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!

Countdown to meet the new team

The final countdown......

Eight days until we meet the new 2012 E-Team Endeavour!  I hope you are as excited as I am.

We will have 21 Year 4 students, ready to prove that they are amazing Springston A+ Learners.  Watch this space for your personal introduction.

Arty Fruit and Vegetables

Check out the blog that tells you how to create amazing mozaic images of fruit and vegetables just like the ones created here.

Fresh Artists

We will need to read the blog.  Then we will need to creat the instructions that we can follow.  Hopwefully our pictures will look as good as these!

Camp - Surfing

Pet Day Photos

Camp Pictures

Surfing at Camp

On a nice sunny Thursday we went biking to the beach to learn how to Surf and a reminder on how to Boogy Board. Some kind instructors Ambrose and Leathy showed us the ropes. We learnt how to stand up on a Surf board and how to get good waves. The key is to move down the beach if there’s a rip.

Ambrose talked and showed us about the tide and if the waves were messy or not. On the day we surfed, it was messy and that was good. It meant there were more waves to catch.

My favourite part of the day was when my friend and I did nose dives into the ocean.

By Brooke

Forest Survivor

On Thursday we went to Forest Survivor to learn about how to be safe in a forest. Our instructor taught us how to build a hut out of branches from the forest, that we could spend the night it for protection. Then we went off to build our own one in groups.

First we got a spine which is a large trunk. Then smaller twigs are laid on the trunk. These are called ribs. That gives you a frame to lay pine needles and bushy bits to stop the wind and rain getting through.

We were judged on the shelter fitting us all and keeping us warm. We also needed a mattress of needles to stop our body heat escaping into the ground.

We really enjoyed building our huts and will use this knowledge if we ever get lost in a forest. Thank you to the City Council Teachers.

By Sophie W and Zoe Bain

What would the fish say?

This is Bryn's imaginative picture inspired by the problems at Lake Ellesmere.  Try writing a comment to tell us what the fish might be saying.