Pre-Term Preparation

Kia Ora All,

I hope everyone has had a super holiday and you are all feeling recharged and ready for another term. Here are some things you need to be aware of to be on the front foot for the first week.

Writing

• I'll be asking the students to do a recount of their holiday for a writing sample which I'll use for assessment purposes. Could you please talk to your child about their holiday experiences and jot down some ideas with them prior to returning to school on Monday so that they have a solid idea about things that they could include. This doesn't need to take long, but does help with making sure students are prepared with ideas that they're excited to include in their writing. 
• Some ideas include: top 3 things they did, people they saw, a funny thing that happened, funny or memorable things that may have been said (to help them include dialogue in their piece), places you may have gone or activities you did that they might like to write about, something scary they did or any other similar holiday related stuff.

Museum Visit

• The Motueka Museum visit was postponed to Wednesday of week 1. We'll be heading off at 11.00 for the1.00pm session and will retrun after the busses have gone. 

Catering Tins

• I'm looking for around 12 of the really big tins that caterers or restaurants buy containing fruit etc (empty) for an activity later in the term. Please let me know if you can help out.

Maths Home Learning

• Please view this video about some ideas that you can do this term to work on your child's maths. I'll aim to do 2-3 more videos this term with different maths strategies as we cover them in class.

Max also did a neat video demonstrating a similar strategy. I'd recommend clicking here and checking it out for further ideas.

Rock On,
Mr M

Max's Maximum Maths

Kiyo - Making Huts

Making  Huts       
Most of all we liked making huts. We made huts at school, we made huts in the bathroom. Each day the huts got more interesting. Massive long huts that we could live in sometimes we made huts in to mazes. We made huts in the bush.

By Kiyo

BTB Points Auction

Every term I run a BTB points auction. Over the term the students build up a bank of BTB points awarded for good behaviour, outstanding manners, great sportsmanship, excellent work habits and superb effort in their learning. At the end of the term the students use their points to bid for items donated to the auction. This is the call for donations of any small items that are no longer wanted for the students to bid on. In the past students have brought in old toys, stationary, books or other random items - any small inexpensive items you could send along will contribute to the fun of the auction. Please send along with your child by Wednesday.

Rock On,

Mr M

Lochie's Poem

My room is usual enough. It had a lego sky tower, a drum kit, a guitar, a ukulele, a lego ariport that I play with my aeroplane and limousine. I do what 8 year olds do: hang out with my friends, I draw army tanks, I play my drums and my guitar, I built a two story boat with my lego. Doing nothing important.

By Lochie

Emily's Poem

Water world

There were slides as slimy eels. The lights  as light as the sun. As the screaming kids come  crashing down. The scary black water slide twisty and turny. The screaming kids comedown coming off the screamer. Me and my friends do what normal friends do. Go on slides, we jump off the 10 m diving board. NO where we need to go.

By Emily

Trey's Poem

It was as usual as it always was in Richmond Mall. It had Maccas/Simple Indian/Game Store/Fresh Choice/Burger King. We got Mcdonalds hot cakes for breakfast/Groceries for Granny/Skidding down the hall with my socks on/Get a coffee with Dad.Then go home and do nothing important like we did.

By Treymaine

Louis's Poem

The skate park was usual enough. It had two drop in ramps, a rainbow, a grinding, bar a roller and a park beside it. I did any 8 year old boy would do. I dropped in a few times, I went to the grinding and grind three times, I got a lot of speed and went over the rainbow, I went down the roll in. Doing nothing important.   

By Louis

Carmyn's Poem

Hamner Springs

Hamner springs was usual  enough! It has shops, A sky over it, A church, A  hydro slide. My family did what family's do-like go to the water park, A church that we have never been too, the park that is really cool, ice skating. Doing nothing importing.  

By Carmyn

Hugo's Poem

The cool poem.

Myback yard was usual enough. It had a  trampoline,scooter grind,bikes,scooter\skateboards, rugby ball. Me my bros play on the  trampoline doing flips. We play on our skateboards\scooter.sun bathed on the trampoline.biking round Takaka Primary School and gardening with my mum. Doing nothing important.
the end.       

Aonghus's Poem

My bedroom was usual enough. It had a bed a cat, carpet, pillow, lego. My friends and me do stuff that boys do like play with my lego and build amazing things, we played with my cat we played catch my tail and sometimes we do wrestling.I would always win because she is a cat. Doing nothing important.

Teru's Poem

My  House

Was usual enough it has

Lots of awesome things .

Four mini ramps, a pool with a

Slide that goes into it,a big

Rope swing,also a mountain

Bike track ,a drum kit and

Bass guitar a trampoline,new

Tv . when I am there I did what

Most people would do I have

A skate sesh,then we do a few

Flips,play my drums/bass

Guitar and go down the bike

Track then I had a swim

I love my house

Sonny's Poem

The warehouse is usual enough it has games, clothes, furniture, toys, and art stuff. I did what 9 or 10 year olds do. Buy games and clothes, raced down the alley in a shopping cart, knocking over stuff and running off, playing around. And doing stuff that's not important.

By Sonny

Taylor Poem

My bedroom

      

My bedroom was usual enough. It had a quiet creek to it, the walls were almost bear, my stereo was a bit broken, it kept on turning on every 10 minutes, my bed was unmade, the corners had cobwebs on them. I did what all 9 year old boys do. Listen to my music, me and toby build cool stuff with my lego. I can play the darth vader tune. Doing nothing important.

By Taylor

Kiyo's Poem

My house was usual enough. You would see there my bed, my teddies, my ipad, and my tramp, my scooter, my ramp’s and a tv. I did what my family does. I played the playstation, I went on the tramp, I went to the skate park, I climbed the plum tree, I did gardening with mum. Doing stuff important.

By Kiyo

Yellow Submarine

Continuing the ukulele theme, here is a song you can play with your D, G and Aminor chords. 

Rock On,

Mr M

Ukulele Lesson

We've been working away at some ukulele songs in class recently. As all the students are at different levels, I thought a quick video lesson about some of the chords we've been looking at might be useful. If you have a ukulele at home, you could add this into your home leaning extra curricula section of the homework sheet if you like. There is absolutely no pressure to purchase a ukulele - but it is a fun and inexpensive instrument.



Rock On,

Mr M

Brody's Poem

My back lawn was usual enough. It had a creek, wild animals, covered in bush, caves, mud slides. I did what 8 year old boys do. Hunt for sheep, spy on an old lady, try to get lost, find our way back, target practice with sharp sticks , make huts, whittling sticks, not 3 thing more important than this one activity.

By Brody

Rian's Poem

My friends and I

Cambridge was usual enough. It had a road, a bridge, a church and a giant apartment tower. My friends and I do what friends do like. running around playing games, licking ice-cream, eating yummy food, feeding the ducks down by the bridge, and nothing else important.

By Rian

Aliana's Poem

Wellington zoo was usual enough it had cages, aviaries, foot paths, grass and amazing old statues, cafeteria, toy shop and a playful playground. My cousins, aunty and mum did what we always did. We walked through the zoo casually, looked at all the animals and taking photos of everything, had lunch and played on the playground.

IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!