This weeks awards go to...

This week the Special Terrific Persons award goes to A.S for having such a posotive attitude towards school and always giving 100% effort.... Keep it up!!
Our new Value is Respect and someone who always shows this is R.P. He always lets others go before him, helps out when needed and is an all round nice guy!!
Well done to you both!

I was trapped waist deep in the snow....

PTA Picnic

On Friday night Botany Downs PTA put on a family picnic. There was an awesome turnout and loads of families having their dnner on the field. There were games and a bike course along with a soccer game between parents and children and a massive lolly scramble!! It was lots of fun and we hope there will be another one next year! Thanks PTA, you rock!!!

Homework this week...

This week we are starting a 3 week project. We want you to produce a poster of your House Leader. Your House Leader is either

Kate Sheppard

Jean Batten

Sir Peter Blake

or

Sir Edmund Hillary

You will need to research your House Leader and include

-at least 8 facts

-Why this person is important to New Zealanders

-A picture

Your poster is due on Friday 30th March





An example of doing our BEST homework

Swimming fun..

Homework answers

How we can be our BEST at school….

·         Be nice to others

·         Do your best handwriting

·         Be honest

·         Be kind to others who are sad

·         Do your BEST reading

·         Sit quietly

·         Be lovable

·         Do things without being asked

·         Listen to the teacher

·         Carry on with your work

·         Be quiet on the mat

·         Do your BEST always

·         Be helpful

·         Love the teacher

·         Be quiet in the library

·         Finish your work

·         Don’t talk when the teacher is talking

·         Be proactive

·         Be responsible with your things

·         Respect others

·         Do your work

·         Always do finger spaces

·         Try your BEST

·         Helping who is in charge

·         Don’t be a bully

·         Do your maths

·         Use your manners

·         Stand up for yourself

·         Keep the school clean

·         Help people who are hurt

·         Be thoughtful

How we can be our BEST at home…

·         Make your bed every day

·         Don’t play games when mum or dad want you to do something

·         Help cook dinner

·         Don’t watch tv when mum and dad want you

·         Helping at home

·         Be polite to your family

·         Tidy up

·         Keep my room clean

·         Don’t rush in the door when you’ve got guests, let them go first

·         Put the rubbish bag in the rubbish bin

·         Don’t ignore mum or dad

·         Take the rubbish out

·         Feed your pets

·         Be nice to your family (especially brothers and sisters!)

·         Do homework on time so we can have special time later

·         Do the dishes/dishwasher

·         Do your chores

·         Love your family

·         Do things when you’re not asked

·         Help granny in the garden

·         Be prepared

·         Do your BEST

·         Share my toys with my siblings or neighbours

·         Don’t forget to do your reading

I am sure you can think of many other ways…. Leave a comment and tell us! J

New bok bok books for you....

Hi everybody, it's me Henrietta! I've been having a scratch around and have discovered some great bok bok books just for the year 3 and 4 children! They seem to fit in eggactly with our first value of courtesy and manners and are always important to remember!!

I will leave these bok bok books with Mrs Woolsey so remember to use your manners and ask politley.

 

Could you leave a comment and let me know what you think of these bok bok books....

lots of pecks, Henry 

How can I achieve my personal BEST in all things?

We have started to look at our Inquiry on being our BEST. We looked at leaders today and I Mrs Reid asked three questions.... Who is a leader?, What does a leader do?, and What do I need to be a leader?
These are our answers for now, we want to add to them as we learn more...

Who is a leader?

Mr T

Coach

Me

House leaders

Ritchie McCaw

Parents

Teachers

God

Police

Jon Key

Jean Batten

Kate Sheppard

Sir Edmond Hillary

Sir Peter Blake

What does a leader do?

They lead/take you places

They are nice

They keep you organised

They keep you safe

They help you

They teach you knew things

They are the main person

They own things we need

What qualities do we need to be a leader?

·      Be kind

·      Honest

·      Responsible

·      Lovable

·      Teachable

·      Nice

·      Respectful

·      Trust-worthy

·      Positive

·      Interesting

This week the awards go to...

This week the S.P.T award goes to V.V who worked very hard to understand Place Value in maths. She never gave up and kept trying until she understood, she then even gave another classmate a helping hand! We are all very proud of her achievement.
One of the most courteous and well mannered young men is recieving the Values card this week, well done to J.W for an outstanding attitude.

What is a friend... Sesame Street style

Homework this week..

This week for homework we are looking at Our BEST Always.

Belief

Excellence

Skills

Thoughtfulness

You need to draw or write 5 ways you try to be your BEST at home and at school.

(Remember we have looked at ways we can have helping hands...)

An excellent example of this weeks homework

A.B showed the rest of the class how to complete your homework to a very high level. This is an example of doing your BEST. Well done!

Homework Answers

Things we wouldn’t need at a swimming pool

·      A tyre

·      Pyjamas

·      A pet rat

·      A bike

·      A house

·      Soap

·      An egg

·      A chicken

·      A sofa

·      Snow

·      Socks

·      Clock

·      Books

·      Bowling Ball

·      Wheelbarrow

·      Pencil

·      Television

·      Fridge

·      Shark

·      Car

·      Candle

·      Bed

 Can you think of anything else?

Hard workers...

We are looking at Place Value in Maths and J.dW and V.V worked very hard to understand what to do and then to complete it on time. I am very proud of them for not giving up but concentrating on the task until they understood. Awesome work girls, you are working to your BEST.

Where the forest meets the sea

After reading "Where the forsest meets the sea" we decided to make our own collage pictures showing the forest and the sea. We used different types of paper and ripped them to make interesting effects for the trees and the background. We also used colourful paer to create animals that may be found in a forest. We hope you like them as much as we do.

This week the awards go to...

 

This week our awards go to two special girls in the room. Our S.T.P award goes to M.O for always settling to work quickly and quietly and remaining on task until it is finished. This can be quite hard for some of us to do but not M.O. Awesome work! :-)

The person who showed our value of Courtesy and Manners is J.d-W who never forgets her manners and is always polite to others. This is also hard for some of us so it is great to see someone who does it automatically every time. You are a star! :-)

Ripper Rugby

Today at lunchtime some of room 17 got to go out on the field with Mr J and have a go at playing Ripper Rugby. It was very exciting and we have so many people keen to play that there was enough for two teams. J.V and her friends went along to cheer on both sides and she took some photos to share.

We love Ripper Rugby..... thanks Mr J, you rock!!

Christchurch, one year on

One year on from New Zealand's worst earthquake we wanted to remember Christchurch and let them all know that we were thinking of them. We felt sad that they had to experience that terrible quake and hope that everyone in Christchurch is safe and sound.

We had two minutes silence to remember those people who were lost this day a year ago. We thought nice thoughts for those people who live in Christchurch and hoped it never happens again.

This week the awards go to...

This week our Spercial Person Award goes to B.P who showed what BEST means by not giving up when faced with a difficult task. Not only did she not give up but she kept trying until she was able to do it. I am very proud of her for this.
The Value we are talking about this term is Courtesy and Manners and this week S.V has been chosen as he always demonstrates this value and it is a pleasure to have him in the room.

A visit from Tina and Tane

Today we had a visit from the team from the Auckland City Council who put on a show for us about keeping our waterways safe and clean. Tina and Tane came out of a special comic to tell us all about it.

We learned not to swim in or near storm water drains especially after lots of rain as sometimes yukky stuff like rubbish and dog poo can get washed in and harm us.

We also learned that anything that goes down "outside" drains ends up in streams, rivers and the sea so it is very important that we are careful. We need to wash our cars on the lawn if we can or go to a carwash (they recycle the water) and to rinse our paint brushes on the lawn or in an "inside" sink (this water goes to a water treatment plant to be made safe again).

If we all do our bit to help we can keep our beautiful and precious stream, rivers and sea safe for everyone!

The Great White Man-Eating Shark

Today for reading we made a trirama of a scene from a very cool book about a naughty boy called Norvin. He didn't like sharing the beach with others so came up with a wicked plan..... he made the dorsel fin of a great white man-eating shark, strapped it to his chest and swam into Caramel Cove. The story follows what happens next and Norvin himself gets a nasty shock in the end....

If you want to find out what happens to Norvin read "The Great White Man-Eating Shark" by Margret Mahy.