Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Safari Units
A great activity for learning place value. Go on the Hard Level and get it all right 5 times before moving on to the Very Hard Level.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Term 2 Week 6 News
This week sees us tie together the loose ends and
finish up our Olden Days Theme and move on to an Olympic Theme which will take
us up to half way through next term. If you have any interesting information
regarding the Olympics please do let us know.
Learning
Conferences are fast approaching and are to be held in
Week 8 this term.
Tuesday 12th June between 2pm and 6pm
Wednesday 13th June between 2pm and 6pm
Thursday 14th June between 3pm and 5pm
Conferences are 20 minutes long and can be booked by going to
The School Event Code is E73P6.
You just need to add your name and email address to book an interview
time.
Bookings will open at 9am on Monday 28th May and close at 12pm
on Friday 9th June.
Lucky Book Club will be coming home again this week. If you
would like to order a book please send your money and order in by Friday June 8th.
Cheques to be made payable to Havelock North Primary School.
There is also a Fun Food Friday this week. There are more order
forms in the classroom if needed.
Grant
Hasting is here on Friday teaching us some more sporting
skills.
Project
Homework will start up again this week. This week the
letter is ‘D’. Children can
take any subject starting with the letter ‘D’ and find out some facts about it.
It could be a place, country, animal, instrument or a person even! We love to
learn new facts on any subject. Children can then present their new learning in
any format they choose. They can create a poster to go on the classroom wall. They
can talk about their subject, maybe they can bring it in? They could also use
the computer for the project. They can create in word, power point, publisher,
maybe even find a youtube video, create a wordle or a voki – the sky’s the
limit! If the project is digital either email it to me, bring it in on a memory
stick or put it straight onto the Room 4 Homework Wiki. The link to the wiki is
on the blog and the password and username are exactly the same as the ones for
Mathletics. Have a look on the Wiki (the link is on the blog) for some ideas
and some ‘How to…” advice for digital projects. I am looking forward to Friday
when everyone will get to present their projects to the class.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Grandparents Day
Thursday was also Grandparents Day for the Junior School. We had loads of Nanas, Poppa, Grandmas and Grandads come in to share our learning. We took them all to the hall to listen to our singing and they seemed to enjoy it.
We also interviewed our Grandparents. Here are some interesting things that we learnt.
My Granddad didn't use a typewriter at school, he used a dip pen. Zoe
My Nana rode a horse and then went on a bus to school. Greta
My Grandma used a pencil at school and then she used a fountain pen. Hugh
My Poppa used to use phone like we saw a the museum. It was on a wall and you had to wind it to use it. Isabella
I learnt that Paige's Grandma didn't use computers or typewriters, she just used dip pens and fountain pens to do her work at school. Keira
My Nana used a blackboard and chalk instead of a pen. Holly
My Nana used to watch her mum do the washing in a copper with a fire underneath. Alex
My Nana walked to school and as she got older she biked. William
Kalani's Auntie Sue told me that she biked to school and she wrote with pencils and chalk. Hadley
I learnt that my Nana rode a bus to school and when she went to high school she used a typewriter. Kalani
I learnt that Alex's Nana biked to school. Ethan
My Nana didn't use a washboard by she used a washing machine but had to push the clothes down with a thing like a broom. Phoebe
I learned about Holly's Granddad and that they had a really big phone that you had to wind. Millie
I learnt that William's Nana used a wind up telephone to call people. Conner
Hugh's Nana had to walk a very long way to school. Bronson
I found out that Hugh's Grandma used a public telephone box because their family didn't have a phone. Bhanu
Zoe's Granddad went to school on a horse or a pony. Meg
We also interviewed our Grandparents. Here are some interesting things that we learnt.
My Granddad didn't use a typewriter at school, he used a dip pen. Zoe
My Nana rode a horse and then went on a bus to school. Greta
My Grandma used a pencil at school and then she used a fountain pen. Hugh
My Poppa used to use phone like we saw a the museum. It was on a wall and you had to wind it to use it. Isabella
I learnt that Paige's Grandma didn't use computers or typewriters, she just used dip pens and fountain pens to do her work at school. Keira
My Nana used a blackboard and chalk instead of a pen. Holly
My Nana used to watch her mum do the washing in a copper with a fire underneath. Alex
My Nana walked to school and as she got older she biked. William
Kalani's Auntie Sue told me that she biked to school and she wrote with pencils and chalk. Hadley
I learnt that my Nana rode a bus to school and when she went to high school she used a typewriter. Kalani
I learnt that Alex's Nana biked to school. Ethan
My Nana didn't use a washboard by she used a washing machine but had to push the clothes down with a thing like a broom. Phoebe
I learned about Holly's Granddad and that they had a really big phone that you had to wind. Millie
I learnt that William's Nana used a wind up telephone to call people. Conner
Hugh's Nana had to walk a very long way to school. Bronson
I found out that Hugh's Grandma used a public telephone box because their family didn't have a phone. Bhanu
Zoe's Granddad went to school on a horse or a pony. Meg
The new buildings
Wow, we had such an exciting day on Thursday. First of all Mr Bremer got us to all meet by the new buildings. He told us that the roof had just been finished. We celebrated with a chocolate fish each. The teachers had sausage rolls and the builders had special drinks after work.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Term 2 Week 5 News
Grandparents Day –
Don’t forget Grandparents Day this Thursday. (If Grandparents are unable to
attend we would love to see Aunties, Uncles – even big brothers and sisters if
they are available.)
You
are welcome to arrive at 11:30am until 1:45. After
40 minutes in the classroom we will move to the School Hall for some singing
with all the Junior school classes. At
12.45 the children will return to their classes to collect their lunch boxes. We
warmly invite you to bring your own lunch box so you can eat lunch in the
school lunch area with your grandchild.
Discovery Learning – This is the
final week of discovery this term. Next week Grant Hasting returns to teach
more sporting skills to the children.
Project Homework will resume next
week with the letter D.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
How many syllables are in your name?
We found out that 14 people in Room 4 have 2 syllables in their name.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
How Did You Get to School Today
Our Lucky Book Club order arrived today. We have ordered so many books that Mrs Duligall have a voucher to buy a book for the class. She chose a big write on / wipe off Graphs book and during brain food we completed the first graph.
We were very surprised that so many people come to school by car. We expected more people to walk to school because more than half of us live within walking distance of the school. Maybe we need to have a "Walk to School Week"!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Term 2 Week 4 News
Term 2 Week 4
Monday
14th May
Dear
Parents,
Dress Up Day
– We had a wonderful day on Friday in our dress ups. Look out for our photos
which will be appearing on the blog this coming week.
Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs Maggie Genet will be
teaching Room 4 as I am on CRT (Curriculum Release Time). I will be working
individually with children and planning our next unit of work with the rest of
the Junior Team.
Grandparents Day – We will be having a
Grandparents Day on Thursday 24th May. We would love it if Grandparents
could come into the classroom to share their Grandchild’s learning and stay to
share lunch with us. Grandparents are welcome from 11:20 in the classroom.
Bring your packed lunch and eat with your grandchild at 12:50. It would be lovely if Grandparents
would also be willing to ‘adopt’ for the day children whose Grandparents live
further away and are unable to attend.
Hope you have a lovely week.
Kind Regards,
Karen Duligall
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Term 2 Week 3 News
Term 2 Week 3
Monday 7th May
Dear Parents,
Book
Week – This week is Book Week and we have the Book Fair in Room 18. It is
there every day this week , open before school from 8am and after school until
about 4pm. There are a range of book on
offer and the school earns money for more books through the sale of the books.
So if you are looking for books at the moment do drop into Room 18 and take a
look. We will be going over tomorrow so expect your child to be very excited
about a number of books they will have seen!
Lucky Book Club – If you
would like to order a book from Lucky Book Club please send the orders to the
classroom by Friday 11th May. Cheques to be made payable to Havelock
North Primary.
Trip to Waipawa Settlers
Museum and Oruawharo Homestead
The trip was fantastic and went really well, even though the weather
was not a lovely as we had hoped and we had to have our lunch inside instead of
in the gardens. Many thanks to all of you who gave up your time to accompany
us. Have a look at the blog where there are photos of both the museum and the
homestead.
Mathletics – homework
for this week is Live Mathletics. Play Level 1 at least once per day, see how
many credits you can get and get some exciting hairstyles or backgrounds for
your avatar.
Hope you have a lovely week.
Kind Regards,
Karen Duligall
Saturday, May 5, 2012
What did the parents enjoy the most?
I enjoyed racing Taylor and Paige down the stairs because when I was a little girl I lived in a house with two staircases and my brother and I used to run down the front and back stairs to see who could get down the fastest. The back stairs always win! Te Ara (Ethan's mum)
I really enjoyed listening to Peter telling us about the history of his house and how it was just about to be pulled down and they restored it and made it so that people like us can enjoy it. I was blown away by the wooden panel ceiling in the main room. Jo (Alex's mum)
There is so much beautiful work that has gone into the homestead. Jo (Conner's mum)
I enjoyed finding out some local history and it is fantastic that there are people who are willing to spend their resources on these sorts of buildings. It was a great opportunity to go and see local sites and spend time with the children. Petrice (William's mum)
I liked the furniture that was made out of such intricately carved wood. Even the book ends were exquisite. It has inspired me to go antique shopping! Fleur (Bronson's mum)
I loved the hospitality. The way Peter and Dianne opened up their home and are passionate about their property and getting people to share it with them. Jo (Millie's mum)
What did we enjoy at the homestead?
I liked the swing best because it was fun when we went up and down. The swing was made out of wood and rope and was tied to the branch of a tree. Meg
I liked the tiny dog who was trying to eat our lunch in the big room. He was following us . I stroked him and he was soft. I also liked the black cat in the bedroom. He was lying on the bed. Bhanu
I liked the swing best because you get to swing on it and it had long ropes. It hung from a tree. When someone pushes you, you go really high because of the long ropes. Ethan
I enjoyed walking through the maze cos it was simple. The maze was straight and made out of two gardens. Hadley
I liked the ha-ha because it was really funny. It looked like there were 31 sheep. Conner
I liked the swing because it went high. Someone was pushing us. Zoe
What did we enjoy at the homestead?
I liked the stairs in the house. The ones the brides go down. I liked the swing as well. Holly
I liked how they had the ha-ha. The dog and the sheep were there. I was looking at the chickens and I found a maze made out of grass and little hedges. Kalani
The ha-ha was down on the ground. It was a fence built in a ditch. I liked it because you could see the sheep in the paddock. Phoebe
I liked looking at the photos while I ate my lunch. Alex
I liked it when we saw the stables and the room where the stable boy lived. He used to look after the horses. Where it said no entry there were stairs. I could see it really well from the tractor and it was really interesting. Keira
Oruawharo Homestead
When we got to Oruawharo Homestead Peter told us about its history. The house was about to be demolished when he and his wife Dianne bought it and they have been busy restoring it ever since. We were able to look around the whole house and the gardens. We went up to the stables, and out in the gardens where there was a swing in a tree and a ha-ha. Go to http://www.oruawharo.com/ for more information about the house.
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On no!
We got to Oruawharo Homestead and had a wonderful time but couldn't continue our live blog as there was no network coverage. Never mind, we took loads of photographs and we talked about our favourite parts of the trip on the way home. Have a look at our other trip posts.
Principal Awards
Congratulations Paige and Phoebe on your Principal Awards this week. Henare O'Keefe was in assembly this week and presented the Principal Awards.
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