Meet Angus

I  have  a  grooy   hat.  I  have  a  big  mouth  to  eta  big  food.  I  have  long  hair   that's  


wowld   you  like  to  be  my  friend

Build your WILD SELF!

Here is another way to make a mini-you or an avatar for the blog.  This is what I came up with!

Step 1: Go to http://buildyourwildself.com and create your Wild Self.


Step 2: E-mail your creation to our class e-mail address:
room6@springston.school.nz
and we will use them when we get back to school.  Do this by using the "Send to friend" option. Make sure you include your name at the top of the Wild Self so we know who you are!

Have heaps of fun - I know I did.

Wallace & Gromit Avatars

Try turning yourself into a clay avatar like Wallace and Gromit.  We could use them as avatars to put on the blog later this year.

Here is the example of me - you have to use your imagination I'll admit, but it was fun.

Try making your own by clicking on the link below.  Make sure you save the image so you can use it later.

http://clayyourself.com/

It's all about me!

Try using your avatar picture as a writing starter.  Check out my attempt!  Can you find any similes, alliteration or other descriptive tools?


My face is speckled with freckles like kisses from the sun.  My egg head is crowned in grape coloured spikes and hides behind verdant green glasses.

I am exploring the emptiness of space as I stand on craters and dodge darting alien craft. 

My nose is buried in a book full of fantasy ideas and historical fiction, whle I hold my handy iPhone close by in case I need to find my position on Google Maps!

Make your own avatar

I have payed around with this website  - Mess Dudes - to make my own avatar - or imaginary person to put on the blog.  

Have a go yourself but make good choices so your little person represents you.   Click on this link to have a go yourself.

We will give it a go when you get to school - in just three weeks!

A+ Characteristics

I am A+ adaptable because I change my good ideas to make them even better.

How to Behave in Assembly

We were looking at how to behave at assembly today...
1.  Talk quietly till someone stands at the front to begin
2.  Hands down when you are singing
3.  Sit nicely
4.  Listen carefully and look at the speaker
5.  Clap for items and certificates
6.  Wait quietly till the teacher lets you go
7.  Walk in a line and watch carefully when crossing the road

As you can see ... we were good at listening carefully!

Meet the Team

Take a look at this stunning bunch - Team Endeavour. 
We will tell you what our name means next week.

Supporting Maths

Dear Parents,

This is what we will be doing at school in Year 4 maths / numeracy and how you can support our learning at home.

(TKI website)

Supporting Writing

Dear Parents,

This is what we will be doing at school in Year 4 writing and how you can support our learning at home. (TKI website)

Supporting reading at home

Dear Parents,

Learning is a partnership between school, the children and home.  I know that when we are all working together your child's learning will really benefit. 

Here are a few ideas on what we will be learning at school this year in reading and how your can support this learning at home.

Allana

(These resources are from TKI - the Ministry of Education website)

Check out Newsletter No. 1

Check out our news for the start of the year.  Click on the image for a closer look.   Click on the image again to make it even bigger!