What we have been doing in awsome room3

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In Room 3 we are going to be writing lots of Narratives this term. We have been sun smart by always wearing hats when we are out in the sun. We have also been swimming GOSH what a lot of great swimmers we have in Room 3. On the 20th of November it is our school gala. There is going to be a lot of Entertainment and fun and of course, lots to buy. So, start saving now!. On Tuesday and Thursday ice blocks are for sale every week for $1 out side the hall at lunchtimes. This is a fundraiser for the Year 8 dinner. :p

Swimming Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Week 1 & 2, 5 & 6. Water Awareness in Week 9. :)


Full School Assembly- Week 3 .



We are doing tennis this term with Marcelle our tennis coach. Our tennis skills are geting great. :)

our school song

remember your hats

This term we are wearing hats other wise you can't go outside. We have been swimming on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. GOSH we have some good swimmers!!!

http://www.maorilanguage.net/

Search and rescue at Plimmerton

Last term there were Search and Rescuedogs that came to visit. It was part of our Integrated study on people in our community. The dogs were really cute and very useful. Here is a picture of a dog that came. The dogs find people when they are lost. There were 3 dogs that came and one of them had retired, there was a retriever and 2 Labradors. they had a great nose that could smell out people and items easily. We were in the hall when we saw them. They put a jacket in the hall and the dogs needed to find it. The dogs liked the jacket.

At the end someone needed to hide on the school bush walk and let the dogs find them the dogs barked loud when they had found them. If you ever get lost you would know you'd be found if you had these dogs looking for you.

Term Three

Hello There,

A long time since the last post.

Poetry through the Arts is our topic. We have had some poets to visit. Who were these two people and what are the poems they've written? Focus points for the term.
We have been to Pataka and looked at collaborative art. We are going to Te Papa in Week 9 on Wednesday 15th September. Keep up with your reading and maths at home 4 nights a week. Any extra is a bonus. Keep the home learning challenges coming in. We love hearing about these and seeing what you've been doing.
PE- so far we've had folk dancing and we are currently doing Gymfun. Wear appropriate clothing for this please.
It has been lovely to catch up with parents and families about what's been happening so far this year during student/ parent/ teacher conferences.
The poems that have been written in class are fabulous and the children would love to share these with you so come in and have a read sometime.

Newsletter comes out every Thursday so if you don't get it given to you have a hunt through the bags and you'll be sure to find it.

Happy Term Three!!!

Senior production in Week 10- we can't wait to watch this one.

Week 6 update

This is our shared writing for today:

We have been enjoying learning different languages. We have been focusing on encouraging and supporting others for our social skills. We are working hard at learning to use part whole strategies instead of counting on and back. We have been looking at pace value and learning about place value houses. We have been getting ready for cross country and it's going to be on tomorrow, we hope. We have been learning a Sir Ed song that we will be singing at the Week 11 assembly. We have been learning about local heroes and people that make a difference in our community. We have had a doctor, fire fighter, Police person, and a paramedic. We have been reading and learning to really think about what we read. Understanding what we read is really important. We've been looking at newspaper reports too.
We have been learning to blend pastels and are looking forward to working with the new chalk pastels that the school has bought.

Stu Duval was awesome come and see the portraits we made at the workshop. They are up the hallway outside Room 1,2,3, & 4. Hiwi the Kiwi came to visit with the Minstrel. We learned all about water safety.
Check out the website below or just search Hiwi the Kiwi- password is hiwi

http://www.hiwithekiwi.co.nz/


We watched Grace play the keyboard today for one of her homelearning challenges.

Gym fun starts today so we need to remember to wear sensibly clothes.

New Zealand Sign Language Website

Hello,

In Mana we are currently learning 5 different languages in different classes. Room 3is teaching and learning NZ Sign Language and we are enjoying it. Did you know that NZ Sign is one of New Zealand's three National languages. What are the other two? It was NZ Sign Language week last week so have a look on this website and see if you can learn some more.

:-D
copy and paste this link

http://www.nzsign.co.nz/?page=nzsl_videos