Check out some of the photos from our day filming a TV ad for Anchor NZ. You might see some Room 19 faces on your television screen between now and Christmas.
Congratulations Noah and Joe, Caught Being Good at our recent Puriri Assembly. Noah has completed some super interesting alliteration sentences as part of his home learning, while Joe is SUPER reliable with his reading log, and also sets a great example for others with his love for reading.
Ka pai boys, you are finishing the learning year strong!
Do you know what a Coggen is? Thanks to the amazing actors at the Duffy Theatre Show, we do! Here is a summary of what the show this week was all about...
Duffy is spending some time with his friend Bex and they are sharing their new favourite graphic novel series about hybrid animals. The twist is that Bex and her mum Lex have found a guy that can actually bring these animals to life! This means that Bex is the proud new owner of a pet coggen! A coggen is part cat, part dog and part chicken. Unfortunately, this coggen is a terror who they can’t control and he makes a massive mess before escaping and causing havoc throughout the neighbourhood. Duffy and Bex must read the rest of their stories to learn more about coggens before theirs destroys the environment around them.
You can read more about the actors here... https://www.booksinhomes.org.nz/team-blue.aspx.aspx
Thanks Duffy!
Here is a poem, written together by the children of Room 19 and Ms Whysall. Check out some of the beautiful, descriptive language that has been chosen.
As you read, try to paint a picture of the scene in your mind.
Wednesday this week saw Room 19 visit the home gardens of our friend Paula.
We completed three activities, including:
- planting seeds,
- a scavenger hunt,
- a guided tour of the vegetable gardens.
Thanks so much Paula for welcoming us into your gardens. We learnt so much and it was exciting to explore more of our local area.
This week in class, Room 19 has been learning about water access around the world. It made us realise that the easy access we have is not the same for others in different countries.
Well done Alex for doing thoughtful research and sharing some interesting water saving tips in your flipbook.
Room 19 enjoyed Green Week, and dressing up in Blue and Green for our special assembly on Friday.
Ka pai Tyson, you were recognised for your interesting and well researched efforts with home learning this year.
Some of the things Tyson has taught Room 19 about include - blood, plums, jellyfish, humans, faces and India.
Keep up the excellent work, Tyson.
Road Safety Week is about encouraging families to think about how they can help everyone have safe and active journeys to and from school. Parking away from the school and walking in helps keep the area outside the school safer for students. Walking, biking and scootering is a great way to add exercise into your week! Please remember to use the crossings, it may take an extra minute or two but it is another way we can help you to stay safe.
The children in Room 19 are all preparing for performances in the Eden Albert Cultural Festival. This exciting event will be held on Saturday 28 November.
Keep an eye out for a notice with more information from your child's Cultural Group tutor, sometime over the next couple of weeks.
At our most recent Puriri Assembly, Sibley and Luke won the certificates for Caught Being Good in Room 19.
Sibley has been a model learner and friend in her time at Owairaka. We will miss having her around as she moves to a new school.
Luke has done a great job of learning about what it takes to be a great learner at Owairaka. He is already a valued member of Room 19, and a full participant in all of our discussions and activities.
The summer netball season is underway, and the Year 3 team (also known as the Room 19 team), has just completed their second game.
The team has had some great results, and they are learning lots about the game. Thanks to Amanda for being an awesome, supportive coach.
Check out some of the photos from our scooter training session yesterday. Thank you Auckland Transport and NZ Police for the safety tips.
Ka pai Edie and Mathias - Caught Being Good during the first week of term four.
Edie has made some excellent progress with learning this year, especially in maths and writing. Her confidence when talking in class is awesome too.
Mathias has also grown in confidence when speaking in front of a group, and is working really hard to talk about his next learning steps.
Great start to term four guys, keep it up!
This week, Room 19 visited the school gardens and kitchen, to take part in our first Garden to Table (G2T) lesson.
Mexican was on the menu, and we had a great time preparing four tasty dishes for our classmates to enjoy.
The gardeners had a 'tour' of the gardens, where we learnt to identify different flowers, herbs, and vegetables.
Parents are always welcome to join us, please see the timetable on our class blog.
To begin PB4L lessons this term, we are learning about empathy, and the importance of respecting and understanding others.
Dear Room 19 learners and families,
Welcome to term four. With a full timetable of learning and activities, there is certainly a lot to look forward to. Here are a few key dates:
As always, keep an eye on the blog for updates and photos.
One of the new learning areas we have been working on this term is Reo-a-Waha, also known as Oral Language.
Room 19 has been practicing retelling stories, using only picture prompts to guide us. We have found it really challenging not having any words to rely on!
We were invited to our buddy class (Room 6 - Kauri team) to share our retellings of Maui and the Big Fish, and Room 6 shared with us a Maori creation myth.
Take a look at some photos of us sharing the story at the end of term three.
See you next term buddies!
Certificate time - Ka Pai to Elaina and Sibley, who received Caught Being Good certificates at the end of term three.
Elaina has made an excellent effort with completing all her home learning during term and lockdown time. Sibley confidently retold us the story of Maui and the Big Fish as part of our Reo-a-Waha (Oral Language) learning.
Well done girls!
For the past eight weeks, we have been travelling around the various Year 3 teachers to get an Arts experience.
We started in Room 19 and did some exciting Drama. After that was Dance with Mrs Murray. Then we moved onto Andy for some Music lessons. Finally, we went to Nikki in Room 18 and completed two weeks of Visual Arts.
It was a great way to get a little taste of what all these awesome subjects have to offer.
This week, we have been learning about persistence in Room 19. We know that this is one way to show manawanuitanga.
We have learnt that manawa (heart) and nui (big) means to be proud of ourselves and our learning, and to push on when things sometimes get challenging.
Children can share the following video with you at home and discuss what they know about 'the dip'.
Room 19 has been going to music lessons on Tuesday afternoon since our return to school.
We have been learning to play different instruments - ukelele, guitar, marimba, African drum.
We have also been learning about rhythm. We can play patterns by reading music.
Check out Room 19 exploring Owairaka on a Maths Trail (scavenger hunt type) activity this week. We answered questions like:
- how many wheels in the carpark?
- what are five shapes you can find around the school buildings?
- how many monkey bars would you touch if you skipped every second one?
It was great to see buddies working so well together! Ka pai Room 19.
Well done to those who have completed learning activities over the past week.
Here is a new story for you to read and enjoy.
In Māori culture, a rāhui is a form of tapu restricting access to, or use of, an area or resource to help protect it.
There is a rāhui in place in the Waitakere Ranges at the moment to help protect Kauri trees from kauri dieback disease.
In this story, the characters place a rāhui on their strawberry patch. I like it because it reminds me of our connection to nature and of our school value of Kaitiakitanga.
There are some questions and activities you to complete too. Remember to send through any work you are proud of.
Ka Pai Elaina, you have completed some of the learning activities from Monday's shared book. Have a look at Elaina's slides on waka (canoe), below.
