Monday, December 4, 2017

Year 4 and 5 Camp at Tukurua, Golden Bay.

Morning Tea at Waikoropupu Springs.

Waikoropupu Springs entrance.

Waikoropupu Springs- We saw ducks, ducklings, fish, whitebait, eels and pretty rocks. -Fern.

Year and 5 students looking at the bubbling Springs. - Samantha.
Leo, Chris, Alex, Connor, Noah and Jason putting up the tents at Tukurua on the first day. - Carter. 

View from the cabins.

We stayed by the beach in cabins and tents. We went swimming. -Rosa.

The cabins and tents at Tukurua.
Enjoying a yummy dinner!

Camp Tukurua!

We went tramping at the Aorere Goldfields. - Lexus.

The sluicing grounds, Aorere Goldfields.
Looking into Stafford's Cave.

The track to Ballroom Cave

Inside Ballroom Cave looking back at the entrance.

Exploring Ballroom Cave with torches and headlamps.



Lunch break at Druggan's Dam, Aorere Goldfields.
In the photo we see Austin and Jamie kneeling down. In the background we have the Aorere Valley. - Austin.

Halfway back down the steep hill. - McKenzie.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Blog Game of the Week- Verbs

Verb Grammar Bee Game

Welcome Back to Term 4!

This is going to be an action packed term! A few things to note:


  • Welcome back to our student teacher Miss Wood for four weeks.
  • Sunhats must be worn everyday this term.
  • Swimming lessons are timetabled for every day (weather dependent) so please have your swimming togs and towel in a bag at school every day.
  • Athletics is our P.E. focus- running, jumping and throwing.
  • Camp is Week 4 for the year 4 students.


Monday, September 4, 2017

Spell-Write Online

Room 4 are currently trialling the Spell-Write Online spelling tool.   Last week we learnt to use the write app on the desktop computers and i-pads, and looked at practicing essential list words on our Words to Learn Lists.

This week we have our user names and passwords (same password as used for studyladder) glued into the front of our homework book so we can use spell-write both at school and at home.

A survey asking for your feedback on Spell-Write Online will be sent home in a few weeks time to gather information about how useful you and your child have found the tool.

Spell-Write Online can be accessed at: http://www.spellwrite.nz/





Blog Game of the Week- Contractions

Contractions Treasure Chest Game

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Keeping Ourselves Safe

This term we had three lessons on Keeping Ourselves Safe from Senior Constable Gerry Tonkin. The photos below are from when we talked about our rights and responsibilities.



We also watched the Hector's World episodes on Cyber Safety and completed discussions and activities on keeping our personal information safe online.

You can watch the episodes on the links below:







Friday, September 1, 2017

Celebrity of the Week- Carter




Celebrity of the Week- Ngaio





Tennis Lessons

We were fortunate to have four tennis lessons with coach Vanessa Mairs from the Upper Moutere Tennis club. We learnt skills and enjoyed playing volleys.







Celebrity of the Week- Nikau




Celebrity of the Week- Kate