Whole school Assembly

Hi Parents and Caregivers,

Today we went to whole school assembly. We got to meet Max the Pukeko who is from Travel Wise. Some children got to walk to school today with him. At school we have a walking school bus where children walk with adults to school. It was cool to meet Max the Pukeko. Then Ewan won the classroom certificate for excellence and we watched some performances. We also saw some costumes from Trash to fashion that the children had made.

Thank you, Miss Watson

Mandarin

Hi Parents and Caregivers,

Today we had a lovely visitor from Awapuni School in Gisborne. Her name was Elizabeth Loudon and she is the assistant principal and junior syndicate leader of her school. She brought us in some mandarins from her school orchard to try. Here is us trying them:

Smells like: Aaron 'smells like lemon' , Lachlan 'smells fruity', Sanvi 'smells like mango', Shiloh 'it's like lemonade'. 

Tastes like: Kain 'it tastes like oranges', Phoebe 'it tastes like a mandarin'. 

Feels like: Hailie 'it's feels a little but hard', Aarav 'it feels like fruit'. 

Thank you for our yummy fruit, Room 20

Zoo Trip 27th June 2013

Dear Parents and Caregivers, As part of our Action learning we will be studying Primates, specifically Monkeys. The children in Rooms 19 and 20 will be learning about monkeys and their habitats. Therefore we are planning to take the children to the Auckland Zoo on Thursday the 27th of June. We will leave school by bus at approximately 9:15am and will arrive back to Arahoe School at approximately 2:45pm. The total cost of the trip for loyalty members is $14.00 per child. The total cost of the trip for non-loyalty members is $17.00 per child. Your child will need a: • packed lunch • drink bottle • raincoat • appropriate footwear. If it is raining on the Thursday the 27th June the trip will be postponed until a later date. To ensure safety and that numbers are kept to a minimum we ask that if you are able to support us with parent help, preschoolers are not brought along. Please let your child’s teacher know if you are able to provide parent help. Free entry is provided for supervising adults (including teachers) at a ratio of 1:6, i.e. one adult to every six children. After each classes limit has been reached there will be a charge of $25.00 per adult. NB: Friends of the Zoo membership cannot be used. Kind regards ~ Nikki Watson (Room 20), Lisa Thompson and Trisha O’connell (Room 19). I do/do not give permission for my child _______________________________ to go the Auckland Zoo on Thursday the 27th of June. I am able/unable to support as parent-help. Phone Number: ________________________ Signed: _____________________________

Room 20's Tuesday!

Hi Parents and Caregivers, Today we have had a busy day. We learnt how to write 'Casey shapes' on the chalkboards. Aaron learnt how to do: 'I learnt possum tail' and Aarav learnt: 'I learnt the tunnel'. After morning tea we learnt our poem 'Im a super listener' and read our big book 'Keep Trying' where the boy was encouraged by his father to keep trying. Phoebe says 'Keep trying, you can do it!'. We also read our small books with the teacher and then learnt all about the letter 'g'. After lunch we did geometry and learnt about 2D shapes and how many sides they have. At the end of the day we did some PE in the hall and praciced our ball skills. Thank you, Nikki