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This Term Room 9 has become Pohutukawa 3

Main Star Term 4

The Main Star Award – Syndicate 2 - Term 4 2016

All students must complete 6 Key Com Activities:

Gold Award = 10 activities completed 

Silver Award = 8 activities completed

Bronze Award = 6 activities completed

Parents and caregivers please act as “quality control”.  Only sign off activities that you believe have been completed to a good standard. (Don’t forget that evidence is the key to getting platinum at the end of the year i.e. photos, tick charts, a written response from someone who was there etc)

THINKING     

• Introduce yourself to your class using 2 different languages. This could include your personal mihi with your own mountain and river.
• Design and make a simple flotation device using recycled materials.  Have this ready to bring to the swimming pool to test on  4 November.

PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

• Make an A4 First Aid poster for safety at home (e.g. the kitchen, garage, in the garden) Include the correct emergency number to call.
• Teach someone in your class an ICT skill and support them to become independent. Post on Seesaw a video of person using the skill.

MANAGING SELF

• Make a small Christmas gift for someone in your family spending no more than $5.00. Include a picture of your gift.
• Plan a simple meal for the family using supermarket brochures and a budget of $15.00. Include the plan in your book.

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS AND TEXT

• Find out why we have Westland Anniversary Day (Monday November 28, 2016) Add your findings to seesaw or write it in your book. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/public-holidays/page-3
• Get outdoors and grow a plant or a vegetables in your backyard  Keep a visual diary of progress from garden to table. This could be a New World little plant.

RELATING TO OTHERS

• Compare how you celebrate Xmas to the way your grandparents celebrated Xmas or share a cultural festival from your family.
• Create a map of local community services that you can share with your class; swimming pool, sports fields, parks, library, movie theatre etc. Include fun places you like to go as a family (e.g. beach, cycle trail or ice-cream shop).

Room 9's Book Door...

We had a great time making ourselves our own magic bus tickets and magic musical bubbles. The 'almost' parrots and optional soup were purchased from the supermarket at the end of the world. For our almost party Thomas helped create a jar of almost Jelly Beans... Where will the Number 13 bus take us next? Read this book to go to the world of Margaret Mahy imagination. But watch out for the Dowlers who are looking for all sorts of ways to get your 100 ride bus ticket!!!

But watch out for the Dowlers who are looking for all sorts of ways to get your 100 ride bus ticket!!! (Exploding porridge may deter them...) 

Room 9 spent time with Room 18 sharing books and stories. Thank you Room 18 for taking the time to share with us.

Bread

1 hour in...

30 minutes to go....

Measuring in Room 9

Today we did measuring in Room 9. We used cups, half cups, teaspoons and Tablespoons. What do you think we are making?

An awesome time had by Room 9 and Room 18 students today. Thank you Room 18 for spending time listening  and sharing.

 

Some of the amazing staff who help make our lives at Grey Main awesome!! We enjoyed writing our thank you notes about all the different ways these people make our learning fun. Thank You all!!

Welcome parents to  

We have been experimenting with seesaw as a class... Here is a sneak peek of one of the activities the Syndicate worked hard on  Tony Chestnut 



Check out the videos of our Current Event presentations.

         
             All the children have had Q-codes sent home. 

Please follow the instructions and every time your child posts something on seesaw you will be able to see it straight away. 

We are loving the awesome feedback and comments we have had so far. 

Water Wheels

Syndicate 2 Water Wheels

Paper Cups cut in half

Made from the group bag with the items provided...100% success from all the groups!!

Laundry scoops

Plastic cups...whole and halves

Awesome Fun!!!!

Room 9 2016

Thank you to all the parents who came to meet the teacher at the Aquatic Centre. It was great to see so many parents taking an interest in their children's learning.
A few reminders from the evening

Check out the Syndicate notice sent home early in the week. Remember to encourage children to manage themselves before and after school. Encourage your children to become independent. Remember parents are welcome but just pop in every so often and leave students to develop independence, check desks every so often and give a bit of help to tidy but don’t do it for them. If parents want to have a chat that is great - outside is best as often teachers are interacting with students or other parents and the noise level can become a problem.Text us or email but be aware we may not instantly reply. Please contact the office for absences and urgent needs.

Please have all stationary named and ready for use in the classroom on Tuesday 9th February.

Harold - $5 per child or $8 for a family

Tuesday 16 February Pre-camp meeting at 5.30 

Friday 19 February - School Swimming sports at the Aquatic Centre

Wednesday 24th Room 9 Camp at Moana