School Photos

School photos are out - make sure they are retrieved from the school bags!

Pool Party

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Room 6 students will be celebrating the end of the year with a pool party on Tuesday 13^th December from 12pm- 1pm.  They will need to bring a plate of food along with their swimming gear.

Parents are welcome to join us.

Surfing Photos

Thursday's surf lessons at Waimarama were successful with everyone managing to catch was and stand up.  Check out the photos of the Surf School's Facebook page.

HawkesBaySurfSchool photos on Facebook.

Week 9

The countdown to the school holidays is on!

A big thank you to the parents who helped out with Optimist yachting.  No sailing but a great day despite the wind.

This week 26 children from Rooms 5 & 6 will be competing in the HB Triathlon (now a duathlon due to pool closure) champs on Tuesday.

We will be visiting Waimarama Beach for surfing lessons on Thursday - remember to get your notices back ASAP.

There is an open morning onWednesday for parents to visit the school and see learning in action (see school notice for details).

Weetbix Registration Link

Weetbix Registration

David Barclay
david@haumoana.school.nz

KNOTS by Lucy and Alexandra

Here are the 3 knot types that we need to know to set up our Optimist yachts.

Week 8

Remember

• to check gear list for Optimist yachting (previous post)
• return HB Triathlon Champ notice
• return Interschool softball notice

Well done to the Room 6 children who supervised the Safe Cycling day in 33 degree heat last Wednesday.  You did a wonderful job explaining and modelling the learning for the day. Photos of the day and a PMI should be on the individual children's Blogs.

This week we have:

• Optimist Yachting on Tuesday
• Inter-school softball on Wednesday

In language we will be working on designing and publishing our own 'School Journals'.

In maths we will be continuing with Geometry.  Vocabulary related to the topic is as follows:

reflection

translation

rotation (rotational art should be published on individual blogs)

enlargement

tessellation

We will also be creating yachts out of recycled material so please send bottles, bags etc to school to support this technology challenge,

Coming up next week we have the triathlon champs on Tuesday (28 children involved from Rooms 5 & 6) and a surf trip to Waimarama on Thursday.

Optimist Trip

Reminder: essential items list for Optimist yachting on Tuesday

Setting up the optimist video link Setting up the optimist

Ÿ     Morning tea	Ÿ     Drink bottle	Ÿ     Lunch
Ÿ     Sunhat	Ÿ     Towel	Ÿ     Sunscreen
Ÿ     Windproof jacket	Ÿ     Covered footwear	Ÿ     Personal medication
Ÿ     Togs/wetsuit	Ÿ     Woollen jersey or polyprop

Week 7

This week we are continuing with bike safety.  Room 6 children will be organising and instructing younger children in a range of activities designed to improve skills.


All children need to bring shoes (and helmets if possible) as some will share bikes for these activities.

We are also working on water safety prior to using the optimist yachts in Napier next Tuesday.   thank you to those parents who have offered transport and supervision.  Check out the video on setting up the yachts.

Optimist Video

Notices are out for the HB Triathlon champs - please return these by next Monday at the latest.

Week 6

This week and the week following, we will be having a focus on bike safety.  As advised last week, the children will need to bring their bikes which will be used for fitness and bike skills and safety.

We will also be completing the work book with learning from the Life Education lessons from last week.

In mathematics, we are learning to use standard form (vertical algorithms) to add and subtract numbers.

Food for Thought

This week we have had Andy from Foodstuff helping us to understand for labels so we can make healthy choices.  We also have a voucher in order to purchase healthy food to make lunch.  This will take place on Monday.

Which drink contains the most sugar?

Week 4

The two short busy weeks have flown by with lots of testing and excursions.  Next week should see everyone back in class.

During week 4 we have a 'Food for Thought' educator visiting for lessons on Monday and a 4 Square visit on Tuesday.

There has been a change of plan for our walk to Cape View 4 Square.  As Elephant Hill is spraying on Tuesday, we will be walking via Parkhill and East Roads.

The children will be in their Tropicana gear but will need hats and sensible shoes for the visit.

We will also be preparing our healthy lunch for later in the week.  In groups, the children will plan, budget and assemble their lunch for Friday.

Interschool hockey takes place on Wednesday and there are still a few return slips outstanding. Please get these in as soon as possible.

Upcoming events are:

Tropicana - Week 4 (Sun 6 Nov)
Life Education (body changes) - Week 5
HNI Tech visit & Bike Safety - Week 6

The Cycle Skills competition has unfortunately been cancelled.

Term 4

Welcome back to school for Term 4 2016.  

For most of Room 6, this is the final 10 weeks of life at Haumoana Primary and it should be a busy and exciting term.

This term we have a focus on Hauora where we will be looking at ways of keeping ourselves safe and healthy in a range of contexts.

Topics
What's the Plan Stan?
Food for Thought
Life Education Trust
Cycle Safety
Optimist Yachting

We will need parent support for a number of these events so make sure that you add the important class/school events to your calendar.

Speech Comp

After a week of inspiring speeches, the four children to speak at the finals on Tuesday are

Lucy, Alexandra, Will, and Eden.

Congratulations to all children who participated and especially those who overcame their fears and stepped out of their comfort zone.

Week 6

Remember to bring a drink bottle from home.

Last week 4 Year 6 boys travelled to Taupo to compete in the North Island Intermediate cycling champs.  Competing in the team time trial with Year 7's the team of Evan, Garrett, Will and Edward finished in 5th place out of the 12 teams.  Garrett also competed in the individual race where he finished in 14th place.

This week is a busy one as we try to listen to all speeches in order to choose 4 finalists for next week's competition (Tuesday 6th).  We will have a focus on listening with understanding and empathy.

We will continue with multiplicative thinking in maths.

The interschool Literary Quiz is on Wednesday and 4 Room Six students will team with 4 Year 5's to represent the school. (Charlie d, Eden, Will, Alexandra)

Week 5

Reminder - HNI open evening is this Tuesday at 6.30pm.  This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about the school, educational opportunities, and technology requirements.

Homework reminder - the children have spelling, reading and Mathletics every week.

This week at school we are completing our Olympic Bloom's tasks for language.  Ask them to share their learning at home as it is available online.

The children are currently working on their formal speech.  We will start listening to their presentations next week.

In maths we are focusing on using a range of strategies to so solve multiplication and division problems.

Postponement - HNI Open Evening

Due to the 'Havelock North water issues', the HNI Open Evening is postponed until 

Tuesday 23 August @ 6.30pm

Week 4

There were fantastic reviews of the Haumoana School choir at the Kid's Sing - a big congratulations to all those Room 6 children involved.  It takes a lot of practice to deliver such a polished performance.

This week there is coastal cluster soccer on Tuesday - good luck to the 4 teams.

Remember the school  and interschool cross country is coming up - time to do some training out of school time.

This week we are continuing our Olympic study and will begin to work on our formal speeches for the speech competition. The topic is as below and the children will have time at school to work on this but will need assistance at home to help with practice and delivery.

WALT: to prepare and present an age-appropriate speech on any aspect of the topic of ‘an Inspirational Olympic Athlete’ to an audience of peers.

The children have access to details and success criteria.

In maths we have a sports focus but we are also reviewing and enhancing multiplication strategies.

Taradale Terror Adventure Race 2016

An energetic bunch of Room 6 students took part in the Taradale Adventure Race on Friday evening - looked like lots of fun!  Click on link for photos.

Taradale Terror Photos

And see how many Haumoana children that you can spot oin the HB Today video.

HB Today video

Week 3

Welcome to Week 3

Olympics is the class focus for the next couple of weeks and language and maths tasks will incorporate this theme as well as Maths Week Challenges.  This means that in maths we will have rich problem-solving tasks that involve all operations.

The 10 session writing challenge should be completed and published by the end of the week so keep an eye on your child's blog to see the finished result.

Click on the link below
Mathsweek.org.nz

We have had Mathletics for a couple of months now and there has been a measurable difference in speed of recall and knowledge in those children who have made a concerted effort.  Well done!  Remember a little, focused learning regularly will improve learning.

Remember:
On Monday 8th August, the choir is going to Havelock North Intermediate School for a
rehearsal. All choir members need to meet in Room 9 at 9.45 am. The children will have a
singing warm-up until 10. 10am, then have a quick morning tea, before leaving for HNIS at
10.30 am. Children need to be wearing their tidy black shoes and uniform. They will not need
to take their school bags to HNI to the rehearsal.

On Wednesday the start is earlier - Room 9 @ 9.05am.

Good luck to the many talented singers in the choir for the Kid's Sing performances.

Coastal Cluster soccer takes place next Tuesday - notices will be out this week.