Weekly Update

Term 4:

Week 9 - 11-15 December

Hi all Tuesday We have planned a short walk to the sand area of Manly beach followed by lunch and games in Manly Park, 12 December. No swimming , just games and fun. We will return to school after eating our packed lunch in the park. Wednesday Shared party lunch. Please bring along finger food for sharing. Thursday Certificate assembly for year 3/4 - 11-12. Reports home. Friday School finishes at 12:30


Week 8 - 4-8 December

B5 & B6's amazing day at the Auckland Zoo this week







Monday
Remember school bucket hats need to be worn this term.



All library books and readers need to be returned asap.


Tuesday 
Waterslide for Year 4
Wednesday
We have our Zoo trip on Wednesday. Children need to make sure they are at school on time, wearing shoes, hats and have their lunches and drink bottles packed.

No Chromebooks on Wednesday please.


Friday
Waterslide for Year 1- 4

    Week 7 - 27 Nov-1 Dec
      Keeping ourselves Safe unit starts this week.
        Water slide starts this week - 

        Thursday for Year 3 students and Friday for Year 4


        Assembly  - in the hall this Friday (time changed to 10:10)

        Week 6 - 20-24 Nov


        • Wednesday - Year 3 and 4 athletics. Please remember your hat and to put on suntan lotion before school. Appropriate clothes to be worn. No singlets as we will be out in the sun. 
        • Information on this can be found on the school website HERE.
        • Assembly - Friday 2.20pm in the hall.
        Week 5 - 13 - 17 Nov
        Upcoming events
        • Week 5 - Book Fair - Monday to Wednesday
        • - Email/ note about B5 & B6 Zoo Trip in week 8
        • Week 6 - Year 3/4 Athletics Fun/Competitive Day
        • Week 7 - Friday - Assembly Presented by Team Franks
        • Week 8 - Wednesday - B5 & B6 visit to Auckland Zoo
        • Week 9 - Thursday - Final Assembly Year 3/4 11:00 - 12:00
        • - Thursday - Reports home
        • - Friday - last day - school finishes at 12:30



        Week 4 - 6 - 10 Nov

        • Remember hats need to be worn this term. If you don't have the correct school bucket hat you will need to sit under the shade
        • Monday - Athletics practise in the afternoon
        • Tuesday - library. Bring your books back so you can get some more out

        VLC Passion Friday 11:20-12:20 Collaboration & Coding


        Week 3 - 30 Oct - 3 Nov

        • Remember hats need to be worn this term. If you don't have the correct school bucket hat you will need to sit under the shade :)
        • Tuesday - library.Bring your books back so you can get some more out
        • Wednesday - athletics practise in the afternoon
        • Thursday - During lunchtime for the next 3-4 weeks there will be an opportunity for year 3 and 4 students to walk across the road with teachers to practise their tennis and get some extra tips from Ken, our local tennis coach. This is not compulsory and students can pick and choose which weeks they would like to attend. A tennis racquet is beneficial but not essential as we have some school ones that we can take.
          Friday - assembly 2.20pm 

        Week 1 -2
        • Welcome back to Term 4!
        • Remember to wear your school hats this term
        • Our Inquiry focus for this term is sustainability. This week we have begun by looking at Conservation and NZ birds. Please ask your child to show you some of the activities and information we have been learning about from The Squawk Squad, as part of NZ Conservation week. Squawk Squad
        • Library day - Tuesday - Please remember to bring you book bags, not just on Tuesday's, but everyday
        • Friday - Week 1 - Whole School assembly at 2:20pm

        Term 3:


        Week 10 (September 25th - September 29th)




        • Tuesday - library. Bring your books back so you can get some out for the holidays.

        • Wednesday - dress rehearsal for cultural festival

        • Thursday - day and night show for cultural festival

        • Friday - last day of term

        • Culture and Arts Festival Update!

          When:  Thursday 28 September - 1pm and 6.30pm

          Each Team has been charged with different aspects of the festival so that we have all students involved and participating in some way to create a wonderful show. Our team has had the responsibility of producing all the artwork which will decorate the hall for the event, and the backstage organisation, for example, lighting and sound.

          Our Team is not performing on the night, as some of the other teams are, as our contribution was all in the build up to the night rather than being on stage.

          If your child is in the sound room, on the floor, one of the MC’s or in a Peaches and Pickles performance they would have had a notice home to inform you of this by now.

          I wanted to make this clear to our VLC parents to avoid disappointment, i.e  if you turn up expecting to see your child on stage and then don’t!

          Hope this clarifies any questions. If you are not sure or have any other queries, please see your child’s classroom teacher.
          Kind Regards
        • Susannah Franks (Team Leader
        • Week 9 (September 18th - September 22nd)
        • Tuesday - library. 

        • This Friday is a mufti day. To wear mufti you need to bring a can of food to school. This is to support the Salvation Army who are trying to help families in our community who do not have enough money for food. Can you please put this in your blogs. Thanks.





        Week 8 (September 11th - September 15th)




        What an amazing week had by all. EOTC week was awesome and the students did so well. Year 4 camp was equally as challenging and awesome. I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone again this week to hear all your favourite things from last week!


        Week 7 Camp & EOTC 

        Year 4's relaxing at Mansion House after walking from Schoolhouse Bay via the Coppermine on Kawau Island

        Looking Ahead to Week 7

        B5/6 Year 3 timetable is below:
        Year 3 EOTC Week Information & Timetable
        Important to note:
        • Year threes come in mufti all week
        • Students will need packed morning teas and lunches every day although canteen lunches can be bought on Tuesday and Thursday as we are remaining in school
        • Bottle of water needed every day as we may not have access to water fountains
        • Some Parent helpers will come on buses and some take own cars and meet there
        • Chromebooks & bookbags will not be needed this week
        Please Pack:
        Swimming things and towel
        Mufti clothes
        Packed morning tea, lunch and water
        Sensible shoes for bikes
        Mufti clothes
        Packed morning tea and lunch or order from canteen
        Sensible shoes for rock climbing
        Packed morning tea, lunch and water
        Mufti clothes
        Helmets (life size games)
        Mufti clothes
        Last chance to warn of any food allergies (Pizza)
        (Optional) Cushions or any extras for dressing up their tents
        Packed morning tea and lunch or order from canteen
        Mufti clothes
        Packed morning tea, lunch and water
        Day
        Monday
        Tuesday
        Wednesday
        Thursday
        Friday
        Activities and times
        9.00-10.00am
        Art and crafts in class  
        10.00am: bus leaves for Leisure Centre
        Leisure Centre:
        Half day in pool/half day in stadium
        9.15 - 10.40 Bikes
        Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre:
        Rock Climbing
        9.30am: bus leaves for Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre in Orewa
        9.15 Baking Pizzas
        9.00-11.00am
        Art and crafts in class  
        Morning tea
        Morning tea
        Morning tea
        Morning tea
        Morning tea
        Leisure Centre:
        Half day in pool/half day in stadium
        11.00-12.30 Table Tennis/Badminton
        Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre:
        Rock Climbing
        11.00-12.30 Tents
        Leisure Centre Celebration:
        11.30am: all year threes leave on buses for Leisure Centre
        Lunch
        Lunch
        Lunch
        Lunch
        Lunch
        Leisure Centre:
        Half day in pool/half day in stadium
        2.15pm: bus leaves for school
        1.30-2.45 Scavenger Hunt
        Hibiscus Coast Youth Centre:
        Rock Climbing
        2.15 pm: bus leaves for school
        Art and crafts in class
        1.30-2.45 Life-size Games
        Leisure Centre Celebration:
        2.30 pm: buses leave for school
        3.00pm Home time
        3.00pm Home time
        3.00pm Home time
        3.00pm Home time
        3.00pm Home time

        Week 6 

        Click below the photos to view the Camp Bentzon gear list for year 4 students.

        Wow! What an amazing time we had on Friday at the Cross Country.









        2017 CAMP BENTZON GEAR LIST FOR YEAR 4 STUDENT’S TRIP TO KAWAU ISLAND.  PLATES, CUTLERY, PILLOWS AND MATTRESSES ARE ALL SUPPLIED BY THE CAMP. ALL GEAR MUST BE CLEARLY NAMED PLEASE!

        CLOTHING LIST
        QUANTITY REQUIRED
        TICK WHEN PACKED
        T-SHIRTS
        3

        THERMALS
        3

        TRACKPANTS
        3

        SHORTS
        3

        UNDERWEAR
        4

        SWEATSHIRTS / WOOLLEN JUMPERS ARE BEST
        2

        WARM JACKET / SWANDRI
        1

        BEANIE A MUST / CAP IS OPTIONAL
        1

        TOGS FOR WATER ACTIVITIES
        1

        SHOES FOR WALKING AND ACTIVITIES IN THE BUSH E.G. SNEAKERS
        1

        SOCKS - WOOLLEN OR THERMAL ARE BEST
        3

        AQUA SHOES OR OLD SHOES
        ESSENTIAL FOR WATER ACTIVITIES (ROCKS AND SHELLS)
        1

        WETSUIT IF YOU HAVE ONE - FOR WARMTH


        RAIN JACKET OR COAT
        1

        PILLOW CASE (PILLOW PROVIDED)
        1

        SLEEPING BAG AND BLANKET OR
        SHEETS, DUVET AND BLANKET OR
        SHEETS AND 2 BLANKETS
        1 SET

        PYJAMAS
        1

        BACKPACK GEAR


        BACKPACK OR SCHOOLBAG
        1

        DRINK BOTTLE (ESSENTIAL -NEEDED FOR THE WALK)
        1

        LUNCHBOX AND LUNCH FOR THE FIRST DAY
        1

        FRUIT OR HOME BAKING FOR MORNING AND AFTERNOON TEA
        YOU WILL BE ADVISED WHETHER YOUR CLASS IS BRINGING FRUIT OR BAKING
        1

        BATHROOM GEAR


        TOOTHBRUSH
        1

        TOOTHPASTE
        1

        SOAP OR SHOWER GEL
        1

        TOWEL FOR SHOWER
        1

        TOWEL FOR WATER ACTIVITIES
        1

        BRUSH/COMB
        1

        SUNSCREEN
        1

        EXTRAS


        PERSONAL MEDICATION (HANDED TO CLASS TEACHER)


        INSECT REPELLENT
        1

        BOARD GAME
        1

        BOOK OR PUZZLE
        1

        TORCH
        1

        PLASTIC BAGS FOR DIRTY, WET CLOTHES
        2

        FISHING ROD (OPTIONAL - HANDLINES PROVIDED)


        NO DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES PLEASE!


        Click on the link below to find out what we've been working on in writing over the past week



        Week 5

        Click on the link below to find out what we've been working on in writing over the past week

        Last weeks Narrative Writing notes






        PARENT HELPERS 
        STILL NEEDED FOR THE YEAR 3 OUTDOOR EDUCATION WEEK. 

        • If you are available any day in week 7, Monday 4 to Friday 8 September please contact me or send a message to school with your child. 
        • Year 4 Camp Meeting for parents coming (Thursday 24th August 6.30pm)

        The Cross Country races are also being held this week at Edith Hopper

        • Year 3 & 4 - Friday 25th August at 12:30pm


        Week 4

        Maths Week 
        This week we will be spending lots of time doing different things it Maths. We will be exploring some new games, trying something different and having fun. As a school our main focus for Maths Week is Estimation. 
        On Monday we worked on an estimation task with our VLC Team and had a surprise guest completing our challenge.


        Camp and EOTC week update
        Please remember to check your emails as there are a lot of notices regarding the upcoming year 4 camp and the year 3's EOTC. These events are both are happening in week 7 - Monday 4th September - 8th September. An email went out on Friday regarding the year 3s EOTC week. We need parents to help run this week. If you are able to can you please contact me or come in and see me. 
        Cross Country Training 
        Monday and Wednesday afternoon.
        Cross Country event in week 5, next Friday.

        Week 3

        Monday - Bus trip


        Movement Inquiry Road Trip around our area looking at places that show movement historically, and also more modern movement and developments on and around the peninsula.

        The Road Trip will start at the school and include places on the peninsula, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Millwater and Orewa. The lunch stop will be at Wenderholm Regional Park.
        • Bring a packed lunch, bottle of water and a raincoat
        • Wear the correct school uniform and shoes
        • No lunch orders or Chromebooks
        • Buses will be leaving at 9.30am and returning at 2.30pm 

        Tuesday - Library Day

        • Remember to bring your book bags and books

        Wednesday - Bike Skills

        • Bring along your bike and helmet



        Thursday -


        Friday - Passion Friday


        Week 2


        This weeks dates

        Bikes on Tuesday. Hockey skills Thursday.

        QUEST: Tuesday and Wednesday 9am - 9:45am.

        Monday 7th August is our VLC tour of our road trip of the local area relating to our 'movement' inquiry. We will travel in 3 buses and have frequent stops at various places to sketch, take photos and talk about what we can see. The Road Trip will start at the school and include places on the peninsula, Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Millwater and Orewa. The lunch stop will be at Wenderholm Regional Park. Buses will be leaving at 9.30am and returning at 2.30pm

        CAMP FORMS!!!
        REMINDER THAT THE CAMP FORMS HANDED OUT TO THE YEAR 4 STUDENTS LAST WEEK ARE DUE IN BY FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST.

        Term 3: Week 1

        Library - Tuesday. Please remember your book bags and your books so you can reissue or change them.
        Get those raffle tickets sold everyone. If you can’t sell them, bring the tickets back in the next 2 days so that other students can sell them. We want and need ALL books sold so we can get as much money as possible to start our adventure playground fund.

          Term 2: Week 10

          Tuesday library Day - Remember to return your library books so you can change them for the holidays.



          Wednesday we're back to the hall for some more badminton. (check out the photos from last week)


















          Thursday afternoon and we will be heading back out on the bike track. This week we're concentrating on our stopping and starting skills and road signs.














          Whole school assembly this Friday 2:15pm.

          All students will be bringing home school reports this Friday.

          Term 2: Week 9

          Maths
          This week we are moving our measurement focus to exploring Time.
          We have activities planned that include time, addition and multiplication facts in problem solving situations.

          PE
          PE skills this week include, badminton Tuesday, bikes Wednesday and VLC sports rotation on Friday.

          Art
          Designing our Matariki stars.

          Term 2: Week 8 

          Reminder:

          Year 4 parents who are interested in going to camp and received a form, must return this form by end of Monday.

          Learning Overview

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          Paper Planes and Problem Solving
          • This week we are continuing to explore measurement and problem solving through the making and distance travelled of our paper planes.
          • Using our skills in writing to record step by step instructions for our paper planes
          Inquiry - Change
          • We are continuing to explore our personal inquiry questions both individually and in learning groups
          Writing
          • Procedural Writing to support our personal and group inquiries
          Reading
          • Working on completing our google slides to report information we have been reading ( check out our webpage links later in the week)
          • Summarising and note taking skills
          • Class Matariki reading
          The Arts
          • Matariki art focus begins this week
          Physical Education
          • Moving on from our skills on large balls over to small ball skills used for hockey.

          More photos on our Photo Gallery and Moments in Class pages .            

          Week 7 in B5

          This week we are taking our science wonderings a little further as well as introducing some new wonderings in maths.

          Science Inquiries
          • Planning our individual or group investigations
          • Predicting and experimenting with our new questions and ideas
          • Presenting our findings 
          Maths Explorations
          • Exploring measurement
          • Paper Planes


          Over the past week B5 have been sharing some of their wonderings about our Inquiry - check out their thoughts below. 

          Looking towards week 6 

          • Perfecting our instructional writing skills 
          • Completing our group conclusions from week 5 wonderings
          • Presenting independent reading follow up tasks to our group/class - google slides
          • Using our multiplication/division skills in group problem solving tasks


          Week 5:

          Special thank you to all the parents of B5 students who came along on Wednesday night to celebrate their children's learning. Great to see so many parents getting involved in maths games and science experiments.
          A few reminders for this week:
          • School photos Monday and Tuesday
          • Library books for Tuesday

          E-LEARNING MEETING

          This Wednesday 31 May

          6.30 to 7.30pm in the school staffroom

          There will be a parent information evening presenting how we are
          progressing on our journey with e-Learning.

          The agenda for the evening will be:
          - What we have achieved so far! - Teacher tools. - Google Apps for Education. - Student tools for learning - sites / apps. - The SAMR model for integrating technology. - Good sites for learning at home.



          Week 4 in B5

          We've been busy in B5 this week preparing for the learning celebrations on Wednesday afternoon/evening as well as finding and sorting out our ideas about our inquiries with science. Have a look at some of the learning images below to see what we've been up to. If you haven't yet booked a time for your child's learning celebration please follow the instructions below.

          Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday. Bye for now,  Jan Grove



          How to book a time?
           www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 
          Enter our school code: k23pp. 
          Child's name, B5, Jan Grove. 
          Enter these details and choose a time that suits you.
          You will receive an email confirmation of your booking.

          Jelly Science Experiments

          Collaborative science groups exploring changes in the preparation
          of jelly.






          Variables included:


          • Hot water set in the fridge
          • Hot water left to set on the windowsill
          • Cold water set in the fridge
          • Cold water left on the windowsill
          Check out the various groups findings at the learning celebrations on Wednesday!









          Student learning discussions 

          Exploring and sharing their predictions/thoughts about the possible reactions/outcomes of mixing  vinegar with baking soda.






          Finally time to follow the instructions, check out those predictions and record our findings.

          More great mathematicians practising their multiplication skills with arrays and number sentences.






          A special welcome back to Term 2.

          Week 1 


          We've started the term with has some exciting new learning experiences involving our new Inquiry about Science and Change. 

          Below are some photos of one of our learning experiences with our Vertical Learning Team.



          Our resident Scientist busy at work!
          Go to the photo Gallery for more photos!



          For more exciting footage from our resident scientist please click on the link below and checkout this very cool video kindly created by Baylee Aldridge, another of our team's teachers from B3.
          Scroll down the page until you reach their week 1 Inquiry entry.

          OLDER POSTS 

          - FROM TERM 1












          Week 10 
          What's on this week?
           Tuesday - Library books and VLC Picnic and games
          Wednesday - Bikes
          Big focus in B5 over the next two weeks on ORCA
          Ownership
          Respect
          Collaboration
          Achieve


          Week 9 update

          This week we will be continuing our Community Inquiry.
          We will be integrating our writing skills by recording some of the events and activities in our community.


          OVERVIEW FOR WEEK 8 and 9 IN B5

          Writing 
          After our amazing Gala on the weekend we will be writing and reporting about our experiences over the next week. We will be continuing our focus on learning about and using adjectives and similes and adding these into our writing over the next few weeks.  
          Reading
          Over the next few weeks students are learning what to do to be a good reader. As part of this process they will also be working on reading with fluency and expression when reading aloud.

          Maths
          Over the next few weeks we will be focus on Place Value,  Basic Facts and using these skills in everyday problem solving situations.Our statistical investigations on ice cream are coming to an end. Students are now finishing up their inquiries into ice cream recipes to make over the next week in class.


          Our plans for Week 7 in B5

          This week is all about having a Growth Mindset and GRIT!

          Please ask us what these mean and then look out for evidence of it at home and during out-of-school activities. It really is mind-blowing!



          Image result for growth mindset clipart
          Maths
          We will be focussing on having a Growth Mindset particularly in Maths. We are continuing to develop our understanding and application of Place Value in order to use a wider range of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. We are also beginning daily exercises to increase our instant recall of basic facts. Once these answers can just 'jump out of our head', more of our brain is available to work on problem solving.


          Passion Friday
          We had a fantastic time at many different activities last Friday and this continues this week.




          Term 1 Week 6


          Maths
          Completing statistics investigations
          Introducing problem solving strategies for addition and subtraction.

          Library/Reading
          Remember to bring your Library books along on Tuesday.  

          Bikes
          This week we have booked some time on the bike track on Tuesday  and would love it if students could bring along their helmets and bikes .

          Inquiry
          This week we're taking a closer look at Exploring Our Neighbourhood on our Chromebooks using Google docs and Maps

          Passion Fridays
          Students will be notified of their group, time and place. An email was sent out to parents so please check your email :) Parents this will need to be paid for before they start. Thank you


          WEEK 5 LEARNING UPDATES

          PAT/Assessment: Students will be completing tasks that will help us decide their next steps in learning and which programmes are most suitable.

          Reading & Writing: This week we will be continuing using our Chromebooks while working on our creative poems and much more. We will also be working on the Big Book we began last week.

           
          Maths: Surveys and Investigations linked to our Ice Cream Inquiry


          Swimming/PE: Year 4 students have lessons at the Leisure Centre on Monday and swimming in the school pool on Friday.(Remember caps and goggles for Monday)  Year 3 students are swimming at school Monday and Friday.


          School Motto and Values: Time to explore how we can Own, Respect, Collaborate, Achieve. (ORCA)


          Drama/Dance: More fun planned for more learning of a school dance 'Logo te Pate'     
          Click this link to practise at home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJyMOpJrrY&feature=youtu.be


          Week 4 Update


          Chromebooks

          Over the past week, the students of B5 have been carefully bringing their mock Chromebooks to school each day. Special thanks for your support at home.
          Check out some of the ideas we've come up with to care for our Chromebooks.

          We have also had a look at cyber safety and how we can keep ourselves safe in our learning. As a class we have run through the Student Cyber Safety Agreement and unpacked each point to ensure that we know what it means and the steps we can take to ensure that we all have positive experiences on the web.

          We have been given a lockable storage cabinet to have in our classroom so that during breaks and when we are not in the classroom all devices can be safely locked away.


          Inquiry
          To link with our big book, 'The Ice-cream Truck' and our poem, 'My Ice-cream Machine' we are working on a collaborative inquiry with B6  about ice-cream. We will be Reading, Writing and doing Maths as part of this Inquiry. This will be the first chance to use our Chrome books to research, find photos and present information.

          Swimming

          We will all be swimming every Monday and Friday this term. Year 3's will stay at school for both lessons. The Year 4's will go on the bus to the Leisure Centre every Monday and swim in the school pool on Fridays. Year 4's must bring togs, towel, hat and goggles for the Leisure Centre lessons.

          Please check that every piece of uniform is named as this is the only was that we can make sure that the correct uniform is worn home after swimming.

          Library:
          We start our Library visits this Tuesday. Please make sure Library books are returned by the next Tuesday so that new books can be chosen.


          Mufti Day:
          We have another Mufti Day this Friday. Please bring bottled items to donate to the Raffle and for other Gala prizes.



          Term 1 Week 3

          Cyber Safety and Chromebooks
          This week we are learning about cyber safety and how best to look after our Chromebooks.

          This will involve:
          *Looking at, and gaining an understanding of, our school's cybersmart agreement
          *Learning to be carefully looking after a cardboard Chromebook. Students bringing their cardboard Chromebook home each night and returning it to school the next day.

          Reminders of things happening this week

          Tuesday
          *Our team, Team Franks, swimming and water slide at lunchtime.
          *Library Day. Please remember book bags.

          Thursday
          *1st Gala Mufti Day - Donations of new items like toys, toiletries, stationery, pet items

          Friday
          *Powhiri to welcome all new staff and whanau to the school at 10am.
          *Whole School Assembly at 2:20pm.Term 1 Overview


          Whaungatanga /Connectedness.
          • How our relationships, shared experiences and working together help provide us with a sense of belonging.

          THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2017


          WEEK 1 AND 2

          We have had an amazing week getting to know each other better.
          Just a few times below to pop in your diary.
          Monday and Friday swimming.
          Tuesday is our library day




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