A Message from Kate (Lucy's sister)

Water Slide - Hunter

We have been practising writing so our reader gets a picture in their head, also we want the reader to know our feelings. Can you write in the comment box if this writing gives you a picture or lets you know feelings.
Thanks

ZOOM - I went screaming down the slide on my back. I kept my body stiff together so I got lots of speed. It's more fun going fast. I went 'splashing into the muddy water. I felt muddy water. I felt awesome. I had muddy water in my hair.

Archery - Skikain

We have been practising writing so our reader gets a picture in their head, also we want the reader to know our feelings. Can you write in the comment box if this writing gives you a picture or lets you know feelings.
Thanks

I stood back and I pulled the string back. I was looking at the target. I let go of the string and it hit the target like a missile hitting a house.

Archery

I pulled back hard and closed one eye. Everyone was starring at ME, it felt like the whole world depended on my shot!!My legs were shaking like there was an earthquake. I focused my eyes right in the middle of the target. I pictured myself winning;it felt amazing, I let go "twaannngggg" it hit just out from the middle, a smile spread across my face I had a warm feeling inside.

5 things you should know about me- Gregor

5 important things you should know about me

1. I love my sports, I’ve played football for 5 years,  I’m  trying out for the school team (again) and I love it, I think you should know this about me because I have a strength in this.

2. I’ve also played golf for 4 months and I also love it. I think you should know this about me because I also have a strength in this (basically I have a strength in sport).

3. I like my reading, I could read for half an hour but I need to work on a bigger vocabulary.

4. I love maths but I need to work on my fractions and decimals.

5. I love writing, if I had to pick any type of writing I would write a made up story (I could write for an hour).

 

 

 

Liam's newspaper

Kierans newspaper clip

Waterslide - Janelle

 

 

Waterside!

I went down on waterside it was really fun. There was dishwashing liquid to make us go faster.  I said weeeeeeee as I went down the waterside. I felt happy after the waterslide. There were parents at the bottom taking photos of all the children

Five things by BillieW

Five things about me that you should know are…… I usually stay in a house boat at a lake. So that means I love camping. 

 I love swimming but NOT when it is cold.

 I need to get faster at answering my times tables. 

I love reading when it’s a quiet time. 

 I get a good feeling when I make the teacher proud. 

I Hope with these five things it will help you guide me through the year.

Five things you should know about me - Natalia

Tuesday 26 February 2013 Five things you should know about me and why 1. I ABSOLUTLY LOVE drawing and making other artwork but I put in a lot of detail. I take my time to finish my art and I need to work on that. 2. My strength is reading. I like to read as much straight. If I ever want to I can read a good book that is about 10cm thick easily if I am given 1 week – 30 days. 3. I like to go outside, play sports and be active. I am telling you these things because I am good at them, I like doing them and I really like playing castle. 4. I sometimes get distracted easily. This is one of the reasons I don’t get my work finished on time. 5. My wish/goal for this year is to qualify to go to the New Plymouth cross country.

Evette's Flipsnack

Five things by William

Five Things

1: I love to read, I can read for a long period of time.

2: I love to write creative stories; they are my favourite type of story to write.

3: I am not good at art, I can’t draw.

4: I do not like maths I am not good at my times tables.

5: My favourite subject is writing

Evettes News Paper Article

another marlin

On Thursday 21 Febuary Dad and his crew went out again (fifth day in a row) for a fish.  Unfortunatley I had to go to school (not fair) They hooked another marlin which is the third one they have hooked in the natinals. This is a fishing contest between every fishing club in New Zealand and only game fish can  be caught (tuna, marlin and sword fish). It goes for a week. This time it was massive - as big as they can get 150kgs. This time dad did not catch it, another guy did but dad was on the boat and helped tag it and gaf it.  More marlin for the freezer - I should really learn to like the taste!!

connors tagxedo

Abbys tagxedo elephant

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Evettes Tagxedo

 
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Endangered! - What else can be endangered?

Also follow this link to Extension list 2 for spelling words for extension of vocabulary

https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=12018631

 

No stork coming for rare native parrot

NEIL RATLEY

Last updated 05:00 18/02/2013

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Kakapo

No kakapo chicks will hatch this year, putting further pressure on the endangered species.
It is the second year in a row the kakapo, which is on the brink of extinction, will have no new additions to its small population.
Department of Conservation southern area manager Andy Roberts said the breeding season had begun with optimism but it was now highly unlikely any new kakapo chicks would be born this year.
For a species on the brink of extinction, the news was a setback but not a catastrophe for the Kakapo Recovery Programme, he said.
A failure to breed would not jeopardise the work of the recovery programme on Codfish Island, but it would slow the programme down.
"Kakapo are a long-lived bird so if there is a non-breeding season, there will be other years to breed," Mr Roberts said.
Hopes had been high for up to 15 nests on Codfish Island, but a record cold and very wet Southland spring had stopped the rimu fruit - an important food source for the kakapo chicks - from forming which in turn deterred the rare birds from mating.
It was believed female kakapo used the availability of the fruit as a cue for breeding, Mr Roberts said.
It was the second year in a row there had not been any new chicks, but alarm bells were not ringing at this stage, he said.
"While it would be ideal to have the kakapo breeding, this is part of life for the birds and is not highly unusual.
"It's disappointing, but with the poor spring, there was always a possibility breeding would be impacted this year."
It was getting very late in the breeding season and unless there was some last minute romance, everything pointed to the world kakapo population remaining at 125, Mr Roberts said.
The department also confirmed the kakapo population on Anchor Island in Dusky Sound had failed to breed this year.

Me unicycling! By Natalia

Me and my unicycle!

 

 

A unicycle can also be called a unike (pronounced you-nee-k)!

The rats! By Natalia

This year room 11 got 2 new rats. The first one doesn't have a name but most people call her Baby. She was bought because, sadly, Peaches, Creams best friend, passed last year. She has a great personality. She is a bit jumpy and a bit scared but is friendly and doesn't bite like Cream. Baby is a light grey. Cream is sick, very sick. Too sick to be in the same cage as Baby, so we bought the second rat, Grace. Grace also has an amazing personality. She is shy and gets scared a lot by sudden sounds, but she is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo friendly. She is a well behaved rat and once you get to know her and she gets to know you, you will be great friends!


This is baby...

And this is Grace.



Please recycle ~ Liam

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Plastic bottles and jars – Grades 1 and 2 only

• Fizzy, fruit and water bottles;
• Marmite, jam, peanut butter plastic jars;
• Detergent and cleaning bottles.
• Milk and cream bottles, household detergent bottles.
• Plastic shopping and bread bags.

No glad wrap, polystyrene, yoghurt pots, plastic cutlery.
Cans

• Aluminium cans.
• Canned food (e.g. tuna, fruit, pet food).

Please rinse out all cans.
Paper and cardboard

• Newspaper.
• Magazines.
• Junk mail.
• Envelopes.
• Cardboard of any thickness.

Paper and cardboard needs to be folded and bundled. Bundles should be no larger than a supermarket bag.

No tissues, serviettes, waxed or plastic coated paper or card, e.g. tetrapak cartons.

Glass (clear, green, brown and blue) bottles and jars

• Soft drink bottles.
• Wine bottles.
• Beer bottles.

No heat-treated, broken or sheet glass, e.g. Arcoroc, Pyrex or window glass.

What isn’t accepted for recycling?

• Expanded polystyrene, e.g. disposable cups, meat trays, packing, hamburger boxes etc.
• Butter, margarine and similar plastic containers.
• Hard plastic items, e.g. toys, tools, crates, etc.
• Waxed or plastic coated paper or card including milk cartons.
• Window or mirror glass, crockery, light bulbs or heat-treated glass.

frankley ossies first game

On saturday 16th of February the Frankley ossies had theirfirst game for the year againsed Oakura blacks. Jake was captain and won the toss and then chose to field. Keiran opened the bowling and got one wicket in his first over. Oakura ended up with a total of 85 runs. Kieran opened batting with Oscar. Kieran got over 25 runs and in 10 short overs we won but kept on playing ending up whith 125 runs. Well done to all the players for a great game.by jake

Desk Seating

Mrs McAllister had an idea that each day

everyone would find a different desk to sit at.

 

Then we did a brainstorm about what we thought the purpose was of changing desks.

This is Billie K and Maia sorting out
where they are going to sit.

Here is Nikki looking for somebody
else to sit beside her.




Newspaper article

 This is the newspaper article we read and discussed on Monday. More discussion will follow this week along with some vocabulary that will be out onto spellingcity.com for children to explore. Ask your child about the article , explore some of the interesting or unusual vocab with them.

 

Lifeguard patrols extended

Last updated 05:00 04/02/2013

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Witnessing a drowning at Fitzroy Beach has spurred a Taranaki real estate manager to pay for lifeguards to remain on duty after school next week.
The lifeguards were to have finished their patrols last Friday.
Greg Hull, of TSB Realty, described yesterday how he was at Fitzroy Beach last year taking his dogs for a swim when a man drowned nearby.
Lionel Edward Ogilvy, 45, of Waitara, died on January 11, 2012 trying to save his 10-year-old son from a rip. There were no lifeguards on duty at the time.
"I've seen the consequences and the grief that came from that. I wouldn't like it to happen to anyone else," Mr Hull said.
"We just felt that it was a pity nobody was down there in the afternoon, particularly when there are lots of kids down there after school and nobody is there.
"It was something we could do for a week to make sure they are safe."
Other spurs for the firm include the fact Peter Cronin - Taranaki surf club development officer Andy Cronin's father - was a TSB Realty staff member, and the knowledge there had been a large number of surf rescues by lifeguards last week, he said.
Mr Hull is now challenging other businesses to step up to keep lifeguards on duty for the remainder of the month of February.
Andy Cronin was rapt that a private business was paying for the additional week during what had become a long, hot summer with big numbers heading to the beach to swim.
"We are really excited it is a local business [that has] come forward to support us. We already get fantastic support from the New Plymouth District Council.
"The weather is so good and the water's really warm. We love to see people at the beach having fun."
The council had already allocated extra funds to the lifeguards to allow them to extend a limited weekday service by an extra week, but this finished last Friday.
The TSB Realty funds would allow the same limited patrols - from 4pm to 6.45pm - to continue until Friday, February 7.
This did not include Waitangi Day, which falls on Wednesday, when volunteer surf lifesavers at Opunake, Oakura, East End and Fitzroy would provide patrols.
Opunake surf lifesavers will be on duty from 11.30am to 4pm while the remainder will be on duty from 1pm to 5pm.
The water safety message continued to be to stay within one's limits in the water, watch out for yourself and others and be prepared, he said.
Children should be closely supervised at all times.

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Et tu Kahikatea

E Tu Kahikatea (Singing Version)

 E tu kahikatea
Hei whakapae ururoa
Awhi mai awhi atu
Tatou tatou e

 E tu kahikatoa
 Kare kau e hinga
Awhi mai Awhi atu
Tatou  tatou e

 E tu Puriri Toha ra
o peka Awhi mai Awhi atu
Tatou tatou e
Tatou tatou e. (This ends the waiata)

Stand like the kahikatea (tree)
To brave the storms
Embrace and receive
We are one together 
Stand with vigour You will not fall
Give and receive help
We are one together
 Stand like the Puriri
And reach out your branches
Embrace and receive
We are one together

Naming my books/pens!

We know many of you may wish to name and cover the books at home. Please find below a list of the books with the name of each book. 1B5 – Literacy 1B5 – Draft Writing 1B5 – Home Learning and Goal Setting The spare 1B5 needs to be named only QB 7mm - Mathematics 1A5 – Workbook 1A5 – Learning Journey We encourage all pens and pencils to be labeled. One way of doing this is to make small name labels on the computer and sellotape them around the pen/pencil

Tagxedo - William

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Chocolate Supreme animoto by Evette