Room 2 have been learning about the importance of washing your hands. We made some prototype handwashers for school children in Papua New Guinea

Click here to see some of the solutions: Wara Bilong Solutions

Cluster Map

Our cluster map has been archived.

Click here to see the archived map.

Postcard Exchange

Sydney, Australia Fairfax, Virginia

West Virginia Bradenton, Florida

Straight, Oklahoma Consett, NE England

Nebraska Fox Chase Elementary - Oswego Illinois

Yorktown, Indiana Currituck County, North Carolina

New Jersey Little Rock, Arkansas


We have received 12 postcards in our postcard exchange. You can come into the class to read them.

Our third blue screen attempt

Kalmster the Superhero!

Our second blue screen attempt

Where in the world is O'Shay?

Our first blue screen attempt.

Millie's Brisbane trip.

Room 2 News and Views

29th October

Room 2 News and Views

News from 24th October

Poetry

Tackle Rugby
I got the ball, heart beating.
I got tackled, body bounding.
I scored a try, ball sliding.
By Donte

Poetry

Grandma tells me
to eat my tea.
But I can't,
Why?
Because this plate face with,
cucumber eyes,
a piece of pizza nose,
banana mouth with cheese teeth,
and tomato cheeks that are turning red,
with brussel sprout teas dribbling from the eyes,
Is crying, "Don't eat me please,"
By Leah

Poetry

Sara tells me
to eat my tea.
But I can't,
Why?
Because this plate face
with sausage eyes,
carrot nose,
sauasge lips,
chip cheeks and
yellow corn tears.
"Don't eat me," it cries.
By Sharleka

Poetry

A tree grows by our gate.
In winter,
it's a broken bone.
In Spring,
blossoms fill the air.
In summer,
it's a green galaxy with green leaves.
In autumn,
it's blooming with colour.
By Tarah

Can you find Tarah's metaphor?

Poetry

My Mum tells me to
eat my tea.
But I can't
Because this plate face
has beetroot eyes
a chip nose
a sausage mouth
It cries peas.

Don't eat me it says!
By Kate

Poetry

We are learning about metaphors. Metaphors are where we say something is something else.

Seasons
A tree grows by our gate
In winter
it's coming back from the dead.
In spring
it's balloons bursting.
In summer
it's a guard standing tall.
In autumn
it's crying.
By Emily A

Can you find the lines that use a metaphor?

Poetry

Freckles

Freckles are orange
Freckles are brown
But mostly they are
big and round.

By Maddy

Room 2 News and Views

Popcorn Measurement

Room 2 had to make containers to hold a cup of popcorn. Was your container too small, too big or just right?

What's behind the door?

His heart was pounding. He was sure that he had seen the doorknob turn. He went through the door and saw a three-headed bat.

Sean

Her heart was pounding. She was sure that she had seen the doorknob turn. The door swung open. Running away poor Misty was heartbroken from losing her mother. She ran up the stairs. Looking around furiously a man stepped in the doorwa locking the door behind him. The man, sniffing the air, snuck up the stairs. Entering the room, the man looked around. While the man went to the toilet, Misty ran to the door. It was locked. Steps were sounding down the stairs, the man found Misty.

Emily A

Room 2 News and Views

This week is Bandana Week. We are raising money for Canteen.

Room 2 News and Views

16th October.

Wara Bilong

Visit this site to learn about handwashing.

http://www.henrythehand.com/

Measurement

Room 2 are learning about measurement.

How many ml are in a l? Post a comment to share your learning.

Wara Bilong

In Room 2, we have been learning about the importance of washing hands.

Post a comment to share when and how you wash your hands.



Visit the Wara Bilong site.

Room 2 News and Views

Remember to post your comment to answer the Where in the World at Waimataitai question and go in the draw to win a gold slip.

Room 2 News and Views

Miss Wilson's trip to Ulearn08, weather, Where in the world?

Remember to post your answer to the where in the world photo to go in the draw to win a gold slip. Don't forget to put your first name and room number so we can find you if you win.

Hello Room 2

Hi Room 2,
I hope you are all enjoying your holidays.

Visit this site to find out about our topic study for Term 4.
http://www.megabright.co.nz/wara/home.htm

MUSICAL

Learning Team Two, what a fantastic effort with our musical. You are all stars!!!

ROOM 2 MUSICAL TOMORROW!!!

• Don't forget to bring your costume to school
• Remember to be in the classroom by 5.30 for the evening performance

Our Missing Friends

Hi Daniel, Abigail and Stanford,
It was great to hear from you all on Monday morning when we returned to school.
We are busy practising for our musical, we have had our learning team talent quest and the school final is on Friday.

Keep in touch

Room 2

Room 2 News and Views

Waimataitai School had a coin trail to raise money for Mrs Cochrane and Miss Tucker's trip to Thailand to visit Bahn San Fan Orphanage.

Room 2 News and Views

Learning Team One have had their Learning Team Talent Quest final!

Numeracy This Week

We are learning about fractions and decimals.
Here is a link to some fun games
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/fractions/index.htm

Talent Quest Results:
THE RESULTS ARE....
Lip Sinc/Dance
1st Gracie and Zoe - Men in Black
2nd Singing Sisters Shanice and Lucy - Waterloo
3rd Maddie, Kate and Caleb - ET
Instrumental
1st The Stingers Max, Xavier, Imogen and Reuben - I Got You
2nd Grace - Can You Feel the Love Tonight
3rd equal Jamie - what shall we do with the drunken sailor AND Zoe and Tyler - Chasing Cars
Singing
1st Donte as Fred Dagg - If it weren't for your gumboots
2nd Jellyfishers Emily, Brandi and Helena - Original number

Room 2 brainstormed some ideas to make our news reports even better. Some of the ideas were:

• finding a set background and using the same one each time
• Rehearsing
• Using the school song to the beginning
• Using an anchor person and reporters
• using the school logo/wai learners
• looking at the person you are interviewing
• watching background noise and light
• adding weather or sports results to our news clip
• learn how to cut pieces of our recording so we don't have the bloopers
• Remember to leave the tripod on the ground so the camera doesn't shake

Moon Myths

Moon Myth
One warm night there was a town sleeping. The moon was right above the town in the sky. Then suddenly the small thin string gave up on holding the moons it broke. The net morning the town was wondering why the moon was asleep on the ground.
“ Wake up moon ,’’ Shouted the town Mayor.
“ Why am I on the ground?”, the moon asked the Mayor.
"Your string broke moon”, said the Mayor.
“We could get some wings,’’ moon said back to the Mayor.
“ No actually,’’
the Mayor told moon. “ We will put you on a big thick strong rope,’’
“Men get the rope!’’ shouted the Mayor.
“Are you sure this is going to work Mr Mayor?’’ asked the moon.
“Yes I’m sure moon’’ said the Mayor.
“ Turn around so I can see your back moon’’ said the Mayor tying the string to the moon's back.
“Ok done’’ the Mayor said proudly. “ Yay yay! Thank you Mr Mayor !’’, said the moon. And that’s how the moon stays in the sky.
The End.

By Emily Atkinson !

Room 2 News and Views

Waimataitai School Talent Quest is coming soon!!!!!

China

In china they have more than a billion people. The Chinese government have made a policy for only one child per family because of this Chinese family trees are very small. If parents have more than one child they will be heavily fined. Familes in china are very small. If you see two children together on a family outing, they are probably twins or friends. The peoples republic of China is one fifth of the worlds population. Since the one child policy became law, there are cases of girl babies being killed or abandoned. If you lived in the peoples republic of China, its almost certain that you would have very few relatives.

By Emily A

Millions and Millions

Did you know: there are more then 1 billoin people that live china also did you know in china you are only allowed 1 child and most people want boys!

Millions and Millions

I think the Goverment isn't fear. I think it should be two children per fiamly. That would be nice so they can have cousins and, they would get more presants.

Room 2 News and Views

PrEp Market Day was on Friday. Check out some of the footage.

Moon Myths

In Room 2, we have been learning about myths. Read Maddy's myth about why the moon changes shape.

Once there was a poor man. One day the poor man got very hungry so he went to see his friend named Sam. Sam he said while they were looking up at the moon man said that would be yummy. Sam got a idea maybe we could go and steal one of the space ships and eat some of the moon said Sam but the man said no but still when the man was asleep Sam stole space ship and went to the moon .when he got there he took a peace of the moon and ate it . When half of the moon was gone he got a wee bit to give to man. when he got back he got told off by man but when he tried the moon every night they would go and eat a bit of the moon. the end by Maddy

Room 2 News and Views

Learning Team One's new jump jam routine.

Room 2 News and Views

Ethan has gone on a three week holiday. This is a blooper!

Parents

Please watch our news clips and post comments. We would like some positive feedback and something we could work on to make it even better.
Thanks Room 2

Discovery Time

For discovery time today, we explored light and colour. Check out this link to the BBC site to learn about light.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes.shtml

Learning Team Two Musical

I have had some people asking me the date of the musical. It is on Wednesday 24th September. That is the last week of term.

Stanford's Story

In New Zealand, I played. I ate and drank. I looked at the ship. I went to my friends home. I slept and I talked. I played at school with my classmates. I read stories. When I wrote stories, I wrote short stories about my weekend. I went ice skating in Tekapo. I had fun.

Room 2 News and Views

Stanford's last day with us at Waimataitai. Stanford was visiting us for a short while from China.
What do you like about NZ?
That there is not much homework at school.

What is different in China?
That the buildings are taller and there is more homework at school.

What do you miss about China?
Speaking Chinese.

Wetlands Presentation

On Tuesday 25th of August we had a presentation about the wetlands.The presentation was about making the wetlands better for the environment. We invited the Mayor but she was ill and could not make it. Miss Culhane took the Mayor's talking part.

Room 2 News and Views

Room 2 are making Carton Creatures for PrEp. We have ladybugs, spiders, mice and kiwi made from egg cartons. Buy them on market day!

Room 2 News and Views

Waimataitai School have Market Day coming up this Friday. Here is a news clip about Room 3's venture.

Room 2 News and Views

Watch our ice skating clip.

Room 2 News and Views

Watch our news report on the leaking roof in Room 1.

Ice Skating

On Tuesday 19th, learning team 2 went to the ice skating rink in Tekapo it was a bit hard. But I got the hang of it when I saw Caleb I was amazed to see him on the ice.

Olympics!!

Today Waimataitai had their own Olympics. It was great fun. Check out some of the photos and share what you liked the most.
What is the importance of the Olympic Rings?

24 Voice Thread

Can you find other ways

Buddies

Hi Room 2,
I'm sorry I wasn't able to be with you for buddies this week. I hope you have been thinking about the kind of fish you want to create with your buddy. Next week Mr Ree's and I hope to have the big sheets of plywood so we can start drawing our designs on them. Have any of you managed to get some paint from home?
Mrs Young

Our Wetlands Inquiry Findings

Unisys Kidz Connect

In May,I was lucky enough to receive a Unisys Kidz Connect grant. We are going to use it to help us make daily news reports. Keep visiting to see our progress. If you look at the labels you will find some posts to show some of the things we have learned about news already.

Paper Mache Bowls

Here are some of our paper mache bowls. Leave a comment to let us know what you think.
Come in to school to see the rest.

Hi Abigail,

How are you? It is great to hear from you. It sounds like it is really hot over there. That is 36 degrees celsius. Today we are expecting a high of 7!! It is also meant to snow!
What other things have you been doing?
We have been learning about voice threads and for art we have been making some paper mache bowls. We will put some photos on the blog when they are finished.
Did you see the photos of the snow we had a few weeks ago? It was really cold.
We are still doing our kiwiphonics and maths cross grouping. We had cross country and Maddie has made a cardboard Abigail!
We have been learning about news because we are going to make our own news broadcasts.
Last week we had auditions for our musical next term. We haven't decided on the main parts yet though. Room 2 are running assembly on Friday. We are looking forward to it.
Keep in touch.
We miss you!

Maths Voice Thread

Maths Challenge

Complete a family of facts for these problems:

5 x 6 =

7 x 4 =

If 3 x 6 = 18

What does

3 x 60 =
3 x 61 =

News Voice Thread

News

Mr O'Neill gave us some story ideas. We had to decide which would be the most interesting to our audience. We brainstormed some ideas for news and places to get news from.

News

In the weekend I got a Rabit.The Rabits name is Bunny it is. We got from the Pet Shop. We got it some food it eats Musle and vegbuls.
He livesin the dog kenil it dose. we got it a water bottle that go's
on the kenil.Bunny it a Shan pain color . It is a bright soret of color that is a good one. At thepet shop he keped Juping heps he did.
We got a toy for hem. He is only 12 weeks old that is three mothes old. He is a good boy. I got to hold Bunny it was fun it was indid
We made a litte house of cubored.

In the weekend we put up our keep out tent and our doggy tent. Next we played in them for ten minutes. Later we painted the garge dark blue and then we fed the ducks. After that we had bacan and egg pie for tea. The next day we went to pacen save and bought fruit.

Our first voice thread attempt

Reminder

Don't forget to bring back the blog questionnaire on Monday!

Shadow Forest

Room 2 have just finished reading Shadow Forest. It was a great book!!
Visit the Shadow Forest website here.

Post a comment to share your favourite part of the book.

Wetland Questions

1. What do New Zealand coastal birds like to eat? (What are some NZ coastal birds that live in our local area and what do they eat
2. What native plants grow well in wetland conditions?

3. What can we do to keep wildlife safe in our local wetlands?

Brooke's Snow Photo

Today was the cross country at Ashbury Park. Post a comment to let us know how you thought the cross country was.

The school with snow.

Snow

Daniel's snow picture. Post a comment Daniel to tell us about it.

Family of Facts

Make a family of facts with the following problems:
3 x 4 =

5 x 3 =

6 x 3 =

Tessellations

Hamish, Ke-arn, Kees made a tessellating pattern.
What shapes will not tessellate?

Questions

Room 2 have been learning about asking good questions.

We are thinking about questions we could ask to help us increase the amount of wildlife at the Washdyke Lagoon.

Post some of your questions below Room 2.

Snow

Hi Room 2,isn't the snow exciting!!!
I hope you are all warm inside. Aidan, good to see you tried the Ecan site to learn about the wetlands. Today would be a great day to sit some lexile tests. Email me if you need your username and password. If you email me any photos or poems about the snow, I will post them on the blog. sk@waimataitai.school.nz.

Have fun!

Daniel and Emily A, great to see you have visit the ECan link I posted below to learn about the wetlands. There is lots of information there.

I hope you have all be training for the Cross Country on Tuesday.
It would be great if there are some parents available to walk to and from Ashbury Park with us. Let me know if you can.

we have traning for cross cuntry.At math we have been doing crossgroping today we had the cow.Today first we did SSR then we did reading and handwring.Now we are doing topic and after we are doing bloging.

we have been training for cross country. I have been coming first and I have had lots of fun. In coss grouping math today in room15 we played on the cows and we went on learning caves. It was fun bye bye.

go the crusaders!!!!!

On Saturday the 30th of may the Crusaders had a hard game against the Waratahs at AMI Stadium. There was more turnovers than tries which was annoying. The final score was 20-12 to the crusaders and bye to Robbie Deans.
GO THE CRUSADERS

Leah it sounds like you are having a great weekend. I enjoyed watching some of the girls in the class play netball on Saturday. You are all playing really well together as a team. Does anyone know when Queen's birthday really is?

School is fun because we do lots of things at school like playing with your friends. You can go to the library and lots of things to help us learn.

Try this link for an activity about the wetlands. Remember to post a comment about something you found out.

http://www.ecan.govt.nz/wetlands/

Today we watched a section on the DVD "Timaru Then and Now." It clearly showed how much the coastline of Timaru has changed.
Tomorrow we have a training for the cross country down at Ashbury Park. We still need more parents to walk down with us, so if you are available in the morning please come and join us.

Debbie came and visited us. She talked to us about things we see at wetlands and things we shouldn't see. Debbie taught us about some life cycles and food chains. We made a food web by making lots of different food chains. This is a picture of our food web.


Here are some questions about the things Debbie taught us:
What would happen to our food chain if man fished out every single eel and trout from our waterways?

What would happen if some pesticides got washed down the waterways and killed all the alage and weed on the bottom of rivers?

What are some ways that rubbish has got into the wetlands?

Why is rubbish bad at our wetlands?

Which area had the most diversity, the Washdyke Lagoon or the Otipua Wetlands?

Week 4 Term 2

Science Week was a fantastic opportunity for the children to be exposed to a range of experiences. I hope you all enjoyed trying some of the challenges for homelearning.
Please remember to return permission slips for the Cross Country. We also need three parent helps to help supervise on Friday 9 - 10.30.
This week our focus in reading is skim reading to find information in non-fiction texts. We will also be 'making connections' - thinking about the things we already know.
Our focus in writing is report writing. We are using mindmapping to help record research notes and will use this to write an information report. The children are learning to put information into their own words.
For numeracy, children will be returning to their cross-grouping classes and starting work on multiplication and division. Check that your child can skip count in 2's, 5's and 10's.
Tuesday afternoon is the Parent/Student afternoon. Come along to the library and learn about how to post comments on the blog, using the class learning caves, lexile reading and play some numeracy and literacy games with your child. This is from 2.30 - 3.40.

Washdyke Lagoon/Otipua Wetlands

It would be great idea to take another trip to the lagoon or wetlands(or both) with your family. There are some spare copies of some of the activities we did in the classroom if you would like to take a copy of these down with you. This would be a great way to reinforce our learning and give the children some extra time to think about some of the concepts. We learned about some of the plants and birds that live in these places and the purpose of the wetlands. The wetlands clean the water and act like a sponge. They are also a safe place for wildlife to raise their young and find food.