Speeches

Almost all of our class have now shared their speeches. Students have shared their speeches and feedback on Educa. 

Francesca and Kaya will represent our class in the school finals tomorrow at 9am in the hall. 

Zack being brave.

Mackenzie shared her excellent speech.

 

Week 6 Term 3

 This week we are presenting our speeches to our classmates. This task requires students to show resilience when challenged. Together, with each other's support, we will go great. 

Monday

R4 speeches. 

Tuesday

R4 speeches continue. 

Wednesday

Warmer Wednesday - bring something yummy to warm up for lunch. 

Chess tournament (some students only)

Thursday

Totara speech finals 9am in the hall. 

Library (changing books quickly this week)

Chess tournament (some students only)

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Chess tournament (some students only)

Sevens Rugby (some students only)

Super happy girls cooking the huge sausage order on Friday. 

Learning about circuits

 Today we teamed up with Room 3 to learn about electricity and circuits. We made some simple circuits using batteries, bulbs and playdough. We also used our Makey Makey kids to control our Chromebooks. 

 

 

Week 5 term 3 Notices

 Most students have shared their persuasive writing through Educa, please take time to give feedback. This week we will be focusing on planning and writing our speeches. The topic is 'Rotorua, my backyard.'

This week:

Monday

Tuesday

Dance - bring PE gear. 

Wednesday

Warmer day, bring something yummy to warm up. 

Tough Guy and Gal event (some students)

Chess club cake stall. Bring some money to buy a yummy treat and support our chess team.

Thursday

Library, bring books to exchange.  

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Chess tournament (some students)

Fynn and Ben cooking the sausages. 

EPro8 Challenge

 Today Mr Billing came into our class with some challenges for us. 

Firstly we needed to measure 3d shapes and then we needed to use the EPro kits to build a cart and garage with a door mechanism. Lots of fun learning. 

Week 4 Term 3 Notices

 Students traveling to Tauranga for the Sports and Cultural exchange need to be at school at 7:20am tomorrow. Don't be late!

We are working on some persuasive writing in class, look out for an Educa post later in the week. 

This week:

Monday

Sports and cultural exchange in Tauranga (some students only)

Tuesday

Dance with Mrs Trask (PE gear required.

Wednesday

Warmer Wednesday - bring something yummy to warm up for lunch. 

Thursday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

JPC staff are at school for Year 6 testing. 

Friday

Sausage Sizzle

Feedback from Viv: Great workers!!

Dance rehearsals and science

 We have been working on our dance routines with Mrs Trask. We are getting there, slowly. 

In class we have learned how simple machines work and where we might find them around us. 

 

 

Cooking with Mr G.

 We spent some time harvesting and cooking with Mr G. We got some beetroot from our school gardens and blended it with a brownie recipe. James has put together a short video to show us working hard. 

Week 3 Term 2 Notices

Thanks to everyone who was able to meet with me last week, please contact me to make another time if you couldn't make it. 

Remember:

• All students Y4-6 need to bring their own masks to school.  Let's keep each other safe and healthy.
• Students who don't charge their devices ready for school will not have a device for that day.  Be prepared please. 
• PE gear is required daily - we are learning to be better skippers. 
• Bring the Mini-Marathon forms back to school. 
• Return the sports and cultural day notices

Monday

Tuesday

Aquabots trip (some students only)

Dance with Mrs Trask

Wednesday

Warmer Day - bring something yummy to warm up. 

Thursday

Library - bring books to exchange. 

Friday

Sausage sizzle

Mary Mackillop Mass in the Church. 

Emma, Kendall and Lydia did a great job cooking the sausages. 

Next Sunday, the parish has a Māori Miha (Māori Mass) at 10.00 am followed by a procession carrying the Statue of Mother Mary around the Church and our school. All students from the schools are invited to join the procession with their parents at 11.00 am in front of St Mary’s Church. Parents are invited to our school Mass and the celebration on Sunday. We want as many families in the procession as possible.

Learning about our rohe

 Today we visited the Tea Rooms at the Government Gardens. George and Kristina from the Rotorua Museum guided us through some learning tasks which helped us know a bit more about Rotorua.

We discussed the timeline of Maori and Europeans living in Rotorua and how population changes have impacted the region. We also thought about the challenges that a larger population will pose for our city. Students explored where we could expand and the different housing options available. We learned that living in an active geothermal area impacts the types of buildings we can build to house our people.