The Minstrel visits NSS

Kia ora, Room 13.
This afternoon we had an adventure learning about fishing safety on and around water - lakes, rivers and the sea around New Zealand. Some things we learnt are:
"I learnt that you should always have a parent with you when you're in the water" (Hayden).
"That you should always should take a ruler with you when you go fishing because you don't want to take oversized or undersized fish. You want the fish to get bigger and breed. Always look at where you are going when you are on a boat" (Cody).
"That you always have to wear a lifejacket when you go out because if something bad happens and you don't have a lifejacket you'll drown" (Gemma).
"When you are on a boat you need to put the fish in the salt water ice as soon as you catch it. Because then it doesn't go off" (Riley).
"You need a flare incase your boat sinks so the plane people can see you" (Patrick).
"You need to make sure you can fit the lifejacket" (Kuuipo).
"You never leave your lifejacket on the tip of a boat incase your boat crashes" (Sharnah).
"You never fish at a Marine Reserve" (Pippa).

We learnt a lot. Ka rawe Room 13!

End of week 5

Congratulations on the three students who received certificates at the Middle Team assembly: to Gemma -for showing confidence and determination in her school work, Valma - for detailed note-taking during our inquiry unit, and Jack -for showing great confidence by helping others in reading.

Can you believe that we are already nearly half way through term two! I cannot believe how quick the school year is going. It is only 24 days until FIFA World Cup fever hits our classroom as we follow the All White's journey through South Africa! We will be studying "Country of the week" and learning about the different cultures and languages. Our pedometers arrived (thank you, McDonalds) so we will be getting healthy by recording our combined steps we take each day in support of the New Zealand soccer team.

I am so proud of you all with your enthusiasm of picking up another language - Spanish!

Check out the kids National Geographic link under science as well as the mathematics and spelling links.

Mrs C wants to introduce 'Brain Food' to Room 13 so we will trial this next week during the literacy class.

Don't forget to bring $3 to school for the Minstrel show!

Have a wonderful weekend and best of luck with your sport. Rememember, it does not matter who wins, it is all about participating and enjoying yourselves! You are also representing your school so do us proud! I hope to get around to see all the games over the winter.

Wrap up warm, winter is on its way so all you Kiwi kids can now stop running around in barefeet OTHERWISE I may have to somehow permanently attach your socks to the bottom of your feet!

Saint James School, Montgomery, AL, USA

I thought you might like to click the tab on the left handside to see Mrs Clark's childrens old school in Alabama. Check out the 2008-2009 photos! When the students finish High School they have a graduation ceremony. Mrs Clark's daughter also had a graduation ceremony going from the kindergarten programme into primary school. In New Zealand we only graduate from University.

Happy viewing.

Mrs C.

Viernes 14 de mayo (Friday 14 of May)

Hola. (Hello).
¿Cómo estás? (How are you?)
No estoy muy bien. (I am not very well).
He estado en casa con mi hija que tiene asma. (I have been home with my daughter who has asthma).

By now you should be familiar with greetings and asking how someone is to also replying with Muy bien or No muy bien. I am super impressed at how quick all of you are able to speak some Spanish AND understand what I am saying. You will discover later this term how loud and colourful the language can be AND you will slowly see some changes happening in the classroom with more Spanish words on display! Fingers crossed our Skype will work next Friday! Finger and toes crossed!

Did you know there are between 329 and 358 MILLION people in the world who speak Spanish as their first language! Hmmm, that's ALOT of people because New Zealand only has four million people! Did you also know there are 21 countries that speak Spanish as their first language! I wonder if you can list those countries! Fantástico.

This week we had a train visit to Life Education Trust. We learnt about the circulatory system and we discovered some amazing facts from the Magic School Bus videos AND Suzy's World. You will see there are links to Suzy's World and Life Education, so click on them and go off on your own adventure of discovery of the human body!



I have a treat in store for you next week as we make pasta skeleton's and create our own digestive system!

Now the cooler season is upon us, we need to make sure we stay healthy by eating the right food and wrapping up nice and warm!

¡Hasta luego! (See you later)

Monday 10th May

Hola sala de trece (Hello, room 13)
Fantástico trabajo, Shiah (fantastic work, Shiah)for creativity in your story writing!

Well, here we are in week four of term 2 and we are well and truly on our journey learning so many languages - Te Reo Maori, French and Spanish! I cannot believe that just after one lesson some of you are able to say hello and ask how someone is as well as counting in Spanish!!! Muy buena.

What a disgusting time we had examining the contents of the box - animal brains and an Ox heart! At least we saw how big an animals heart can be!

Life Education is at our school at the moment and we are learning some fascinating things about our circulatory system! We will soon be sharing our work on this site!

Don't forget Middle Team hockey practice on Wednesdays at lunch times.

Adios

Mrs. C.

End of Week 3, Term 2

It seems like our weeks are flying by ... so much to do in such a short amount of time. Firstly, congratulations to Jordan for great story writing, Mana for a super presentation on your ANZAC poster and Patrick for showing outstanding research skills, ka rawe!

Next week is going to be very exciting as we welcome a new student to our class, we get to go through the Life Education bus and our Spanish classes should be up and running (once we have our projector and screen working).

We are going to have fun as we go on the Inquiry Journey about the different systems in our body and you have some great questions to find out the answers to.

I am going to be coaching hockey at lunchtimes on Wednesdays so make sure you bring your stick, hockey shoes, shin pads and socks as well as your mouth guard. I hope to make it to most Saturday games.

Well, that's all from me. We have had yet another lovely week and I can't wait to hear about what you have been up to during the weekend. Don't forget to bring any Life Education money to school on Monday morning ($3.50).

Adios!
Senorita Clark