Welcome to term 4

Welcome back to Room 9. There is so much happening this term.  There are also a few posts missing from last term which I will update shortly.  Some of the exciting things happening are:

• Our 'Out and About' unit (with some local trips).
• Athletics.
• Whanau Sports Day.
• Senior Prizegiving.
• Recapping all the awesome maths we have learnt this year.
• Reports.
• Positive Puberty.
• Project energise

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!

Fractions

For the next few weeks we will be focusing on Fractions - ask us what we already know...

Fraction Tree

		Fractions, fractions, All around me, As I climb, A fraction tree…
		First

1/4 
Then,1/3 
Then,1/2 
I see a bird…

Then,3/4 
Near the top!
At one-whole,1/1 
I have to stop…

Poem taken from: http://mathstory.com/Poems/fractionsfractions.aspx#.Vdp-SVOqqko

Being great buddies

Here we are helping Room 5 with all sorts of things.  We try to help them with their reading and sometimes we get to have a bit of an explore with the activities in Room 5 also.

Being a good buddy means setting a good example, being respectful, helpful, patient, creative (for keeping their attention) and much more.

Sea Turtles

We have been learning to write explanations during writing time in Room 9.
Last week we learnt about the life of a sea turtle, and this week it is about the importance of bees.

Here is the link for the short clip we watched during writing time.
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-survival-of-the-sea-turtle

Ask your child what they have learnt over the last two weeks :)

Fun in the sun with friends

 

 

 
 

 

 We had a fun down on Putikitiki working together to do a range of activities!

Cross Country

Last week was our Year 4, 5 and 6 cross country.  The children showed great perserverance, resilliance and determination.  The atmosphere was positive and it was lovely to hear everyone encouraging others.

To make it even more of a challenge the weather put on a great performance of rain, rain and more rain.  

Macaroni'n'cheese

There was lots of team work involved in making this meal.

It turned out great in the end, well done boys!