Term 3

Term 3 has started with so many things to focus on. 

Next week is Maori Language week so we will be focussing on Te Reo.

Today Mr Guley introduced us to the Patiki Production which he wrote during the July holidays. Our Production will be staged in the hall on 28 and 29 August at 1:30 pm. Next week we will know our roles and then we will be into the preparation with the actors, dancers, IT designers and the prop people. We have a lot of work to do over the next few weeks.

On 30 July the whole school is having an Olympics Day. We will dress in the colours of our houses and compete for points for our houses.

Each class is studying a country which is competing in the Olympics, S24 is studying Ireland.

Kaiapoi North Year 4 boys have challenged our Year 4 boys to a rugby match. Mr Guley has selected a team of 12 enthusiastic boys to represent our school. The game will be played on Friday 27 July at Kaiapoi North School - starting at 1:30 pm.

We are studying 2D and 3D shapes in our environment and have found there are many in our everyday lives. These are some shapes that we have discovered.We are studying 2D and 3D shapes in our environment and have found there are many in our everyday lives. These are some shapes that we have discovered.

Isiah found a hexagon, a circle and
 a triangle in his packet of shapes.

Breanna's orange is a sphere.

Zac photographed a tree trunk to show a cylinder.

End Of Term Reflections

End of Term Reflections

Solomon - This week we watched the show and I liked it because it was funny at the end.

Zac - This week we enjoyed doing our doodle art on the keeping box. I enjoyed the "Phone A Friend" production when they called Denise, Dennis.

Jordy - I enjoyed visiting the Art Expo  and seeing lots of creative art.

Xanthia - I enjoyed "Phone A Friend"because it means when we get older we know not to text mean stuff to other people.

Arman - We enjoyed looking at the Art Expo which was only to look, not touch.

Eli - The show was funny when Winstone went off the stage and tilted over the little kids.

Emily - I liked the show with the big phone.

Paige - I like "Phone A Friend" when Winstone's parents kept singing to make him feel happy, and it made him feel worse.

Kyle - I loved "Phone A Friend" because the big phone was very funny and I wondered where he got it from.

Megan - I loved the part when the newsman was talking about a bad storm in the middle of nowhere and he said, "Ha ha".

Maddy - I enjoyed our 50 word Spelling test because I got 50/50, because I kept practising.

Cassidy - I liked the "Phone A Friend" when he dumped his phone in the middle of nowhere and a big storm came.

Broc - I loved "Phone A Friend because I liked it when he sat in the front row and the big phone was blocking the little kids.

Reegan - I loved the Book Fair because there was lots of stuff to look at and it had a book that I am reading - "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Cabin Fever".

Breanna  - I loved "Phone A Friend" because they put pictures of Winstone's scooter tricks on 

Face Book.

Home Learning Challenge Expo

Patiki home learners celebrated their successes today with an expo. The children displayed their different challenges and talked about them and showed  how to make and perform these.

Some of the popular activities were displayed in many ways showing diversity and creativity.

The children would love to share their learning with more visitors next time. There will be another celebration in Term 3. Remember to check for the date in the newsletters.

Ella and Jordy designed KBS flags. Jordy has made a diorama of polar bears.

Arman has painted the solar system and the color wheel with primary, secondary and tertiary colors.

Eli is telling Isiah about his recent trip to Mosgiel and the Moeraki Boulders.

Makayla has made monster from junk material and Kyle has set up his board game.

Art Expo

We have been busy finishing our masks ready for the Art Expo on 26 and 27 June on KBS Hall. THe Expo will be open while the Learning Conferences are on. There is so much fabulous, colourful creative art to enjoy. Do visit the Expo. 

Snow at KBS June 2012

On Wednesday this week it snowed heavily so school was closed for two days. On Friday school was open again. Our playground looked beautiful covered in Autumn leaves and snow. 

                                                                   Our Reflections on the snow at KBS

Reegan - I liked snowmen because if you have hot hands you can cool them down.

Makayla  - I liked it in the snow because we made a snowman and snow cones.
Ella - Our class made a snowman. It was wearing my scarf.
Hayden - I liked the snow because I like throwing snow at my friends.
Grayson - I like the snow because you can make snow and snowballs.
Cassidy - S24 made a snowman out by Papa.
Zac - We were rolling up the snow and it made
 our hands freeze. It was heavy to lift.
Kyle - It was hard work building the snowman
 because it was hard rolling the snowball and 
lifting it up. It took teamwork .
Xanthia - It was very, very hard work because
 it made our backs hurt.
Emily - After morning tea we went out to Papa to make a snowman. Our teacher took a photo of us all.
Jordy - S24 found making a snowman was difficult because we had to roll a big ball and it got heavier and heavier. 

Megan - It was fun making the snowman because it was my first time making one.

Eli - I made a mini snowman that is the snowman's son.

We wonder if he will still be there on Monday.

Life Education

This week we have visited the Life Education caravan. Our first lesson was like a train journey around the Circulatory System as we hunted for Harold the giraffe who was somewhere in the Circulatory System. We travelled around the body learning about the organs but didn't find him until this afternoon. He was very tired after his journey but pleased to see us again. We love catching up with Harold every year and learning about how we can stay healthy and happy. 

This is photo of us outside the big classroom.

Thank you Kathleen for making the lessons fun and interesting.

 

St John Safe Kids

S24 have been learning what to do in a medical emergency. They have practised using a phone to dial "go-one-go-one-go", and know to ask for the ambulance.

The children know that they need to take two deep breaths before dialling. In the photos they are giving their full name address (including the area e.g. Kaiapoi) and describing the problem - using a calm, clear voice. 

Maddy was the model with fake blood on her arm. We learnt how to clean a wound, dry it and cover the scratch with a plaster.