Pygmy seahorses:

We watched this video today - great conversation and learning re: camouflage
http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/pygmy-seahorses-masters-of-vibrantly-colored-coral-camouflage

Wednesday update...Mt Bruce form & an exciting app ...

Hi all,
A notice went home today (well two actually) - one for permission for your child to go on the Pukaha Mt Bruce trip & one telling about the DISCO! (Woohoo!!)

Part of the the Pukaha Mt Bruce notice - that went home today Wednesday 19th Nov. 

And...this app which we downloaded today called:

It is free to download for a limited time. 

More info here: http://zookazam.com/faq.html

You do have to download a target (which is the piece of paper I am holding). - print it out. 

Only a couple of children had a go using it - but if you have an ipad or an iphone it's pretty funky and cool to have a play with. Below are 3 photos of us 1st using it. 

Octopoems...8 line formula & the circus...

Kia ora, We are starting to write Ocotpoems. (See below).
This notice went home today with your lovely child =)

1 = a colour
2 = a season
3 = a place
4 = a type of weather
5 = a type of clothing
6 = a piece of furniture
7 = a TV show
8 = a type of food

Koby's Octopoem :

Poppa is the sparkling blue
He is the Summer time (good season for fishing)
At Ngawi
A nice sunny day
A safe lifejacket
A hard boat seat
The ITM Fishing Show
A nice cold...brown drink ;)

Ruby's Octopoem:

Anna is sparkling light pink

She is the Summer time

In a warm Ozzie classroom

A hot flowing breeze

She is a cool, funky, flowery top

A comfy purple beanbag

The Millionaire's Hotseat

A solid creamy Easter egg

Numeracy information

Kia ora parents,
Some information for you regarding your child's numeracy:
A good website to help you and to have a look at how we teach numeracy at school is:
http://nzmaths.co.nz/families

And for you to understand the stages: (below)

Staying alive - Week 5!

Kia ora,

Reminders:

IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT -----

ADD this awesome date to your child's diary: Tuesday 2nd December 

YEAR 3 & 4 trip to Mount Bruce for our EOTC day.

We will be able to do the lovely walk around Mount Bruce and have an awesome day together. 

(Costings to come with a notice home)...TBA. 

http://www.pukaha.org.nz/

Can you please have a look around your child's bedroom & the house for any school library or class reading books. I had 1 boy return 7 books the other day.

Christmas tree oh Christmas tree - does anyone have a spare little Christmas tree that we could use in Room 7 please? We are planning to have a little Christmas corner.

MATHS: 

We have nearly finished doing fractions. Overall the children have done really good with their fraction work. Still some getting a lil confused...but 1 to 1 with me they're doing well. 

1 thing a lot of the children are getting a bit confused with is being able to put fractions in order from smallest to biggest or biggest to smallest.

The understanding that the bigger the number (denomitor) the smaller the part. 

Below is what we call a fraction strip. I have these in class. 

If you can go over this concept with your child (as well) that would be fantastic.

- A full on week with athletics in the mix - and finishing off the end of year testing. Hats off to the children for their patience and their ability to carry on with their work while I did 1-1 testing. 

- The children are right into doing their author presentations. We have decided the easiest way to present is to do a poster with a mixture of Pic Collages & keynotes. The work will be done at school. We should be ready to present in week 7.

Monet - and her SUPER SHARP reading - Well done Monet - 100% comprehension!

FRIENDSHIP flowers - the children all had a flower with 29 petals. They passed the flowers around and wrote something nice about their classmates. So at the end each child had a flower with positive comments about themself =) this is a good exercise to do when children are getting a bit niggly with each other. 

SUPER SHARP STUDENTS in Room 7 - well done to Michelle & Archie L for looking after our equipment and helping in the class.

Before school activity - Caitlin kindly decorating a card for Mrs Lyford's "special birthday" on Nov 16th ;)

Shkhan the busy bee - who wanted to make his mum a Christmas present (shhhhhh!). Shkhan likes to read art & craft books. He found this neat activity which we shared with the other children.

A wish jar. 

Archie S all ready for Kapa haka and performing at Cobblestones for a big group of Americans. They did extremely well and had very high compliments. Lil Lachie is peeping behind =)

We are still focusing on LITTER FREE LUNCHBOXES - well done Giselle & Archie L for doing so...

A & P show "sock puppets" recognition. I hope you have enjoyed seeing your child's lovely sock puppet that went home last week. Here are the A&P show winners. 

Caitlin, Michelle, Claudia, Archie S, George & Cameron. 

- A lovely mufti day on Thursday - with the funds raised going to the Heart Foundation - a fabulous charity. LOOK at these delightful faces. 

A notice will be coming home for those children who made it into interschool athletics. Well done!!

A reminder of dates coming up:

19 Nov Interschool Athletics, 

Carrington Park, Carterton

21 Nov Interschool Athletics, 

(postponement date)

Tuesday 2nd Dec: YEAR 3-4 trip to Mt Bruce.

8/10 Dec Y5 & 6 Camp

8/10 Dec Y8 Camp

17 Dec Last Day of Term

To end this blog entry off - a funny for you - I LOVE THIS!

Wednesday - Kid President - we LOVE THIS!

Athletics Day...11.11.2014

Wow what a fab day! Full on running their little hearts out. Well done to all the children involved AND to all the helpers. I thank Boston's mum Kath for helping me on the sprints - woohoo! Enjoy the slideshow of photos =)