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Wellington City Library Kids Club Reviews
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Congratulations to Oliver Kenning!
Oliver is the first person in Room 20 to reach the top of the Basic Facts ladder. Terrific effort Oliver!
Mathletics - Mathletes of the Week - 17 June to 23 June
This weeks top 5 Mathletes!!
1. Sneha Wevita 2280 Points (Silver Award) - Awesome job Sneha - The first Silver!
4. Kailey Parker 688 Points - Great to see you on the list Kailey!
5. Quinn Porter 600 Points - Great to see you on the list too Quinn!
Friday, 28 June 2013
Kererū Production Songs
I have added a page with links to the Kererū Production songs that Room 20 need to learn to sing. Please make sure that you have your parent's permission before playing the videos. DO NOT click on the links or ads that may pop up.
Monday, 17 June 2013
National Young Leaders Day 2013
Here are some of the hero photos!
Here are some videos of NYLD 2013
What the kids had to say:
National Young Leaders Day
Heroes are all around us. They could be famous, they could be our family or maybe they're just a good person. Heroes are also the people we look up to. Well, at least that's what we learned at National Young Leaders Day.All of the speakers at NYLD had an unique hero that helped them achieve their dreams. There were many inspiring speakers at NYLD including, Rachel Taulelei, Billy Graham, Alison Mooney, Charlie Laumatia and Cam Calkoen. I loved what all the speakers had to say, but the speaker that got to me the most was Cam Calkoen.
Although Cam had a disability, he still went on trying to achieve his dreams. And, with a little help from his hero, he did. Cam is now a gold medalist runner for New Zealand in the paralympics. His message was that no matter what, you can achieve your dreams if you stick to them.
Even though I still haven't found my dream yet, I found that all the advice I got will help me in the future. The important thing I need to remember is that I should never give up in myself, others or my dreams. When I do that, I will discover my true potential, and maybe then, I can be my own hero.
By Paris Hunt
National Young Leaders Day 2013
On Monday 10 June 36 year 6 students went to the Michael Fowler Centre to attend The National Young Leaders Day 2013.
There were five speakers who were: Rachel Taulelei, Charlie Laumitia, Alison Mooney and Cam Calkoen. They were very inspiring and funny.
We had to write down notes of what the speakers told us. We were very lucky to have the chance to go.
After lunch we sat down and sang “Hall of fame”, Then to top that off, there were giant inflatable bouncy balls!
Towards the end we had a special guest: Jamie McDell! She sang two songs that were her new song angels and another song that I forgot the name of.
It was a great day I will never forget.
By Conor.
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Mathletics - Mathletes of the Week - 10 June to 16 June
This weeks top 5 Mathletes!!
1. Gemma Arnott 1350 Points (Bronze Award) - Great job Gemma!
2. Finn Meikle 1170 Points (Bronze Award) - Great job Finn!
3. Oliver Kenning 661 Points
4. Arthur Werner 613 Points
5. Sneha Wevita 451 Points
Great to see the total points going up!
Monday, 10 June 2013
Matariki Events
Room 20 have been studying Matariki over the last week. Here are a few links for what is happening around Wellington over the next month.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/8770103/Make-a-date-with-the-stars
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/Matariki/Pages/default.aspx?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_campaign=
http://wellington.govt.nz/events/events-calendar/2013/05/matariki
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Mathletics - Mathletes of the Week - 3 June to 9 June
This weeks top 5 Mathletes!!
1. Arthur Werner 1356 Points (Bronze Award) - Great job Arthur!.jpg)
2. Luv Nawani 390 Points
3. Lulu Reid 116 Points
4. Sneha Wevita 100 Points
5. Grayson McDonald 16 Points
Mathletics
Hi all,
Just a reminder that Mathletics is available for use at home. As there is no official homework, Mathletics is a great resource for practising and learning new maths knowledge.
There are a few students not taking advantage of this resource by not using it regularly. Remember that your Activity Fee is paying for Mathletics, and that, like Reading Eggs, Mathletics is a means of covering more than we have time to do at school. In other words, Mathletics offers students the chance to plug some gaps in their knowledge and to get ahead in maths.
I have also noticed that some students are struggling with the tasks they have been set and have not been taking the time to do them properly. The tasks are set at a level appropriate to the individual, so I do urge you to take some time to spend with your child as they are doing their Mathletics tasks and offering help if required.
Another area of concern throughout the class is the level of recall of Basic Facts. This will be addressed in class, but it would be beneficial to spend some time on Live Mathletics at, at least, Level 2.
Thanks
Just a reminder that Mathletics is available for use at home. As there is no official homework, Mathletics is a great resource for practising and learning new maths knowledge.
There are a few students not taking advantage of this resource by not using it regularly. Remember that your Activity Fee is paying for Mathletics, and that, like Reading Eggs, Mathletics is a means of covering more than we have time to do at school. In other words, Mathletics offers students the chance to plug some gaps in their knowledge and to get ahead in maths.
I have also noticed that some students are struggling with the tasks they have been set and have not been taking the time to do them properly. The tasks are set at a level appropriate to the individual, so I do urge you to take some time to spend with your child as they are doing their Mathletics tasks and offering help if required.
Another area of concern throughout the class is the level of recall of Basic Facts. This will be addressed in class, but it would be beneficial to spend some time on Live Mathletics at, at least, Level 2.
Thanks
Monday, 3 June 2013
Reading Eggs
Hi all,
Just a notification to say that our trial of Reading Eggs has expired.
Last week, I sent home a notice regarding paying $15 for the continued use of Reading Eggs until February next year. We needed to gather the interest of 80% of parents so we could take advantage of this deal. At present, Room 20 are sitting on 15%.
From what I can gather by talking with, listening to and watching, the children are mostly engaged by this. For instance, some of the boys are on the computers in the morning, comparing some of the things they are doing in Reading Eggs.
I personally recommend that, if your child is keen, that $15 for around 10 months is a great price to pay for this software. I haven't seen anything online so comprehensive for reading in my searches (although I'm definitely keen to hear of anything). The cost compares favourably to purchasing a single book, where this site offers hundreds of titles - fiction and non-fiction, or a software package that performs similar functions. The follow-up activities to improve reading comprehension are also very good, and cover a greater variety of texts than the children will be exposed to at school. In this regard, it is a great supplement to the existing reading programme. Not only that, but it gives the opportunity to have good reading learning at home, after school and in the holidays. It has also proved to be engaging for the more reluctant readers.
If Reading Eggs is subscribed to, Room 20 students who have signed up will have access to it during class time as part of their reading programme.
Sorry if I sound like a salesperson for Reading Eggs, but as I've said, I think that it's a more than fair price for an application of this quality. If you have any questions, just send an email to michaelheyes@redwood.school.nz.
Thanks,
Michael
Just a notification to say that our trial of Reading Eggs has expired.
Last week, I sent home a notice regarding paying $15 for the continued use of Reading Eggs until February next year. We needed to gather the interest of 80% of parents so we could take advantage of this deal. At present, Room 20 are sitting on 15%.
From what I can gather by talking with, listening to and watching, the children are mostly engaged by this. For instance, some of the boys are on the computers in the morning, comparing some of the things they are doing in Reading Eggs.
I personally recommend that, if your child is keen, that $15 for around 10 months is a great price to pay for this software. I haven't seen anything online so comprehensive for reading in my searches (although I'm definitely keen to hear of anything). The cost compares favourably to purchasing a single book, where this site offers hundreds of titles - fiction and non-fiction, or a software package that performs similar functions. The follow-up activities to improve reading comprehension are also very good, and cover a greater variety of texts than the children will be exposed to at school. In this regard, it is a great supplement to the existing reading programme. Not only that, but it gives the opportunity to have good reading learning at home, after school and in the holidays. It has also proved to be engaging for the more reluctant readers.
If Reading Eggs is subscribed to, Room 20 students who have signed up will have access to it during class time as part of their reading programme.
Sorry if I sound like a salesperson for Reading Eggs, but as I've said, I think that it's a more than fair price for an application of this quality. If you have any questions, just send an email to michaelheyes@redwood.school.nz.
Thanks,
Michael
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