Monster challenge with Room 16 Sliverstream Primary

Last week we sent a set of instructions to room 16 at Sliverstream Primary school in Mosgiel. The instructions describe how to draw a monster. Room 16 are going to draw the monster and send the pictures back to us with a set of instructions of their own for us to draw. We are also going to write letters to each other and comment on each others class blogs.

Take a look at ROOM 16'S BLOG and the video of them drawing our monster.

Arrowtown Gold Trip - Monday May 28th

We are traveling to Arrowtown on Monday. Please make sure your child is at the bus stop outside the school office at 8.50am the bus will be leaving at 9am sharp. Students will need a packed lunch (no money please), warm clothes, and suitable foot wear.

Pajama Friday

Remember to wear your pajamas to school tomorrow for our fundraiser and bring a gold coin.

Gold Trips -Parent help needed

As part of our gold topic we will be visiting Arrowtown museum, Cromwell museum, old Cromwell township, and the Kawarau mining centre. We will be visiting Cromwell on THURSDAY MAY 17TH and require parent help on this trip. If you are able to help please fill out the details on your child's permission slip or send a note to school.

Scholastic book club Issue 3

The latest Scholastic book club has gone home this week, please return orders ASAP with a cheque or credit card payment, please no cash.

Gold Panning Tuesday 1st May - parent help

On Tuesday room 18 will be gold panning at school from 1:30pm till 2pm. We require the help of three parents on the day. If you are able to help please let us know.

Anzac Day

Many of room 18's students did Wanaka primary proud today when they took part in today's Anzac service as part of the kapa haka group and St John's.

Maddison, Madi, and Helene.

Room 18's gaint poppies.

ANZAC day service

Wednesday 25th Apr 2012 At 9.30am the Wanaka Anzac Day service will be held in the Lake Wanaka Centre. This will be followed by a march up to the war memorial for the laying of the wreaths. A number of Wanaka students will take part in the service as members of the school's Kapa haka group.

Room 18's plays

On Thursday all of our reading groups read a play with the teacher which they then practiced and proformed in front of the class.

Life size Blue Whale

As part of our whale study room 18 today draw a life size Blue Whale. The whale measured 33 meters in length with an 8 meter tail and 4 meter long flippers. The students also cut a piece of string the same height as themselves and worked out how many times bigger a Blue Whale is than them. You can also see Nikita beside the whale's two blow holes. The class also lay head to toe along the length of the whale and found it was still longer than all of us put together.

Popcorn 4th April .50c a bag

Pod four will be selling popcorn on Wednesday. The cost is .50c a bag, please bring your money to class to place your orders. Popcorn will be delivered to class at playtime. All money raised will be donated to kate Lloyd's "coins for bricks" charity.

No music Thursday 5th April

Thursday is the last day of the term and we will be at assembly so there will be no music.

*******MATHLETICS******

MONDAY APRIL 2ND IS THE LAST DAY TO MAY PAYMENT FOR THE MATHLETICS PROGRAMME IF STUDENTS WISH TO TAKE PART. Please do take up this offer it will help your child to practice their maths whenever they want

Red puppy day Friday 30th March

Friday is guide dog appeal day. Students can wear red clothes to support this cause if they bring a gold coin donation to school. Visit www.redpuppy.org.nz for more infomation.

Mathletics trial

Every student today received a user name and password so they can trial the Mathletics website. Students have 24 hour access to the site and are able to practice their basic facts in real time challenges with students all over the world!

Mathletics parent meeting.

There will be a parent meeting held on Wednesday 21 March at 6pm in Pod 4 (room 16) to provide details about the mathletics programme. You can find out the benefits this technology can have to your child's maths learning. This programme helps students enjoy maths, it links to the NZ curriculum and it can improve basic facts knowledge by 130%. Take a look at the website for further details www.mathletics.co.nz

Home work: week 7

All students received their home work sheet for week 7 today, this is due Friday (9am Monday at the latest). Remember to record the reading you do at home also.

Maria Gill - author visit.

Children's author Maria Gill visited Wanaka Primary today and told us about how she comes up with ideas for her writing and how she plans writing a book. Maria has two new books out which she also talked about, the titles are " 50 remarkable Kiwis" and "The call of the Kokako". You can find more info about Maria at her website http://www.mariagill.co.nz/. You can see Neve taking part in a roll play about the Kiwi in this picture.

How to post a comment or question on our blog.

Commenting on our blog is easy and will help create discussion between home and school, consolidating learning which has happened. 1. Click on "comment" at the bottom of a post/article/story, a window will pop up. 2. Type in your comment using your first name, please use no second names or addresses. 3. If you have a google account and are signed in click "publish" otherwise you will have to sign in. 4. If you don't have a google account, click on "name/url" and just type in your first name. You don't have to put in a url. 5. Click "publish comment" Your comment will be emailed to the classroom teacher who will check and publish the comment. Students love getting feedback on their work and will be encouraged by positive comments.

A&P whale show art

We are currently studying whales and dolphins and have used our drawing strategies and pastels to create 12 different types of whale or dolphin. We have also been learning about the significance of symbols in Māori culture and have incorporated koru, which represents energy, and puhoro meaning fast movement into our artwork. You can see our art work created from start to display at the A&P show in this video.

School activity fee

Please check you have paid your activity fee. We have author Maria Gill coming to visit us next week the costs of which are covered by the activity fee. Thanks.

Music every Thursday.

Remember to bring your instruments every Thursday for music.

Some of the keen ukulele players in room 18.

READING HOMEWORK.

PLEASE ensure students return their home reading books each day, we are running very low on class sets of books as they are not coming back to school each day, cheers.

Arrow Book Club

Issue two of the Scholastic book club is available and children have taken home a copy today. There are heaps of great deals, and topics which will encourage the most reluctant readers to open a book. If your copy of the book club hasn't made it home we have extra copies in class.

BikeWise room 18