Super Achievers!
Here are our some of our outstanding learners this week who were celebrated at our team hui. Well done!
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Awesome Writing in Hub 5/6
In Hub 5/6, we have been focusing on improving the quality of our writing. This week we have been writing moments in time which have a strong focus on writing in the present and using powerful language to describe what we think, feel, hear, smell and see. Here is a small sample from today's writing. We used this image to assist our writing.
I can see the smooth branches up above me. The moon is peeping through the branches. I can hear the wind whispering, telling me to come here but I don't as I know it's a trap. Zara B
All I can hear is the whistling trees above me. I feel the twinkling stars inside my heart. The moon shines down on me. The trees look knotted together like the wood on a cubby house. Zoe C
I feel the mud anchoring me to the depths of the forest. The moon shines it's light as it pokes through the clouds. The booming thunder makes me shiver with fear. Mila
I feel the soft wind as it splatters against my face like a water gun. I see the shimmering moonlight creeping through the cracks in the clouds. The trees are twisted together like a pile of knotted string. Jesse
BOOM! Lightening bolts crash above me. I feel scared. The forest smells old and damp like a one hundred year old man. The trees twist and turn, knotting themselves together like the wool in my nana's basket. The moon peeps through the cracks in the forest. Eva
I can see the smooth branches up above me. The moon is peeping through the branches. I can hear the wind whispering, telling me to come here but I don't as I know it's a trap. Zara B
All I can hear is the whistling trees above me. I feel the twinkling stars inside my heart. The moon shines down on me. The trees look knotted together like the wood on a cubby house. Zoe C
I feel the mud anchoring me to the depths of the forest. The moon shines it's light as it pokes through the clouds. The booming thunder makes me shiver with fear. Mila
I feel the soft wind as it splatters against my face like a water gun. I see the shimmering moonlight creeping through the cracks in the clouds. The trees are twisted together like a pile of knotted string. Jesse
BOOM! Lightening bolts crash above me. I feel scared. The forest smells old and damp like a one hundred year old man. The trees twist and turn, knotting themselves together like the wool in my nana's basket. The moon peeps through the cracks in the forest. Eva
Bottle Hunt
Kia Ora Kowhai Whanau
Hub 8/9 are on the hunt for plastic water, fizzy and milk bottles. If you have any to spare we would love them for our inquiry and Enviro Group for this week.
Hub 8/9 are on the hunt for plastic water, fizzy and milk bottles. If you have any to spare we would love them for our inquiry and Enviro Group for this week.
Newsletter Term 2 Week 4
Parent Helpers!
A big thank you to parent helpers who have volunteered in class and organised our books. Paula Allen, Amy McDaid, Sonja, Ali, Diane, Nicola Arnott, Nicole Forster, Nicola Smythe and Olivia Grantham...we really appreciate your help!
Rereading And Improving Our Writing
A big thank you to parent helpers who have volunteered in class and organised our books. Paula Allen, Amy McDaid, Sonja, Ali, Diane, Nicola Arnott, Nicole Forster, Nicola Smythe and Olivia Grantham...we really appreciate your help!
Rereading And Improving Our Writing
Hockey
"THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER" - quote from Annabel as we walked out of our second hockey lesson with Canterbury Hockey!
Cold And Wet Weather!
Its great to see many children wearing their gumboots to school and bringing their slippers to wear in the classroom to keep feet dry and warm!
Oral Language
As a part of our oral language unit, we have news time which falls on a Friday. Children are encouraged to share an idea or an item they have brought in from home. In their groups, they have been learning to start with an introduction, share their news, ask questions, answer questions, listen and taking turns at speaking.
JUNK FREE JUNE
Next month in the Pōhutukawa Whānau we are encouraging children to take part in Junk Free June. This is a campaign run by the Cancer Society to help raise funds and awareness for their worthy cause. Not only will the children have an opportunity to support the Cancer Society, they will also be able to show how they love challenge and make a difference by choosing some 'junk' and giving it up for the month of June. Last year children chose from a huge range including; lollies, ice cream, fizzy drink and even video games!
The children will be tracking their progress in their hubs and you can follow our journey on the Junk Free June website. We hope to inspire other children at Beckenham School to join us in this challenge and would love to hear from any families who decide to tackle the Junk Free June challenge together. For more information head to the Junk Free June website and check out our Pōhutukawa profile below.