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!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Visit to Upper Moutere
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!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Oops!!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Homework Week 10
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
- redo
- reread
- revisit
- rethink
- rewrite
- reuse
- resell
- rewind
- recharge
- regroup
CONTINENTS
- reapply
- rebuild
- reclaim
- resettle
- reissue
- reappear
- rearrange
- reassemble
- re-evaluate
- 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.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Parent Interviews
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Rainforest Projects
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Homework Week 9
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
Monday, June 7, 2010
UPPER MOUTERE CLASS TRIP
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
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
Thursday, June 3, 2010
ANIMAL MASKS!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Cross Country Certificates
Saturday, May 29, 2010
WEEK 7 - NO INTERRUPTIONS WEEK
Thanks!
Mrs Baird and Miss Davies
WEEK 7 HOMEWORK
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
Monday, May 24, 2010
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
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Week 6 Homework & Project
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
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Cross Country
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.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Week 5 Homework
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.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Useful Websites
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
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
A Busy Week for Visitors!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Anzac Day Poem
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 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.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Who Am I?
To my mum I am sporty and good,
To my brother I am strong and funny,
To my friends I am fast and speedy.
Scarlett's poem with a twist
A dormitory filled with trunks,
Students chatting through the correidors,
Library shelves with books,
great hall with 4 long tables....
no teachers!
Liam's poem with a Twist
Shining gun,
Steel grenade,
Explosive grenade,
Protective helmet...
No war!
Charlotte T's Poem With a Twist
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
dragons dance,
dragons boogie,
around and around
on the stage,
people clap,
stomp and boogie...
No fire!
Izzys poem with a twist
Purple and blue,
Her name is Sue,
She is a dog,
She likes the fog,
There is a cat on her mat...
No chase!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Anzac Day Poems
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
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Easter Egg Rolling
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Welcome to term 2
Monday, March 29, 2010
Vocano videos
Josh is explaining about his project