WOW workers

These children showed great examples of independent reading yesterday... they were all reading to themselves and staying on task for all of our literacy time.

Library books and home readers

Hi families!

Can you please have a hunt around at home for any overdue library books or home readers.... we need to start rounding up these items this week and early next week.

Thanks!!

Amazing workers!!!

Some photos of our fantastic independent workers at school today....
 

Finding out about the moon....

Created with Padlet

The Moon....

Created with Padlet

Our MAT winners

Today we had lots of very well behaved teddies who received MAT awards (marvellous attitude toy)
At the end of the day the lovely Mrs Durham came and did a special draw and these are our winners - well done toys and owners!

Aroha Pod toy day

WOW Lanyards strike again....

We just can't stop giving them away... these 4 came up with some FANTASTIC writing about stars this morning.

(Actually, the whole pod came up with some great information, so it was reeeeeeeally hard to pick today!)

A real jet pack!!

Cameron bought this jetpack to school yesterday that he has worked on at home with his dad.  It has an adjustable strap and even a fan that can be turned on!!

What great Innovators!

As a special treat Mrs Davies showed us two of her brass band instruments that she had in her car. One was a Flugel Horn the other was a Tenor Horn. She played the National Anthem on the Flugel Horn and ‘Let it go’ from Frozen on the Tenor Horn.

Special Treat

Making day

We all had such a fantastic time on Tuesday... everyone got REALLY creative and had a blast doing their space themed work.  Check out the movie!  (Be warned... it is 6 minutes long though!!)

Our questions about space....

Created with Padlet

Space - video.....

Boggle

This will get you thinking.... have a try!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/wordshake

More WOW workers

Here are some more of our WOW workers!

Pippa's fossils

Pippa shared some fossils that her Nana found in England.  Aroha Pod loved seeing all the different shapes and shells - they were amazing!

Thanks for sharing Pippa!

Te Manawa Trip

Some pics from our trip today...

New lanyards

This morning we discovered some new lanyards hanging in our pod.  They have dinosaurs on them that will match our new Inquiry topic.

Here are our three focus children wearing the new lanyards:

We also have three new WOW work lanyards.  Here are our three WOW workers from today.  

We are learning about the five Kimochi's that have joined our Pod - Bug, Cloud, Lovey Dove, Huggtopus and Cat.  Crystal, Mynika and Willow did a wonderful job on their Kimochi worksheet, drawings and story.  Well done girls!

If you would like more information about the Kimochi's then refer to the tab at top of our blog or come in and ask us!

ShakeOut!

What were you doing at 9:15 this morning?

(Just so you know... we posed for this one - the photographer actually did get down for the first one!!)

Dominoes

As part of our maths programme we have been looking at different ways to use dominoes.

As well as playing the joining on game of dominoes we have been counting the dots on each side (addition and subtraction) and creating rows of dominoes to topple.
Here is a clip we watched that shows the possibilities...

The Quest for the Rest

http://amanita-design.net/thequestfortherest/

Sausage Sizzle

Tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd September) there is a sausage sizzle at lunchtime to raise money for the 'Just Zilch' charity.  If you would like your child to have a sausage sizzle tomorrow for lunch then please send them with $2.
Thank you

Stories and clips about time

Ag Day notice....

A copy for anyone who has not read this yet...

Winter House Sports Reminder...

Wednesday 9 September

1:45 - 2:45 on the school field.

Children need to come to school in sports gear and their house t-shirt.

Parents/Caregivers are most welcome to come and support. 

Independent reading....

A few of our parents have been asking what to focus on at home once their child has reached the Gold reading level.  Here are a few guidelines which may help:

- A Gold reader should be able to choose their own books for reading enjoyment.  At this level it is ok to be working on an easy chapter book or something from their own book collection that is not too much of a struggle.  Home reading should be an enjoyable experience.

- Reading "in your head" is ok too... for some children this is a skill that needs to be mastered; at this level just asking your child to read aloud occasionally is ok.  Asking your child to retell the story or make a prediction about what comes next will give you clues as to whether they are reading with understanding.

- It is ok to skip the odd word occasionally.  Independent readers do this, as long as it has no impact on understanding.  Talking about new vocabulary is helpful though... young readers need to be building up their bank of vocabulary.

If you have any further questions, please get in touch.

Meg and Mog Stories

Some of the Meg and Mog Stories we have been enjoying in the library

GoNoodle

You may hear your student talk about GoNoodle –a fun website we use to move throughout our school day.
Kids wiggle. GoNoodle gets the wiggles out, so we can keep on learning. GoNoodle gives us over 100 physical activity videos and games – including dancing, running, jumping, stretching, deep breathing, and more - and helps students channel their abundant energy. After we take a quick break with GoNoodle, we’re better able to focus on learning.
GoNoodle is great when:
• we’re transitioning from one subject to another • we’re feeling stressed or anxious
• we can’t sit still
• we’ve had a great day and need a reward

GoNoodle can help energetic kids get their wiggles out anytime, and its free for parents, too. In fact, I’d love for you to use GoNoodle at home and have fun with it as a family, because I believe active, healthy kids make better students.

Go to www.gonoodle.com.
Click “Sign Up.”
Sign up for a Home account and start GoNoodling! 

Wow workers

As a pod the teachers have noticed how far our students have come this year in terms of developing their independence.  Our WOW lanyards have been awarded for children who are demonstrating this in their work.

  

  

  

This morning is going to be a bit wet and miserable - luckily our Aroha kids know what to do inside when it is wet!!

Spring has arrived

We have been busy looking for signs of spring.  Have a look at the daffodil photos taken by some of our kids as well as 'Wow' writing by Ethan.

Signs of Spring

By Ethan

I can see white fluffy baby lambs sitting in the paddock.

I can hear beautiful red rabbits hopping in the rabbit house.

I can smell blossoms that just sprouted in the green grass.

I can feel beautiful green leaves on the trees.

I love hearing the birds singing in the blue spring sky.

By Pippa

By Mynika

Student Led Parent Interviews

Student led parent interviews are coming up....

Go to the following website and book your spot: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 

Please bring your child with you to the interview

If you need help with logging on and selecting a time please come and see us.