SHOP DAY

The Room 5 and 6 children were well organised and had a wonderful range of treats, toys and books to sell to the younger students, teachers and parents.

It was another successful day with a massive $542 raised for the class camps.  Thank you parents for your continued support of this event. There is plenty of learning going on too as there are always interesting discussions before and after the event as the children discuss their successes. 

School Triathlon Results

Great day, great event and great athletes.  Congratulations to all who completed the event.  Remember to check with me to see how much you have improved from last year! Photos out soon.

OVERALL HOUSE RESULTS
1st Kowhai
2nd Rata
3rd Rimu

Year 6
Girls
1st - Lily S
2nd - Lily N
3rd - Katelyn

Boys
1st - Cameron B
2nd - Jack
3rd - Blake

Year 5
Girls
1st - Elise
2nd - Charlie
3rd - Molly

Boys
1st - Harry
2nd - Blake
3rd - Lochie


Year 4
Girls
1st - Grace
2nd - Ana
3rd - Lucy

Boys
1st - Evan 
2nd - Tawhiri
3rd - Daytona

Week 4

We had a fantastic end to Week 3 with a sun and fun filled day out at the school picnic. Thank you to those parents who were able to help with transport and supervision. 

Week 4
This week in the classroom:

Language:  We will be investigating commonly confused words - homophones!

'A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning.' e.g. which and witch.

Within the next week I hope to have all children publish a piece of writing on their individual blog - some are up already.  They are able to access these from home where they can edit them , add extra details or photos to enhance them further.  You are also able to give them feedback by posting comments.  All editing and comments generate an email to me so I can check and approve additions.  Check it out and give it a go!

Maths: We will be learning to use a range of strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.

• Wednesday 26th - SCHOOL TRIATHLON - From 1.45pm.  Race order is Year 4, 5 and 6.  Make sure you come along to see some of Hawke's Bay's top young triathletes compete.

• Friday 28th - SHOP DAY -  The children, working in pairs, have already thought up some great ideas for fundraising at our annual year 5/6 shop day.  We will be fine tuning these ideas during the week.  Please discuss their ideas during the week to make sure they are practical.

• Take a look at the Kiwikidsnews website (link in Our Favourites). Room 6 children will be taking part  in the Friday quiz online.  All questions are related to news articles posted during the previous. The children will be provided with the school log in and password next week. 

Individual Blogs

Some Room 6 children have started their individual blogs.  Make sure you check out their writing!

Week 3

Reminders

Meet the Teacher is on tomorrow night - Tuesday in Room 6 from 6.30-7.00pm.  It would be great to catch up with as many parents as possible.

School Picnic on Friday

Notices

Please return camp notice and school picnic notice as soon a possible.

Maths

This week in maths we are learning to round numbers to 10, 100 and 1000.  Talk to your children about these concepts.  Below I have added links to help explain and reinforce these concepts.  

Mathscoachinteractive - on Youtube

Khan Academy - rounding

Language

We are focusing on new vocabulary this term so encourage your children to discuss new vocabulary found in their books and to bring those words to school to share.

Camp Help

Room 6 @ Guthrie Smith Education Centre

Notice #1

13^th February

Hi all

.I have had a few queries about camp recently and I need to collect a bit of information from parents to help with my planning, so here is the official update.

Room 6 will be attending the Guthrie Smith Education Centre (GSEC) in Week 9 of this term.  It is a fantastic area for an outdoor education experience as it provides a range of activities to suit all abilities and it will be a great chance for me to get to know the children.

·         Dates booked are 31^st March to 3^rd April (3 nights, 4 days).  The camp is approximately 50km from Haumoana.

·         Transport will be by private vehicle.

·         Activities may include: ropes course, orienteering, mud walk, cooking and team challenges and bush walks.

·         Cost (preliminary estimate $160 per child).  Automatic payments can now be arranged with office.

·         In order for the camp to proceed, I need to have 5-6 adults to supervise to meet the correct adult/child ratios

David Barclay

Bike Wise and School Triathlon

2014 Haumoana School Triathlon

 and Bikewise Activities

13 February 2014

Dear parents/caregivers

Year 4, 5 and 6 children will be involved in cycling activities as part of Bikewise month and our fitness and physical education programmes. These will take place Tuesday-Friday during Weeks 3-5.

Fitness with Bikes

Room 6 – week 3, Room 5 – week 4 and Room 4 – week 5

Please check bikes and ensure that your child has a working and safe bicycle for these days. All cycling takes place on school grounds.

School Triathlon – week 4

These fitness activities include a Triathlon on Wednesday 26th February (1.30 – 3.00 pm). Order of the legs are Run, Bike, and Swim (flutter boards are optional for the less confident swimmers). The children will compete in Year groups and the distances concerned are easily achievable by all the children in the senior syndicate.  This event is designed to enable all children to attain success by completing the 3 disciplines, as well as enabling some to be competitive with their peers.

For the triathlon children will need to bring:

·        Togs

• A bike (in good working order)
• Helmet
• Shoes (compulsory on the bike)
• Parents and family members are welcome to come along to support the children.

Thanks

David Barclay

SUMDOG

Check out the Sumdog website.  We have free access to the Reading activities for this week only but there is free access to maths games and challenges throughout the year.

The children have their own login and password.  

HOUSE LEADER RESULTS

Congratulations to those children who were successful  in becoming House Leaders.  To those who missed out on this opportunity, remember there will be other opportunities to lead PALs and sports teams during the year. 

Kowhai will be running the assembly on Monday so will have to meet Mr Chittenden on Monday morning to get organised.

Results from the House Leader Elections are as follows:

KOWHAI

Lily N

Lily S

Thomas

Phoebe

MIRO

Blake

Cameron B

Ocean

Kat

RATA

Max

Jack

Chloe

Tessa

RIMU

Finn

Shae

Jai

Taj

Triathlon Success

The day before the start of the school year and new Room 6 triathletes show they are ready to continue last years successes in the sport.

Lily SE finished first and Cameron B finished first boy in today's Ironkids Triathlon held at Ocean Spa.

Cameron 1st Boy - getting air!

Lily 1st