Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trip - This Thursday 24 September

We are looking forward to our trip this Thursday.  We have a busy day planned with most of the activities outdoors.  They include a 45 minute bush walk, a bug and plant study, and a lesson at the visitor centre to learn about the fence, traps and displays.

Please ensure your child comes to school with:

          -A big packed lunch, we will have morning tea there as well

-Drink bottle

-Suitable footwear for a bush walk

-Warm clothing

-A warm jacket

-Sunblock

-Sun hat and a beanie

Parent helpers please meet us at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary visitor Centre at 10:00.

In the event of poor weather there will be a notice posted in the morning on the NCS website under classroom notices -  (http://www.nelsoncentral.school.nz/notices).  Please check this if you have offered to come as a parent helper.

Kind regards

Peggy Meeks

peggy@nelsoncentral.school.nz

CALENDAR ART

Please remember that the last day for calendar art orders is Friday 4 September. 

Here are Room 11's colourful paintings which will make fabulous calendars!

NUMERACY PRESENTATION

Thank you to everyone that came to Kathryn's Numeracy Presentation.
For those that couldn't make it or would like to review it, here is the powerpoint...

MATARIKI ACTIVITIES

Rm 11     Suter Art Gallery       Wednesday 17 June 

This is a reminder to bring your warm jacket and good walking shoes for our walk to the Suter Art Gallery this Wednesday.  I'm sure you will all enjoy the printmaking exhibit and activities.         Thank you to all the parents that have offered to join us, we look forward to seeing you Wednesday morning for our 9:00 departure.

Kind Regards
Peggy 

Scooter Skills

On the 19th and 20th of May we had the opportunity to learn some very important scooter skills. 

READING PRESENTATION

Thank you to everyone that came to the presentation we gave on Reading in the Pohutukawa Syndicate. It was encouraging to see so many people there and to get your feedback. Here is the powerpoint...



Any further comments and questions are welcome.

MUSIC

In Music we have been learning about beat and rhythm:

READING INFORMATION SESSION:

POHUTUKAWA READING INFORMATION:

Pohutukawa Syndicate are holding an information session for parents. Come along to find out more about how we plan, teach and monitor reading at the Year 2 level.

Date: Thursday 12^th March

Time: 2.30pm

Venue: Arts Centre

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

How do we say 'Good Morning' in Room 11?

"Bonjour"

"Hallo"

"Guten morgen"

"Goedemorgen"

"Hej"

"Kia ora"
"Ata marie"

How do you say "Good Morning"? 

Leave us a comment and let us know!

UNCRoC – 
Article 30:
You have a right to learn and use the language and 
customs of your family whether or not these are 
shared by the majority of the people in the country 
where you live.

FINN'S FRIEND

On Friday Finn brought in his pet skink to show the class. It was very shy and kept hiding under logs and stones!

  It was interesting to watch the skink and find out all about it's habitat and what it likes to eat.

MEET THE TEACHER

REMINDER:
 Pohutukawa Meet the Teacher evening is Wednesday 18th February at 7pm. 

SELF PORTRAITS

In Art we have been learning to create a self-portrait. We learnt about the dimensions of drawing a face. Then we drew our portrait.

We used pastels, dye and paint to complete our masterpieces.