The Pareras worked in small teams today to see who could build the tallest, steadiest tower that would safely hold a basketball for at least 20 seconds….and they only had newspaper and stickytape to work with!!
Well done to our winning team of Atia, Sam and Micah, with a stable and impressive 73cm construction.
We discovered that planning, teamwork and determined perseverance were crucial to being successful.
Picnic time for teddy bears,
The little teddy bears are having a wonderful time today…
And so are all the children! What a lovely time we had in school with our teddies, turtles, dogs, seals and all other cuddly toys – and, in the middle of all that fun, we also raised money for the Auckland City Mission.
Thank you, Year 6, for the lovely morning tea you provided!
The YMCA, Shakespear Park, that is!
Our annual camp was filled with fun, excitement, new adventures and teamwork. Students pushed themselves to climb walls, navigate rocky coastlines, cook pancakes on camping stoves and kayak. They also raced around to find markers, played games over UHF radios, mountainboarded and learned archery skills. Every student also gained their Safe Boating certificate by demonstrating knowledge of how to plan a journey and how to survive in the water in case of emergency.
The Pareras have been investigating sports in our school community – asking questions about the amount and type of sport children participate in on a regular basis. We were interested to find out whether our data reflected the general trends in the Harbour region. We wondered which sports were on the increase and which were in decline.
Our students created and conducted surveys to discover the answers. They are working on their posters to present their findings.
This brave and caring student raised over $1000 in support of those living with leukemia and blood cancers by shaving her head. She also donated her beautiful locks to create wigs for those undergoing treatment.
Well done, Amy!
It’s always cool when the Dads visit school. We had a fantastic record-breaking number of dads, grandads (and even some mums) turn up to school to join in a fun morning with their children.
First, they joined in with tongue twisters and singing rounds. Then it was back to class to demonstrate programming skills with the Mindstorms EV3 robots.
This was followed by working as directors, tech crew and extras in our on-the-spot news report videos about alien landings on the playground. (Watch this space!).
Next, they took on the children in a few basketball games of “Golden Child.” With a bit more practice, they might even stand a chance!!!!
Finally, they were invited to recover at morning tea and a sausage sizzle.
Thank you, dads – you were awesome!
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Good weather, sausage sizzle, friends to play with, water blasters… what more do you need?
There were so many wonderful students who put themselves forward in this year’s elections. Each had different reasons for standing but all wanted to contribute to making a difference at our school. We heard ideas ranging from litter-picking and environmental care to those wanting to organise school-wide clubs at lunchtime. Well done to each brave candidate for caring enough to stand. You made the voters’ job very difficult.
After careful counting by Mr Donovan, this year’s School Captains are Amy, Atia and Eli. Congratulations! We look forward to seeing you lead the way with your ideas and I am sure you will be superb role models for our younger students.
Today’s Teddy Bear picnic was fantastic fun!
The school was over-run with fluffy, cuddly friends…..
and there were lots of soft toys too!
Our teddies had a shared morning tea, they played outside and they even did some school work.
At the recent school council meeting the students decided that the proceeds raised from the mufti day should go to the City Mission to support the homeless in our community. Lots of money was raised for this important cause. A big thank you to everyone for their support.
Have a look at some of the gorgeous Teddy Bear friends in the Hihi class today!
Rain, wind, tent city (inside) pikelets, and sausage sizzle. What more could one ask for! That is what we got last Friday for the Year 1 to 3 mini camp. We had the best time ever regardless of what the weather threw at us.
Wow, what a fantastic term we have had so far! As always, I am very impressed with the hard work, effort and dedication the year 5 children are putting in to all that they do.
Maths
In Maths we have been learning about reflections.
Science
In Science, we have been continuing to look at ‘The life-cycle of a flowering plant’.
The class enjoying being bees and flowers, whilst investigating how pollination works.
We have been closely observing beans that we planted in various locations and are pleased to notice that two beans have begun to germinate.
Dad’s Day
I was so pleased to see so many adults at Dad’s day. The children thoroughly enjoyed you coming into the classroom to help them with their seed dispersal investigation. Some children decided to take extra helicopters home, to continue their investigations in different environments!
Golden child was also a great success, with the class showing their competitive and sporty side, whilst competing against the Dads.
Thank you so much to those who were able to find the time to attend Dad’s day. I am very glad that you were able to get a glimpse of what life is like in Tuatara class, and I’m sure you will all agree that we are very polite, caring, inquisitive and respectful learners. I am incredibly proud of each and every child and their wonderful positive attitudes towards school life and their learning.
Multicultural Expo
The primary school were invited to the college to participate in their multicultural expo. The children really enjoyed finding new facts about different countries and trying different foods.
Camp
Next week we will be attending camp. I am very excited to see the class embracing new activities and having opportunities to work in different teams.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any good news to share, or anything that you wish to discuss. cfielding@wentworth.school.nz
Last Friday we had the privilege of having our dads and some of our family members share the morning with us. We had so much fun!! In Year 3 we did a tech challenge that involved us being split into two teams. The challenge was from BP Challenges called ‘Getting the message across’. We were given the scenario: some friends are trapped on the other side of a wall and across a deep ditch. They are behind a locked gate and do not have the combination to undo the lock.
One team had to write a message with the combination, put it in a container and make the throwing device using rubber band power. The other team (at the same time) had to use the supplied equipment to make a retrieval device to collect the message container once over the wall.
Both teams were separated and not allowed to communicate.
Have a look at the photos below to see how we got on.
