Year 3 and 4 2015

Introducing Jo Milne, (Miss Milne), who will be the team leader and the classroom teacher in Room 10 for 2016. Miss Milne is teaching in Room 6 at the moment. Room 6 have been class buddies with Room 10 this year.

Mrs Amorangi will be Miss Milne's 2016 Monday classroom release teacher. She also relieves for Mrs McCarthy and Ms Kamphuis when they have release days or are unwell.

Christmas In The Summertime Lyrics

CHORUS
It's Christmas in the summertime
The sun is up and I feel fine!
Christmas in the summertime
Let the summer shine! (x2)

VERSE 1
We’ve got Christmas in the summertime
With Barbeques by the sea!
There's lots of fun for everyone
And presents for you and me!

CHORUS
VERSE 2
We’ve got Christmas in the summertime
And there is no more school - Woo!
Spending time with family
And water-fights by the pool!

CHORUS
GROUP 1
Summertime-a-summertime-a summertime!
Summertime-a-summertime-a summertime!
Summertime-a-summertime-a summertime!
Let the summer shine! (x3)
GROUP 2
Cool in the summertime!
Cool in the summertime!
Cool in the summertime!
Let the summer shine! (x2)
CHORUS (x2)

Man on the moon

I saw a drifting man on the moon.

I heard the Christmas tree getting put up.

I felt happy to give the old man on the moon a present.

I wonder how he survived with no food or water?

By Lara/Aidan/Amaru/Felix.

man on the moon

I saw a man on the moon when I looked through my teloskop. I heard the christmas carrols by the tree. I felt sorry for the old man because he had none to celebrate with until I let the balloons float. I wonder if he enjoyed the gift it was a telaskop and he looked down at me.
by max bianca ngatai caleb

Man on the moon

He saw ballons atched to a present driffting though space to where he was sitting.

He heard the present slidding across the floor to where he was sitting.

He felt sad because he couldn't celebrate christmas with people on earth.

He wandered if he could ever meet the girl hand by hand.


BY ANYA ;ZENE ; ALASTAIR AND AL'ESANA

Man on the moon

I saw the stars twinkling and a shack on the moon also i saw a man with

wrinkles that looked like screwed up celephane.

I hear laughter as i try to shoot my letter through the window with a bow and arow.

I feel frustrated when i can't send the man a letter

I wonder how long it will be until i see the man again

By Macy,Rachael and Aliza

Man on the moon

I saw a present drifting out of earth into space and on to the moon.


I heard the kids shouting from the christmas party.


I felt the love of the girl coming to the mans hart.


I wonder if his rocket crashed on his mission to the moon.


By Mackenzie,Logan,Aubrey and Carter

Man on the moon

I saw a old lonely man on the moon when I looked throw my telescope.



I heard everyone screaming when they got a present on Christmas day.



I felt glad that he tarred open his present when the old man was on the wooden bench.



I wonder if the old man would come back too earth again.

By William and Tui and Lukas

Last Day of Swimming

The final day for swimming lessons with Ally Todd at Discovery School is tomorrow, Wednesday 25th November. There will be NO swimming for our school on Thursday as we were booked in for 8 lessons only.

Thanks, Caroline, Jannien and Nicky

Eggs!!

Here is the notice from Friday 19th November for Room 10.

19/11/15

Dear Room 10 Parents and Caregivers,

As part of the Keeping Ourselves Safe unit that Room 10 are working on at the moment, a suggested activity is for the students to look after an egg for the week.

This activity is to teach students to not only keep themselves safe, but to keep another ‘person’ safe too. The children will look after the egg all day every day for a week. Hopefully they will do this so well there will be an unbroken egg by the end of the week!

This activity is voluntary and needs to suit each family. I believe it could help students learn quite a lot about looking after another person. If you’re happy for your child to participate, could you please provide them with a raw egg and support them through their week. Ideally they can begin anytime this weekend or on Monday. The eggs are more than welcome to come to school during the week of care.

Thank you for your support,

Caroline Lockyer

production

last night was production i was nervous and excited and scared . i was one of the main parts  because i had to wear a big umbrella hat and I had to look after the little ones at the back row.it was hard.at the start i hated wearing the hat on my head and now i never want to take it off  i tried to hied it away because it is now really comfortable in the bake row the names are Destiney Isla Ella Anika lara and milly most of them are a year 1 or 2 now you no more about the amazing production.

O'hara

On march the 23 2015 my Mum Jazmen had a baby.I was guessing it was a baby boy and it was a baby boy. next morning my my Mum was not there so I asked my Dad Samuel  I said "were is Mum" and Dad replied 'my is at Wellington Hospital" I replied back saying " why" Dad says back "Mum had a baby boy" I replied " what's the name" Dad says "O'Hara" then i said " Mum said that she said yes to marlin " then Nana went to see Mum at the Wellington hospital. Next morning we had breakfast and then we went to Wellington hospital in my Nanas car when we got there we had to go up the alavte. when we got to the right level we got lost then we saw dad with O'hara i was all over him and i held him a lot O'hara smelled like a  good as thing in the world and soft as a fluffy tead and he was so cute i couldn't  stop holding him and that was the end of my cute sagely baby O'Hara.                                                                                                                                                           

Feel better Lily!!!!By Jade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Lily
I hope you can feel a lot better.

               
By Jade (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (: (:

Star Wars Quiz Will D.

Test your Star Wars knowledge with my tricky quiz. Write your answers in the comments below. Remember to write the number next to the answer.

Q Who does Darth Moore get trained by?

Q Who kills Qui Gon Jin?

Q Who kills Obi One?

Q What is R2-D2?

Q How many languages can C3PO speak?

Q What can Kit Fisto do under water?

Q What colour is Mace-Widou's light sabre?

Q What colour light sabres are there?

Q Can General Grievous grow another pair of arms?

Q How many seats are there on the Senior Council?

Q What do Emperor Palpitine and Count Dooku shoot out of their hands?

Who Am I by Damien S.

                            WHO AM I ?                                                                                                                1. I CAME FROM SPACE    

2.  I HAVE ONLY ONE WEAKNESS                                                                                                
3. I'M FROM A MOVIE                                                                                                           
4. I GOT SHOT TO EARTH AS A BABY.

   

Who Am I? by Chloe Millner

Who am I?

I have white hair 

I have a sister 

I wear a blue dress

I have powers

Who Am I? by Ben P.

I live in a fantasy world!

I'm in a movie!

I wear green!

I like Tinkerbell!

Who am I?

Who am I? by Lily L.

I spend my life in a tower.

I was stolen when I was a baby.

I have long long long hair

I am from a movie.
Who Am I?

Who Am I ? by Dylan R.

l am a dog

I do mysteries

I like pizza
I have five friends
who am I?

WHO AM I? BY GEORGIE M.

Im in a movie.
I'm a girl.
I scrub the floor.

I have two mean sisters.

I never get to go anywhere.

WHO AM I?

Who am I? by Conor

I am from a movie 

I am bad guy

I am creepy

I am funny

Who am I?

Who am I? by Jade S.

I am a teacher

I live on a boat

I am in Paremata

I have an awesome class

Who am I?

Who Am I? By Joshie

I'm a soccer player
I can be seen as a striker,midfeilder,defender on a computer but I'm a goalkeeper
I'm 27 years old
I play for Germany, Bayern munich
I'm famous

Who am I?

Who Am I ? by Evie.G.

         I am a girl. 

     I have a bow and some arrows.

          I am in a movie.

    I visited a house in the woods

          Who Am I? 

                                                                             

Who am I? by Will

I can't go in the water, but my wings can.

I can talk to birds. 

I have gliders.

My name is Sam.

Who Am I?

Who am I ? by Harrison MS

I AM IN MANCHESTER UNITED

I AM NUMBER 21

I AM LEFT STRIKER.

I'M BOSS AT SCORING GOALS.

WHO AM I?

Who Am I? by Bailey T.C.

I have powers.

I have white hair.

I'm from a movie.

I wear a sparkly dress.

I used to wear a crown.

Who am I?

At the trampoline park

Flips into the foam pit,
Into the foam pit, into the foam pit.
I felt a stich
On a wonderful February morning.

Written by Aliza Room 12

Kawau Island

I went to Kawau Island bombed and dived,
bombed and dived, bombed and dived.
I almost jumped on a stingray
on a summery December afternoon.

By Paige Room 12

Week 2 at Paremata School

Welcome to Week 2. This is our first full week, and a chance to really get to know each other. On Monday of Week 2 three parent notices went home with the students from Rooms 10, 11 and 12. There are copies of those on the 'Parent Notices' page of this blog.

Thanks, Caroline

Welcome to 2015!

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Welcome to another year at Paremata School! We hope you had an excellent holiday and we are looking forward to getting know the students in our classes. We're really looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday! 

The year 3 and 4 teachers have been busy preparing a term full of interesting learning opportunities and activities. We will start with an inquiry into the way we work well. The first 4 weeks of term will be spent getting to know each other, setting up expectations and routines for the year, and revision of the ways we learn well. At this level we focus on using thinking tools such as De Bono's hats and graphic organisers, Glasser's choice theory and view learning through the lens of Gardner's multiple intelligences. We aim to set students up with everything they need to have a very successful year in Rooms 10, 11 and 12. Students will follow Glasser's basic needs (which underpins our behaviour management system) with an inquiry into body systems. This will lead on from learning about healthy eating and digestive processes introduced during a visit by the Life Education team in Term 4 last year. This science inquiry will involve students researching and sharing their findings about body systems and processes. We hope this will set them in good stead for the Science Fair in Term 2.

For many students (and parents) coming from the Junior syndicate into year 3 and 4 it can seem like a big step up where much more is expected of them. To minimise the differences Caroline met with Haidee and Miss Gunston last week to talk through the similarities and differences between year 2 and year 3. It was fantastic to sit together and work out what our students were used to and identify their next steps within the classroom. Caroline met with Mrs McCarthy and Ms Kamphuis today to talk this through further. As a result we have adapted our expectations to suit the learning of these students. For those students already familiar with our teaching; Welcome back! We are looking forward to building on the excellent learning that took place in 2014.

Housekeeping:

• It would be helpful to us if parents could send their child's book-bag along with the year 3 students. Any year 4s who would like to use a book-bag are more than welcome to do so.
• If you have an old shirt that can be used for painting we would appreciate it coming to school for our art activities. We will be further beautifying the Sculpture Garden with paintings.
• Please remember to send your student to school with a sunhat and drink bottle. Sun hats are must be worn break times during terms 1 and 4.
• In the case that your child is away due to illness or another absence, please email or ring the appropriate teacher and the Paremata School office.
• We have a trip planned for week 6 to the New Zealand Festival of the Arts. A separate notice and permission slip will be sent home in Week 2.
• Digital citizenship, blogging and student research skills are a focus for our syndicate this year. It would be great to know your attitudes toward digital learning at this age. Please email us if you have any thoughts on this topic or any feedback about our year 3 and 4 syndicate blog.
• Digital devices: Between 8:30am and 3:30pm digital devices that come to school to be kept off and out of sight. If you would like your child's teacher to put their device in their cupboard for safekeeping they can do so. If your child has something on their device to share with the class they can do so during class time. It is always wonderful to see what students are creating in their own time!
• Maths this term focusses on numeracy knowledge and strategies with a measurement unit covering reading the time.
• If you are able to discuss Waitangi Day with your students prior to Thursday 5th Febraruary, that would be very helpful. We will discuss the treaty at school and make our own class treaties.

Book names:

• Big blue book: Sketching
• A4 blue book: Poems
• A4 green book with square grids: Maths (one is spare Maths for later in the year)
• A4 red books: Literacy, Writing, Inquiry, Homework (we will keep spares in tote trays)
• Notebook: Spelling notebook

Homework:

• Generally homework is given out on Monday and marked on Fridays during the second and second to last week of each term.
• Week 1 this term is very short so homework will begin on week 3 and end on week 8.
• Each Monday students will bring home a maths sheet and 5-10 spelling words. Year 4s will all have 10 spelling words. 
• The maths sheet is not to be written on at home as it is used by the student each Friday. Many families find it useful to make practise copies for use during the week.
• Students may time their speed as they fill in the maths sheet if they wish. On Friday sheets are timed and students can note down their time. This is to encourage quick recall of basic facts.
• Basic facts on the maths sheet should be appropriate to the maths group your child works within. All questions should be knowledge based  using quick recall. Please let your child's teacher know if there is any difficulty with the sheet they are given.
• Spelling words are individually chosen for students and groups of students. Words are drawn from topic words, essential word lists, spelling patterns and students' workbooks.
• On Friday students test their spelling words and graph their progress. Please check the homework books frequently to note your child's progress. 
• Reading books for homework are selected by students from their browsing book box as part of their reading cycle. Books may be at a lower level than student group reading books. This is so they can easily read the books independently at home and build reading confidence and mileage as they practice their reading strategies. 
• Fluent readers may have a chapter book or novel they read each night at home. In this case students are not expected to take readers home. If this is the case for your family please let your child's teacher know.
• Other reading that comes home include weekly make and do activities, a poem or song lyrics. On the day your child has their reading group library day they are expected to return and withdraw two books to take home to read at their leisure.
• If you have any questions or concerns about homework please do not hesitate to email your child's teacher.

We are looking forward to meeting with you during the goal setting parent-teacher meetings scheduled for weeks 4 and 5. If you have any questions and queries prior to this please contact your child's classroom teacher. We are looking forward to a fulfilling and educationally rich year together in the year 3 and 4 syndicate.

Kind Regards,
Caroline Lockyer (carolinel@paremata.school.nz), Nicky McCarthy (nickydm@paremata.school.nz), and Jannien Kamphuis, (jannienk@paremata.school.nz)