Week 6 Notices

Kia ora team, here's what's happening over the coming week:

Tues 28th Aug
-Sing squad and music

Wed 29th Aug
-Room 6 leading Mass 9am
-Mrs Tehuia-Holmes in Rm 6
-Vege garden work in the afternoon
-Production rehearsal 2:30pm

Thurs 30th Aug (all wear correct PE gear)
-9am Sticks 'n' Stones
-Early lunch. 1pm depart for swimming. 1:30pm swim. Bring togs & towel

Friday 31st Aug
-Ukelele with Baz
-Buddy Reading
-Room 6 leading assembly

Have a super week!

Mr Yeoman

National Poetry Day - Congratulations Harry, Shannon, Mayce and Charis

Today is National Poetry day. After submitting our River poems to Central Stories museum, four Room 6 students have had their poems selected to be put on display tonight at the National Poetry Day event at Central Stories. Congratulations to Harry, Shannon, Mayce, and Charis. Awesome writing!

Anyone is welcome to attend tonight's event, below is the flyer with details.

Year 7 Girls - 'Journey' Applications Due Wed 22nd

Kia ora Year 7 girls. Below is information from Kim and Megan, so that your parents now a little more about what exactly it is you're applying for. A reminder that your applications are due in to me tomorrow. I'll pass them on to Megan and Kim. The two successful applicants, as well as their caregivers, will be given more information once they have been selected. Exciting stuff!

Journeys

Empowering girls through adventure in the outdoors

What we do:

Connect with Alexandra and Clyde girls aged 11-13.

Bring them together in a safe, supportive female only environment with girls from other schools and positive female role models.

Adventure together in local natural places, negotiate unfamiliar challenges and be physically active.

Facilitate leadership by reconnecting with older girls in our community.

Objectives:  

Resilience. Develop and strengthen techniques to use in the face of fear and uncertainty.

Self Confidence. Focus on body power, strength and ability rather than image. Have personal success in the face of self doubt. Enable participants to be who they feel they are and to grow without judgement.

Working together. Facilitate a supportive environment where girls can be their best. Provide opportunities for leadership, and nurture growth individually and as a group.

Hard Skills. Develop skills in a range of outdoor pursuits.

Sustain and Connect. Connect with existing community organisations in their preferred pursuit.

How:

Journeys will invite 8 girls to come on weekly 1-2 hour adventures, either between 3-5pm or in school time. Each term will have a different focus, with a combination of skill progression and exploring new places. Each term will lead to a bigger and more challenging mission in the final week.

Term 4 2018 - Mountain biking - progressing difficulty on a range of local tracks.

Term 1 2019 - On foot adventures - working towards a rogaine

Term 2 2019 - Optional introduction to kayaking. The girls can choose to sign up to the local

introductory kayak programme which is held at the Molyneux Aquatic Centre. Megan or Kim will be there each week instructing, so the girls can feel confident heading along to try this.

Who are we?

Megan Longman

I am a local physiotherapist and mother of two young children, and have been exploring in the outdoors since childhood, having grown up on a high country sheep station. I started slalom kayaking at age 14, and was fortunate to meet a few influential whitewater kayakers with whom I have explored many rivers throughout New Zealand. Over the last 10 years I have developed a passion for mountain biking, and have started a rewarding women’s mountain biking group in Alexandra. I have also competed in rogaines and adventure races including GODzone, and enjoy exploring new places by foot, bike or kayak. I have had a number of memorable challenging experiences in the outdoors which have increased my self confidence and resilience, and would love for all girls to have the opportunity to experience the same.

Kim Froggatt

I grew up adventuring in the outdoors in Alexandra particularly mountain biking and whitewater kayaking. I then studied Physiotherapy at University and continued to be passionately involved in kayaking and mountain bike clubs, and had begun to discover tramping and rock climbing. After working as a physio for a couple of years I changed tack and worked as an instructor at Outward Bound for 4 years. This was a fantastic experience it completely aligned with my values, I loved sharing my passion for the outdoors whilst helping people grow and develop. I’ve recently moved back home with my husband and son and am enjoying being a full-time mother, doing a little bit of work for the Dunstan High School Outdoor Ed programme and being part of an amazing community. I want to help girls in our community be the best they can be and I believe journeying with them in the outdoors is a very effective way to do this.  

If you would like more information please feel free to contact us

meganlongman8@gmail.com

kimwilliamson85@gmail.com

River Monitoring - Trip Number Four Wed 22nd Aug 2018

·      What - In 2018 Room 6 are continuing working on our long term science project, monitoring water quality around the Manuherikia River catchment.

·      When – Wed 22nd Aug. 9:30am-3pm.

·      Where – Meet at school. Travel all around the Manuherikia catchment, including Chatto Ck, Lauder Ck, Dunstan Ck, Ida Burn and Manor Burn

·      What to bring & wear – Wear mufti. Warm clothes, rain jacket, beanie, sunhat, gumboots or old shoes, sunscreen, lunch, water bottle and any medications.(Optional: camera - you are responsible for this!)

·      Team members on this trip – Harry, Patrick, Maggie, Amber, Grainne, Mayce, Lydia

·      Adults supervising this trip -  Mr Hogue and Helen Ryan

Week 5-6 Notices & Learning Tasks

Kia ora tamariki and whānau. Here's some important things for the upcoming week:

Tues 21st Aug
-Sing squad and music

Wed 22nd Aug
-River Monitoring Trip (Harry, Patrick, Maggie, Amber, Grainne, Mayce, Lydia). See seperate blog post.
-Gymnastics 9am. Wear school PE uniform
-10:30am Ukelele with Baz
-Afternoon some students will be working in vege garden
-Musical Practice 2:30pm

Thurs 23rd Aug
-Maths Problem Challenge number 5 for those students involved
-Swimming 2pm, leave school 1:30pm
-Central Otago Cross Country (good luck Owen and Rafferty)

Friday 24th Aug
-Technology at The Terrace

MUST DO LEARNING TASKS WEEK 5-6

-Te Reo Assessment = Keep practicing out learning from the last few weeks and be ready in Week 6 to take part in a spoken assessment task. Practice at home with whānau

-Waiting Room Poetry writing

-Book Letter

-Maths Weekly Plan worksheet x2

-Maths Geometry Transformations poster, and practice activities from small group

-Reading Pages from personal novel

-Reading Curious Minds 'Pen Pals' article from School Journal

-Reading Logbook updated, completed and handed in.

+ Book Talk

+ River Presentation for those involved in the group presenting to the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor

Kia kaha!

Mr Yeoman

Week 4 Notices

Kia ora koutou. Here's some notices for the week ahead

Tues 14th Aug
-Public Library Visit

Wed 15th Aug
-Teacher strike

Thurs 16th Aug
-Maths competition at Dunstan
-Swimming in afternoon
-Picnic lunch at Molyneux. Wear PE gear. No lunch orders or pie warmers.

Friday 17th Aug
-Art with Ed Diver
-Ukelele with Baz
-Tackle Rugby with Mr Eastwood
-Assembly lead by Room 5, all welcome!

Thanks, have a super week

ngā mihi

Mr Yeoman

River Monitoring Tomorrow - Wed Aug 8th

River Monitoring  - Trip Number Three

Wed 8^th Aug 2018

·      What - In 2018 Room 6 are continuing working on our long term science project, monitoring water quality around the Manuherikia River catchment.

·      When – Wed 8^th Aug. 9am-3pm.

·      Where – Meet at school. Travel all around the Manuherikia catchment, including Chatto Ck, Thompsons Ck, Lauder Ck, Dunstan Ck, Ida Burn and Manor Burn

·      What to bring & wear – Wear mufti. Warm clothes, rain jacket, beanie, sunhat, gumboots or old shoes, sunscreen, lunch, water bottle and any medications.(Optional: camera - you are responsible for this!)

1.     Team members on this trip – Cody Robinson, Rafe Davidson, Jessica Courtney, Mia Flannery, Imojen Constable, Millie Williams, Libby Handford.

·      Adults supervising this trip -  Mr Hogue and Harry Handford

The upcoming week. Learning Tasks and Notices

Kia ora everyone. It's good to be back at school after having to take all of last week off with back troubles. Thanks for your kindness and understanding. Here's a few notices for the week ahead:

Wed 8th Aug
-River monitoring trip. See separate notice for details.
-Music, Sing Squad and Vege Gardening.

Thurs 9th Aug
-Swimming in the afternoon.
-Zone Cross Country at Clyde.

Friday 10th Aug
-Technology at Terrace

Must Do Learning Tasks for Week 3-4

READING
-Personal reading book. Read for at least 20 mins each night and have at school everyday for Reading Zone time.
-Curious Minds Reading & Task. 'Feeding the World' from ODT Extra! newspaper.

WRITING
-Memoir writing. Continuation of old memoir story or beginning another, following the checklist and learning from class lessons. Edit. Publishing is optional at this stage as we continue learning and improving our writing.
-Poetry. River poems for National Poetry day. Still to be discussed in class.

SPELLING
-Wk 3 = List 31 word activity, spelling test, learning of incorrect words and retest.
-Wk 4 = List 32 word activity, spelling test, learning of incorrect words and retest.

MATHS
-Word problems to be completed, some in workshop time, some independently.
-Weekly plan worksheets.

SCIENCE
-Material gathered for group experiment.
-Write up of experiment completed.

TE REO
-New material to be learnt and practiced in class.
WALT #1 state likes and dislikes and give compliments.
WALT #2 understand and use location words.

CURRENT EVENTS
-Complete summary task in scrapbook and report back to class if you are on the roster for this week.

RIVER MONITORING
-We are very privileged to be having a visit from the Prime Minister's Science Adviser on Monday Aug 27th. A small group of students will be working on putting together a presentation.

Ngā mihi

Mr Yeoman

PTA Cash Calendar Survey

The PTA have requested that families fill out a brief survey in response to the recent Cash Calendar fundraiser. Click the link below to complete:

PTA cash calendar survey

Thanks!