IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• Tomorrow is Photo Day at school.
• We have a Teacher Only Day this Thursday 1 April. This means there is no school for the children.
• Easter Break starts on Friday and we do not return to school until Wednesday 7 April.

Week 9

 

On Monday we have our Puriri Pupuhi Nui swimming carnival. The weather forecast is not looking promising for this event however we are hopeful it will go ahead. If we have to cancel due to the weather we will contact you via the school app at 8.30am.

Photo Day is Wednesday. Both class and individual photos will be taken.  

There is no school on Thursday for the children as it is a Teacher Only Day. Easter Break starts on Friday and we return to school on Wednesday 7 April.

Have you checked our Sports blog lately? Many of the winter sports codes have sent flyers advertising their winter registrations. If you are looking for a sport for your child please check out the sports blog.

We also have a library blog and Mrs Johns has a Cottage blog. Please check these out when you have a moment.

Kia pai to wiki!

Three Trips in One Week

 Lots of wonderful experiences occurred in our backyard this week.

On Rātū, Tuesday, morning we walked up Owairaka Maunga. We spent time walking around the maunga identifying landmarks that are important to us. Some of the class were even able to point out their homes. 

We were also very privileged to have Makuini, one of our parents, tell us the story of Wairaka who our maunga is named after. 

On Rāpare, Thursday, our class showed what amazing kaitiaki we are by supporting the Sustainable Coastlines Cleanup. We walked along the Oakley Creek path and checked gutters and drains, picking up rubbish as we went. The following slides were shown to us at the assembly earlier in the week.

On Rāmere, Friday, we visited Owairaka Park and walked along Te Auaunga Walkway. Along the way we spotted quite a few pukeko and rakiraki. The mara hupara , traditional Maori playground, was the highlight of this trip.

We are so lucky to have such an amazing backyard!! Please take some time to visit these local landmarks with your child so they can share their experiences with you. They are just a walk away.

Many thanks to everyone who supported us on these trips. We look forward to seeing you again throughout the year.

Lastly, congratulations to Havana and Arnie who were awarded certificates at this week's school assembly for being great role models. Well deserved!!

 

Week 8 Events

 

This week our class has 3 local trips:

On Tuesday we are walking to our local maunga, Owairaka, on Thursday we are participating in the Sustainable Coastlines cleanup along Oakley Creek and on Friday we are walking along Te Auaunga, Oakley Creek.

To be prepared for each trip your child will need:

• appropriate shoes to walk in eg sneakers, covered shoes not jandals or bare feet
• 1 - 2 bottles of water
• morning tea and lunch 

Class swimming is on Thursday and lunchtime swimming is on Friday this week.

Have a great week! Kia pai tō wiki!

Week 7 Learning

 

Kia ora koutou. On Friday Room 21 hosted the Puriri Team Assembly.

Here are some examples of digital work we have done this term:

Congratulations to Edie and Louie who received 

certificates and books, for their awesome mahi, at our assembly.

Week 7's letter was "C" and here is Finlay's inquiry:

If you have a question about our learning please write it in the comment box below.

Week 7

 

We are back at Level 1 this week and it will be wonderful to be able to sit in groups again. 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are our catch up days with the swimming coaches so please check that your child has packed their togs and towel. I suggest they also bring something warm to put on afterwards eg a hoodie or a beanie.

Next week we will have 3 local trips as part of our learning about our backyard. A notice will be sent home today and will need to be back by Friday. If you are able to help us on any of the trips your assistance will be greatly appreciated. 

This week's letter for those children who are inquiring is:

Have a great week everyone!

Back to School Week 6

 

Thank you everyone for supporting our children's learning during Lockdown. It is wonderful to see everyone back at school, happy and ready to learn.

HOME LEARNING:

Some children are reading chapter books from home while others choose to read books from in class. All children should be reading to themselves or someone else for 10 - 15 minutes each night. Please sign your child's reading log every time they read.

This week's letter is 'B' for those children who choose to do an inquiry. Here is Joe's information about Alexander Graham Bell:

DIGITAL LEARNING:

Jo Green has been teaching our class about using our Chromebooks safely and sensibly. This week we learned about using our emails responsibly. We are only allowed to use our school emails for sharing or accessing school work. We also learned how to share a google slide so we can work collaboratively with a buddy.

Watch this space for some of our collaborative slides we created.

Thursday / Friday - Week 5

 Heads & Tails & Scattergories.

Over the past couple of days we played two games. If you would like to play these games with your families here are the instructions:

                      

21 Day Challenge:

What is sedimentation?

After watching the videos on sedimentation we learned:

• sedimentation is mud that comes from the land when it rains
• sand on the beach is covered in mud
• it covers marine life too

How can we prevent sedimentation?

Sharing:

Thankyou to everyone who has shared over the past 5 days, by sending updates via email or attending our meetings. Please check back at our Week 5: Learning From Home slideshow where you will find all your photos and stories.

Choiceboard:

Here is our final choice board for this week. 

Have a great weekend everyone. Stay safe. 

Wednesday Week 5

 

Here is another choice board for you to choose activities from:

For tomorrow's meeting please check out the videos on sedimentation in my previous post. If you created a bar graph please email it to me.

Don't forget to make a comment at the bottom of a post. 

Click on this video clip to learn how to make a comment.

Here are the links to drawing from the 21 Day Challenge that Joe requested.

Octopus

Eagle ray

Banded triplefin

Snapper

crayfish

Ka kite apopo!

Maria

Tuesday Week 5

 Kia ora koutou!

Today we created a tally chart of our favourite toys. It was interesting that most of your faves were stuffed animals.

Your homework task is to create a bar graph like the one we looked at yesterday, to show the data we collected today about our favourite toys. 

Here is Finlay's bar graph of our data:

Here is Arnie's graph:

Here is Ryhan's graph:

Here is the link for the "Hit The Button" Website if you missed it on Monday.

21 Day Challenge: 

Watch these videos about sedimentation. What do you think we could do to help with this issue?

ARNIE'S RESPONSE: 

1. Make more wet lands and plant trees to stop mud getting into rivers and creeks and into the ocean.

2. Stop catching mussels because they filter our water.

3. Put more mussels back in our sea.

HUW'S RESPONSE:

1. Eat less mussels because they filter the water.

2. Don't pollute the water by throwing rubbish in it.

Have you checked out "The Cottage" link yet?

Tomorrow at our meeting we will be talking about sedimentation. 

See you then, ka kite apopo!

Week 5 - Our Learning At Home

 I will be adding photos you have shared to each of these slideshows during our Level 3 Lockdown. You can use the toolbar at the bottom of the slides to pause and enlarge for a better view.

Please make a comment below so we know that you have viewed our work. Keep checking in!

Here is a slideshow Finlay created for his "A" letter inquiry. 

  If you have researched something beginning with "A" take a photo, video or make a slideshow of it and I will post it here.

Monday Week 5

 Thank you to everyone who was able to join our class meeting this morning. I was very impressed with your drawings and how well you could follow the instructions. Tomorrow I will have another one for you to try.

Here is the bar graph we looked at together today

You told me that apples were the most popular. Bananas were the second most popular. 8 people like apples. Pears are the least popular.

Can you tell me how many people were asked about their favourite fruit? How many more people liked apples than pears. Which 2 fruit had the same number of people like them?

Keep working on the activities on the Choice Boards. Have you tried "Hit The Button" yet? I will ask you tomorrow which "Hit The Button" activity you did.

Keep picking up rubbish for the 21 Day Challenge! After watching the videos of plastic pollution I went for a walk and picked up 10 pieces of rubbish, only 3 pieces of plastic though. 
I will post videos of sedimentation tomorrow. Do you know what sedimentation is?

Don't forget to bring for favourite toy to our meeting tomorrow at 10.30am. We will be collecting data about our favourite toys. What do you think it will be?

Do you know what this is? Go to "The Cottage" link on the sidebar of our blog to find out more. Mrs Johns also has a competition for you.

You can comment below, email your answers or bring your answers to tomorrow's meeting. 

Ka kite apopo.