Dear Parents/Caregivers,

Wow it is unbelievable to think another term is over and after the holidays, Christmas will be looming!  We hope you have a safe and fun filled holidays. The children have all worked really hard this term.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful parents who have helped this term with our trip to the zoo and the sculpture project. Next term we have the annual Christmas lights and will be looking for parents willing to take on this project for room 11!

As part of our Inquiry unit and following on from our trip to the zoo, room 11 have decided to take on a very exciting project - we would like to give back to our school community. To do this we want to raise money to buy a bird house, which we will paint and place in the school grounds for all to enjoy.

We have come up with the idea of raising the money, by students offering to do chores over the holidays to earn some pocket money. The students might wash a car, help with sweeping, fold washing, do some weeding, or even helping out with meeting some animals needs at home by washing pets, cleaning enclosures, taking pets for a walk etc.  We are thinking that if every student can earn a gold coin donation, then we will have enough money to buy a bird house that we can all decorate. If we have any extra money earned, we will look at buying a couple of the bird houses and will decorate and have these positioned in various places around the school.

You will also receive a notice before the end of this week about Craig Smith, the Wonky Donkey man, coming to perform to our team towards the end of Week One!  We have a very exciting Term Four planned!

Have a safe and relaxing holiday break,

Kind regards

Jodie and Rachel

                          Ag Day 2018

What an amazing day we had!

Auckland Zoo Trip

On Thursday totara team went to Auckland Zoo. First we had morning tea. Next we went to the animals. Then we had lunch. After that we had our seminar, we had to look at what was in the tigers home. Then we went into a room. I had to be dressed up as a zoo worker. It was fun!
By Grayce

Auckland Zoo Trip

Yesterday Totara went to the zoo. We went by bus. We were close to my Dads work. The first thing we did was see giraffes, we also saw some zebras too. After that we saw meerkats. We loved the zoo. At the end we went to the playground.
By Wylan

On Thursday Totara team went to the Auckland Zoo and we got there by bus. We saw a read panda and tigers and a giraffe and meerkats. There were tunnels and the roof is plastic so we can see the meerkats. There was an old school motorbike and everyone had a photo on the motorbike.

By Lachlan

Red Rocking Riding Hood- Playhouse NZ show

The show was funny. There were horses in the show and they were doing fortnite dances. The king said give me all your V-bucks. There was a bow and arrow challenges. The king lost the challenge. My favourite part was the dances.
By Zayvius

In the show today I saw lots of funny parts and it was all about getting the money from King George. They did a challenge and the King lost the challenge. My favourite part was a funny part and was the favourite dances and when the horse kept pushing out of the window. I loved the show and my favourite character was Red Rocking Riding Hood. I felt super happy!
By Elizabeth

Today we went to Red Rocking Riding Hood. The King and Red Rocking Riding Hood had a bow and arrow challenge. The King took all the money. The horses names were Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.
By Ivy

The King was stealing V-bucks. Red Rocking Riding Hood stopped the king. The Kings granny was a wolf. The king challenged Hood to a battle. Red Rocking Riding Hood won the battle and gave the town V-bucks. The town was safe now. The king said give me your V-bucks.  The show was funny too!
By Wylan

Today we went to a show, it was called Red Rocking Riding Hood. My favourite character was Granny. The king stole the money from the people.
By Maggie

Maths - Problem Solving

We are learning to solve problems

Maths Talk Moves

	Can you repeat what they just said and explain how they were thinking? “His strategy was to…”
Revoice	Can you say the same thing in your own words? “So you’re saying…is that right?”
	Do you agree or disagree? Why? “I disagree because…”
Add on…say more....	Can you add some more ideas to someone else’s ideas? “I agree with her and also think…”

Taniwha Art!

We listened to the legend of the Taniwha in Wellington Harbour and then had a go at creating our own taniwha face art, using pastels. 

Look how bright and awesome our taniwha are!

Have a look at some of the amazing animals that many people don't even know exist. In room 11 we have had a fantastic time designing our own hybrid animals. 

Hi parents and caregivers

It's hard to believe we are now into the second half of the year!  We trust you enjoyed some relaxing, family time over the holidays.  

We have really noticed an improvement in the reading levels of a number of the children, and really appreciate the efforts you are obviously putting in at home to support our programmes at school.  Thank you, and please continue doing daily reading, spelling and ring words(if applicable), with your child over Term Three.  It is neat to see the children getting excited about their progress too!

Term Three is traditionally a busy one as we lead up to Ag day, so please keep checking school notices in regards to this.  All animals need to have been born by now, in order to meet the criteria, and there is a plant rubric on the school webpage, if this is what your family is opting to do.

A couple of reminders for the coming week:

• On Monday we will be having PE, so please bring PE gear.  This will be ongoing on Mondays for the first part of the term.
• On Wednesday this week, your child needs to bring in their favourite teddy/soft toy into class for a maths activity please! (We will remind them as the week progresses too).

We are going to be beginning our Sculpture Art projects very soon, so we may be asking for materials and some extra hands to help with our construction- we will keep you informed!

The children have settled in well over the past week, and we are looking forward to a busy, fun filled term!  Please pop in if you have any queries or just to say hi!

Kind regards

Rachel and Jodie

Thank you to all the parents and students for the fabulous three way conferences over the last two nights. We really enjoy celebrating your child's success with you. Please have a safe, relaxing and warm holiday.











In Room 11 we love math. We work with a problem solving buddy or buddies and show our working and thinking.