Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Maths - Geometry
We are learning to sort shapes and talk about their features. Can you see how these are our road sign shapes?
Music - WALT create a jingle
For music and topic we talked about safety problems in the school and the messages we could get out there to help with the problem.
Have you noticed the congestion at the school gate? We have:
Look at the safety messages we brainstormed:
Caio went home and wrote a jingle, look!
When the school starts
When the school ends
Too much traffic is a bad thing
Keep your car away
And walk to the school
Mums (and Dads) you're going
to be really cool!
Marching:
Bike, scoot, skate or walk
Arahoe will hear the talk
One, two, three, four (x2).
Great stuff, Room 12!
Mell Walmsley
Have you noticed the congestion at the school gate? We have:
Look at the safety messages we brainstormed:
Caio went home and wrote a jingle, look!
When the school starts
When the school ends
Too much traffic is a bad thing
Keep your car away
And walk to the school
Mums (and Dads) you're going
to be really cool!
Marching:
Bike, scoot, skate or walk
Arahoe will hear the talk
One, two, three, four (x2).
Great stuff, Room 12!
Mell Walmsley
Cybersafety
Dear Parents
As it is a safety conscious term, the blog will receive a very small makeover as I remove identifying details about the children over time. Where I have attached names to photos, I will remove those names in the interests of safety. It will not change the information in the blog and you probably will not notice. Keep on reading!
As it is a safety conscious term, the blog will receive a very small makeover as I remove identifying details about the children over time. Where I have attached names to photos, I will remove those names in the interests of safety. It will not change the information in the blog and you probably will not notice. Keep on reading!
Monday, 28 July 2014
Unveiling of Arahoe School Commemorative Artwork
Thank you to those of you who made it to the 7am unveiling of our collaborative artwork. As Mrs Bland said, the artwork was to show gratitude to those who served for us in the Great War and wars since, and also to symbolise peace.
It was a beautiful morning with karakia (prayers), a bugler, a dove release and the Stepping Up singers singing "In Flanders Fields." I am sure the highlight for the children was the milo and toast afterwards. Thank you Luca for representing our class in the dove release. Have a look at the painted poppies on Room 7's wall the next time you go past the front field.
Follow this link for photos: https://arahoe.ultranet.school.nz/ClassSpace/901/
Follow this link for photos: https://arahoe.ultranet.school.nz/ClassSpace/901/
Slogans and Jingles
For our topic we are learning about slogans e.g. Make it click, Get ready, get through, Just do it! And jingles e.g. 'The Warehouse, The Warehouse, where everyone gets a bargain,' 'Transformers, more than meets the eye.' Your child may come home and sing or recite some slogans or jingles they have heard.
We will be working towards creating our own safety slogan/jingle that we hope to reproduce on to old t-shirts that the children may already have.
Some Teina classes are screen printing, some are using transfers. If you have suggestions for other methods of transferring a message on to fabric that may be suitable or access to equipment etc. or if you have any textile/design/practical experience/knowledge that we can call upon we would love to hear from you.
Send any t-shirts with a slogan on it to school if you would like to add to a display.
Kia Ora
Tania Makani & Mell Walmsley
We will be working towards creating our own safety slogan/jingle that we hope to reproduce on to old t-shirts that the children may already have.
Some Teina classes are screen printing, some are using transfers. If you have suggestions for other methods of transferring a message on to fabric that may be suitable or access to equipment etc. or if you have any textile/design/practical experience/knowledge that we can call upon we would love to hear from you.
Send any t-shirts with a slogan on it to school if you would like to add to a display.
Kia Ora
Tania Makani & Mell Walmsley
Safety at the school gate
This term we are learning about safety at the school gate and our routes from home to the classroom. This topic links to our Green theme as we will learn about sustainable choices of transport in our journeys to and from school and also through the Health curriculum as we learn about keeping ourselves safe from harm, that is; sustaining ourselves.
In Week 1 we walked from all the school entry points to our (old) classroom. Mrs Walmsley surveyed the children about which path the children took to class. We talked about which route was most popular, the shortest and longest routes and what hazards or problems we may come across.
Consider this:
Children are not mini-adults:
On Thursday 31 July, Constable Carl and the Road Patrol children are coming to speak to us about being safe pedestrians and the role of the Road Patrol. You are welcome to attend with us to learn about this important aspect of safety.
Where: Room 12
When: Thursday 31 July 10.30 am
Who: Constable Carl, Road Patrol, Room 12 children and teachers and you.
Arahoe Road
Arahoe Road has 2 entrances. When we were in Room 23 the entrance closest to the crossing was the fastest route to our class. Which is the fastest now? Note how close cars are to the entrance.
What are the hazards?
Grandison Crescent
Grandison Crescent and Arahoe Road are the most popular entry points.
The footpath is a lot closer to the driveway entrance. Can you see how we used the footpath and not the carpark? (Still a bit scary when cars are so close at the road end).
It was interesting that the children did not talk about cars going in and out as being a hazard to be wary of. Therefore drivers must be extra careful of children walking beside the road and carpark as they do not recognise the dangers of moving cars. The audio did not work too well on this video unfortunately.
Please visit our class on Thursday at 10.30 to hear Constable Carl if you are able to. In the meantime, keep on walking and talking about safety!
In Week 1 we walked from all the school entry points to our (old) classroom. Mrs Walmsley surveyed the children about which path the children took to class. We talked about which route was most popular, the shortest and longest routes and what hazards or problems we may come across.
Consider this:
Children are not mini-adults:
- They do not hear
and see things in the same way as adults
- Their eyesight is
not well developed, especially peripheral vision
- They are easily
distracted by noises or things such as animals
- They are short in
stature and so can’t see over or round things easily
- They can’t judge
safe distances or speed easily and so may make poor decisions about
crossing the road
Where: Room 12
When: Thursday 31 July 10.30 am
Who: Constable Carl, Road Patrol, Room 12 children and teachers and you.
Arahoe Road
Arahoe Road has 2 entrances. When we were in Room 23 the entrance closest to the crossing was the fastest route to our class. Which is the fastest now? Note how close cars are to the entrance.
What are the hazards?
Grandison Crescent
Grandison Crescent and Arahoe Road are the most popular entry points.
The footpath is a lot closer to the driveway entrance. Can you see how we used the footpath and not the carpark? (Still a bit scary when cars are so close at the road end).
It was interesting that the children did not talk about cars going in and out as being a hazard to be wary of. Therefore drivers must be extra careful of children walking beside the road and carpark as they do not recognise the dangers of moving cars. The audio did not work too well on this video unfortunately.
Please visit our class on Thursday at 10.30 to hear Constable Carl if you are able to. In the meantime, keep on walking and talking about safety!
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Copy of Parent Email About Our Move
Kia Ora Parents & welcome back to the school term,
Tomorrow after the roll, we are going to our new class in the middles block and we are going to take our things over. Today Fran and I carried over the tables and chairs just to make it easier for tomorrow. Our new class is Room 12. We were originally told it was Room 13 but it was a mix up. Room 12 is opposite the Middles playground. Feel free to wander over there before class if you want to check where it is.
We will try to do basic facts and spelling testing tomorrow if we have time, in our new class. Poem should come home as usual.
In case you have not heard, the wooden poppy petals we painted last term, have been made into poppies and the completed artwork is to be unveiled on Monday at 7am on the front field of the school. As you are aware, it is to commemorate 100 years since WW1. Thank you for your contributions to our commemorative padlet wall. The children learned the Poem' Flanders Fields' which they are bringing home in their Poem books. This song will be sung at the ceremony. Please feel free to attend.
Recent newsletters are: PSG fundraising this term - a Green -Athon where children find sponsors to donate money to the school for the number of questions they get correct in the school quiz, individual photo orders (it's an envelope), Scholastic bookclub orders.
Feel free to talk to Mrs Walmsley & I about any questions you may have.
Noho ra mai
Tania Makani & Mell Walmsley
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Welcome back!
Nga mihi ki a koutou katoa! Welcome back to school after our 2 week break.
You will have read Mrs Walmsley's introduction and you will be aware that she is teaching in our class for the next 5 weeks. I will be in class during this time taking groups for reading, writing and maths and doing assessments. Mrs Walmsley will be in charge so please feel free to speak to either of us if you have any questions.
If you received the newsletter last term you will also be aware that we are moving classrooms because we have lots of new enrolments in the school. There are 2 new pre-fab classrooms being prepared for the senior children and when they have moved out we will be moving to Room 13. Room 13 is not available yet, so come to Room 23 for the first week. We are all packed and ready to move when the time is right. We look forward to seeing you all on in Room 23 on Monday.
You will have read Mrs Walmsley's introduction and you will be aware that she is teaching in our class for the next 5 weeks. I will be in class during this time taking groups for reading, writing and maths and doing assessments. Mrs Walmsley will be in charge so please feel free to speak to either of us if you have any questions.
If you received the newsletter last term you will also be aware that we are moving classrooms because we have lots of new enrolments in the school. There are 2 new pre-fab classrooms being prepared for the senior children and when they have moved out we will be moving to Room 13. Room 13 is not available yet, so come to Room 23 for the first week. We are all packed and ready to move when the time is right. We look forward to seeing you all on in Room 23 on Monday.
Greetings to you all!
Kia ora
parents and caregivers,
My name is
Melloney Walmsley and I am currently completing my final year of a Bachelor of
Education degree. I am privileged to be teaching the children in room 23 over
the next five weeks. I am a mum of two boys who are 5 and 7 years old. I
love children and I am very passionate about teaching and learning. Becoming a
teacher has been a lifelong dream of mine so I feel honoured to be sharing my
journey with your children. Please feel free to come and see me should you have
any queries or if you just wish to say hello. Looking forward to seeing or
meeting you over the next while.
Hei konā rā
Mell Walmsley (Mrs Walmsley)
Hei konā rā
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