Links and information for children to use in Week 4

Designing an airline ticket - Generate an airline ticket for yourself.

Design a monster bookmark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkJPCp_1UQ

Roald Dahl powerpoint - click here

Story Online - http://www.storylineonline.net/

Kahoot - https://kahoot.it/

Examples of Story Maps:

The Magic Map Book by May Byron

Magic Faraway Tree

32 Story Treehouse

Winnie the Pooh   Kawau Team     Year 3                            Team Leader - Joanne Northover      Room 15    jnorthover@torbay.school.nz                       Rebecca Buchanan     Room 16    rbuchanan@torbay.school.nz                       Sarah Kilkolly              Room 17    skilkolly@torbay.school.nz                       Sam Boriboun             Room 18    sboriboun@torbay.school.nz Dates to remember 8/11 Tuck Shop re-opens 1/12 Mufti Day fundraising for Year 6 Graduation 1/12 BOT Voting closes 4/12 Parent Helper Morning Tea @ 10.30am 4/12 BOT Meeting @ 7pm 7/12 Awards Assembly @ 2pm 7/12 BOT votes counted 8/12 New BOT take office 8/12 Family Fun Evening 3-7pm 14/12 Y6 Graduation @ 6pm 15/12 Last day of Term - School finishes @ 12.30pm Wow, term 3 was fantastic!  We visited local streams and the zoo to learn about the importance of caring for New Zealand endemic species and their environments.   We investigated, reported and presented our findings about an animal of our choice.  We enjoyed the Year 4-6 production. And we celebrated achievements and farewelled our principal, Wendy Sandifer. Term 4 has had a smooth start beginning with conservation week, healthy eating and a focus on reading and maths. Kawau Team’s Learning for Term 4 Inquiry - Healthy living, making good food choices, sustainable living Literacy – Persuasive writing and other genre when appropriate. Reading -  The reading programmes are based around the individual learning needs of students in each class. Maths –  Number knowledge, maths problems, financial literacy and volume. ·     The Arts – Sketching and watercolours  - drawing healthy food Also possibly - sculpture from recycled items ·     Health and Physical Education – Athletics and Tennis.   ·     Te Reo- Introducing ourselves and responding to other’s introductions. Communicating about the weather. ·     Spelling – Smart Words                     Read on… for information about   The Great Kiwi Morning Tea Thank you to those parents who came to our Information Evening - B.Y.O. Device in Year 4 on Thursday 26th October.  We have since sent home an information booklet.   Also we had a record number of parents visit the school on our open day.        The Great Kiwi Morning Tea Thank you for supporting our Kiwi Morning Tea.  It was a lovely event that raised over $1400.00.  This money will help raise 14 kiwis. REMINDERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR SCHOOL HAT.  IF YOU HAVE NOT GOT ONE PLEASE PURCHASE A HAT.  NAME EVERYTHING CLEARLY. Remember to send wai water bottles, appropriate kai for brainfood, bookbag and spelling notebook to school EVERYDAY Please check the school website if you are unsure about our school uniform.  Do not allow children to wear jewellery or bands including sleepers in ears (studs only).  When wearing a long top underneath PLEASE make sure this is school colours (plain black, blue or white) http://www.torbay.school.nz/general-information/uniforms   Sharing our inquiries about native animals with our team and on Seesaw. Our inquiry learning process was very successful and children learnt a lot about planning, questioning, researching and investigating and presenting their finished work.  Well done Year 3 and many thanks to all those parents who responded on Seesaw.

Seesaw

Check out Seesaw 

Thanks to everyone who signed up last term. 
It looks like you are enjoying the work and photos that children are sharing.

If you have not signed up yet, contact me by email and I will send the information to you again via email.

It is a great programme that children can use almost independently. 

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Highlights from end of Term 2

Week 1 Term 3

Pukeko sketching is not as easy as we first thought....



CALENDAR ART

Getting the shape and legs just right was a challenge!  More to show you once we have finished.

Special welcome to Greg who is visiting us from China.  We are all helping him to learn English. 

In writing we are learning to plan using a list.
Choosing a couple of ideas and working on these to become sentences.  Publishing our work as holiday postcards for our buddy class.

In Maths children have been learning to add tens by skip counting  43 + 30 = 73
43,53,63, 73

Others have been learning to count on from the biggest number.   3 + 6 =     Put 6 in your head
and count 7, 8, 9   9 is the answer.

The other group has been working on subtraction first to 100, then on to 1000.

We are eggcited about our egg enclosures that we are making for homework. 

Please remember to pay for new smart words books.  Second notices have been sent home!

Don't forget to book your time for learning conversations next week, so we can share our learning!

eggceptional news

Things to look forward to:

Egg challenge 

As part of our Inquiry unit, the children will be required to care for a raw egg. Their first task is to make an enclosure for their egg no bigger than an A5 sheet of paper, which is half the size of A4. Taking care that the enclosure is not too deep. Materials can be made from recycled products, and decorated. The enclosure is to be constructed at home. They then must take their egg home with them everyday and over the weekends.

ENCLOSURE IS DUE AT SCHOOL Monday 31 July

Mandarin

Learning about chopsticks

Chopsticks can be used as decoration in girls hair

Things that are disrespectful 

Standing chopsticks straight up in rice

Tapping chopsticks on plates or anything

Crossing chopsticks

Taking food from someone else's chopsticks.

Leaving chopsticks in serving bowls

Using the same chopsticks to serve food from shared food and then eating with them.

A competition with chopsticks.

Year 1-3 School Production - The Day the Crayons Quit

Hi Everyone,

Year 1-3 Production

At the beginning of May I posted a list of things that we needed for our item for the Year 1-3 production.  Special thanks for the boxes and silver items that have been sent to school.

It is now time to send in clothing for costumes.

Things you will need for the production 

We would prefer silver but can dress up a grey clothing with silver items

You will need...

A silver/grey plain top (or be able to turn inside out to hide picture/words)

A silver or grey pair of pants 

or 

silver/grey skirt and top or dress    (and leggings)

If your child is unable to be face painted for any reason for shows please contact me asap.

The following children do not need grey or silver costumes as they are involved in different items.

Owen - (Duncan) speaking part

Ella-Mae (Narrator) speaking part

Koji Silver crayon

(Other children with speaking parts are going to participate in our class item as well so need grey/silver costume)
Kapa haka - Koby, Todd, Keerat, Te Awhi - will have school kapa haka clothes

Information about ticket sales will be in the school newsletter and notices will be sent home.  Tickets will be limited.  

We are asking all audience members to wear black and or white clothing. This will support audience participation and help make a BIG impact based on colour.  

Please send costumes to school asap as we need them by Monday 19th June.  

Please ensure that costume clothing is well named and on a coat hanger or in a clearly named bags.

If you are able to help dress and organise children and help with face painting on the days/evenings of the shows, contact me via email.

School day  - Monday 26th  June from 11.45

School day - Wednesday 28th June  from 11.45

Evening - Tuesday 27th June from 5.20pm

Evening Thursday 29th June  from 5.20pm

We ask that children are handed to the teacher at 5.30pm for the evening performances to allow time to settle and prepare for the shows.

After the evening performances, children will return to their dressing room. Parents can collect children from this room (Room 15 TBC).  For safety reasons teachers will release children in small groups.  

If there is any reason that your child can not attend a performance please contact me asap so changes can be made.

Thank you for your support.  We are looking forward to presenting a fantastic performance for our audience.  

Joanne Northover

Cross country success for Room 15

Not only did all children finish the run on Thursday last week but we celebrated two first places In 7 year old races.  Koji and Ella-Mae.  Also Kyla came third.

Not far behind was Ella 4th and Holly 5th and Taylor 7th.

Jed 4th, koby 5th, Noah 6th, Owen 7th, Basil 8th, Cruz 9th.

Congratulations week 3 super spellers

Tayla         Kealan     Georgia      Abby G.     Janessa    
William      Jayden    Nau            Kevin        Tiger   
Kimiora-Dior             Taylor         Holly

Certificates term 2 week 3

Special congratulations to Abby for graduating from Reading Recovery.  Thanks to Diana Millar for working with her and to Abby's Mum and Dad for extra support at home.  Wow what a huge effort Abby has put in and is shining because of all the work.