Welcome to Term 4!

I hope everyone has had a relaxing 2 weeks. Don't forget school starts on TUESDAY not Monday due to Labour Weekend. I'm looking forward to hearing all about what you've been up to.

There's lots coming up this term which is only 8 weeks long, then you'll be getting ready to be year 8's! Check out the photos on the right for some clues about what we'll be up to.

Make sure you have everything you need to get started on Tuesday (tidy uniform, stationery etc) and are reaady to work hard for the last 8 weeks. There will be lots of awards and badges given out before the end of the year, and at our end of year prize giving, so make sure you keep yourself in the running!

See you on Tuesday,
Mrs F :)

Rat dissection

Today we watched a demonstration of a rat dissection to finish off our studies of the human body. The anatomy of a rat is similar to that of a human. We got to look closely at the ribcage, heart, lungs, kidneys and intestines.

Week 10 term 3

Wow, another last week of term! It's an action-packed one too!
- rat dissection and recycyled art on Monday
- OGHS junior production on Tuesday
- athletics day on Wednesday
- we also need to get out ASPIRE planning sorted for our kindy get-together

I hope you have been enjoying tracking your RWC team's progress - does your team look like making the quarter finals? What do you think of NZ's hopes now that Dan Carter is out?

No spelling and language this week, but keep your RWC work up-to-date and try to remember some resources for our 'recycled' artwork. You will also be drafting your persuasive writing - child beauty pageants, buying NZ made products, recycyling, or pre schoolers watching cartoons.

Have a great week!

Ukulele Jam 2011

A number of year seven students, including Nic, TJ, Damian, Rachel and Millie from Room 10, joined in the Intermediate Schools' ukulele jam which was held at school last week. The 11 songs we sang and played ranged from Sweet Child O' Mine to Something in the Water, Count on Me to Poi E, and we had a great morning.

We had to commit ourselves to weekly rehearsals during terms 2 and 3, and will be rewarded with badges at assembly. There was also a photo in Wednesday's ODT. Top effort!!

Week 8 & 9

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying tracking the progress of your RWC teams - some good results for some of you over the weekend!

A reminder that our College student, Mr Beaman, is teaching for the next two weeks, so he will give you your homework for the next two weeks (as well as your usual spelling and language of course).

Have a great week,
Mrs F

Week 7 - Go the AB's!

I hope you all got to see or hear how your RWC team played over the weekend! A good start for the All Blacks too. Your homework this week (as well as spelling and language) is to start keeping track of how your team goes. I will tell you more about this on Monday.

It was great to see you all supporting our local SPCA and foodbanks on Friday's mufti day - top effort. We're kicking in to our ASPIRE project this week so make sure you bring along your great ideas ready to share. Don't forget that the school writing competition closes this Friday too - it would be great to see lots of entries from room 10.

Have a great week!

Week 6 - halfway through the term!

Lots of 'congratulations' this week!

Well done to Lauren and Aaliyah who won prizes at the Otago Science Fair, as well as Josie (Highly Commended) and Sam (Participation). Well done also to most of the class who received a badge and/or certificate at assembly last Friday - a very successful week for many of you!

RWC country research for homework this week, as well as your usual spelling and language activities. If you haven't already paid for our show tomorrow, you need to hand this in tomorrow morning too please ($13).

Have a great week!

Week 5

Well done to those of you who ran in the CROSS COUNTRY on Friday! I was very proud when I saw you all crossing the finish line. It will be interesting to find out this week which house won!

Your NOVEL should be read by now; we're getting into our novel study activities this week, as well as starting our PUBERTY unit...

HOMEWORK: novel study activity, spelling and language activities

Have a great week!