Asthma Awareness

On Thursday afternoon we had a visitor talk to us about asthma in New Zealand. He taught us lots about how people get asthma and why. He was very funny and brought his friend Puffing Fish along. Around 500,000 people in New Zealand are affected by asthma. Ask your child what they learnt and if they can remember the song Puffing Fish taught us? Check out these photos from the day...

Lucas from Room 25 holding the smoke puppet that affects people with asthma.

 Puffing Fish

Daffodil Day at Hukanui

To raise money for the cancer society each class had a letter which went into a sentence. As a school we solved the sentence. It was a great and fun activity for the whole school...

 Room 25 raised $22 Dollars and as a school we raised just over $600 Dollars for the cancer society.

Cross Country

We had an awesome time at cross country on Wednesday. It was exciting and nerve racking at the same time. Check out these photos from the day and the awesome wow word brainstorm we did today for our writing...

 The girls year 1 race

The boys year 1 race

This is our brainstorm we did today as a class about how we felt during the race....

Swim Safe

We had an awesome time at Swim Safe this week. We learnt lots about safety in and around the water. Here are some awesome shots of us from water world...

Poetry recitals

I recently sent home a noticed about poetry recitals with your child's chosen poem attached. Please read this carefully.

The following is a copy of the notice I sent out. If you need to have your child's day changed just come and see me and we can sort one out.

Thanks
Taylor

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Poetry recitals are part of our oral language programme this term. The children are practicing each day at school, but I have attached a copy of the poem your child has chosen to recite so they can practice and prepare at home too.

Here are some helpful hints:

-     The children need to introduce themselves before they speak, the format of this is on the back of this sheet

- The children are encouraged to incorporate actions or use props to go with their poem. Some children choose to wear a costume to add impact.

- Do encourage your child to learn their poem from memory.

- Read the criteria on the back of this notice to help your child do the best they can for their recital.

Here is a copy of the roster so you know which day your child will need to bring their props/costume to school:

Monday 9th September	Tuesday 10th September	Wednesday 11th September	Thursday 12th September
Hadley Paige Finn C Tyree Hanuel Ben	Tristan Elizabeth Eva Zak Oliver Chloe	Jana Henry Finn R Lucas Hannah	Timiya Riley Ryan Indy Oscar Acasha

All children who participate get a certificate and two children from each class are chosen to recite their poem at the Junior Poetry Recital Finals. Please ask me if you have any queries and thank you for your support.

Kind regards

Taylor Kells

  

Mihi example

Kia Ora Room 25           

Ko        (name)         tōku mama

(Name) is my Mother

Ko         (name)         tōku papa

(Name) is my Father     

Ko  Hukanui te Kura

Hukanui is my school   

No Kirikiriroa ahau

I am from Hamilton

Ko        (name)         tōku ingoa.

(Name) is my name 

Poetry Recitals

Success Matrix

­	Novice	Apprentice	Practitioner	Expert
Eye Contact Volume Pace Tu Tangata! Memory Introduction Props	The teacher helped me to look at the audience I spoke quietly The teacher helped me speak at a good pace The teacher helped me to stand tall and still The teacher helped me to read my poem	I looked at the audience sometimes I spoke quietly but clearly I spoke at a good pace in some parts I stood tall and still. Tu Tangata! I read my poem by myself	I looked at the audience often I spoke at a good volume and very clearly I spoke at a good pace throughout I stood tall and used some gestures I looked at my poem sometimes to help me remember I introduced myself with my Mihi I had props for my poem	I looked at the audience throughout my poem I spoke clearly at a good volume and I used my voice in an interesting way with expression in my face I spoke at a good pace and used pauses to make parts of my poem interesting I stood tall and used gestures and movement to make my poem more interesting I recited my poem by memory I introduced myself with my Mihi and introduced the title of my poem I used props to make my poem more interesting

Planting in the Year 0-1 Rainbow Garden

On Monday 19th August we planted Succulents into the Year 0-1 Rainbow Garden. We had to weed out the old plants and dig holes to put in the new ones. Check out these photos...

Running through Newspaper

On Wednesday we ran through newspaper as a language experience for our writing. This activity helped us think of interesting words we could use in our story for example: nervous, excited, crashing through the newspaper, ripping, super fast and more...

Next time your in class check out the stories in our books to see if we are using WOW words to make our story more interesting for the reader.

Here are some photos from Wednesday...