Friday Night Events for our Tamariki

After school tomorrow our Year 7 and 8 Softball team is playing against Lakeview on our School Softball Field.  The game will begin around 4pm.   Good luck team!

Tomorrow night at the Event Center our Kapa Haka will be farewelling Ron Mark and welcoming John Booth as our Mayor.  The students have to be meeting with Whaea Lesley at 5:15pm.  Good luck everyone!

Athletics

Athletics is not on tomorrow (Friday 7th) it is now on next Thursday (13th) instead.  Athletics runs from 9:15 until 2:30ish.  Come along and have a look at your child participating in the events.  The programme was on this weeks newsletter.
Click on the link below to see the newsletter.
Newsletter-4-4-Nov-2014

Kapa Haka Festival

Last week some Room 12 Students went to the Kapa Haka Festival in Featherston.  Have a look at these photos.  I heard they did an amazing job!

Have a look here

Google Docs

We have been using Google Docs to support and help our learning in class time.  This seems to be working really well.  Some students are doing their 'learning anytime, any place' through Google Docs and sharing their work with me outside of school hours.  This is amazing!  Keep it up!

Our Jump Jam Team

Our Year 7 and 8 team

They won a certificate for excellent costumes.

Congratulations girls!

Jump Jam Extravaganza Night

Have a look at our wonderful teams performing.

Homework Week 1 - Whanau Responses

Here are the responses from Week 1's homework, when you were asked to brainstorm with your family what 'Turangawaewae means to you and your family'

Jump Jam

Well done Jump Jammers!  What a great performance tonight.  Very proud of you all!  You are going to be fabulous in Tauranga. 

Well done all of you and Room 12 wishes you the best of luck.

Movie Making - Special items from the Term 3 to 4 holiday

 

We have made a short movie with the items students brought to share.  The items were from/about their Special Place/Thing from their term 3-4 holidays.

(For those how haven't brought anything yet - we can still add to this movie when you bring something)

Carterton School Website

Our school website has been updated and it looks awesome!
Click on the link below and have a look.

http://carterton.school.nz/

There is a link to our Room 12 blog on it.

There is also a link to our weekly school newsletter.

This is exciting!

Jump Jam Extravaganza

If you are able to come and support our Jump Jam Teams on Tuesday night.  We have some of our awesome Room 12 girls in the Year 7 and 8 team.
I am looking forward to it!

Homework Draw Winner

Congratulations to Jasmine Fraser who won the 'Week Off Homework Voucher' draw.

Thank you to those students who asked their family 'what Turangawaewae means to them' and then brought back the brainstorm to share with me.  Well done to you all!

Marae Trip to Hurunui - O - Rangi

Today some Room 12 Students went to Hurunui-o-Rangi Marae with the Tuakana Kapa Haka for an awesome learning experience of being on our local Marae.  They will be there again tomorrow getting ready for the Kapa Haka Festival which is coming up on the 30th October.

Ruma Ono

Yesterday Ruma Ono came in to tell us about their work in the Ngahere.  They asked us to help them look after it. 

Ruma Ono you are doing a fabulous job!

Ra - Turangawaewae

Ra came into day to talk to us about what Turangawaewae means to us as New Zealanders and to him as a Maori.

Thanks for sharing with us Ra!

Pet Day was today

What a fabulous day today!  Thanks to those students who helped look after the younger students.  A lot of the staff noticed how fantastic you were at this role.

Hope Pet Day was a fantastic last pet day for our Year 8's.

 

Thanks to all of you that sent along flowers for the activity I was running today.

Hearing and Vision Testing

Hearing and Vision Testing is happening again.  If you would like your child to be referred for hearing or vision testing please let me or the office know as soon as possible!

Term 4 Other Information

Team Kahikatea Room 12 Newsletter

‘Other Room 12 Information’ 

Term 4 October 2014

 

 

Dear Parents, Caregivers, Whanau and Students,

 

Kia ora and welcome back! I hope you and your families had an awesome break and are ready for a final and busy term ahead!

As we begin this term we congratulate Michael Hobbs who was awarded Room 12 Student of the Term for Term Three.  Throughout Term Three Michael showed respect, diligence, cooperation, organization and enthusiasm in every aspect of school life!  Michael showed dedication and commitment into everything he participated in at school.  Michael was happy to take on new challenges and responsibilities and he always strived for excellence in all areas during Term 3.  We look forward to finding out who Term 4 Student of the Term will be.

Term Four Team Kahikatea Learning:

This term our topic for inquiry is ‘Turangawaewae—Our Place, Our Space’. 

This inquiry topic is about our place, environment and identity.  This inquiry topic has a Social Science and Arts focus.  At times there will be some homework tasks related to this topic and your support for completing these tasks will be very valuable. 

 

Room 12 Learning:

Other learning topics during Term 4 = Google Docs, Blogging, Graphica, Debating, Technology, Athletics, Summer Sport skills and EOTC activities (Camp). 

 

Other Room 12 Information:

Learning, updates, homework and most other information for Room 12 can be found on Room 12’s blog.  The address for this is : room12cartertonschool2014.blogspot.com  The heading to click is ‘Kia Ora—Blogger’.  You are more than welcome to share or forward Room 12’s blog with friends and family members.  Positive comments, questions and ideas for learning can be posted on our blog by viewers.    

Designcraft / Technology at Makoura:

The students’ technology sessions at Makoura College continue this term.  Year 8’s are going at 10:20 and they return at 12:30.  The Year 7’s go after lunch and return at 2:50.  The Technology sessions at Makoura cost $65 for the year.    If you have not paid yet you can make part payments for this at the office.  The total amount needs to be paid before the end of the year. Thank you.  A reminder that all students must have sturdy footwear for Technology on Tuesdays! 

 

Library and Computer Room:

We will be using the school library and computer room once a week.  While in the library we will be working on inquiry, research and note taking skills.  All students are encouraged to issue 2 books. They may keep these books for up to 2 weeks.  Please help your child to use and care for our library books as well as return them promptly.  While in the computer room students will focus on inquiry, research, Google Docs and Blogging.  This term your student will have a Google Doc’s address where their learning and classroom work will be inquired into, worked on and saved.  I am experimenting with this system to make learning ‘Anytime, Anywhere’.   Room 12 is going to adopt the  ‘Learn, Create, Share’ philosophy from the Manaiakalani Cluster.  These sites are from the cluster about their learning (http://www.ptengland.school.nz/ and http://www.tamakiprimary.school.nz/) and Blogging (http://manaiakalani.blogspot.co.nz/search/label/blogging).  Have a look if you are interested.

For PE this term we are participating in Jump Jam, Athletics and Summer Sports skills.  Please encourage your child to wear sensible footwear to school or bring trainers/sneakers to put on when needed.

 

Room 4 is our buddy class.  We are calling this session Tuakana/Teina (Big kids helping little kids).  During this time we read, write, develop spelling and maths skills, as well as build friendships with our buddies.  This happens every Friday before lunch for 20 minutes. 

 

Other information:

As we begin the term please ensure that all of your child’s school items are named clearly, e.g. uniform, lunch boxes, drink bottles etc…Remember school wide brimmed sunhats are now compulsory for all of term 4 and Term 1 next year.

Uniforms: Mr Ballantyne, Whaea Michelle and I have spoken to the children about correct uniform and we trust students will take responsibility for themselves.  Please support us by ensuring that your child wears the correct uniform to school each day, with pride! 

 

Camp Fundraising:

As you are aware we have a camp planned for this term.  More information will come out in future notices.  At this point we can give you an approximate cost of $100 per  student—therefore we wish to continue with our fundraising efforts in this term so we can reduce the cost per student.  We plan to hold another disco this term to help to lower the cost for each student.

 

Homework and Communication:

Please continue to remind your child to use their communication books like a diary. Their communications books help them with their organisation skills and this is great preparation for college as we are continuing to develop independent learners plus encouraging the students to be organised and responsible.

We use the communication book to record homework tasks, spelling words and things they needs to remember etc. This is also the best place for notes to me regarding absences, concerns etc.  Students also have a clear file to keep homework tasks and newsletters in.   Please take time to check and sign your child’s communication book daily to help them with their organisational skills. 

Below is a brief outline of homework tasks over the term.

· Each Monday the students are given a list of topic related and essential list spelling words to learn. These are tested on Friday.

· There will be weekly homework for our team set by a teacher.  This will be issued on Friday and due the following Friday.

· There may be weekly homework by the Technology teachers.  This will be issued on Tuesday and due the following Tuesday.

 

Report Files will be sent home at the end of Term 4.  Dates will be in our school newsletter.

 

The school newsletter is sent home each Tuesday to the youngest and/or only child in a family.  Please read it, as there is a lot of important information and dates on it.  The newsletter can be emailed to you.  You need to give Mrs Hutchings or Mrs Pratt your email address if you wish to receive it this way.  

 

The school day begins at 8.55.  Please make sure that your child is at school before the bell rings.   If your child is late to school they will need to go to the office for a Late Slip.

 

During each term I am entitled to two Classroom Release Days and one Management Release Day  On these days a reliever or Ms Taylor will be teaching Room 12.  The dates for these release days are yet to be confirmed.

 

To help the school, your child and myself, please send notes to school about any sickness, absences or any other issues, as sending notes saves time and confusion.

 

Head lice are an ongoing problem.  If your child is itching please check them and treat them if necessary.  We will have head lice checks in class if it is needed.  A note will be sent home if this is about to happen.

 

If your child has Asthma, please send an inhaler to school.  The inhaler can be kept in their school bag until it is needed.  Please let me know if your child has any medical conditions that I need to be aware of.

 

If you have any questions, concerns or would like additional information about your child’s progress, please come and see me at school.  I recommend that you come between 8.15 and 8:45am.  Although on Tuesday mornings the staff have an 

Administration Meeting in the Staffroom from 8:00 until 8:30 so I will not be in the classroom until 8:30 on Tuesday mornings. Or please come to see me between 3.00 and 4:30pm, as I will usually be in the classroom, staffroom or the Library, preparing or assessing work.  Please remember Team Kahikatea meets on a Tuesday at 3:30 and on Thursday afternoons are

Professional Learning  Meetings which begin at 3:30,  so I will not be available after 3:30 on those days.

I am on Main Road Crossing Duty every Friday so I need to be at the crossing soon after the 3:00 bell.  If you need to see me could you please wait until I return which should be about 3:15.

 

I am really looking forward to a productive term full of learning and engagement!  Please do not hesitate to contact me at school, on 379 4010, or at home, on 379 6624 (before 9:00pm) or you could email me at mmacgregor@carterton.school.nz if you have anything to discuss.

 

Teachers and parents working together make a powerful combination.

 

Kind regards,

Melanie MacGregor

 

Please encourage your children to… LEARN, CREATE, SHARE!

 

Pet Day is on Friday

Remember Pet Day in on this Friday.
School will run normally until early morning tea.  Then after morning tea we will have pet day.  School will finish at 12:30.  I will need to see parents or a note to let the students go at 12:30.  If you are unable to find care for you child from 12:30 school is offering childcare until 3.

Remember to bring your teddy for the teddy bear competition.

It is going to be a great day!

School Sunhats

School sunhats are compulsory this term.  They must be navy blue and wide brimmed. Please remember to name them clearly.

Term 4 Inquiry

This term our topic for inquiry is ‘Turanagwaewae—Our Place, Our Space’. 

This inquiry topic is about our place, environment and identity.  If you have any ideas about this and what you think we could learn about please let me know.

 

Holiday Homework

Bring something special (smallish- that will sit on a shared table top) from somewhere special that you visited or from something you did in the holidays.
e.g. stone from grandma's garden, holiday photo, ...

Technology Challenge Last Thursday

Ethan was mentioned in the paper for the Technology Challenge

Teacher Only Day to Auckland

These are two links to the schools we visited on our teacher only day.   Have a look and see what you think.  Send me any comments or suggestions.

http://www.ptengland.school.nz/ 

http://www.tamakiprimary.school.nz/

We are have a Professional Learning get together on Monday 29th September at Kuranui College, Greytown, to find out more about engagement, teaching and learning from Point England School.

'Future focused learning in connected communities.'



Inquiry Learning at Carterton School

At Carterton School we use Inquiry learning. This short video explains what Inquiry learning is. If you have any question/ comments or even suggestions about possible inquiries let me know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u84ZsS6niPc&feature=player_embedded

Term Rewards

On Thursday we had extra playtime at afternoon break for the whole school , this was a reward for following our school rules and showing the 3Rs!  Well done Room 12!

On Friday we had our end of term Assembly and these students from Room 12 were recognised for their achievements:

Room 12 Student of the Term = Michael Hobbs  (a copy of his certificate will be posted on the Student of the Term pages)

Board of Trustees Student of the Term = William Renall

Jump Jam Team = Rosalie, Ashley, Leana, Holly 

Team Kahikatea had an end of term hui and Leana won draw for showing Respect, Mana and Manaaki - She won a Warehouse voucher.  Several others won smaller prizes.  Congratulations!

End of Term

Have a wonderful two week break and I will see everyone back at school on the 13th October. (Remember pet day is the first Friday back which is a half day for the students)

We didn't get to do this today so we will go and do our part of Keep Carterton Beautiful from 12:35 to 1:30 tomorrow.  We will be picking up rubbish around the Kent Street area.  Come along and help if you are free. 

Tomorrow we have our end of term celebration (Celebrating the positive behaviour at Carterton school) which is an extra long playtime and this will start at 1:30 and finish at 2.

Good luck to Ethan, Leana, William and Ashley who are going to the technology challenge tomorrow.

Today's events

The cake sale is on again today at morning tea.  Bring $1 for something yummy!  This is a fundraiser for Team Kawakawa.

The disco is on tonight from 7 until 9.  $2 to enter.  Food and fizzy for sale.  This is a fundraiser for Team Matai.

We will go and do our part of Keep Carterton Beautiful from 2 to 3 today.  We will be picking up rubbish around the Kent Street area.  Come along and help if you are free.

Thank you!

Notices

Hey to families and parents of school aged children, our Carterton school jump jam team are fundraising for their trip to regional comp in Nov! For some holiday fun for the kids, and a break for the parents, book your child in to our Holiday Hangout! Tuesday 7oct, 9-12 noon, only $10, our jump jam leaders will teach jump jam, do crafts, loom bands, nail art, te reo kori, poi and rakau, fun and interesting stuff! Txt 027 4109939 with your child's name and age! From Ms Taia and Sue

Week 10 Notices

23 Tuesday-Technology
                   -money for cake sale
24 Wednesday-Disco at 7pm to 9pm
                       -Kapahaka
                       -Keep Carterton Beautiful Rubbish pick up
25 Thursday-Writing E-asstle
26 Friday-Last day of Term 3

Cheers
Rosalie Bos

Caving today

Caving is on today - we are heading for Pukaha Mount Bruce.

For caving:
Wear warm and old mufti clothes as you get really muddy
A change of clothes to get changed into after the caving.
Gumboots for in the cave and spare shoes for after the caving
Torch
Good morning tea and lunch
Drink bottle of water

The parents who have said they can take transport we would love you all to come.  We have got spare seats in some cars. 

Powell Hut - Year 8's

Year 8's Powell Hut is on at this stage...yay!
I haven't heard from Mr B to say otherwise.
See you tomorrow packed and ready!

TV Stars from Room 12

Francis, Sheldon and Ben made a quick appearance on Seven Sharp when our local Labour candidate came to visit the Chess Tournament.  Room 12 have watched it 'On Demand'.

Kyle Green was on Campbell Live earlier this term winning a soccer competition.  You can also see this on demand also.

Room 12 students are famous!

Please check the pages...

Remember to check the pages on the right hand side of this page. I try to regularly update the Legend, Homework, Inquiry Term 3 page and any other information that comes up.

Week 6 Term 3

Monday:  Year 8's Powell Hut, Year 7's Whaea Michelle (If you have any questions about Powell Hut please ring me or Mr B)

Tuesday:  Year 8's Powell Hut, Year 7's Whaea Michelle (possibly a full day at Technology)

Wednesday: Room 12 full day Caving at Pukaha Mt Bruce - see the list below of what you need

Thursday: Live Radio Broadcast from school (Michael is involved in this), Room 12 follow up writing and art from outings, Library and ICT in Learning Block 2, Kapa Haka in Learning Block 3

Friday:  Follow up writing and art from outings, whole school assembly in Learning Block 3.

For caving:
Wear warm and old mufti clothes as you get really muddy
A change of clothes to get changed into after the caving.
Gumboots for in the cave and spare shoes for after the caving
Torch,
Good morning tea and lunch
Drink bottle of water

The parents who have said they can take transport we would love you all to come.  We have got spare seats in some cars. 

Kuranui Enrolments

This message came to me on my email...

 

Hi everyone,

Kuranui will be here for the Yr 8’s to enrol for 2015 on Thursday 11 September.  Appointments will start at 9.30 am and run in 20 minute blocks.  Gina Smith will be here to do the enrolments and will stay for ‘as long as it takes’! 
The parents will need to bring along a copy of their child’s birth certificate or passport. 
Appointments can be made by phoning our school office.

Powell Hut

Year 8's :At this stage we will be going on Monday to Powell Hut. 
Year 7's will be with Whaea Michelle for both days.

Photography

Look for things you can take photos of that use hearts or that relate to having a Strong Heart.