At The Aquatic Centre

We have been going to the Aquatic Centre for two weeks. We have had half an hour on swimming lessons and another half on free time in the wave pool. 
We were doing it, because we raised a lot of money from the festival. They were very nice to help us with all kinds of swimming e.g backstroke, freestyle, butterfly brain, goggle, cheek, breathing position, etc. 
We really liked them teaching us the wonders of swimming. We have really enjoyed and do hope they have a good holiday.         
By Joe and Gabriel                 

We are learning about the outdoors.

We learnt how to put up tents, tie knots, make hobo stoves and make forts.

We cooked pancakes on the hobo stoves and put chocolate sauce on them.

They were really, really, really yummy!

Kaisami's exchange student came in to teach us how to make forts which was really fun.

We all learnt lots of cool things.The year 6 students also went to M.O.T.E.C which was really really fun and we got to make cool things like hats, picture frames, lip balm and beeswax wrap.

By Malachi and Nikau.

parihaka

Today is Parihaka day.

Parihaka day is the fifth of November which is also Guy Fawkes day.

Parihaka day is the day where Maori people didn't fight when they got attacked and they just sat down, and did nothing.

They even got the kids to go up to the people attacking them and give them flowers. It is commemorated on the 6th November.

By Denys & Nikau.

Ngatimoti Festival!!!!!

On Sunday 27th  of October 2019 we had the Ngatimoti Festival.

Indigo Room ran the plant stall and cow pat bingo.

The cow pooped on number 24 and another number.

Room five ran the Kid zone.

Room three ran the lollie stall and room one ran the lucky dip and juicy stall.

We got around forty thousand dollars give or take.

The festival was a big success and was really fun.

BY Kiwa and Sayla

Chapter Chat Ghost Chapter 6

TASKS - Choose from the following:

1. ART - Draw a picture of coach Brody.

2. DESIGN - Create the ‘Shoplifter’ poster of Ghost in the store window.

3. ICT - On FLIPGRID answer this question: What do you think of Ghost? Why do you think he keeps getting into trouble?

https://flipgrid.com/0a42931a PASSWORD - ChapterChat

OR Pick a scene in the story so far and create it on the puppet pals app.

OR on Minecraft create the Motivation Mobile (Coach Brody’s Taxi).

4. WRITING - Write a poem (Acrostic, diamante, 5 senses....) about Ghost or one of the other characters in the story.

5. HANDS-ON - In small groups complete a class trust fall.

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1. Can you please share any tasks that you have completed this week. Try and leave a reply on someone else's creation.

2. How does Ghost earn his teammates respect at training? What do you think are the key elements to be a successful runner?

3. Do you think that coach suspects that Ghost stole the shoes? How do you think Ghost is feeling about stealing the shoes?

4. Ghost mentions Karma. What is it? What was the karma that he experienced?

5. Why does Coach want to take all the newbies to dinner the first Friday after practice starts? Do you think Coach Brody is a good coach?

6. What was the differences between Ghost’s neighbourhood Glass Manor and Sunny’s neighbourhood on the other side of town? What’s the neighbourhood where you live like?

7. At the newbie dinner they all reveal secrets about themselves. How does this dinner impact their relationships with one another? Why is trust so important in relationships? How can you build trust with others?

8. What are all the track team’s backgrounds like? Have you any secrets you can share? Have you overcome any difficulties in your life?

9. Chapter 8 ends with Ghost saying it felt good to feel like one of the team. Why are teams important? Are you part of a team? What’s it like?

10. Are you enjoying the story? What do you think is going to happen next?

Vote for NZ Bird of the Year

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Pet Day 2019

            It was a sunny day on the top field with lots of animals: dogs ,cats, lambs and lots more.
         The first in the ring were the caged animals. There were cats, chickens and more.
         Second were dogs and last were lambs. Each class had a course for
         the dogs. There were lamb drinking and dog racing. We even made bird paper mache like kiwi ,
 rifleman and lots more to share.                                 

by Sultan and Malachi.

                             Kalahni's dog  Honey           
         
                                                                       







                                                    Malachi and Bonnie                                 
         

          

Clued Up Kids Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SF3QDDS

Halloween

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonders?q=halloween

Term Four 
Welcome back Ngatimoti school we would like to say a big hello to the new students 
they are: Gabrielle, Grace, Jake and Lacy.
This is the last term, so we hope you have lots of fun keep up the great work.
Get ready for the Ngatimoti festival! Make sure you come if you can! It will be lots of fun, ENJOY!
We would also like to welcome back Mikayla helping in Room five.

We have also been playing hockey. It has been so fun we have learnt a lot of skills.

By: Kalahni Hassik + Gabrielle Wards

How to draw a stained glass landscape

Chapter Chat

CC20 - Y5/6 - W1: Tasks & Questions

W1 - Page 1-51

TASKS - Choose from the following:

1. ART - Draw a picture of GHOST. Or draw a picture of Lu in his fly running gear.

2. DESIGN a team flag for the Defenders track team. Or make Coach Brody’s business card.

3. ICT - Research world records and create a poster, slideshow, Kahoot or video with some of the most interesting world records that you find.

4. WRITING - Pretend you are Ghost and write an apology letter to Brandon. Or Create Ghost’s Rap Sheet (File). Make sure you explain each entry on the list.

5. HANDS-ON - Practice doing high knees and jumping jacks in your class. Then have a class running race. Record your time and see if you can run 100m in 9.58 seconds. (World Record) Video it.

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1. Can you please share any tasks that you have completed this week. Try and leave a reply on someone else's creation.

2. Who is Mr Charles? What is his relationship with Ghost? Is he a good influence? Explain.

3. What memory is triggered about Ghost’s dad from the sunflower seeds? How does Ghost feel about his dad?

4. Initially, what sport is Ghost interested in playing? Why isn’t he interested in track? What made him want to race Lu?

5. How did Ghost get his nickname? If you could choose your own nickname what would it be? Explain?

6. Why did coach Brody want Ghost on the defender’s track team? How did he achieve this? How did Ghost feel about it?

7. Why does Ghost get weird when anyone asks him about where he lives? What do you think Ghost means when he says, “I got a lot of scream inside”?

8. What caused Ghost to finally snap? What could he have done instead? What would you have done?

9. How did Ghost pretending Coach Brody was his uncle put coach in a difficult situation? What would you have done if you were coach Brody?

10. What do you think Ghost means when he tells Coach, “I guess the only other person I’m really scared of is me”?What do you think is going to happen next?

Wonderopolis - Money

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonders?q=money

Financial Literacy Games

https://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/play/money_metropolis

On Tuesday, the ATYA students went to Bark Bay and released 12 Kaka. 

           One of the Kaka landed behind Sanne. The Kaka didn't know which one of them would leave the aviary first. The ATYA students climbed a tree and saw a Kaka. It was just moving its head and not leaving the tree. Sophie said "Look its flying!"

By Izzy and Phoebe

Conservation Week 50 things to do before you are 12 competition

https://www.doc.govt.nz/50things

ATYA Interviews

                     ATYA Interviews

Today, the 11th of September, the chosen six, three from Indigo and three from room five, will be interviewed by Brooke and Megan, to see who has enough potential to be an ambassador. the top six are Sanne, Nikau, Riley, Kalahni, Ada, Sophie. Ada, Sophie, and Riley are year seven, and the rest are year six.

 2 days later...

The people chosen for ATYA, in the end, were Sophie, Sanne, Riley, and Kalahni. they are all extremely excited, and will be able to go on trips to Bark Bay, and learn more about native wildlife. 

By Ruby M and Sanne. 

alexis

Today Alexis came in to talk to us about respect, friendship, excellence and her career at boxing.
Her worst injury was a fracture in her jaw.


she taught us about the Olympic values.

Some people got her signature. she is really nice, funny and cool.

She really inspired us.

We had lots of fun with her and we learnt lots about boxing and the Olympics.

Also learnt about her cake business. Her first cake she ever made was a truck cake for her friends son's birthday. Her favourite cake she made was a Nemo cake. Her favourite types of cake are chocolate cake and her mums home made cheese cake.

She looks up to her mum a lot.

She came to New Zealand cos her mum needed a new job and some of her friends were there.

by sayla,madi and kiwa.

Te Reo Maori

Once a week, we have Te Reo Maori with River. She teaches us how to pronounce different types of fruit, animals, and different genders of people. For instance, she taught us the word here which means cherry, she taught us that baby is pēpi,  and woman is whaia. she also teaches us how to ask for things that we want like homai te pukapuka, which is pass me the book, tangohia nga pēpi, which is pick up the baby. Ho atu te pene rakau is pass away the pencil, waihotia te pepa is put down the paper, and so on. 
It is really fun learning Te Reo with river,  and we are proud of ourselves for learning a native language. 

by Sanne and Eloise  

Chapter Chat 18 - W4​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​24-30

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of Sam, Mary Lou and his cart full of onions. Or draw the school house. Or draw Mr Sir's face. Or draw the rock formation that looked like God's Thumb.

2.​ ​Stanley​ ​Yelnats​ ​is​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of​ ​a​ ​name​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​read​ ​forwards​ ​and backwards​ ​(Palindromes).​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​any​ ​others?​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​make​ ​up​ ​some​ ​of your​ ​own?​ ​Display​ ​them​ ​using​ ​some​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ ​Sam​ ​had​ ​an​ ​onion​ ​juice​ ​that​ ​was​ ​said​ ​to​ ​heal​ ​as​ ​many​ ​people​ ​as anything​ ​the​ ​doctor​ ​did.​ ​Create​ ​your​ ​own​ ​recipe​ ​or​ ​bottle.​ ​Give​ ​the​ ​results​ ​the juice​ ​gives​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​any​ ​side​ ​effects.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​a​ ​'Wanted​ ​Poster'​ ​for Kissin'​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Research famous outlaws. Make a presentation about your favourite one.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Start learning how to sing the HOLES song from the movie! https://www.youtube.com/watch…

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Cantaloupe, sparingly​,​ ​grotesque, vile​,​ ​barren​ and feeble​.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Pretend you are Stanley and write some diary entries for his time at Camp Green Lake.

9. FLIPGRID - It was against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman. Do you think this is right? Explain your thoughts. https://flipgrid.com/f9ee3ffb PASSWORD: ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Sam,​ ​his​ ​boat​ ​and​ ​Mary​ ​Lou​.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted 9am Monday)

* Was it Stanley's fault what happened to Mr Sir? How do you think Stanley feels about it? What do you think Mr Sir will do?

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​How​ ​does​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​get​ ​back​ ​at​ ​Stanley?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​Stanley’s​ ​fault​ ​that​ ​Mr Sir​ ​got​ ​scratched?

3.​ ​Does​ ​it​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​Sam​ ​is​ ​a​ ​respected​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​community? Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not?

4.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Hattie​ ​Parker​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​says​ ​God​ ​will​ ​punish​ ​Kate​ ​and Sam?​ ​Who​ ​did​ ​get​ ​punished?

5.​ ​What​ ​effect​ ​does​ ​the​ ​town’s​ ​mistreatment​ ​of​ ​Katherine​ ​have​ ​on​ ​her?​ ​Explain.

6.​ ​Why​ ​don’t​ ​the​ ​other​ ​boys​ ​approve​ ​of​ ​Stanley​ ​and​ ​Zero’s​ ​arrangement?​ ​Do​ ​you think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​both​ ​boys?

7.​ ​Where​ ​does​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​go​ ​after​ ​he​ ​fills​ ​Stanley’s​ ​canteen?​ ​Would​ ​you​ ​take​ ​a​ ​drink from​ ​the​ ​canteen,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?

8.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​would​ ​ever​ ​have​ ​told​ ​Trout​ ​where​ ​her​ ​money​ ​was?​ ​Why?

9.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​is​ ​the​ ​significance​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the​ ​giant​ ​thumb?

10.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zero​ ​hits​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​with​ ​the​ ​shovel?​ ​What​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​to Zero?

Winter Tournament

                       Winter Tournament

On Thursday, Room Indigo will go to the Motueka Recreation Centre to have a tournament of Netball, Tackle Rugby, and Football. Lots of other schools like Motueka South school, Riwaka school, and Parklands will be competing.
There will be approximately six games of each sport and will be counting the goals. There will be prize giving and prizes.
Thank you to all of the parents who are providing transport and the people organising it.We will probably all have a very fun time.

By Ruby M and Arabella D

This Week...

Some students from out class (Sayla, Nikau, Chico and Eloise.) went to M.O.T.E.C to do a technology challenge.
We all had a great time making cool stuff.
We got some materials and we had to use just the materials to make 4 different challenges.
We got 20-30 minutes on each challenge and each time we finished the judges would judge each schools project and the schools would get points for successfully completing tasks.
Tasman school won and got a really cool trophy.
There was prizes for the best dressed up and the team with the most points.

By Chris and Nikau.





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Electronics Simulator for EPRO8

Chapter Chat 18 - W3​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​16-23

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​of X-Ray. Or draw a picture of the Great Lake before it dried up. Or draw Miss Katherine Barlow.

2.​ ​Stanley's dad is an inventor. Dream up and design your own invention. It can be anything you want. Draw and label it.
​
3.​ ​The​ ​Warden​ ​slaps​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​across​ ​the​ ​face​ ​with​ ​her​ ​nail polish​ ​that​ ​has​ ​snake​ ​venom​ ​in​ ​it.​ ​Although​ ​it​ ​does​ ​not​ ​kill​ ​Mr​ ​Sir,​ ​it​ ​hurts​ ​him. Your​ ​task​ ​is​ ​to​ ​design​ ​some​ ​makeup​ ​that​ ​has​ ​an​ ​evil​ ​twist.​ ​Draw​ ​and​ ​label​ ​your item.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​an​ ​Acrostic​ ​Poem​ ​using​ ​the​ ​letters​ ​CAMP​ ​GREEN​ ​LAKE.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Stanley’s​ ​family​ ​is​ ​cursed​ ​all​ ​because​ ​of​ ​his​ ​“no-good-dirty​ ​rotten pig​ ​stealing​ ​great​ ​great​ ​grandfather.”​ ​Find​ ​out​ ​about​ ​your​ ​ancestors​ ​and​ ​create your​ ​own​ ​family​ ​tree.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Make Miss Katherine Barlow's spiced peaches.

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Intently​, presumably​,​ ​calloused​, ​writhed and defiance.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Stanley's​ ​great,​ ​great​ ​grandfather​ ​was​ ​rescued​ ​from​ ​God's Thumb.​ ​Pretend​ ​you​ ​are​ ​Stanley's​ ​great,​ ​great​ ​grandfather​ ​and​ ​write​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​to your​ ​family,​ ​after​ ​you​ ​were​ ​rescued.​ ​​

9. FLIPGRID - What can't Zero read? What do you think it's like to not be able to read? Why is reading important? https://flipgrid.com/be812598Password - ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​the​ ​WRECK​ ​room​ ​in​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ .

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted Monday 9am)

* What do you think the warden is looking for? Do you think there's something buried under the lake? Explain.

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​some​ ​reasons​ ​why​ ​Zero​ ​might​ ​not​ ​be​ ​familiar​ ​with​ ​any​ ​nursery rhymes​ ​or​ ​the​ ​show​ ​​Sesame​ ​Street?

3.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley’s​ ​mother​ ​knows​ ​Camp​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​is​ ​really​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​place? Explain

4.​ ​Why​ ​does​ ​Stanley​ ​tell​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​that​ ​he​ ​stole​ ​the​ ​sunflower​ ​seeds?​ ​What​ ​would​ ​you have​ ​done?

5.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​the​ ​warden​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​tells​ ​Stanley​ ​it​ ​is​ ​unfortunate​ ​for him​ ​that​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​did​ ​not​ ​die?​ ​How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​this​ ​makes​ ​Stanley​ ​feel?

6.​ ​Does​ ​the​ ​warden​ ​sound​ ​like​ ​a​ ​reasonable​ ​person​ ​to​ ​you?​ ​Why?​ ​Why​ ​not?

7.​ ​Does​ ​Stanley​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​a​ ​good​ ​teacher?​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​makes​ ​a​ ​good teacher?

8.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Stanley​ ​decides​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​Zero​ ​how​ ​to​ ​read?​ ​What​ ​does​ ​this​ ​tell you​ ​about​ ​Stanley?

9.​ ​What​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​a​ ​person​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow​ ​was?​ ​Why?

10.​ ​Are​ ​you​ ​enjoying​ ​the​ ​story​ ​so​ ​far?​ ​Who​ ​is​ ​your​ ​favourite​ ​character?​ ​Why?