Friday, July 31, 2009
Awesome readers
Wow - Samuel and Tessa have both achieved their 100 nights reading awards...Well done! We are so proud of you.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wonderful workers
Congratulations to these wonderful workers from over the past few weeks!
A special mention for Brooklyn...the first reader to achieve his 100 nights reading certificate - Well done!
A special mention for Brooklyn...the first reader to achieve his 100 nights reading certificate - Well done!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Our Journey begins!
Today we started learning about 'the farm' ...
We talked about animals, and listed all the animals we could think of.
We knew a lot of different animals. We knew a lot about some animals, and not very much about others.
As we were talking about the animals we discovered we could group them in many different ways, and they could be part of several groups...
We talked about animals, and listed all the animals we could think of.
We knew a lot of different animals. We knew a lot about some animals, and not very much about others.
As we were talking about the animals we discovered we could group them in many different ways, and they could be part of several groups...
We need to find out more about grouping animals, so are going to find out about MAMMALS - and why some animals are mammals. Harrison told us that mammals are animals with warm blood...we are mammals! But what else?
Monday, July 6, 2009
The Farm
Next term we are going to be exploring life on the farm - particularly Dairy Farms.
I've added links to some good sites to our "Websites worth a look" page ... just click on "Websites worth a Look" in the Links list on the right hand side. A nice way to create interest and establish some knowledge before coming back to school! Enjoy.
I've added links to some good sites to our "Websites worth a look" page ... just click on "Websites worth a Look" in the Links list on the right hand side. A nice way to create interest and establish some knowledge before coming back to school! Enjoy.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
More readers reach 75 nights!
Well done, super readers! Keep up the great work. Congratulations also for being the Music star of the week Juliana.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Congratulations
to Brooklyn, J and Ashleigh for fabulous work and effort this week. Well done, we are proud of all 3 of you!
Our Interviews
We have worked out that Hauraki School is a community because everyone has a job, and all the jobs are important...but we've realised that we don't really know much about everyone's different jobs.
So...we made lists of all the people we knew that work at Hauraki School, brainstormed what we thought their jobs were, then wrote some questions to help us find more out.
Next...we took some of our questions, our 'microphone' and set off to interview some of the workers around school.
We talked to these people, and here is what we learned from them:
Mrs Franklin is the Principal. Her job is not too hard, but very busy, with lots of different things to do. She loves coming to school.
Miss Whitehouse is a teacher. She helps children to learn and grow up to be smart. She works on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Mrs Gillies is the teacher in Room 4. Her children are Year 1 & 2. She helps the children learn.
Mrs Jones' job is to help Mrs Franklin run the school, and to help the Junior teachers and children. She also helps the children who find learning hard. It is a very hard job and takes a lot of time, but she enjoys it because she likes the children, the teachers and the school.
Mrs Waghorn works in the School Office. She loves her job and enjoys all the people.
Mrs Golightly teaches the children in Room 15 to read and count. She says teaching is not an easy job - sometimes it's hard.
Mr Pipes thinks Hauraki is the best school in New Zealand! He is a classroom teacher to the children in Room 16. He is also the Deputy Principal and leads the Senior school.
Mr Cullen is our caretaker. He does a lot of jobs like hammering, drilling, mowing the lawns, taking care of the school pool, keeping the courts clean, weeding the gardens, getting the leaves out of the gutter on the roof, unlocking the doors in the morning and locking them up when the children go home. He enjoys working with the children and teachers.
So...we made lists of all the people we knew that work at Hauraki School, brainstormed what we thought their jobs were, then wrote some questions to help us find more out.
Next...we took some of our questions, our 'microphone' and set off to interview some of the workers around school.
We talked to these people, and here is what we learned from them:
Mrs Franklin is the Principal. Her job is not too hard, but very busy, with lots of different things to do. She loves coming to school.
Miss Whitehouse is a teacher. She helps children to learn and grow up to be smart. She works on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Mrs Gillies is the teacher in Room 4. Her children are Year 1 & 2. She helps the children learn.
Mrs Jones' job is to help Mrs Franklin run the school, and to help the Junior teachers and children. She also helps the children who find learning hard. It is a very hard job and takes a lot of time, but she enjoys it because she likes the children, the teachers and the school.
Mrs Waghorn works in the School Office. She loves her job and enjoys all the people.
Mrs Golightly teaches the children in Room 15 to read and count. She says teaching is not an easy job - sometimes it's hard.
Mr Pipes thinks Hauraki is the best school in New Zealand! He is a classroom teacher to the children in Room 16. He is also the Deputy Principal and leads the Senior school.
Mr Cullen is our caretaker. He does a lot of jobs like hammering, drilling, mowing the lawns, taking care of the school pool, keeping the courts clean, weeding the gardens, getting the leaves out of the gutter on the roof, unlocking the doors in the morning and locking them up when the children go home. He enjoys working with the children and teachers.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Super Stars
And Emil was our Music star of the week from Miss James...
Ronald McDonald comes to Hauraki School
On Tuesday Ronald McDonald came to school. We went to the library and met him. He told us about road safety! Ronald McDonald showed us a seat belt, but he didn't know how to get it on and off. Caitlin showed him what to do. Next Ronald did his washing but the wind blew one of his socks away! He was funny when he was trying to find it. Then he practised walking to our school safely. He walked on the footpath. "STOP, LOOK & LISTEN, before you cross the street....use your EYES, use your EARS, before you use your feet". He said always click your seatbelt when you are in the car.
By Room 2
More readers reach an important milestone!
Well done to...
J, Tessa, Tatenda and Samuel for achieving 75 nights of home reading! We are very proud of you, and it's no wonder you are doing so well with your reading...all that practice at home! Keep it up! Next comes 100.
J, Tessa, Tatenda and Samuel for achieving 75 nights of home reading! We are very proud of you, and it's no wonder you are doing so well with your reading...all that practice at home! Keep it up! Next comes 100.
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