

We have had a busy week in Room 5 with a trip to the Museum, Wheels Wednesday and our Cross Country on Friday.
On all occasions the behaviour of the children has been outstanding. At the Museum 2 separate members of the public congratulated us on our social skills and engagement in our learning.
During Cross Country the support we gave to one another was second to none.

Museum Trip

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Wheels Wednesday

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Week 4 Term 2

On Tuesday we went to the Suter Art Gallery for a session working with clay. We looked at some art work in regard to Matariki and then made clay stars using patterning. We each stamped a word of reflection onto our stars.

On Wednesday we have been spending our time in the library to research our topic on planets and the solar system.

Buddy time on Friday is always a time we look forward to. Towers are the thing at the moment!!

Next Monday we are off to the Museum to partake in the National Geographic Exhibition.
On Wednesday there is another 'Wheels Wednesday' starting at 8am. The coffee cart will be back and a gold coin donation for fruit, toast etc. Come early and join in the fun while helping to save the environment.
Have a happy and safe week!

Week 9 Term 1

On Thursday we had a school wide challenge to come to school by walking, on a scooter, bike or roller blades. The school grounds were open at 8am for the fun to start! Amy had set out courses to ride, a coffee cart was on site, music, raffles and heaps of happy faces!

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Every Thursday we get together with Room 6 for singing. This week we had to have curtain monitors because the wind kept blowing the curtains up and letting the sunshine in!

This week Mack came back to pay us an early morning visit. He went for a wee adventure down the hall which was short lived! He is adorable!

This week we sadly said goodbye to Harper and her family. They have gone back to Christchurch to live. We wish them well :)

Well done to everyone for a fabulous Term 1. The children seem to have bonded really well and I only have praise for them. Thank you for your support. Have a happy and safe week.

Week 7 Term 1

On Wednesday Caroline took us to the Suter Art Gallery for an exhibition workshop called ' The Unseen'.

The Unseen is an art / science / school / community collaborative art project in Nelson involving around 1,500 local school children. Participants have the opportunity to learn about scientific research occurring in their area and help make part of an artwork too. Through the workshop, we are trying to make what is usually UNSEEN in our landscape due to scale, size, or location – visible.

Gabby O'Connor has worked with fifteen local schools to make a giant collaborative outdoor drawing around themes to do with local scientific study. We had the opportunity to view and work with the artist to add to this public artwork. Through the project we learnt about scientific research occurring in our region and helped to make part of a public artwork too.

Gabby hopes that through The UNSEEN students become ambassadors for both the art project and the scientific knowledge they gain through the project, as they are the custodians and inheritors of the changing climate.

At the conclusion of the public display of The UNSEEN in Nelson in 2018, the artwork will be broken down into smaller parts, stored and then reconfigured for an exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland in 2020. This exhibition will form the conclusion of O’Connor’s PhD research project and will also include artefacts and documentation of the artworks that includes books, drawings and photographs as well as a reconfigured rope sculptural installation.

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Week 6 Term 1

During maths this week we have been working on addition making 10's and whole numbers. We were looking at all the ways we can make 20. Children came up with numerous creative ideas. What was evident throughout was how maths is made up of so many patterns.

We had a very special visitor this week when Tessa brought in her Grandma's puppy. He is called Mac and is absolutely adorable! He was very fast so consequently a little difficult to capture a photo!!!

On Wednesday we had a special treat and had a training session with two players from the Makos team. We warmed up with a couple of games of seaweed and then got into passing skills. We learnt our thumbs need to face the direction of where we want to throw the ball. One hand guides and the other is the 'muscle machine' to throw.

On Thursday 22nd of March there is a paid union meeting for teachers to attend. If possible we are asking parents to collect children at 2pm on that day. If you are unable to collect your child then they will be supervised at school. Either way I will need tobe advised so that remaining staff will know numbers of children.

The school community group are running a raffle to raise money towards our outdoor whare. We are asking children to donate non perishable goods. Tickets will be on sale as of the 26th March outside the library.

Many thanks for your support.
Have a happy and safe week.

Week 5 Term 1

This week during reading we have been working on the long vowel 'i'. Differentiating between syllables and sounds was also another focus. For example, the word night has only one syllable but three sounds, n-igh-t.

We have been trying very hard to keep our hallway tidy with huge success!

With our buddies this week we were teaching them to fold their milk cartons. It is harder than it looks for little hands!

Friday funday....

 

The School Community Group is organising a fundraising raffle. We are asking children and families to donate a non perishable item to put in a grocery hamper. We will be collecting them from next week. Thank you for your support.
Thank you to all those parents who came in for the Goal Setting Interviews. These were a huge success. I appreciate your commitment to your child's learning.
If you drop your child off at school before the 8.30am bell has rang please note that we are asking the children to enter the school grounds outside the staffroom area to wait for the bell. This is a health and safety measure until we have the large tree pruned.
Have a happy and safe week!