Hi this is Josh and Travis. Room 17 has been writing moon poems as we have been studying the moon in topic. The Moon gleams and dreams through the lonely night. By Josh & Travis The full moon is like a shiny medal draped around Sophie's neck. By Cailin McVicar We have been busy practicing our stomp routine. :)<><

Hello my name is Harvey and Mihiroa yesterday we went to Willowbank.First we went through the forest.What a suprise! We were greeted by Dave. They put us classes our class did the poi, haka and then the sticks. It was fun.

We are back at school from the holidays.We are writing advertesments for the stuff we are trying to sell. The story telling duvet, x-ray specs and the robo -tidier. Today we watched some ads that are for boys and then some for girls. We were able to mix the pictures and the voices up.  It was very funny. We are reading Tom Sawyer and hearing about all the things he got up then comparing it to what we are allowed to do at home. By Leah and Emma.

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Hi this is Emma Mailins, Harry and Cailin. This week we have finished our topic on Ancient greece so sad. We all loved it. We will be carrying on with legends in reading time. We made  chitons you can see the pics underneath.
Mr Stanton came and took us for football it was a really cool time - the girls are great at kicking.

We do not know our new topic because the teachers will not tell us- it is annoying.

Thursday - dress making in Room 17

Wow today was such a laugh.
The children designed and made their chitons Greek togos) Have a look at these amazing models.

This week we have been learning about Greek Legends. We watched a video about Medusa a gorgan with hair of snakes and Perseus the hero who chopped off  her head to save his mother marrying the evil king. We also learnt about other Ancient Greek Gods. Our class wrote some super cool Medusa stories.
By Cailin and Emma Packman

Today we wrote Mihi's. These are formal Maori greetings used in a marae. Here are Kate Flanagan's and Emma Packman's.

KATE'S

Tena Koutou                                 Greetings everyone

Ko Aoraki te maunga.                    Mt Cook is the mountain nearest to where I was born.

Ko Waimakariri te awa.                  Waimakariri is the river.

Ko Flanagan te toku ingoa whanau. Flanagan is my family name.

Ko Kate toku ingoa.                       Kate is my first name.

No Otautahi ahau.                           I am from Christchurch.

Tena koutou katoa.                         Greetings to you all

EMMA'S
 
Tena koutou                                         Greetings everyone
Ko Aoraki te maugna.                          Mt Cook is the mountain closest to where I was born

Ko Waimakarir te awa.                        Waimakariri is the river
                                                       
  Ko Packman te toku ignoa whanua    Packman is my family

Ko Emma toku ignoa.                          Emma is my first name                       

No Otautahi ahau.                                I am from christchurch

Tena koutou katoa                               Greetings to you all
 
We have been looking a life in Ancient Greece

What does Mars look like?

You HAVE to go here to see 360° panoramas of Mars. It's awe inspiring—especially when you zoom in! http://www.360cities.net/image/curiosity-rover-martian-solar-day-2

What a day it was. We had three groups of children. One of boys one girls and one of slaves. We were acting out our roles as though we were in Ancient Greece.this is our new topic for the term. The boys got to go to school and they wrote Greek letters in clay and wrestle on the mat. The girls plaited their hair, learned to sew and made ambrosia. BUT.... the poor slaves had to clean the school grounds, clean windows, do the dishes and peel grapes for the boys to eat!! It was a tough afternoon for some.

Down the back of the chair

We have been reading Margaret Mahy's poem this week; down the back of the chair. We have rewritten some of the lines to make our own poem. Here are some of them for you to read.

An egg, a peg, a Barbie leg.     by Lily

A bouquet of flowers, a wand with powers.    by Matthew

Down the back of the chair

A bowl of noodles, a poodle, a yapping spoodle.     by Josh and Ben S

A vase from Alaska, a bowl of pasta.   by Sam

Down the back of the chair

A TV remote, a wizards coat.    by Todd

A lock, a rock, a frilly frock.   by Emma

A piece of toffee, a cup of coffee.    by Mihirangi

Down the back of the chair

Hovercrafts

Term 3 topic

Goodness we started the term with our new topic AIR MOVEMENT. Hopefully children have told you some of the cool things we have been up to in class. So far, we have let off rockets, made helicopters, paper planes, jet fliers and today we made a hovercraft.  Have a look at our wonderful photos.

It's so exciting tomorrow because the Olympics begin in London AND we can wear mufti!!!!! Remember your gold coin and dress up as your favourite athlete.

Welcome Arisa to Halswell School; we hope you have a nice  week and learn lots of English.

Morning Room 17
I hope you are all keeping warm. We are beginning school this morning at 11.00 due to the icy conditions. Please be careful coming to school as the roads are very slippery. Now can you please use your amazing powers of observation and take a look at the snow and how things look around your house, remember to look at the little things.
We were meant to be going to the supermarket today but that will be postponed to another date. See you all soon.

Please come to school in your gear for our Olympic Day if you are unsure about the weather. We will be notified by 8.15 tomorrow if it is cancelled. Remember to bring plenty of lunch and morning tea. It should be a great day providing the weather stays fine.


 http://www.pearsoned.co.nz/student/primary/bugclub/
Today you will take home a notice for your parents regarding Bug Club. Please read this and return it to school by Friday. After we have organised everyone we can get going on this exciting programme. Here is the site for you to have a wee look.

Happy Birthday this week to Hannah on 1 May  and Ethan on the 4th. Have a great day you two!!!!

Hi everyone
Enjoy the last weekend of your holiday!! I hope you have had a happy and safe time. We have got lots of exciting things to do this term, can't wait to tell you. Look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

A big Happy Birthday to Lea and Samuel over the holidays.

Happy Birthday to Ben s and Ben M this week both of them have turned 8!!!!!

We had a school assembly last Friday and Bella Moodie received a certificate.  It was sad to see her leave and wish them all the very best in Palmerston North.

Have a look at this site. It looks like fun!!!

http://www.mylearning.org/interactive.asp?journeyid=77

All children have now got their password for Studyladder. It's a great site, have a wee look.  Any problems logging in let me know. Thanks.

Last week we had a visit from Robbyn, the Bug Lady, to talk to us about insects and spiders. It was a great session especially, holding the worms and watching the cricket jump around the class. She taught us a song to remember the parts of an insects body. Ask your child to sing it to you. Harvey and Cailin will be broadcasting on our radio station today telling us about our time with Robbyn.
Here is a task for Room 17 at home.

Find the spider blends
A blend is two consonants that are next to each other in a word and blend to form a new sound. Find the blends in the following paragraph.

Most spiders can spin webs. They do this by making a thick gel inside their bodies.
Then they squeeze it out through a tiny opening.
When the air hits it, the strand dries and becomes strong.

How did you go?

Let me know back at school.

T-ball

Wow, what a great day! We had Constable Ross in this morning to talk to us about bullying. Remember to tell Mum and Dad all the great things we discussed today.

This afternoon we a dance session with Trudy. We were very creative and made our own dance with our class buddy to share with the whole class. Truly awesome!!!!

Tomorrow at 1.30 we are having a session on softball skills. Should be fun..

 

Here are the wonderful 

Year 3/4 children for 2012.

Welcome to our amazing blog 2012..

Welcome to our brand new blog. We are planning to use this heaps this year!!!!