Year 4 Camp 2016 Kit List

Hi families of 2016 Year 4 students.
Here is a link to the kit list for the Year 4 Camp that will take place in week 3 of Term 1 next year.  Your child will receive a paper copy of this list next year.
Any questions? Please approach Mr D, Mrs Jenkins or Ms Sutherland.

https://docs.google.com/a/westmelton.school.nz/document/d/17Jl2YXxyyaF9x0TweqqlFriMDoD7MuokOIAx_HgA0Mo/edit?usp=sharing

Words to waiata for visit to the Marae

Hi Pukeko Team families,

If you want to practice the waiata that we will be singing at Taumutu Marae on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, they can be accessed from this link:

http://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Reo-Maori-resources/Hei-Waiata

The songs that we will be singing are:

E Toru nga Mea
Ko Matou
Mihi Mai

We will also be singing He Honore - a link to the lyrics and music can be found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAaBu5puEGc

ATHLETICS SPORTS PROGRAMME

Here's the programme for today's Pukeko team athletics, for those of you who did not get the printed copy that was sent home last week:

PUKEKO ATHLETICS SPORTS TIMETABLE 2015

Event	1		2	3		4	5	6	7
Time	10.20 am	11.20 am	11.30 am	12.00 pm	12.30 pm	1pm	1.30 pm	2.00 pm	2.30 pm	2.50 PM
Place	Field	Back court			Back court				Running track	Back court
Year 3 boys	Middle distance	Welcome	Discus	High jump	Lunch	Shot put	Long jump	Sprints	Whanau relays	Results and certificates
Year 3 girls			Sprints	Discus		High jump	Shot put	Long jump
Year 4 boys			Long jump	Sprints		Discus	High jump	Shot put
Year 4 girls			Shot put	Long jump		Sprints	Discus	High jump

Location of individual events:                                                              STAFF                                             

Middle distance             Field with                                                       Pukeko team teachers                

Sprints                              Field with                                                       Ms McKendry

High jump          Field with                                                       Mr Dawson

Long jump         Pit at back of field with                              Ms Sutherland

Shot Put             Field with                                                       Mrs Coster

Discus                Reserve with                                                 Mrs Jenkins   

Relays                              Field with                                                       Pukeko team teachers

Family treasures

In LC1 during literacy, we have been talking and writing about our family treasures and why and how these treasures help us to remember and record our past.
Learners chose an amazing range of different treasures, including ancient artefacts, precious photos, old records, mini irons and clogs! We are sharing our ideas in a report about our treasure on Google Drive.

Check out our Whare!

The LC18 Swamp has had a facelift with our Term 4 artwork and West Melton Kowhaiwhai patterns. We think it looks fantastic and really showcases our learners' artistic talents.

CATERPILLAR RUN!

On Friday afternoon the Rimu girls faced the 'Caterpillar Run' challenge. In teams of 8(ish) they worked together to get their strip of paper from one end of the sprint lanes to the other. Each team had 4 metres of paper, a pair of scissors and a stapler - the only rules were to stay on the paper and to staple it back into 'one piece' once all team members had crossed the line. They had to use their creative, communication and collaboration skills to succeed. Ka pai kids - great effort!

KC Effective Communicators

KC Team Players

KC Thinkers

KC Self Believers

What's happening in Ngaio???

The end of last term was an awesome finish to our plays.  The children had practised very hard and we were impressed with how many children managed to remember all their lines.  The classroom was packed with Grandparents, I'm just glad there was no fire alarm.

Science held great interest for the children last term and special thanks to Liz and Natasha for making things happen while I was busy with Alim.  Thanks

What were the mixing?????

 

 

Measurement Made Fun

 

 

Towards the end of last term the Ngaio Community looked at measurement for maths.  One of the activities was to make their own set of working scales.  I think the children did an awesome job.  What do you think?

 







GRANDPARENT'S DAY

Thank You to every Nanna, Poppa, Grandma, Grandpa, Oma, Opa, Kui and Koro that came to visit from near or far for Grandparent's Day - it was an absolutely amazing turn-out and I do believe our school roll doubled for the afternoon session. Some of you came from across the road and some came from across the globe (true story - Grandparents from the UK!) to celebrate our learners!

After a picnic lunch (and coffee for the adults) LC18 welcomed their grandparent's into our Pukeko break-out space 'the Swamp' to cut, glue, saw, hammer, and nail together some exquisite bird habitats. As luck would have it, we had some talented carpentry granddads on hand to show us how it's done...