The Discovery Dome

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One day Hub 3 and 4 went to the Discovery Dome and we looked at the wall to see the Solar System. The planets were humungous!

By Saxon


I saw stars and Planets. The planets look like an egg shape. The planets and the stars were on the wall. The discovery dome was like a turtle shell. The planets are big. I saw Jupiter. It is big. Venus is hot and bright. Mars is red.  Mercury is close to the Sun. Saturn is a gas planet. Uranus is cold. 

By Gavin


Week 9 Update

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Our choir performed at the South Music festival tonight and they were fabulous. A big congratulations to Jarred and the choir. All of that hard work paid off; we were so proud of you all. A special well done to the talented comperes and beautiful soloists.








This Thursday is our Showcase evening for Year 5 - 8. All children performing need to be at school, in the hall, by 6:50pm. Groups performing are: Te Whanau Mahi Tahi, the choir, Jarred's Passion Friday drama group and the Friday youth band. Ailie and Oakley will be our comperes and Marco and Lennox will be managing the tech support. There will also be groups from Year 5 & 6 performing, as well as a video about Year 7 & 8. All families are most welcome to join us for what promises to be an entertaining evening.

Science Fair is occupying lots of our time at school at the moment. It was reassuring to hear many children have completed their experiments at home. If you have not seen your child working on their experiment at home, please ask questions and encourage them to get busy on this today. Display boards, which are being worked on at school, need to be finished by Thursday.

Ski Trip: On Thursday August 18th (week 4), we will all be at school bright and early (6:45am), ready to jump on the buses and head up to Mt Hutt, for an awesome day of fun and learning on the slopes. For this day to happen, we need the support of parent helpers. Please click on this link if you are interested in joining us for the day.

ASB Financial Literacy

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We had a superhero come to visit us this morning... 
Her super power was looking after every money box in the world! What a huge job! 




We talked about money and the difference between the coins and the notes. We discussed the value of them and put them in order. 


We discussed needs and wants. It was based on the story of Larry the goldfish. We related it to our lives and talked about different examples like water, Lego, vegetables etc. 

"Speed to your needs and wait for your wants". 








Disco Fun

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The children had a blast at the disco last night. It was great to see them enjoying themselves and having the opportunity to show off their dance moves. Thanks so much to the P.T.A for organising the night. 






Team Koru Term 2 Week 8

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Robot making during Friday discovery time

 Thanks Amy for managing this fun time! If you would like to run an occasional or term long discovery option, please see one of the Koru teachers. Discovery happens every Fri afternoon, and gives children a chance to choose their own sport, creative or science based pursuit. 

  

Cross Country 
Thanks for the fantastic attendance and encouraging the children to have a go at something new!





  



Te Reo with Sherilee
We are so lucky to have Sherilee teach as Te Reo once a week. We learn greetings, waiata and key phrases.

Matariki song to play at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLqEwg2jJbQ

Greeting: 
Ko wai koe? = Who are you?
Kia ora, ko (name) ahau. = I am (name)







READING TIPS  

6 Tips for home support
  1. Ready to Read Books - These books will need a lot of support from you at home because they tend to use quite a few new high interest words.I suggest you read the story to your child first or discuss the story page by page, introducing new words. This is called debugging the story and it helps children feel more confident about reading.
  2. Tell your child the names of characters in the story before reading.
  3. Pause Prompt & Praise: Give your child the time to work out words on their own (PAUSE). If they don't know a word, give them a meaning PROMPT, e.g. "Look at the picture, " or "what was the dog eating?" Reading should be driven by meaning not just "sounding out" letters. PRAISE for trying.
  4. Give children specific praise e.g. I liked the way you read that sentence again to check that word made sense.
  5. NEVER let reading become a battle. Read together if your child is unwilling to read on their own. Continue to read other books to your child, focusing on vocabulary and enjoyment.
  6. Making reading sound great helps children gain meaning from text. Model how each character's voice would sound. This makes reading come alive for children.
Having reading folders back at school every day helps our programmes run smoothly. It is good to get your child to put their reading folder in their bag straight after reading, in preparation for the school the next day. 

Rowe