The year is winding up and it has been a very busy term.
On Friday the children will be having a pool fun day. They have 45 minutes at 11 to play in the swimming pool. Appropriate water toys are allowed!
On Tuesday (December 13th) Room 13 will have a class party. We ask that each child bring a plate of finger food to share with the class. We will be singing Christmas carols and we invite parents to join us in celebrating a year of hard work! On Tuesday the students will also be meeting their new teacher for 2012. Of course Wednesday (December 14) will be our last day of school for the year.
Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for your support this year!
Arohanui
Room 13 and Mrs Ballantyne
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Opening Ceremony
Room 13 have been busy preparing for our opening ceremony. We would LOVE to have our families come along and watch us perform a NZ themed series of dances created by the students!
Opening ceremony: Last Wednesday of the term (Oct 5) 1.15 pm.
Opening ceremony: Last Wednesday of the term (Oct 5) 1.15 pm.
Monday, September 5, 2011
The Big Event
Room 13 are very excited for the upcoming "BIG EVENT". Our second adopted team is Ireland because they have been training at Mt Smart stadium. You will see lots of green supporters flags and banners in our school. Go Ireland! Go All Blacks!
Safe Practise when travelling to an event
Use safe practise when crossing the road.
Look both ways before you cross. If you didn’t look both ways then you could get hurt. This safe practise is telling you to check both ways.
Always cross in a safe place. If you don’t cross in a safe place then cars might not see you and you could get run over. This safe practise is telling you to cross in safe places.
Check for sneaky driveways. If you don’t watch out for sneaky driveways then cars may reverse into you.
Walk quickly across the roads. If we didn’t walk quickly across the road then you might trip or fall over and a car may not see you and you will get hurt.
Safety is important to everyone because if everyone just runs across the road then we would get hurt. My idea is we could all wear bright coloured vests when travelling to an event so the cars can see us.
Lauryn
Look both ways before you cross. If you didn’t look both ways then you could get hurt. This safe practise is telling you to check both ways.
Always cross in a safe place. If you don’t cross in a safe place then cars might not see you and you could get run over. This safe practise is telling you to cross in safe places.
Check for sneaky driveways. If you don’t watch out for sneaky driveways then cars may reverse into you.
Walk quickly across the roads. If we didn’t walk quickly across the road then you might trip or fall over and a car may not see you and you will get hurt.
Safety is important to everyone because if everyone just runs across the road then we would get hurt. My idea is we could all wear bright coloured vests when travelling to an event so the cars can see us.
Lauryn
Safe Travel to an Event
When travelling to an event you should look left and right when you are crossing the road because there might be a car coming and it could run you over.
Don’t run but walk because cars might be coming there first. If you run you might fall over and hurt yourself.
It is a good idea to always wear something bright when you are crossing the road otherwise cars might not see you when you are crossing the road.
Yannick
Don’t run but walk because cars might be coming there first. If you run you might fall over and hurt yourself.
It is a good idea to always wear something bright when you are crossing the road otherwise cars might not see you when you are crossing the road.
Yannick
Safe Travel to an Event
Look left and right when you are crossing the road because cars are coming both ways. If you do not look left and right you may get hurt.
Cross in a safe place so you do not get hurt. If you cannot find a safe spot do not cross so find a safe place to cross!
In the future if people run across the road people would get hurt.
It would be safer people had signs or bright cards. The cards could be in the cars and the signs on signposts.
Teresa
Cross in a safe place so you do not get hurt. If you cannot find a safe spot do not cross so find a safe place to cross!
In the future if people run across the road people would get hurt.
It would be safer people had signs or bright cards. The cards could be in the cars and the signs on signposts.
Teresa
Monday, August 29, 2011
Gymnastics
The Karaka team is very fortunate to have been offered gymnastics training with tristar free of cost! This is an amazing opportunity for us. We will be visiting the gymnastics club for the next 3 Thursday afternoons. In order to take part students must return their permission slips and $8 bus money by this Thursday (September 1st). We will post updates on how the gymnastics training is going.
Onehunga Bay clean up
On Friday last week we had a very successful trip to Onehunga Bay for a clean up. On the way we put into practise all the road safety we have been learning. Constable Jamieson checked up on us to make sure we were being safe!
We mapped out our journey and are currently collecting boxes to make a 3-D map of the route we took! Keep posted :)
We mapped out our journey and are currently collecting boxes to make a 3-D map of the route we took! Keep posted :)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
congratulations
Congratulations to Eden and Victoria, our latest Duffy Book award winners. Congratulations to Annie for being last weeks medal winner.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
the cycle of a march butterfly
A butterfly doesent start off as a butterfly it starts off as a little tiny egg.Then the caterpillar hatches out of its egg.When it was inside the little tiny egg under a leaf it ate yolk.To turn into a monarch butterfly the baby caterpillar has to eat alot of leaves to get fat.Thenit curls up under a leaf it turns into a pupa.After afew days you can see the monarch butterflies pattern on the pupa.Then a butterfly comes out of the pupa.A butterfly needs a antennae so they can look for other female butterflies.
Rainbow Butterflies
Butterflies are colourful,bright and rainbowish.They are sometimes small and sometimes big.
The antennae helps them to smell and find female butterflies.They use their compound eyes to protect their self or stay away from predotars.Their proboscus is for them to suck nectar from flowers.The probocus is a straw that can roll up and down.
They have four wings.The wings are for them to fly.The veins go in their wings.Their veins are for their body to be straight and strong.
Butterflies live in cabbige gardens or in swan plants.It dosen't come out in Autumn or Winter because it is too cold.It comes in the middle of the day.
The butterflies lays an egg first.The eggs are under a leaf so it can't be seen.After its a egg it turns into a caterpillar then a pupa then a chrysails and last of all a buterflyThe butter fly lays an egg then it starts all over again.
Buterflies are insects that can fly.
The antennae helps them to smell and find female butterflies.They use their compound eyes to protect their self or stay away from predotars.Their proboscus is for them to suck nectar from flowers.The probocus is a straw that can roll up and down.
They have four wings.The wings are for them to fly.The veins go in their wings.Their veins are for their body to be straight and strong.
Butterflies live in cabbige gardens or in swan plants.It dosen't come out in Autumn or Winter because it is too cold.It comes in the middle of the day.
The butterflies lays an egg first.The eggs are under a leaf so it can't be seen.After its a egg it turns into a caterpillar then a pupa then a chrysails and last of all a buterflyThe butter fly lays an egg then it starts all over again.
Buterflies are insects that can fly.
Cool Butterflies
Butterflies arecolourful.They have brigt colours on their wings.Butterflies have veins to keep wings straight and strong.They have cool scales and they taste with thir feet.they are flying creatures. Butterflies are beautiful.their antennae keep away from danger and help them to find lady butterflies.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Eric Carle Butterflies
Room 13 have looked at the art work of Eric Carle. He uses collage to create the illustrations in his books like the famous 'Very Hungry Caterpillar.' This is Eric Carle's butterfly....
Inspired by Eric Carle's butterfly we are busy making our own butterfly art. We discussed how he uses contrasting colours to make his butterfly stand out. We will post photos of our finished art!
Congratulations
Congratulations to our two Duffy winners this week:
Bradley for excellent topic work
and
Abigail for learning her times tables.
Bradley for excellent topic work
and
Abigail for learning her times tables.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Topic
Here are some photographs of the monarch caterpillars we have been looking after in our classroom. They ate so many leaves that our swan plant was left bare! Now they are ready to move on to the pupa stage of their life cycle. They have spun silk and attached themselves to the plant.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
congratulations
Congratulations to Emily and Micheal who were awarded Duffy books last term. Another congratulations to Sylvie and Steven who were awarded the first Duffy books of term 2.
Victoria has broken the record of earning the most medals in a row. She was awarded her 4th medal last Friday!
Nice work everyone!
Victoria has broken the record of earning the most medals in a row. She was awarded her 4th medal last Friday!
Nice work everyone!
Welcome to term 2. This term our topic is change. We are examining insects and their life cycle. The first insect we have been looking at is the butterfly. We have already learnt so much we didn't know about butterflies and cannot wait to share our butterfly reports with you.
For physical education we are fortunate to have coaches from the YMCA coming in on a Tuesday to teach us large ball skills. The first three sessions will be focussed on developing soccer skills so please remember to wear appropriate shoes!
For maths we have been learning our 2, 3, 5 and 10 timestables.
For the past 3 weeks we have been lucky to have Miss Van Rixel from AUT working with us. Tomorrow is her last day and we will be sad to say goodbye to her.
Stay posted for photos and work samples that will be posted soon!
Arohanui
Mrs Ballantyne and Room 13 :)
For physical education we are fortunate to have coaches from the YMCA coming in on a Tuesday to teach us large ball skills. The first three sessions will be focussed on developing soccer skills so please remember to wear appropriate shoes!
For maths we have been learning our 2, 3, 5 and 10 timestables.
For the past 3 weeks we have been lucky to have Miss Van Rixel from AUT working with us. Tomorrow is her last day and we will be sad to say goodbye to her.
Stay posted for photos and work samples that will be posted soon!
Arohanui
Mrs Ballantyne and Room 13 :)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Mini Fair!
Tomorrow is possibly Onehunga Primary's biggest minifair ever!!!! Remember to bring your money in a named bag or wallet. If you have any spare food cans in your cupboards bring them in for the class competition!
Congratulations
Congratulations to our medal winner Victoria.
Also congratulations to our caught being caught Duffy book winners for good manners and hardwork.
Alex and Logan.
Keep up the great work, we are very proud of you!
Also congratulations to our caught being caught Duffy book winners for good manners and hardwork.
Alex and Logan.
Keep up the great work, we are very proud of you!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
fractions
Room 13 have been learning all about fractions. Visit some of the following fraction websites for extra practise!
http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/oakhill/fractions.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/oakhill/fractions.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html
Recount Writing
This term Room 13 have been focussing on recount writing. We are working hard to make sure that our stories are interesting for our audience.
These are the things we are thinking about:
Going Shopping by Micheal 7 years old
One day, I went to the Warehouse. I asked my mum if I could look at the toys. I insisted. I... saw a Nerf gun. It was the fastest shooter. It is like a machine gun. I went back to my mum and I announced to her that I wanted the best Nerf gun ever! Then my mum had an awkward face. She said "yes." I was satisfied!!!
Moaning Sister by Meipera 7 years old
When I went shopping my sister was moaning because she wanted a lolly. She asked my mum and she shouted "no!" She kept asking my mum but she said "no." I had money and she asked me but I wanted to buy myself a lolly so I bought myself a lolly at the counter. She asked my mum "can I have a lolly?" My mum replied "ok then..." I laughed at my sister when we left the shop. My sister got really angry at me and my mum. She went red, so red that she was made out of fire. I grew up. I went with my mum and ofcourse my sister and dad. I was laughing in the car almost all the way home. My mum bought milk and bread. My sister says "you can get milk and bread but don't buy me a lolly!"
These are the things we are thinking about:
- using adjectives
- adding detail
- using interesting words
- long and short sentences
- different sentence starters
- similies and metaphors
Going Shopping by Micheal 7 years old
One day, I went to the Warehouse. I asked my mum if I could look at the toys. I insisted. I... saw a Nerf gun. It was the fastest shooter. It is like a machine gun. I went back to my mum and I announced to her that I wanted the best Nerf gun ever! Then my mum had an awkward face. She said "yes." I was satisfied!!!
Moaning Sister by Meipera 7 years old
When I went shopping my sister was moaning because she wanted a lolly. She asked my mum and she shouted "no!" She kept asking my mum but she said "no." I had money and she asked me but I wanted to buy myself a lolly so I bought myself a lolly at the counter. She asked my mum "can I have a lolly?" My mum replied "ok then..." I laughed at my sister when we left the shop. My sister got really angry at me and my mum. She went red, so red that she was made out of fire. I grew up. I went with my mum and ofcourse my sister and dad. I was laughing in the car almost all the way home. My mum bought milk and bread. My sister says "you can get milk and bread but don't buy me a lolly!"
Congratulations
Congratulations to:
Tevita for super work especially at writing time!
Lauryn for having an excellent hardworking attitude!
It is a double congratulations because Tevita was also the medal winner last week.
Tevita for super work especially at writing time!
Lauryn for having an excellent hardworking attitude!
It is a double congratulations because Tevita was also the medal winner last week.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
goal setting interviews
Thank you to all the parents and children who attending the goal setting interviews. I enjoyed meeting with you all! If you did not get an interview time please feel free to contact the office to meet after school this week.
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