Caleb

This term we have been working on sewing, reading, and writing and more. We have been working very, very hard and on Fridays we have been doing research about Leadership.
For Maths we are doing rotations and games.
For Homework we are studying about activities.
For Handwriting we are learning to write perfectly.
For Reading we are learning to be quiet during our rotations.
In Sewing we are sewing around a piece of fabric then when we have finished that we sew between that. It is really hard!
By Caleb

Excellent Work in Room 10!

We have been working hard at getting our homework done to a great standard. Miss Park and Mr Melrose love to see great work and we know what a huge effort Room 10 has been putting in. In particular we want to recognise Amelia and James for their amazing work! They both got to go show off their work to Mr Melrose who gave them stickers and a mint each, plus a great comment written in special pen on their work. Great work Amelia and James!

Teagan and Harmony

What Room 10 has been up to?
This term Room 10 has been learning Measurement.
We had to cut some string the same size as us and pin it to the wall and then measure it.
We also had to go around the class and measure a few things like a desk and a chair. We also did a Measurement test. We made paper planes and we had a fly off and we had to measure our plane.
This term Room 10 has been doing sewing for Art.
For sewing we are sewing around a blue piece of hessian. Once we have finished we pick another colour and we sew the other way.

By Teagan and Harmony

Gareth and Kyle

Golden time.

In Room 10 we have been busy. Our favourite thing is Golden Time. On Friday 30 May 2014 Kyle and I are going to do outside play it will be lots of fun because we like it.

For outside play we will do flips. Golden time is when people get to do fun stuff in the afternoon at school instead of work because they have been well behaved. It’s a fun activity for Friday. We do it every second Friday after noon.

By Kyle and Gareth

Paulo

For Art we are doing Sewing.

We were doing Measurement for Maths.

At Handwriting we are learning our goal.

For Writing we are not doing mistakes and we are writing reports.

For Homework we are studying our times tables. For Reading we are learning to read faster. At the end of the day we always clean up. 

Lexus and Maria

Our school blog is awesome because it tells people and our parents what we have been learning and doing.

For Maths we just finished learning measurement things. For Art we are learning some sewing stiches. In spelling we are learning to write as neat and as fast as we can.

For Handwriting were working on slope, keeping our letters on the line and ruling off. In Homework we are leaning to do all of our work.

Sean and Cedrick

Math

We’re learning to memorise our times tables up to 1-10. For Measurement we made paper planes and we decorated them. We decided to have a competition last week on Thursday, Paulo won he made it 10.5m. We also measured how high we are the highest was Bailee. We measured stuff out side that is 1 metre. We could go inside if we want to. Sometimes we do time with Mrs Wise. We’re learning to do our 24 hour clock. There is 4 different groups:

1 Pythagoras

2 Newton

3 Euclid

4 Archimedes

This is all of it thanks from Sean and Cedrick 

Jordyn and Ryan

This term we have been learning to sew with hessian.

We have house groups there are four of them the colours are Red, Green, Yellow and Blue.

In Writing we are learning to write reports kind of like a police man reporting a crime.

For Golden Time we get to pick some think like outside play, art, movie, laptops and bikes and scooters.

By Jordyn and Ryan

Rebeka and Amelia

Room 10 is so awesome and so is Miss Park!

Room 10 has been working on sewing in Art. In Reading we are learning to work quietly when we are working in groups, in Maths we are learning our times tables, in Handwriting we are learning to slope.

By Becks and Amelia, thanks for reading this!

Bailee and Megan

We   had our Assembly. We did a sign language song. It was called Paradise. It was a lovely song.

We showed our flowers they are nice and the colourful work we had done last term.

One person got Mr Melrose award.

One class got Spot.

Spot is a teddy dog we get him who ever sits up the nicest the whole class gets him we share him around.

We have a shield as well. The class that is the tidiest all week gets it. It is shiny and smooth.

Bailee did the sound control. Amelia and Sean said all the words they were really good.

Thank you for reading from Bailee and Megan.

Alexia and Te Whetu

In Room 10 we are learning how to sew.  At the start of when we were sewing we learned how to sew though paper. In Topic we are learning who our leaders are. Richie McCaw a rugby player, John Key is Prime Minister, Angus McKay is mayor of Ashburton, Barack Obama is President of U.S.A. Mr Melrose is Principal of Hampstead School, Sir Edmund Hillary was first to climb Mount Everest and Kate Sheppard got women the vote. They are who we are learning about through leadership .

By Alexia and Te Whetu 

Be Bright, Be Seen!

Wow we sure are bright today! We are all dressed up and showing our beautiful bright colours. 

Jordyn and Mia are showing their bright colours! Excellent effort!

Be Bright, Be Seen!

Don't forget about our Be Bright, Be Seen mufti day this Monday! No donation required! I'm looking forward to seeing your amazing bright outfits! 

Miss Park

Listening with Aliens

We have been working on our listening skills. First we drew our own crazy alien. They all looked amazing! Some have lots of arms or five eyes! Some have crazy hair and poking out tongues! 

Then we chose a partner who hadn't seen our alien...

We had to use our best describing and listening skills to recreate each other's aliens! It was hard but very fun!

We had a great time using our best descriptive language!

Paper Plane

Wow measurement is fun!

We have been working hard at making paper airplanes which we will fly in our air show tomorrow. We have been trialling different designs and seeing which planes go the greatest distance. 

                                       

Today we are writing our plane profiles which include the measurements of our planes and what changes we have made to the design of our planes. Look out for our profiles coming soon!

Cross Country Fun!

                                                     

We love to get muddy! Cross country was on Thursday and it was a blast! The field was pretty boggy but that doesn't stop us! Thank you to all the family members and friends who came out to support us, and sorry about all the washing!

Love from Room 10 and Miss Park

Measurement Madness!

We are learning about measurement and we have been having a blast! We have been on a scavenger hunt for certain measurements and we have measured ourselves using strong.

Today we went to find things in the playground that we 1 metre. We found quite a few things and we made some good estimations too.

Josh's group found a piece of wood that was exactly 1 metre long!
Sean's group found a monkey bar that was 1 metre long!
Rebeka's group found a pole that was 1 metre tall!

I wonder what we will measure next!

Check back again soon! Love from Miss Park and Room 10!

Welcome back to Term 2!

Welcome back Term 2! I hope you’ve all had a relaxing holiday and are feeling refreshed for the new term.

Stationary

The new term is a great chance to stock take your child’s stationary. Please make sure everything is named. Your child needs two sharp pencils, one rubber, one ruler, one glue stick and one pencil sharpener. Tissues are a very important part of our classroom and it is very much appreciated if you are able to send a box of tissues along for the class (if you haven’t already).

Toys and electronics

Please do not allow your child to bring any toys or electronic devices (e.g. tablets) to school. We cannot take responsibility for the safety of these devices, and toys often cause arguments and confusion in the playground. Children have access to laptops and tablets at school.

Performance

We are very lucky to have the performer El Grego visiting on June 13^th. The cost for this is $3.

Uniform

The Hampstead School uniform is compulsory and need to be kept clean and tidy. Please make sure everything your child wears is named. It makes it much easier for things to find their way back their owner (particularly jerseys!)

Important dates

Cross Country: 13^th May

Quiz Co (PTA event): 16 May

Reports due out: 23 May

Queen’s Birthday:  2 June

Senior School 3-way interviews: 3-6 June

El Grego Performance: 13 June

Maths Evening: 18 June

End of Term: 4 July 

Topics for Term 1

Reading – Reader’s Theatre and Guided Reading

Writing – Explanations, Reports and Arguments

P.E. – Cross Country and TGFU (Teaching Games for Understanding)

Music – Singing and Listening

Art – Sewing

Maths – Measurement and NUMP

As always, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Kind regards,

Miss Park