Homework Week 7B

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WALT... follow instructions to make poi

As part of the Tuatara reading group, Rania and Ketula (with the help of our lovely Lita), made traditional Maori poi - as a follow up to group reading "Poi" by Tira Johnson in a recent School Journal from November 2014. Here are some photos from their experience...

To read the School Journal story for yourself, please click here...

http://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/Literacy-Online/Teacher-needs/Instructional-Series/School-Journal/School-Journals

Owairaka Room Six B-ballers

Rooms Six and Seven have been getting basketball lessons from two great instructors, every Monday in Term 2. We have been learning how to run, dribble, shoot, and defend on the basketball court, and have been put through our paces with new drills and instructions every week. Check out some of the photos from our latest session...

Room 6's intro to computer science - Coding

Dear Room Six parents,

From week 5 this term, we have begun looking at the science behind computers, how do they work and how does a computer or a game do exactly what we want it to do???

We began by looking at the code.org website to understand what code was. We played games using Angry Birds and Frozen characters. We now have our own coding accounts, that we can use whenever we want.

The website for access is http://studio.code.org/sections/BUXBKO

Mr Lyons has your password to login, come and get it when you are ready to begin at home!!

Homework Week 6B

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Homework Week 5B

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Understanding Density - buddy class science

Some awesome learning went on between Room 6 (year3-4) and Room 19 (year5-6) during Science Week in term two. We predicted, experimented, observed and recorded our findings about two interesting floating topics - Density and Ballasts. The children used scientific skills to comment on and make changes to their experiments. They also got along together and showed awesome collaboration skills.

Room 6 Role Model

Jordan was Room 6's award winner at school assembly on May 15. He has been super helpful to others around the classroom. He is often seen trying hard to produce his best work and thinking. Keep it up Jordan, you are our super man this week.

Dog Awareness Day

The super exciting lecturer from Auckland Council came along to Owairaka School, Friday 15 May. Room 6 and Room 22 were given some helpful tips about approaching new dogs and how to cope with lots of different dog situations in public.

Despite the display dog sleeping his way through the lesson, our children learnt some safe and sensible ways to have fun around dogs in our neighbourhood.

Room 6 Garden to Table - May 13 - Measuring

Wednesday's kitchen group got to see some of fraction learning in practice today, Ms Best showed us how to use some of the measuring tools to follow our recipes.

Floating and Sinking... Science Week

Friday 15 - International Families Day

Our amazing, very own, school librarian Donna informs us that this Friday 15 May is International Families Day.

All families are unique, and they all need to be celebrated and recognised. Thanks for your involvement in your childs learning.

The librarians have an awesome blog post which shows some of the resources on offer about families. Check it out here...
http://odslibrarians.blogspot.co.nz/2015/05/we-love-owairaka-families.html

Homework Week 4B

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Homework Week 3B

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Room 6... Champions of Owai

It's official... Room Six has risen to the top, thanks to EVERY single child in class returning their holiday reading log from the Term One holiday. Their achievement was recognised at school assembly on Friday May 1. Well done ROOM SIX.