Homework. Week 3.

Homework is on its way home!!!

Reading (5 - 10 minutes of reading out loud).
Spelling (Get your child to write them down. Only practise the words they need to learn).
Basic Facts (Jumble the order. Only practise the ones your child doesn't know).

I will be testing students on Friday for spelling and basic facts.

Welcome to Room 7.

Welcome back to Ebbett Park School and a warm welcome to our new students. Everyone has made a positive start and look like they are really to get stuck into their learning. They are a friendly and helpful bunch of kids.

This year we have lots of things happening.

Stationary

Stationary packs have gone home. I would really like to have these sorted by this Friday so we can start setting up classroom expectations, label books and get stuck into our learning. If there are any issues with payment please contact me or Lynda in the office.  

Seesaw is the platform we are using for student learning portfolios. This is being used schoolwide. Students brought home a laminated sheet for setting up the Seesaw app. The QR Code is for your child – please don’t fold the sheet as the QR code will not work. This can be set up on a smartphone, ipad, tablet or PC. If you are having any problems please come in and see me.  Once you are set up you will receive a message everytime I put something on Seesaw related to your child. You will also be able to comment on your childs learning.

Swimming

We are swimming most days. It is essential that all students bring their togs. Our pool is not too deep and students can stand up in it. If your child is unable to swim due to illness please inform me.

Camp 2016.

This year all the year 5 & 6 students are going to Guthrie Smith (Tutira) for their camp. This will be held in Term 4 (18^th – 20^th of October). You would have noticed a camp deposit in the stationary order. This deposit is so we can confirm the booking. They final costing has not yet been confirmed and I will get something out shortly. We will also need parent help and help with transport to and from camp.

I look forward to catching up and meeting any new parents during the year. If you wish to contact me directly please e-mail me.

Hamish Dufty

hdufty@ebbettpark.school.nz

http://mrduftysblog.blogspot.co.nz

Kapa Haka Festival 2015

Week 5. Up coming events.

Important Dates

Wednesday 11^th November – Kapa Haka festival. Richmond School. Permission slip will be going home.

Monday 23^rd November – BikeNZ day.

Monday 30^th November – Road Patrollers at Splash Planet.

Wednesday 9^th December – Swimming Lesson at Raureka School.

Thursday 10^th December – Celebration Assembly 9:30-10:30am (Room 6 & 7). All parents and family members welcome.

Friday 11^th December – Room 7 & 8 End of Year reward trip to Onekawa Pools. Parent ransport needed. Permission slip will go home.

Tuesday 15^th December  - Prize Giving.  11:30am – 12:30pm. All parents and family members welcome.

Wednesday 16^th December – Final day of school.

Homework

Homework has finished for the year. Thank you to all the parents who helped guide their children with homework this year. I have throughly enjoy seeing the amazing independent learning students have been doing at home. I have told my students that I still expect them to be reading every night.

Swimming

We have started swimming. Room 7 will be swimming on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. I expect all students to bring their togs on these days. If your child is unable to swim due to illness please write a note in their diary.

2016 Weetbix Try-athlon.

A permission slip went home last week. This needs to be completed and returned to Mr O as soon as possible.

Many thanks

Mr Dufty

BikeNZ Safety Day

BikeNZ Safety Day

Thursday 22^nd. 9:00am – 2:30pm

Hastings Sports Park bike park.

The outcomes for our session is to teach our students the beginner skills for riding on the road. Students will also learn key skills to ride a bike with confidence.

Students will need to bring:

• ·      Morning tea, lunch and water bottle.
• ·      Covered footwear (sneakers, etc.) NO JANDALS!
• ·      School Uniform and jacket. Black KidsCans jackets please.
• ·      Bike Helmet if students have them and wish to use their own.

We will be travelling by bus. Bikes and helmets are provided.

Students are aware of our student expectations and that poor behaviour during the week could mean they miss out.

Loud Shirt Day.

What a great day! Well done Room 7!

Principal's Award Winner - Whaea Camara

What a legend!

Week 9 - Pluto

Important Dates this coming week

Tuesday - Inter-School Cross Country (Room 7: Luatolu, Shaquila, Zynchada, Hunter, Zion, Calias and Jazell. Room 8: Noah, Storm, Brenda-Lee, Maioha and Serenity)
Wednesday - Leadership Day for our School Leadership team.

Homework Free
These three students have shown an outstanding attitude and focus towards their own learning. Mr Dufty never had to remind these girls of what was expected and they also delivered consistent and outstanding examples of learning.

Shaquila

Eden

Isabella

This is your last week for homework this term.

Pluto

Even though poor little Pluto is no longer a planet but a dwarf planet it is still important. Scientist are still debating how Pluto should be classified.

Don't forget that we have our Homework club on Tuesday after school. This is a chance to share with others, use the computers for researching and print stuff off. This is our last homework club for the term.

1. Why and when was Pluto classified as a dwarf planet? What are the three criteria for being a planet? http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/56-our-solar-system/planets-and-dwarf-planets/general-questions/229-what-are-the-requirements-for-being-a-planet-beginner
2. What is the length of one year and one day on Pluto compared to Earth? 
3. Who discovered Pluto?
4. How many moons does Pluto have?
5. How did Pluto get its name and who named it?
6. What is different about how Pluto orbits the sun compare to the other eight planets?
7. What do scientists believe the surface of Pluto to be like?

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-pluto.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets/pluto.html

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/pluto.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/science/pluto.php

http://space-facts.com/pluto/

http://pluto.jhuapl.edu

A great search engine for your homework.

http://www.safesearchkids.com

When looking for information on each project don't type in the questions into google - you will not find what you are looking for. A search engine (Google) is design to find all the websites which have the words or words you ask it to find. If you type in the word 'Saturn' you will get 128,000,000 possible websites! The the first website is not always the best!

Use a safe kids search and type in the word 'Jupiter'. It will find the best sites to give you information on the planet Mars for students.

Mr Dufty's Rules for a Mini-Project.

• Plan it first!!! Your homework book is for your best publishing.
• Make your presentation fun BUT full of information! Show pride and complete your project with your best presentation. Mr Dufty can tell when you have rushed or haven't finished!! A great piece of presentation has information and pictures.
• Don't copy what you find - write in your own words! This is stealing!!
• Use all the space you have so make it fun and interesting.

Here is a link to a fun quiz site.

http://www.softschools.com/science/space/

Get Mum or Dad to check that you have answered all the questions. Ask them for some help, as they will know lots of stuff!

Spelling Words Week 9
Brooklyn	Calais Jashar Dominic Promita Joel Moana	Kulwant Shayden Davyna Zion Harley Luatolu	Smita Zynchada Gurpreet Porsche Alex	Jordan Eden Hunter Shaquila Tehya Isabella Briahna Ngara Jazell
about	angry	cent	advice	accompany
after	bow	centimetre	atmosphere	apply
again	citizen	century	bulb	banquet
along	drew	decimal	continue	catastrophe
always	flapping	harden	development	compass
an	heal	kilogram	entertainment	cultivate
another	jet	kilometre	flock	deserve
ant	lower	kindness	gymnastics	emergency
any	none	litre	indeed	false
baby	pleasant	medicine	lack	Germany
ball	region	metre	merrily	influence
bat	September	overalls	nuisance	massive
bear	speak	population	peace	nevertheless
because	ticket	report	production	personally
bed	weren’t	shadow	resist	pride
	willow	spider	shepherd	representative
	Pluto	tax	state	skilful
	rocket	ugly	thoughtful	steady
	meteor	weight	understood	swallow
	comet	worse	wealthy	troop