Te Kohanga 2017

This week we have a lot of exciting learning opportunities that will be taking place in Te Kohanga and throughout the school. Motivation for the week - what are you going to do? Focuses this week: Geometric cities Speeches - writing drafts for speech competition Reading - Novel sets Passion Projects STEAM challenge creations Remember, we will be having athletics on Monday and Friday afternoons, so please wear appropriate clothing for running, throwing and jumping. Friday we will be having a whole school assembly starting at 9am.

We are now entering into the busiest time of the year... It is also one of the saddest terms as the Year Sixes begin to prepare to move on to their next adventures. Here is a link to the newsletter for term 4. There are lots of events happening so please read and follow the blog to keep up to date. Monday  - Ag day raffe - Kapa Haka -Introduction to passion projects - please remember to ask your child 'what problem do you want to solve?' -Introduction to persuasive language (preparation for speeches) -Athletics rotation -Homework  Tuesday - Ag day  raffe - Passion Projects  Wednesday  - Ag day  raffe -Athletics Thursday  - Ag day - calf/ kid/ lambs - Students who do not have an animal will be taking part in agricultural activities.  Friday  - Marking homework -Tabloids If you have any questions, please do come in and see us. Nga  Mihi 

SCARECROW COMPETITION We are introducing a new Ag Day competition open to all Goodwood Explorers-the ‘Make a Scarecrow Competition’. The children construct their scarecrow during the school holidays and bring it to school on the first Monday back. They register their entry at the school office and the scarecrow will be judged and displayed on Ag Day. MYSTERY BOTTLE We would like each school family to donate a bottle of something, wrapped up so that the contents remain a mystery. The contents are totally up to you- examples include shampoo, wine, sauce, preserves, hand cream, bottle filled with lollies -just as long as it is wrapped and purchasers can’t guess what is inside. These will be sold during the week leading up to Ag Day and on the day so please bring your bottle into the school office before the end of this term. Thank you for supporting this fundraising initiative. CAFÉ There will be a number of guests visiting our school on Ag Day so we will be selling morning tea and lunc...

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This week we have a lot of events taking place. We have generated a list of MUST knows to ensure production week can run as successfully as possible. Production Information  - Please book in so you do not miss out As this is a whole school production, we are asking for you to complete the Digi-poll link so we can have some understanding of numbers. We have around 300 seats in the hall and are hoping to fill them for all three performances. So... Click on the link below and enter a name for everyone attending (name, date of performance attending, done - then repeat for each attendee). https://doodle.com/poll/ pa9k44vth4wtemzk   Gold coin donation is collected at the door. Other pieces of information: Monday 25 September  -  1pm  is  a matinee Tuesday 26 September  -  6:30pm  show Wednesday 27 September  -  6:30pm  show Monday  - Break times will operate differently due the matinee which will begin at 1pm. Please ens...

Today was a day of celebrating our learning by sharing our mihi whakatau. A big thanks to our whanau who came to support us with our celebrations. 

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Wow week 9 already, one more week and it will be production! Here are a few reminders for our busy week ahead. Production: We will be practising  throughout the week but our full whole school dress rehearsal is on  Friday  morning . All students from Kereru will need to wear a  plain Bright fluro coloured t-shirt and black bottoms.  Could these please come to school in a  named plastic bag by Tuesday . Any issues with the clothing items please let me know.  We are still on the lookout for props that represent the sunny Nelson Student-led Inquiry: The senior students  Mihi Whakatau /sharing of their inquiry learning will be on  Tuesday   afternoon from  1:30-2:30pm  - you are more than welcome to come along at this time. Calendar Art: Calendar art orders are due  by the end of this week - calendar art can be viewed in Ruma Kereru and Kakariki in a red clear file  Year 6 CMS Orientati...

Afternoon All Looking ahead to week 9, on Tuesday 19th the senior school has their Mihi Whakatau (sharing of their student led inquiries). This will be from 1:30-2:30pm. Students have been working hard on researching their big questions this term which are centred around our school wide focus of 'Significance'. Please note that this year the Mihi Wahakatau does not have the same emphasis as it has had in previous years, with many homerooms and students having shared their learning in different ways throughout the term. This is because our inquiry sharing as a school is also linked to the sharing and presentation of our whole school production in Week 10. You are of course still very welcome to come in on Tues afternoon (in week 9) and see what our excited and hard working explorers have been up to.

Wow, what an amazing day! All of the Te Kohanga Explorers did themselves proud by collaborating, thinking and contributing. Below are some snaps of the day.

Please make sure you are learning your dance moves for the school production, the full dance is on  google classroom,  so you can learn at home as well.  Calendar art is almost finished - please come and have a look. Orders will need to be done by week 9. A few things that might be useful to help with learning at home... Maths  - students are exploring problem solving and probability fractions, ratios, percentages and decimals.  Explorers are trying hard to increase their speed and accuracy through multiplication and division. Literacy  - Focusing on using descriptive language to show not tell the reader. Developing  a non chronological report to showcase their learning through their personal inquiries.  Mrs Alton will be joining Te Kohanaga Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Monday Kapa Haka  Assembly - guest speakers Continue with our STEAM based session 'Taste of Sping' - keep an eye out for photos and videos Bake sa...

The Learners from Te Kohanga have been busy developing digital adverts to advertise their disco's that they will be running at lunch time on Monday and Tuesday. Please watch their adverts and leave them a comment.

As the flower gleams and glows, it spreads its nectar across the yellow horizon. It lights up the garden with its green surroundings. The leaves shine and shimmer in the light, as the leave's veins spread like a disease from the sides, top and bottom. With little bulbs that are oval in a blanket of green bloom. They grow hair like thorns. Author: Brooke

I believe we got the best photo ever, the piercing orange, yellow and black, sunny flower.  We could not look away from the beautifully placed flower. The water drips slowly like the rain drooling from the sky. The flower slowly starting to die. I was sad as it got darker and darker until it was as dark as a shadow, red veins fade. As the black inner warps the outside got uglier and uglier and uglier until I did not want to look at it as it started to look like it was sad. We started to head back to the classroom disappointed as I lost all hope for the formerly beautiful flower. We went back to our other learning. The flower was soon forgotten by us.

Old Lady Description Written By Melissa The ladies speckled blue eyes are pleading for help. Long heavy clothes droop down, forcing her to lean to a side. Her face is as shriveled as a dry raisin. Her faded lips look like they have been stuck together with glue. The joy in the children's faces digs hope into her worried eyes. Darkness folds over her as the wind pulls strands of hair out of her scarf. Night, has come and families are making their way into their warm, cozy homes. She folds herself up in her jackets and leans against the building wall. The lady looks away, closes her eyes and goes to sleep.

Spring writing It is spring the flowers are blooming. The sun is shining bright. There are all sorts of different  colors like white, pike, purple, orange and green. The flowers are slowly opening in the sun light morning. The bees are pollinating the soft wave flowers. The dirt is as brown as a tree stump.

The spring flower Flowers blooming into action as if they were racing to get the most sunlight. Buds opening and waiting for the pollination to begin, bzzzzz dozens of bees start pollinating speeding to any flower they could get to. Flow ers that grow on trees have been crowded by bees and now it is time for them to move to the ground and begin more pollination. The bees have now finished and are moving on to new areas and the ground is as bright and colourful as a rainbow and so are the trees this is spring.