Week 9, term 2

On Monday we celebrated Matariki (Maori New Year). We had a wonderful shared kai followed by an afternoon of Maori games and activities. Knucklebones was a bit challenging for us but we gave it our best shot!

We have been having lots of fun exploring with magnets over the last couple of weeks. We spent some time working in our inquiry groups this week. We were predicting what we thought the magnet would pick up and why. We each have a different role to play in our group. We have a materials person, a recorder and a reporter. Taking turns and cooperating is really important in group work and we are getting very good at it!

Next week...
Our sounds will be qu,ou or ai,j.
Our words will be you're,what or be,we.
During maths time we will continue to work on skip counting.
We have had a lovely time playing with our big buddies this week. It is really heart warming to see so many children engaging with their buddies at lunch time as well. This is a very special relationship for both parties.
Have a happy and safe week!

Week 8, Term 2

This week Sarah Langi came to speak to us about Zero waste. We looked at a range of packed lunchboxes and had to order them from the lunchbox that had the most rubbish to the least.
There are a number of ways we can reduce the amount of waste in our lunchbox. Sarah showed us some lunchboxes with lots of compartments. These are great because the food does not require wrapping of any sort.
We decided that paper lunch wrap was the best kind to buy if you needed to because it will rot down in our environment where as glad wrap does not. We don’t want our earth filled with ‘sad wrap’!



We started our new inquiry topic this week called ‘Magic Magnets’. Stirling or better known to us as ‘Mr. Science’ came to show us his magnets. We made lots of new discoveries and had lots of fun playing with the magnets.

Next week…Our sounds will be u/l or sh/th.
Our words will be he/she or they/there.
During maths time our class focus will be skip counting in tens.
On Monday I will be in Wellington for the day on a Thinking Skills workshop and Sam will be teaching in Renwick 3.
Also on Monday we will be celebrating Matariki (Maori New Year) with the children. We are having a shared kai for lunch with the Kowhai syndicate. This will be followed by an afternoon of fun activities.
As cross country has finished we will be focussing on large ball skills until the end of the term. Sam and I are both very impressed with the children’s improvement with passing and catching the balls.
Unfortunately we have had a few nasty bugs roaming about Renwick 3. This seems to be common place throughout the school! We have been taking care to wash and dry our hands properly and to cough/sneeze into our arm. Hopefully we are over the worst of it now.
Have a happy and safe week!

Week 7, Term 2

After a very wet week the sun finally came out for our cross country on Thursday. We all gave our 100% effort and made Neroli and our families very proud! We shared our infectious enthusiasm to cheer on our brothers, sisters and big buddies!

Much to the childrens delight we have three new residents at Nelson Central School! Lachie was first to spot the ducks early one morning. We have been keeping a careful eye on them ever since!



Next week...
Our sounds will be g/o or x/ch.
Our word will be day.
During maths time our class focus will continue to be ordering numbers. Knowing our numbers 1-20 inside out is crucial at this stage. You can easily practice this at home by just using a pack of cards.
On Thursday we have a visit from Sarah Langi. Sarah will be talking to us about Zerowaste in our school. Please come and join us at 2.30pm in Trinity Hall. The talk should be 20-30 minutes. You are then free to take your child home.
Next week we will start preparing for Matariki (Maori New Year) which we will celebrate in Week 9. Further details will follow.
Have a happy and safe week!