Beach Ed Reminder for Monday

2019 BEACH ED REMINDER NOTICE 

FOR MONDAY 2 DECEMBER

Please check your child has:

* Togs	* Sun hat & Sunscreen	* Towel
* Shoes that are easy to get on / off	* Warm sweatshirt
* Water bottle with water ( 2 would be great!)	* Healthy snacks and lunch

                                        

It is important that you get your child to school before 8.55am. 

We recommend that you put sunscreen on your child prior to the trip. Teachers will have
sunscreen with them as well.

A decision will be made as to whether the children will enter the water depending on the
water quality at Pt Chev Beach each day. All “beach activities” will be based on the sand.

All adult helpers travelling by bus meet in our classroom at 8.55am. If travelling by car,
please confirm with Glenn Presnell prior to the trip. You may be able to carpool with other
parents. (Maria will already be at Pt Chev setting up)

Please check the school app for cancellations due to weather.

CULTURAL FESTIVAL PHOTOS

I was only able to take photos of a few of the class on Saturday at the Festival. If any parents have photos they would like added to this post please email them to me.

Help Needed

We need 3 more parents / caregivers to come with us to Pt Chevalier Beach on Monday 2 December for our Beach Ed trip. 

Can you help??

Please email Maria at mmudgway@owairaka.school.nz or comment on this blog or contact Rachael at the school office 09 846 5091

Tread Lightly

Last week we were visited by the Tread Lightly Van. They taught us about what should go down the drains. 

• Did you know only rain should go down the drain on our footpaths and kerbs? These drains go to the ocean so any rubbish that ends up in the drains goes into streams and eventually to the ocean. 
• Did you know that nappy liners and baby wipes should go in the bin not down the toilet? Yes it says that some brands are flushable BUT not in NZ.
• Did you know that cooking oil clogs drains? The best way to dispose of oil is to collect it in a plastic bottle as you use it and when the bottle is full then you put it in the bin.
• Did you know that dental floss clogs drains? It gets snagged on the pipes and can block them. Better to put it in the bin.

We learned much more about drains and what is good for our waterways and wetlands. Just ask us.

We made pledges to keep too!

Athletics Day Photos

Here are a few photos Mrs Johns was able to take of our class during our Year 3 - 6 Athletics Day yesterday. If you have any you would like to share with us please email them through to Maria.

Garden to Table Weeks 1 - 2

Our favourite part of Garden to Table so far this term? Eating the delicious food we have created! 

While our kitchen crews have been cooking up a storm, the last two weeks, the garden crews have been tidying up the garden in front of our class and preparing the new garden beds on the field for planting. We learned that laying dead branches on the base of the beds will save on soil and the branches will rot over time. Clever idea!

If you are able to come along on a Wednesday and help out we would love your support. We have a few volunteers that help out in the kitchen but would love more. That's Harry's amazing grandmother helping Rajveer wash the dishes in our photo collage.

Click here for all the recipes for the wonderful food we have made. Let us know if you have tried them at home.

Week One Antics

Congratulations to everyone for reading during the holidays. We received a Duffy book for highly commended. Thank you to Fairy Judy for popping in and delivering our certificates and prizes.

 It's very rare to have a visit from an orchestra so we were very privileged to have Clarence High School, from Australia, perform for us. They played for a whole hour and it was wonderful to see everyone focussed and interacting with them. Well done Room 21! The last photo is of the Time Warp.

Garden to Table

Yay!! Finally it's our turn to participate in the Garden to Table programme. The following information gives you the schedule and which groups will be in the kitchen or the garden each week.

 GARDEN TO TABLE TIMETABLE:

Week	16 Oct	23 OCT	30 OCT	6 Nov	13 Nov	20 Nov	27 Nov	4 DEC	11 DEC
9.15 - 10.50	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20
11.20 - 1.00	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21
1.30-3.00	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19	Rm 21	Rm 20	Rm 19

GROUPS:

FRUIT - odd weeks kitchen - even weeks garden		VEGES - odd weeks garden - even weeks kitchen
Hiero  Teddy Libby  Sakina	Felix  Harry Hiwatt	Remy  Oliver Kezia	Jarvis  Ayaan Poppy
Tasman  Vibhore Diyani	Wilbur  Rajveer   Freya	Caleb  Memphys  Mackenzie	Milo     Jed Aysha

All children will need:

Closed shoes eg sneakers A hat

Are you available to help?

Parents are needed to help supervise the children in the kitchen and in the garden each week. If you are available every Wednesday or even just the odd Wednesday please contact Sarah (sjames@owairaka.school.nz) or let Maria know.

Loud Shirt Disco

Here are a few photos from our end of term disco. What do you think of our loud shirts?

End of Term Reminders

Hi everyone,
With only a few days to go before we wind up for this term there are a few reminders:
😀 All library books and journals should be returned by Friday.

😀 Year 4's notices for their 2020 Chromebooks need to be          
       returned to the office asap.

😀 Our disco is on Friday. Please encourage your child to wear a
       bright coloured shirt. We ask the children to donate a gold coin
       towards The Hearing House and the Southern Cochlear 
       Implant Programme so that deaf and hearing impaired children
       receive the support they need. Our disco is at 10am.

😀 Reading logs for this holiday break will go home tomorrow, 
       Wednesday, with two new Duffy Books.

😀 School finishes at 2pm on Friday. All shoes and clothes will be
       sent home on Friday along with your child.

Duffy Role Model Assembly

Today we had a special visit from Duffy role model SGT Debbie Aitken. 

Debbie joined the Air Force in 2001 as a Logistics Specialist, later changing trades to Physical Training Instructor in 2006. Debbie joined the Air Force to play Basketball (favourite player is Stephen Adams) and see the world, and one of the most exciting places Debbie has visited is Antarctica. Now Debbie loves to encourage children that being in the Defence Force is an achievable goal for all.

These visits are very important as they show that being a reader takes you places. 

We also celebrated Duffy's 25th birthday at this assembly. Here are a couple of photos from the assembly.

Felix and Kezia were presented with our box of books.

The children will bring home their two books next Wednesday with their holiday reading logs.

Art Exhibition 2019

Here are a few photos from the Art Exhibition and the special opening we held on Tuesday morning. Thank you to everyone who came along to view the exhibition. We have had lots of positive feedback about the children's individual pieces as well as our collaborative piece which was bought by a parent from another class.
The children have chosen one of their pieces for this year's calendar art which will go on sale next term. The rest of their artwork will be coming home this week. We hope you like it.

Garden to Table Auction

Have you bought your tickets for this Friday's auction fundraiser? Tickets are still available from the office. There are some wonderful prizes available. Check out the Facebook page today using this link: Owairaka School Garden To Table Auction Night. See you there!

Community Garden Visit

On Tuesday Room 21 and Room 18 visited our local community garden on Hendon Ave. Thankfully the weather held for us and we had a very productive visit. You will see from our photos the many activities we took part in. Special thanks to Heather and Trudy for organising the activities for us and thank you to our wonderful parents, and Harry's granny, who came along and helped us.

Tongan Language Week

Malo e lelei.
During Tongan Language Week we learned some new Tongan phrases and songs. We were visited by Room 20 who danced to Malimali Mai for us and we had a special visit from David Tuipulotu and his Auntie Caroline who shared their Tongan language and culture with us. 
David and Auntie Caroline told us about the clothes they wear and what they are made of, they taught us the song Malimali Mai and the greetings in Tongan, and they explained how ngatu was made and the meaning of the patterns on the ngatu. 
We were able to make our own ngatu using traditional Tongan patterns and you can see them on our corridor wall.

Malo aupito to David, Auntie Caroline and the children from Room 20 for sharing your love of your Tongan culture with us this week.

BOOK WEEK HAPPENINGS

What a Week!!
On Tuesday we had a visit from Anne Kayes, the author of the "Tui Street Tales" who introduced us to her new book "The Tui Street Heroes". We can't wait to read it.
On Wednesday we had a visit from a Viking. His name is Jaarn Ragnar and he is a parent of one of the children in our buddy class, Thorston. Here are a few photos of his visit:

On Friday our whole class dressed for our Book Week parade. Well done Room 21!! 14 children read every night this week - a record for our class ⭐⭐⭐

Happy reading everyone!

WANTED FOR FRIDAY

Hi everyone!
We are going to be doing some weaving on Friday and would love any old plastic shopping bags you have at home that you no longer need. Any colour is great as long as they are clean. 
Thanks in advance!!

Recounts

We finally finished our recounts about our holidays. The whole writing process has been done on the Chromebooks and we are very proud of our work.
Here are a few examples: (there may be mistakes)

Rarotonga by Caleb

At the start of the holidays I went to Raro with my family for a special occasion.

First of we all went to a Cook Island shop to get fish and chips.We ate our fish and chips and they were very yummy! 

After that we went snorkelling because there was snorkeling gear.We saw lots and lots of fish I felt as though I was a fish myself. When we got out we were all soaking.

Last we got to go on screens. Mum and dad said, "We are going out for dinner." We really enjoyed the food. I got triple ice cream and some pizza.

I really missed my home but at the same time I was happy that I was somewhere new.

The Swimming Pool by Jarvis

Two weeks ago my family and I went to the wave pools for a swim because there was nothing else to do.

First we went down the hydroslide. My dad pushed me down the slide really fast. I went down before my brother and he slammed into my back.

Secondly we went into the big pool to wait for the waves to come. My mum was watching my sister in the hot pool so she wouldn’t get hurt.  I was waiting for the waves and then they came and I went under water with my dad. 

After that we went up the ramp to the jumping part and jumped in the pool. I  touched the very bottom of the pool. I asked my dad to throw me into the deep part of the pool and my brother started to join in. I had to fight my dad and brother in the pool. I said, “This is so amazing!!"

In the end I got changed while  Felix and my dad were in the swimming pool. I played on my mum’s phone for a bit.

I felt very exhausted after that swim.

Ruakaka by Teddy

Four days ago I went sand surfing at Ruakaka with my mum, dad and my sister. I thought it was a really nice place to stay.

First we all went straight to the beach to go sand surfing. It was really hot on the beach and I was really sweaty too. There were really massive waves. 

Secondly my sister and I went up on the big sand hill. It was really steep and we kept   falling off the boards when we were going down. When I put my board down I looked away and when I turned around my board was already at the bottom of the sand hill. 

Next my dad had a go. He pushed us all the way to the sea. When I landed in the water I was really cold. My sister and my dad were cold too.

Finally we did one last race and I won again. My sister cheated. We got a bit cold and went home.

I was really happy because sand surfing was really fun.