REMINDER OF DATES

Important Dates for your Calendar

Athletics Zones -13.11.2012 be at school by 8.30 please.

Year 8 retreat 15.11.2012

@school – Mufti

Education Outside The Classroom- Bowling&Roxx

Mufti- 27.11.2012- $6please to Mrs Parker.

Leavers Family BBQ @school 10.12.2012

6pm-9pm. $10 per head.

RSVP to Mrs Parker Parents/Caregivers and students only.

The Boss of the Body- Our Amazing Brain-Hinengaro Miharo!

On Thursday we hosted Ally Calder as part of our Neuroscience Inquiry. Her presentation ticked all the boxes, we found out new information about our brains and how they work. Finding experts in our community helps us make  links to real world learning and understanding. We have identified  the area we want to learn more about and will now begin our research!

The Learning centre

We are in awe of our new learning centre. It helps us to be creative learners and thinkers.

Georgia-Blog leader.

Discovery Friday

Thanks for your previous post Georgia, but the story continues.. here are the completed models. Well done Room 6. Mrs.P

Our Amazing Brain

     

This term our key concept is SYSTEMS, we are begining our inquiry with the nervous system, our amazing brains. Today for discovery Friday we made playdough models of our brains. So here are some photo's that we took of how  to make a brain with playdough.
 Posted by Georgia

          Room 6 Newsletter Term 4 2012

It’s the final countdown!

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Whanau and Students, welcome back. This is always a busy and exciting term for the Year 8s as they begin to prepare for their transition to Secondary School. We will work together to ensure the best possible outcomes for each individual student; academically, spiritually and socially, so they can be the best they can be. J

LEARNING AREAS:

 Key Concept : Systems

Core subjects- English-Mathematics-Religious Education are taught every day.

RE Strand -Communion of Saints, Advent and Christmas

Visual Art- Physical Education- Science-Learning Languages- ICT-Technology@Phillipstown. Drama

We have Athletics, Year 7/8 Trip, Retreat for the Year 8s, End of year Dinner, School & Parish Mass and the Graduation.  I will let you know the dates once these are finalised.

Please make sure your child is wearing the school uniform with pride and that they are equipped with stationery for learning.

As always you are most welcome in our room; if you have any issues you wish to discuss I am available every day before school(excluding Thurdays) or you can make an appointment to see me through the office.

Arohanui tatou,

Judi Parker

Three Terms- together let's make Term 4 a "HIGH- FIVE"

Just a reminder of the teaching and learning for 2012, what an amazing group of students you are. The count down is on now for the Year 8s- together let's make this final term one to be proud of and remember, as you transition to your chosen Secondary Schools.

We made Zendoodle plates , and clay models of each others heads. We are very proud of our growing skills using the tools and techniques artist use to make artworks.

Kapahaka Dress Rehearsal!

Today we learnt how to use a new app, to make our posts more visually appealing..

Here is Mrs Parker's first attempt at the new app..Watch out for our new posts..

Each Monday Room 4 and 6 take the bus to Phillipstown Technology to participate in things such as food technology, fabrics, wood and plastics. Here are some pictures from the Year 8 food technology...

Discovery Friday.

Each Friday is our classes Discovery Day. The past two Fridays we have been creating masks. These masks are a symbol of our own individuality and our personality. Today we started to paint and decorate our masks. Here are some photos of our finished products...

Learning to be part of the Media Team

Hello my name is Havana and I am 13 years old. I am a  Year 8 learner in Room6. Today Mrs. Parker showed  Georgia and I how to "blog".  We now have responsibility to post to our class blog.  I love playing sports, reading and doing Art. Here we are making plaster face masks as part of our "Discovery Day".

Georgia and Havana are part of the Room 6 Media Team

Hello my name is Georgia. I am in Room 6 and I am a Year 8 learner, I am 12 and I love -sports , reading & writing. I think I will enjoy being part of the media team and "blogging" the events in our class. I am pictured with my mosaic bottle and paper peony. Watch out for our future posts..

What’s on this Term

Newsletter Room 6 Term 3

COMMUNICATION

Dear Parents, Whanau, Caregivers and Students of Room6,

Welcome to Term 3. Our key concept this term is Communication. We have already packed in two exciting weeks culminating with our Feast Day Celebrations on Friday 27 July.

LEARNING AREAS

The three core curriculum are taught each day and Health & Physical Education, The Arts , Learning Languages, are either integrated or taught as individual units of learning.

MATHLETICS- this online tool is available for the students to use at home and at school. Please encourage and allow your children to use this programme of learning; we also have available a CD for their use at home. Cut down the time they are spending on their Playstations and Xboxes. Get them busy on MATHLETICS- this programme may not be offered again as it is very expensive, and unless I can justify and show evidence of improvement in the use of this technology it will go.

Homework is reading, any work not completed during class time and Mathletics

Education Outside the Classroom has already begun with our popular trip to see the Michael Parekowhai Exhibition, in Week Three the follow-up art lessons for this are at school on Friday.

Sport
continues at Hagley and finishes around the 16^th August. Our students have participated with flair and fair-play during our games at Hagley.

Zone sports are in Week 4, because of timetabling we will spend the whole day at Hagley, so a good lunch and water are essential. Come along and watch.

Parent/Student interviews are this week please contact me for an appointment, it is really important for our students to be able to share and speak of their successes with you, I can also address any concerns you may have as our young people make the transition to Secondary Schooling.

 

School Uniform/Learning Tools. It is really important that all students at our school wear the correct uniform. Please encourage the students to wear their uniform with pride.

To learn students need to be work ready, this includes them having stationery, can you ensure that they are equipped.

I thank you for your continued support of your children, we have an exciting term ahead of us. Watch the Newsletter for important key dates, School Masses, Tournaments and Trips, and the Cultural Festival.

 

Arohanui kia tatou,

 

 

Judi Parker.

 

Discovery Learning on Fridays

Each Friday we are engaged in a range of activities, we have the opportunity to be thinkers, creators, and communicators. Our "discovery" this week  involved us in the Arts- Making personalised waka, Technology-building Robotiks,and Communicating our ideas for Values, these beliefs are important and desirable for our class and school.

Only nine students; what is a teacher to do?

Today 9 Room 6 students came to school, if only for two hours!  We had a snow fight before we left.

Photo story of Room 6 events

This collage lets you see what we have been up to over the last few weeks.  We enjoyed our Field Trip, EOTC is a great way to engage in " learning anywhere,anytime".  We have been learning about chemistry - making our own red cabbage pH indicator and testing acids and bases with some amazing results. The Visual arts are alive- we gathered dead harakeke, old sticks and stones from our playground to create these visual pieces. Tangaroa Team has been learning about architecture;  sustainable buildings for the rebuild of Our City- Otautahi- they used Lego as an ignition into their topic. Each alternate Friday we do Zumba, its fast and fun!





Snapshot of Room 6

 

God Bless





Term 2..What’s on

Room 6 Newsletter Term 2 2012

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Whanau and Students, welcome back.
Key Concept : SUSTAINABILITY
Core subjects- English-Mathematics-Religious Education are taught every day.
Writing – Information Reports. Daily Reading.
Addition & Subtraction- Problem Solving- Strand Measurement & Mathletics
The Holy Spirit and God Strand
Visual Art- Physical Education- Sciences-Learning Languages- ICT-Technology@Phillipstown. Music and Dance.
Homework- the students have a Diary- they are encouraged to read every evening; evidenced based research in education clearly identifies homework must be meaningful to have effect. Students who are readers are able to effectively engage with their learning across the curriculum. Any class work that is unfinished needs to be completed at home. MATHLETICS@StAnnes-. I hope you are able to allow the students to use the internet at home. I would be making sure however that they only spend up to 20minutes each evening.
The Year 8s and 7s began training last week for winter sport at Hagley. We are going on a trip to The Groynes on the 15 May; I would appreciate you returning the forms and $2 for the bus.
We welcome your presence in Room 6 anytime. If you need to make an appointment to see me; call in or phone the office.
Arohanui tatou,
Judi Parker

camp collage 2012 WAIPARA

 The Winery

 Working together

 Bring it on!

 Starting....

 Genius !

 Musical Chairs an oldie but a goodie

 What every Principal looks like..yeah right

 The favourite

 Shooting with Mr Noodle

 THE TEAM

 What a camp!

Visit from Mrs Maureen Kerr(CEO)

This week we have been learning about Hehu Kariti. We have been using our known knowledge and "new learning" to find in the scriptures given names for Jesus. Once we established our WALTs we shared our understanding with the rest of the class. Greg, Jonathan and Declan became the "teachers" and shared  their understandings. Mrs Kerr came to our class and worked along side us- guiding us and talking to us about our learning in Religious Education. 

Thanks Mrs Kerr ka kite ano from Room 6.

School Camp - how cool is our Principal

Hi again whanau- we have returned from our camp and over the next few posts we will share with you all a few snaps and stories from our time at Waipara.

This snap using the "paper camera" app; is of Mr C at our "Dress-up" through the Decades Night. Very Andy Warhol !

SNAP SHOT USING NIGHT VISION

 
Hello to all visitors to our Blog. We are the Year 8 students for 2012.

Newsletter

Room 6 Newsletter Term 1 2012

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Whanau and Students,
Teaching and learning has begun in Room6 and I am pleased to report that all students are excited and focussed.
Key Concept : IDENTITY
Core subjects- English-Mathematics-Religious Education are taught every day. Our focus-
Writing – Explanation Genre. Daily Reading.
Number Knowledge and Strategy- Problem Solving- Strand Measurement
The Jesus Strand.
Visual Art- Physical Education-Social Sciences-Learning Languages-ICT-Technology@Phillipstown
Homework- this year the students have a Diary- they are encouraged to read every evening; evidenced based research in education clearly identifies homework must be meaningful to have effect. Students who are readers are able to effectively engage with their learning across the curriculum. As in previous years, any class work that is unfinished needs to be completed at home. MATHLETICS@StAnnes- wow! this is proving to be a winner already. I hope you are able to allow the students to use the internet at home. I would be making sure however that they only spend up to 25-30 minutes each evening.
YEAR 7/8 CAMP TO WAIPARA (13-16 March) All forms and gear lists will come home shortly. Students are asked to help fundraise by selling Chocolate; this will come home this week.
Teacher/Student/Parent conferencing will be on the 28-29 February, the students have begun the process of identifying their goals to take them through to the end of Term 2.
We welcome your presence in Room 6 anytime. If you need to make an appointment to see me; call in or phone the office.
Arohanui tatou,


Judi Parker


IMPORTANT DATES:
All Camp forms back this week please.
Fees for Technology and Camp as soon as you are able. If you pay by Autopayment- disregard this.
Parent Student Teacher PLPs end of February.