Visit to Upper Moutere

We had an awesome time visiting our penpals in the country. Thanks very much to everyone at Upper Moutere School and special thanks to the parents who made the day possible.

Unfortunately we lost the tug of war but we are confident that we can win next time, when our penpals visit us in the summer!

The girls are giving it their all!

Come on boys!

The Upper Moutere celebrations!

.....and then a chat before lunch.

Oops!!

Oh dear, Mrs Baird must have been in a rush on Friday!

Can you spot the mistakes in the basic facts homework?

Make sure you correct them before learning them.

Sorry!

Homework Week 10

BASIC FACTS
20-5 = 15
19-5 = 14
18-5 = 13
17-5 = 12
16-5 = 11
15-5 = 10
14-5 = 11
13-5 = 10
12-5 = 9
11-5 = 8



SPELLING
A prefix is a group of letters that can be added onto the beginning of a word.

The prefix re- is used before a verb, meaning to do it over again.

CITIES & COUNTRIES

1. redo
2. reread
3. revisit
4. rethink
5. rewrite
6. reuse
7. resell
8. rewind
9. recharge
10. regroup

CONTINENTS

1. reapply
2. rebuild
3. reclaim
4. resettle
5. reissue
6. reappear
7. rearrange
8. reassemble
9. re-evaluate
10. re-enter

RAINFOREST

How many rainforest products can you find in your house?

Ginger Pineapple Cola
Bamboo Furniture Rattan baskets Chocolate
Banana Brazil / Macadamia nuts Chewing gumElastic bands Gum boots Rope

CLASS TRIPS

Please remember to be at school on time on Tuesday morning. You
will need to have your morning tea snack and your lunch with you, as well as togs and towels for the Aquatic Centre.

EARLY CLOSE

Don’t forget that the school will close at 2pm on both Wednesday
and Thursday, so that the parents interviews can begin at 2.30pm.

Parent Interviews

Please visit the school website to make an appointment for a chat with Mrs Baird on Wednesday or Thursday next week. I look forward to seeing you!

Project videos

Watch Akash's cool presentation!

Rainforest Projects

We have been working really hard at home to produce fantastic rainforest projects.
Check out our individual pages to see photos and videos our presentations!

Homework Week 9

BASIC FACTS

20-4 = 16
19-4 = 15
18-4 = 14
17-4 = 13
16-4 = 12
15-4 = 11
14-4 = 10
13-4 = 9
12-4 = 8
11-4 = 7

SPELLING

i before e except after c

CONTINENTS
relief
niece
piece
achievement
hygienic
believe
ceiling
receive
receipt
deceive

CITIES & COUNTRIES

relief
niece
piece
field
shield
chief
thief
brief
friend

Remember to keep a note of your reading nights!




RAINFOREST

Can you unscramble these rainforest plants and animals?

HIROC
RAJUGA
NATCU
CNADAONA
MILDIABOR
OMBOAB
ONELHACME
SUVNE RPFYLTA

Please remember to bring in any materials that you have at home that could be used for your animal masks. Miss Davies will be in on Tuesday and Wednesday to help you finish them off.

Keep working on your project. Due date: Friday 18th June

UPPER MOUTERE CLASS TRIP

At last the time has come!!

We are going to visit our penpals in the country on Tuesday 22nd June.

We desperately need parents to help out with transport on that day.


We plan to leave HSS at around 9.30 to arrive at Upper Moutere around 10am
We will be spending the day with our penpals and leaving around 2pm.

If any parents can help us out please let us know.

Thank you!

Homework Week 8

SPELLING

DOUGH
THROUGH
THOROUGH
DROUGHT
STRAIGHT
WEIGHT
DAUGHTER
LAUGHTER
ROUGH
COUGH

Remember that the "gh" can be silent or it can make the same sound as the letter "f"

BASIC FACTS

20-3 = 17
19-3 = 16
18-3 = 15
17-3 = 14
16-3 = 13
15-3 = 12
14-3 = 11
13-3 = 10
12-3 = 9
11-3 = 8

ANIMAL MASKS

Please remember to bring in any materials that you have at home that could be used for your animal masks. Miss Davies will be in on Wednesday and Thursday to help you finish them off.

WORLD CUP


1. Can you find out which countries have teams playing in the World Cup? Which continents are they on?
2. Can you find out the names of the All Whites players? What positions do they play?

Remember that you can use the website:
www.mygreatestfeat.org

RAINFOREST PROJECT

Keep working on your project. A little each week will save a last minute panic! Due date: Friday 18th June

ANIMAL MASKS!

We have been making animal masks with Miss Davies as part of our Rainforest topic. Check out our cool designs!

Cross Country Certificates

The certificates for the middle syndicate cross country will be awarded at the syndicate assembly this Friday (4th June) at 10am.

WEEK 7 - NO INTERRUPTIONS WEEK

Just a wee reminder that this week is our high standards week so it would be appreciated if any appointments could be scheduled for the following week where possible.

Thanks!
Mrs Baird and Miss Davies

WEEK 7 HOMEWORK

Spelling Words - Contractions
Contractions are shortened ways to write words. We use an apostrophe in place of the letters that we have dropped. Sometimes we join two words together before dropping certain letters:

can’t
couldn’t
could’ve
shan’t
shouldn’t
should’ve
won’t
wouldn’t
would’ve
don’t
didn’t

Basic Facts

20-2 = 18
19-2 = 17
18-2 = 16
17-2 = 15
16-2 = 14
15-2 = 13
14-2 = 12
13-2 = 11
12-2 = 10
11-2 = 9

Clever Contractions

Can you use the correct contractions from your spelling words to write this paragraph in a shorter way? (You might even spot some other words that can be shortened)


“I do not think that these monkeys could have seen me,” thought the jaguar, as he hid behind a huge pitcher plant. “Surely they did not! They could not have because they would not have come down from the trees. They would have stayed safe, up high in the emergent layer. That is what they should have done. I am betting that they would not even hear me if I pounced on them. I will sneak up quietly and I shall not make a sound. It has been ages since I have eaten. I can not believe my luck!”


Rainforest Project
Keep working on your project. A little each week will save a last minute panic! Due date: Friday 19th June

MY GREATEST FEAT

On Monday we began our journey on the road to the FIFA World Cup with the All Whites. The children each have their own pedometers and we are joining people all around the nation who are doing a virtual walk 1600km through South Africa, learning as we go.

The All Whites kick off on the 15th of June against Slovakia and we are all hoping that someone from Room 17 will be walking them onto the pitch!

On the 20th of June they play Italy (yikes!) and then on the 24th of June they face Paraguay (a team to watch!)

Mrs Baird (no stranger to supporting the underdog in the World Cup!) will be cheering them on every step of the way, especially since Scotland didn't qualify (sob!)

Chance Card Challenge:
3 chance cards to the student who can tell me which continents the three teams we face in this group are from.

You can follow our progress and play games on the website:
www.mygreatestfeat.org

Go White!

CROSS COUNTRY

Our middle syndicate cross country event has been changed to Thursday 27th May. The times will be as previously posted. Hopefully you can still come along and give us your support. (Go Van Diemen!!) ;D

Week 6 Homework & Project

Spelling Words - Silent G

gnome
gnat
gnarly
gnaw
reign
sign
design
resign
campaign
foreign

Basic Facts - Doubles to 20

1+1 = 2
2+2 = 4
3+3 = 6
4+4 = 8
5+5 = 10
6+6 = 12
7+7 = 14
8+8 = 16
9+9 = 18
10+10 = 20

Rainforest Project

Choose a rainforest animal e.g. sloth, tree frog, anaconda, toucan

Research information about your animal then present it in a creative way on paper or the computer.

Your project should include at least one picture of your animal; an eye-catching title; info about what your animal looks like, what it eats and which layer of the rainforest it lives in.

Due date: Friday 19th June

Cross Country

Please come and watch the middle syndicate's cross country event at Fairfield Park next Tuesday, the 25th of May. It will begin at 1.45pm and the race order is:

Year 4 boys
Year 4 girls
Year 3 boys
Year 3 girls
Open race (boys/girls)

Come along and support us - we've been training really hard!

All children will be back at school before 3pm.

Week 5 Homework

Spelling Words
knee
kneel
knelt
know
known
knowledge
knew
knight
knife
knot
knotted

Basic Facts
0+10 & 10+0 = 10
1+10 & 10+1 = 11
2+10 & 10+2 = 12
3+10 & 10+3 = 13
4+10 & 10+4 = 14
5+10 & 10+5 = 15
6+10 & 10+6 = 16
7+10 & 10+7 = 17
8+10 & 10+8 = 18
9+10 & 10+9 = 19

Imaginative Writing

How many of your spelling words can you fit into a short story?
Can you think of any other words with a silent ‘k’? Draw a picture to go along with it.

Reading

Since we are reading non-fiction books right now we will only be
changing our books once a week. If you finish your book before then please remember to take a book from the browsing box or read something that you have at home. It could be one of your own non-fiction books or even something from the newspaper. You should try to read something every night.

The Rainforest

Can you label the layers of a tropical rain forest and colour it? Maybe you could list some of the animals that are found in each layer. www.rainforestanimals.net or www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html might help you. There are more useful websites listed on our blog.

Useful Websites

Here are some websites that you might like to visit to help with this term's work:

Maths

www.coolmath.com
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/
www.mathplayground.com/games.html

Spelling

http://www.spellingcity.com/

Rainforests

www.rainforestanimals.net
www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals.html
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/

Maybe you can add some more websites that you have used to the list!

For Todd

Hi Todd. Have another look at your page and see if there is anything that you need to change. Think about punctuation please! Mrs B.

A Busy Week for Visitors!

We have had a very busy week, preparing for our assembly item and meeting Kane's new puppy and Sytiva's naughty frogs!


A dog collar and....










A frog collar!

Anzac Day Poem

Remember those who fought for us,
England helped fight too,
Men bravely fought but didn't succeed,
Europe was the continet that the battle was on,
Men arived in boats,
Bombs exploding,
Every gun made a bang,
Running around ducking from bombs.

By Kiana

Who am I?

To my brother I am annoying and bossy,
To my mum I am bright and confident,
To my dad I am cheeky and funny,
To my nana I am cute but tall.


To my friends I am cool and fun-loving,
To my aunt I am amazing but a computer geek,
To my dance teacher I am positive and flexible,
To my cousins I am small and a give-it-all-a-go person.

Who Am I?

To my dad I am kind and helpful,
To my mum I am sporty and good,
To my brother I am strong and funny,
To my friends I am fast and speedy.

Gracie's Poem With a Twist

School Girl

Eat breakfast,
Clean teeth,
Long skirt,
Warm tights...

No school!

Nils' Poem With a Twist

Jet
Gear out,
controls working,
Bombs on,
Parachute on...

No engine!

Scarlett's poem with a twist

Hogwarts

A dormitory filled with trunks,
Students chatting through the correidors,
Library shelves with books,
great hall with 4 long tables....

no teachers!

Pratik's Poem With a Twist

swim!
Sandles ready
goggles on
snorkel good

No Water!

Akash's Poem With a Twist

Danger
Guns ready,
Hand cuffs unlocked,
The ranger is here...

No Danger

Liam's poem with a Twist

Soldier

Shining gun,
Steel grenade,
Explosive grenade,
Protective helmet...

No war!

Mignon's poem with a twist.

Sports car

Soft seats,
Keys,
Shiny windows,
Roaring motor...

NO WHEELS!

Priya's Poem With a Twist.

Cats!
Long whiskers,
sharp ears,
cute nosie,
big tail...

NO food!

Charlotte T's Poem With a Twist

Camping

A humongus camp site,
So very luxurous and beautiful,
Heaps and heaps of luggage,
All of my toys [but!].....

NO TENT!

Sytiva' s Poem with a twist

Dragon

dragons dance,

dragons boogie,

around and around

on the stage,

people clap,

stomp and boogie...

No fire!

Izzys poem with a twist

The Dog
Purple and blue,
Her name is Sue,
She is a dog,
She likes the fog,
There is a cat on her mat...
No chase!

gracie's poem with a twist

Anzac Day Poems

Remember the men running to battle stations,
Explosives blowing up, killing soldiers,
Mines exploding and blowing people up,
Exploring the strange place.
Many people died in the war,
Bleeding people suffering on the ground,
Emergency supplies rushing in,
Rabbits running everywhere.

By Nils


Remember why the poppies grow,
Even if it brings sadness,
Murdered men lying everywhere,
England fought beside the Anzacs,
Many battled but died,
Brave men got wounded,
Enemies won or got killed,
Remember, remember that day.

By Lucy

Easter Egg Rolling

Here are some photos from the last day of Term 1. We decorated hard-boiled eggs and rolled them down the hill at Fairfield Park!




Here is Kate with her winning egg!

Welcome to term 2

Welcome to term 2. This term we are going to focus on Rain forests,poetry, gymnnastics and cross country.We are going to learn to play the Ukelele.Our class is also going to learn maths in different classes . Some classes are going to have hard maths and some are going to have a little bit easier. By Josh and Huw

Vocano videos

Huw put baking powder in the volcano and vinegar, paint and dish washing liquid in to the volcano.Watch what happens. .
Josh is explaining about his project

Our Mihi Clips - Kiana

Hospital tag

In this photo we are playing hospital tag.
Posted by Priya, Izzy, Kane and Dylan.

At Drama Today

This is a short clip of us at drama class today.

Charlotte's Mihimihi

Tena koutou
Ko Hampden Street toku kura.
Ko Steve toku Matua.
Ko Rachel toku Whaea.
Ko Charlotte toku Ingoa.
No Nelson ahau.
Kei Christchurch toku kainga.
No reira,
Tena koutou,tena koutou,tena koutou katoa.

Buddy picnic

The boys won the tug-of-war.

Art Lesson

This is us doing art. We love doing art it is awesome.

And cleaning up!

Drama class

Look at us doing drama. We're machines that are totally different. Our class thought it was awesome. Jo Sayo is teaching us to be a machine. We go to drama on Tuesdays. We do it in the hall.

Our Class Treaty

We wanted to have rules that would make room 17 a safe and happy place to learn, so we thought about what kind of classroom that might be:




We came up with five rules and we signed a treaty to show that we all agreed to stick to them.

Golden Child

Room 17 are playing Golden Child.
Posted by Dylan and Pratik

Show and Tell

Kate brought her shells, stones and fossils to school to show the class.

Cool in the Pool!

Kane is practising his freestyle kick. He achieved his personal target by Tuesday this week - he swam his very first length of the pool! Awesome Kane!

The Room 17 Team!

Art Lesson

We are all drawing a parrot. Mrs Baird is showing us how to draw it.

Our Blog Team

We are the Room 17 blog team.