How to?

Wow, our inquiry is going really well!
In the classroom you can see the experiements we have been looking at.
How to plant a sunflower. How much dirt does it need? Does it need light? How much water? Does it need water to grow?

Wanaka Waste Busters visited again and this time we planted a spud in a bucket. Not an ordinary spud though.
Photos taken by Hannah

Simon has also visited us again. He helped us to brainstorm all the things we think will beautify our school and then we voted what we thought we would like to do. We split into groups and 'Action Planned' how we are going to do it. We think we will need some help too!
Photos taken by Colin.

We need to write letters to some people to ask about how we are going to do some of the things. To write the letters we need PAPER! We have researched how to make paper and are now making paper in the classroom. Lexi's mum is helping too.

Lachie, Matthew and Ruben found this website. How to make recycled paper: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/paper.htm

Lexi and Katelynd found this site. It also explains how to reuse and reduce paper waste:
http://www.funsci.com/fun3_en/paper/paper.htm


Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIF-5ZhxMmA

Get Well Soon!

Kent's Mum had an accident last Friday and had to spend a night in Invercargill hospital. We are pleased to hear she is back home. We got busy and made her a get well card on Friday. Kent took it home for her. We hope it has cheered her up. Get well soon!

Yaaaayyyy! We have Melaine Bear!

We did it! For the first time this year we have made a good impression with Mr Hamilton during the weekly music lesson and we have got Melaine Bear for the whole week! She is lounging in our star chair over the weekend. Hope she likes it in our classroom and wants to stay.

Congratulation to Ashley and Cole for getting certificates this week. You have both been trying really hard to be switched on in class. Awesome!!!!

We have ben working on our inquiry this week, 'Beautifying our School'. Outside our classroom in the cloakbay are some maps of our school. If anyone has a suggestion please either email, post a comment or write onto our maps when you are visiting the classroom.

Don't forget the Gear Sale at School tomorrow.

Have a great weekend!

Weekly Goal Setting

Each Friday we set our goals for the next week. Some of us think being good or not being naughty is a really good goal. We are learning to think about what being good means or sitting on the mat nicely means and trying to come up with learning goals. Here are some goals set for next week:

Samantha: Use a dictionary and check my writing.
Petra: Check my writing and use a dictionary.
Hannah: get better at finding things on the internet.
Colin: Write neater. Capital letters, check spelling.
Kiki: getting my reading worksheets finished. Read every night.
Britta: Capital letters at the start of the sentence. Look in the dictionary.
Kane: Do my homework every night and prove I am good at something like maths.
Freddie: find things easier on the computer. Write neater.
Lachie: write better stories and write neater.
Cole: Be neater in all my work.
Paris: Do my homework every night.

Freaky Friday!

Freaky!

Wow! Bevan Docharty came to our school

This report was made by Hannah.

Well done Lachie. Good report from you too!

Extra Homework Sites

Make Your Own Maths WorksheetsDownload this free program and you can create your own basic facts worksheets to practice at home.http://www.schoolhousetech.com/Math/Download.aspx

There are lots of great websites to visit to have fun and at the same time getfaster at doing basic facts. Get really speedy at + and - to 10 then practise to 20.Blast the sums that come down like space invaders. Great for getting fast at addition!http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/alien/alien.html
Don't get slimed! Get fast at subtraction instead!http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/mission/mission.html
To make your own quizzes and worksheets, go to: http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Learn how to type:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tuxtype/Tuxtype2-1.5.3-installer.exe?downloadYou might also be interested in TuxPaint and TuxMaths as well. Enjoy

This link takes you to NZ Maths Families. Help and support for you at home: http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/families/index.aspx
Wicked Maths: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/homework_help/maths/
Interactive maths activities: http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/maths/intermathsindex.html

English Online. A New Zealand Ministry site:
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/students.html