Procedure Writing

Hi EVERYBODY!
In Room 6 this week we started procedure writing.  Procedure writing is when you write instructions.  We wrote instructions for how to tie your shoelaces.  First we had to learn how to tie our shoelaces.  We watched a video about how to tie your shoelaces.  Then we got with a buddy and practiced tying our shoelaces.  We had some shoelace tying competitions.  We even tried tying our laces with our eyes closed!!  Keep an eye out in Room 6 for our published writing about how to tie your shoe laces.  Check out the photos below.
That's all for this week, talk to you next week.
Bye!

How Can I Be a Sunsmart Scientist?

This week we started an experiement to see how the sun effects plants.  We got three mint plants.  We put one plant in darkness (inside Miss Noble's cupboard), one plant in the shade (under the reading table) and one plant in the sun (on top of our cubbies near the window).  We talked about what we think might happen to the plants.  Some of us think the plants will all grow the same, some of us think the plant in the sun will grow the best and some of us think the plant in the darkness will grow the best.  We will be checking on our plants every day to see who is right.  Watch this space and we will put up some photos of what happens to our plants.
That's all for this week, talk to you next week.
Bye!

Welcome to Term 4!

Hi everybody!!
What an exciting first week back we have had.  In writing we have been writing recounts about our school holidays.  In Maths we are focussing on addition and subtraction.  For inquiry we are finding out how to be sunsmart scientisit with our statement "Don't underestimate, always investigate" and our question "How can I be a sunsmart scientist?".  On Monday we started Gymnastics - it was soo much fun! And on Thursday we had a fire drill, we lined up and walked to Savage Park as quick as we could to practice incase we ever have a real fire!  We topped off our awesome week back with a assembly to celebrate Niuean language week on Friday.
Check out some of the photos of our week below.
Thats all for this week, talk to you next week.
Bye!

Maliq skipping at gymnastics

Warming up for gymnastics with a game of stuck in the mud.

Learning how to do some streches for gymnastics

Waiting patiently during the fire drill

Room 6 listening for our names during the fire drill

Niuean group getting ready to dance

Niuean group dancing for us

Whanau Dance Recital

Hi EVERYBODY!
This week each part of the school put on a Whanau dance recital.  We invited our family to come and watch our dance.  On Thursday we showed ours.  Lots of our parents came to see us.  We were super proud of our dance!  Our parents told us we were AWESOME.  Check out the photos of our dance below.
That's all for this week, talk to you next week.
Bye!

Dance Recitals

Hi EVERYBODY!

This week Kowhai, Pohutukawa and Te Manawa showed off our inquiry learning with our class dances.  Room 6 was very impressed, the dances we have seen have been AMAZING!  We even performed our own dance to the school on Wednesday.  We were a bit nervous but the crowd cheering made us feel more confident.  Next week we cant wait to see Te Rōpū o ngā Manukura! 

If you would like to see our dance "How popular dance has changed over time" come along to the school hall on Thursday at 1:30pm when we will be performing it for the parents.

That's all for this week, talk you you next week.

Bye!

Daffodil Day

Hi EVERYBODY!

This week we had a mufti day to raise money for Daffodil Day.  Daffodil Day is a day when we wore mufti then we donated a gold coin each to the NZ Cancer Society.  The money will help people who are sick with cancer.  Sylvia Park School managed to raise over $600 today - Well DONE!  

We also did the Sasa as a whole school.  Check out the photos below.

That's all for this week, talk to you next week.

Bye!

Year 3 Speeches

Hi EVERYBODY!

This week we were lucky enough to be invited to watch the Year 3 speech finals.  We were so amazed by some of the speeches.   The Year 3 finalists used really presuasive reasons to convince us! We can't wait until next year when we get to have a turn at saying a speech.

That's all for this week, talk to you next week.

Bye!

Room 6 waiting for the speeches to start

Year 3 speech finalists

Judges marking the speeches - what a tough job!