After a long and busy term have a wonderful holiday and come back in two weeks ready to look at Celebrations and finish the year with some more amazing work. Be good to your mum and dad and most importantly.... have fun wherever you are :-)

Our amazing transport models

For the last 4 weeks we have been designing then making our own models. We had to choose a destination (somewhere to go) then decide the best way to get there. Once we had chosen a type of transport we drew a plan and gathered all of the things we needed to make it. The results are fantastic and we have been really impressed with the results.... what do you think?

We helped make the news...

More than 1.2 million people are set to participate in the biggest national earthquake drill held in New Zealand (Getty)

About 1.3 million Kiwis have clambered under their desks on Wednesday morning in the name of earthquake preparedness.

At 9.26am, hundreds of schools and workplaces across the country have taken part in the ShakeOut, the first ever national earthquake drill.

Several radio stations and TV1 broadcast a civil defence siren to mark the start of the drill.

Participants were urged to practise the drop, cover, hold drill, which means dropping to the ground when an earthquake hits, taking cover by getting under a sturdy desk or table and holding on until the shaking stops.

People were expected to stay under cover for only about 10 seconds, but director of civil defence emergency management John Hamilton said he wanted the ShakeOut to be more than just a one-off drill.

"Immediately after the drill is a good time for people to stop and talk about the drill, what they did, what might happen in a real earthquake, talk about their preparedness and also consider other emergencies," he said.

"Many of the things people do to prepare for an earthquake are also important for other emergencies."

Since the first 7.1 magnitude quake hit Christchurch on September 4, 2010, more than 27,450 further quakes have been recorded.

Almost 500 of those quakes have measured between magnitude 4 and 5, while 56 quakes have measured over magnitude 5.

 

NZ's BIG SHAKEOUT

At 9.26am we were given the signal to DROP and we were part of NZ's Big Shakeout. We were all very sensible and got straight under the table, covered our heads and held onto the table leg. Mrs Reid said we were very good and took it very sensibly. We know what to do in an emergency....do you?

We're off...

Here are the results of taking one plain VW beetle outline and having some fun. We are all headed out of the city to our favourite places, why don't you come to...

Another great runner...

Wow we have some great runners in room 17. S.V ran in our Junior Cross COuntry last week and came third!! What an excellent effort; we are very proud of you :-)

Reading Response

 

Today the Fabulous, Fantastic Readers looked at a book called Wierd and Wacky Inventions. They had to create a timeline showing when some useful things were invented. This is an excellent example by M.O.

We have been practising our earthquake drill ready for the BIG SHAKEOUT that will be held all over New Zealand tomorrow at 9.26am. We know that when Mrs Reid calls out DROP that we all need to get ourselves safely under the nearest table, cover our heads and hold onto the table leg....
We need to know how to be safe in an emergency.

Homework this week...

 

This week we want to see your amazing models.....

You have spent the past 3 weeks thinking, drawing, designing and creating your model and this week it is time for the finishing touches and then bring it in to wow the rest of the class.

We have a few models in already and they look fantastic!

So get creative and complete your work, it is due on Friday...

A fond farewell

 

Today we lose one of our lovely girls, our very own J.Q is off to live in New Plymouth and we are going to miss her a lot. We hope she enjoys her new home and school.... don't you dare forget us here at Botany Downs!!

Keep in touch J and we miss your cheeky smile already.

Lots of love from everyone in room 17 and Mrs Reid xxx

 

It appears room 17 is full of fast ladies... last Friday was the Junior Cross Country and all of our girls ran amazingly well. J.V ran an outstanding race and came in first while P.J-T came in second! What an excellent achievement :-)

It's nearly the end of term.... who has worked hard enough ALL term to get room 17's term certificate? Think back over the term and see if you fit the criteria... if so it could be your name in next week's newsletter! Good luck :-)

Mrs Reid's Criteria for term 3:

• outstanding effort with all work
• keeps on trying even when they find something hard
• shows our school values often

How we can help...

Room 17 and 20 are helping at our school fair with the ....

Everyone in room's 17 and 20 are going to bake a delicious cake, cupcake or sweet treat to sell on Friday 23rd November. So get your thinking caps on (with mum or dad's help) and see what beautiful creations you could make to help raise money for our school.

Transport

Last week room 17 took a plain outline of the awesome (yes, Mrs Reid has one) VW Beetle. We thought about heading away to our favourite place then decorated our cars and stuck them onto a background.... just wait to see the outstanding results.... pictures coming soon! :-)

Homework this week...

This week you are beginning to make your model of your method of transport. Use the plan you made last week to help you and remember to be creative. Think about ways to make your model different, interesting and cool. Your model is due next week so get creative and we cannot wait to see them.

How we are growing up...

Mrs Reid was going through some photos for our art and found these two beautiful pictures so she had to share them.

Homework this week...

This week you need to do the next step for building your model.

• We want you to start collecting all of the things you will need to make your model
• In your homewoek book you need to draw a diagram/plan of how you are going to make your model (showing what you are going to use to make the different parts)

Be creative and have fun!

The Maths Roadshow rolled into town...

 

We spent an awesome time today playing loads of different types of Maths games. We learnt that Maths is used in everyday tasks and we had so much fun! These are just some of the games we played.

Welcome to Spring

We welcome Spring this month... here's hoping the awful rain and wind clears soon! Stay warm and dry everyone.

Homework this week...

Transport... what is the best way to get from here to there...

 

For the next 4 weeks you are going to plan and then make a model of a type of transport.

 

This week we want you to: think of a destination (a place you would like to go) and then list all of the different ways you can reach it.

Once you have listed all of the different ways you need to choose one (your favourite) mode of transport and carefully draw a picture of it in your homework book.

Now you need to start to think about what you need to collect to makeyour model; write a list in your homework book under your picture.

Be creative and have fun :-)