Week 7 Term 3 Notices

 We will be launching our modified Wonder Rockets this week. Students need to bring materials for modifying their rockets. Here is a link to what we have done so far. 

Fathers day gifts will be on sale Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, $3 each. 

Monday

Tuesday

Library day - bring books to exchange.

Wednesday

Thursday

Warmer day - bring something yummy wrapped in tinfoil to warm up for lunch. 

Plastic-free Thursday - No single-use plastic please. 

PE - Bring PE gear. 

Friday

R4 Assembly, we'll take photos and video if parents can not attend. 

Aerodynamics

 This week we tested our knowledge of aerodynamics by making and flying a range of paper planes. We graphed the flight distances and then reflected on the results. Hopefully we can incorporate our knowledge of aerodynamics into our Wonder Rocket building. 

The longest flight was over 17 metres. Sean and Lorenzo were the class champions so they'll go up against the Room 1 winners next week. 

Week 6 Term 3

 We are just about ready to present our speeches in class, I recommend students have a practice run at home so they can share their fantastic writing with their whanau.  

We still need plastic, cardboard and 1.5ltr drink bottles for our Wonder Rockets v2. 

This week

Monday

New spelling lists will be up for students to learn.

Tuesday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Wednesday

Thursday

Warmer day - bring something yummy wrapped in tinfoil to heat up for lunch. 

PE - Bring PE gear. 

Plastic-free Thursday - No single-use plastic please. 

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Reminder: The free food pantry will be in the Church carpark tomorrow. If you need to take some food for your whanau please do. Thank you to those who have been donating food. 

Rockets are all go!

 

This week we have launched our Wonder Rockets prototypes. We have been learning about Newton's laws and aerodynamics to help get them flying. Here are our first attempts. 

Dom counting the money from the sausage sizzle orders - he is very accurate. 

Week 5 Term 3 Updates

 School is open tomorrow, we have our L2 protocols operating. We are cleaning tables, chairs and door handles at each break time as well as at the end of the day. 

Mr Macmillan has sourced some food and it will be available for those families who are in need. It will be in the Church car park tomorrow, please take some if you need it. 

Hopefully the weather will stay calm so we can launch our Wonder Rocket prototypes this week. I'll share some photos and videos. 

On Friday we sent home devices for some students, can they please make sure they come to school tomorrow, charged and ready to be used. The book packs can stay at home for now, just in case they are needed in the future. 

Monday

Totara Mathsweek problem-solving challenge. 

Tuesday

Library - bring books back to exchange. 

Wednesday

Thursday

Go4It PE All students need to be in correct PE gear. 

Plastic-free Thursday

Warmer day - bring something yummy wrapped in tinfoil to heat up for lunch. 

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Midweek (Covid-19 L2) update

Last evening the other Totara teachers and I travelled to South Auckland in preparation for visiting a school today to explore how they are using project-based learning. Obviously with the Covid-19 alert level rising we simply left early this morning and returned to school.  We didn't arrive in South Auckland until late last night and left this morning without interacting with anyone - interesting times. 

We will be changing the way we do things in school and in class to help keep everyone safe. Please read today's newsletter for the full explanation. 

We have started our Wonder Rocket building. We need more 1.5 litre plastic bottles, plastic and cardboard. 

This reading group read a play very well earlier in the week. 

R4 Weekly Notices W4 T3

Congratulations Jack, Player of the day at footie. 

We celebrated Mary Mackillop day on Friday with lots of fun activities. It was lovely to see students from R4 helping the younger students throughout the day. 

This week:

Monday

Tuesday

Library - all students should ensure they have a novel to read throughout the week. 

Wednesday

Mrs Kusabs will be in R4 for the day. 

Thursday

Go4It PE - all students require PE gear.

Warmer day - bring something yummy wrapped in tinfoil to heat up for lunch. 

Plastic-free day - no single-use plastic please. 

Assumption of Mary Liturgy

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Mary Mackillop day Friday

We are celebrating Mary Mackillop Mass on Friday and there will also be a dedication to our former teacher Susan Townes who has sadly passed away earlier this year. All our whanau are invited to Mass in the church at 9am. 

We will be having a shared morning tea on Friday so can everyone please bring along a plate of food to share. There will still be a sausage sizzle for lunch. 

Today student photo codes for ordering school photos went home, all the instructions are on the notice.  Bus students will get their notices tomorrow. 

We are celebrating Cook Island language week and today Luka and Campbell made a yummy Cook Island dish. Well done boys. 

R4 Week 3 Term 3 Notices

Thank you to all the parents who made time to meet with your child and myself last week. Please email me to make a time should you still need to meet. 

We still require parts for our Wonder Rockets. Please send in any plastic, cardboard, tape and 1.5 litre plastic bottles. 

Nearly all R4 students completed their book reviews last week. We will be giving each other feedback throughout this week. This week we are reading our novels for enjoyment only, no review. 

Monday

Tuesday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Wednesday

Thursday

PE - bring PE gear

Warmer day - bring something yummy to warm up. Please make sure it is wrapped in tinfoil. 

Plastic-free Thursday. No single-use plastic please. 

Friday

Mary Mackillop Mass and activities.