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Our Year 7 programme has now moved on from the emphasis of measurement although that element is always an issue re accurate measuring and confidence in measuring independently.  Our new  unit is titled  "Breakfasts " and incorporates a series of lessons on the need for a healthy breakfast before they leave home and ways basic breakfast foods can be cooked with a difference.

I.e. a bowl of porridge cereal  could be instead Oatmeal hotcakes served not with butter but with honey.

This term is flying by and most of the Year 7's are off to a great start with their keynotes.  I have learnt a lot about individual students and they have learnt a lot about themselves, each other and the school in the process.  Many thanks to those parents that have sat down with their students and helped them with their homework tasks.  This has enabled the students to be armed with the information they need when they come to class and therefore the time can be spent with them to teach them the very important skills.

The finalists have been announced!

Picture Books

Cowshed Christmas, Gavin Bishop & Joy Cowley

Old Hu-hu, Kyle Mewburn & Rachel Driscoll

Piggity-Wiggity-Jiggity-Jig goes to Dad's Cafe, Diana Nield & Philip Webb

The Wonky Donkey, Craig Smith & Katz Cowley

The Word Witch, Margaret Mahy & David Elliot, Tessa Duder

Well done to Room 5 non-stop cricketers for winning the interclass competition. We edged out Room 8 by only 7 runs. What an effort by all who participated.

Room 5 students have been asked to come up with a statistical investigation for their homework. This will marked as part of classroom assessment so it is necessary that they complete it.

Most of the work will take place out of school, however students will be given some guidance in class, particularly to start them off and to help present their findings.

Attached are some ideas for an investigation if your child is stuck.

Welcome to Room 7, and a busy start to the year.

We are already into Week 5. Gosh where has it all gone.

The children have settled well into the routines of our class and everyone seems to be getting along with what is needed here.

Room 5 H/W Week 4

Due in Monday 29th February 9am

Task 1: Students have listed 8 major cities of Japan in their 2nd Languages book. They must list the population of all of the cities.

Task 2: Research Japan's capital city Tokyo and find out at least 10 facts (eg. government, culture, language, history, famous events)

Work must include clear headings and have neat presentation, preferrably with colour.

Check our our winning quarter finals non stop cricket team. We now play room 5 in the semi finals - GO ROOM 9

Well done to all the players who are activly participating in their classes teams

Library Club has been working hard on their book reviews.

Here are some of them:

All about New Zealand's Sea Shore by Dave Gunson

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