A little visitor...

Ruby found this on the way to school today. Miss Gibson lent us the microscope...

We think it was a baby bush spider

The eyes looked black and glassy and the legs were very hairy.

Main Star Activities for Term 1

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.)
All  activities and evidence need to be handed in by Friday 27th March.

THINKING

o   Share a story with the class during Read  and feed (Teacher will allocate time) Reading Roster o   Plan a camp dinner or a camp lunchbox.  (To be handed in at the end of Week 3.)

MANAGING SELF

o   Complete all homework as independently as possible and return completely filled in each Friday. o   Borrow at least 7 books from the school  or  town library during the term. Include a list of books or library list as evidence.  o Take and return your reading book to school each day. If there is no reading book, take one from your browsing box.

RELATING TO OTHERS

o   Nominate someone for Take the Cake by email, letter, card or complete an act of kindness for someone in the school family or community.  o Interact with someone new while on camp. E.g. Play a game, share  a meal and then write about it (This could be a  student or an adult.)

PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

o   Take on a new task or chore at home and complete until the end of the term.  Make a tick chart or include photos as evidence. o   Share a game we could play on camp.  It could be an indoor or outdoor game.  Remember to list rules and equipment. (To be handed in by the end of Week 3)

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS AND TEXT

o   Read a book and write a review to put in the library. Include title, author, short blurb and a part you enjoyed.

Students must complete 6 Key Com Activities:

Gold Award = 10 activities completed;   Silver Award = 8 activities completed;   

Bronze Award = 6 activities completed

Week 1

Welcome to Room 9
When you enter this classroom you are....

We have been discussing what makes an AWESOME Grey Main student...
we have decided that all Room 9 students are AWESOME Grey Mainers!

Welcome to 2015

Welcome to Room 9

Welcome to the start of another year.

This year your teacher is Mrs Thomas

 I am really looking forward to getting to know all of the wonderful new students and parents in Room 9 this year.I really enjoy art and reading a variety of books and authors, as well as all the other fun learning we will be doing. In my spare time I enjoy making hand crafts, baking and spending time with my family. I am very excited about 2015.

 

This year I will try to keep the class, parents and families informed about what we are up to through this blog. Please feel free to make quality comments that I can share with the class. 

The GMS website has the Room 9 stationary list. 

Here is an idea of what the books are for, for those of you who are wanting to name and label books.

1LA4                  # Writing + Writing (Spare handed to teacher)                                                 # Reading & Spelling (working from back and front)  

                            # Topic - Maori - Handwriting   

Clever Kiwi  

Activities Book    1. Home Learning 

                                 2. Main Star

                                 3. Publishing                                              

                                    Clever Kiwi Maths    #  Maths + Maths (Spare handed to teacher)

                                    SJWB                         :-) Goal Setting

If ALL other stationary can please be clearly labeled and any spares handed to the teacher.

(Please be aware that there are double ups of first names in the classroom so surname initials help)

A Visiter

Today we had a visitor to Room 1. He is visiting because there is a Book Fair in the library.

Welcome Jeromino!

Welcome Back

Wow! Where did Week 1 go?

       

      Well....we all visited many places over the holidays and were very excited to be able to share our moments on Monday. 

      Then Mrs Sullivan introduced us to a poem written by P.Blanchfield. This poem took us on a journey through time. It was amazing to realise that the Grey River starts in the mountains and flows to the sea. Also the Grey River has a 'bar' where the ocean and river meet. We really enjoyed the journey so much that we wrote our own poems from the 'Now'

Then on Friday we shared some of our poems at assembly. Everyone really enjoyed making scones and butter for our shared lunch, as well as the old fashioned games. (Thank you Marsden Valley school teachers).

This week the Scholastic Book Fair is at Grey Main. Please support this by visiting and looking at all the wonderful books on display (The same people that Room 1 won all their books from).

Please remember to be working on your Flotation Device for Main Star
* Design and make a simple flotation device using recycled materials.  Have this ready to bring to the swimming pool to try on Friday 31 October.

Main Star Term 4

Main Star Activities for Term 4

Some of these can be started over the school holidays.

Key Competencies: Capabilities for living and lifelong Learning

The Main Star Award – Syndicate 2_- Term 4  2014

All students must complete 6 Key Com Activities:

Gold Award = 10 activities completed;   Silver Award = 8 activities completed;   

Bronze Award = 6 activities completed

THINKING

* Make a rain gauge and keep a record of the rainfall for 10 days (Example available)    Rain Gage Idea

* Choose a poem you like, learn it and present it to the class (See timetable)   Poem Roster

MANAGING SELF

* Make a small Christmas gift for someone in your extended family for no more than $5.00

* Make a cashbook and keep a track of your spending for 2 weeks. Have you spent some, saved some and shared some. (Template available)    Cashbook Template

RELATING TO OTHERS

* Compare how you celebrate Xmas to how your grandparents celebrated Xmas when they were children. Write one positive and one negative for your celebration and the same for your grandparents celebration

* Invite someone or their family to come to your place for a simple picnic or afternoon of outside games.

PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

* Make an A4 size Water safety poster e.g. swimming, boating, diving, spa pool

* Plant something edible in your garden and look after it until it is ready to harvest.

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS AND TEXT

* Find out why we have Westland Anniversary (Monday 1st December) and add this to your Blog

* Design and make a simple flotation device using recycled materials.  Have this ready to bring to the swimming pool to try on Friday 31 October.

Thank you for all the support that you give your children to complete these activities. 

We don't always see the results instantly but over time these values and skills become natural to the children. It is also rewarding to hear feedback from the recipients of the kind deeds and through comments that you  leave in the children's books. Thank You.