Spider Wordles

 by Liam and Caleb B

by Harriet and Grace

 by Jess H and Zara

Book Character Day

Today at Halswell school we dressed up as our favourite character to raise money and because it's book month. Zara was Nanny Piggins, Eli was Shane Bond, Kyle was the hungry caterpillar and Kate was Pippy Long Stocking.

Today was book character day we got to dress up as our favourite book character,the whole school had a big parade and the school council chose the best dressed.The people that got chosen got to go to the front to get an Easter egg.The money that was raised is going to the people that got seriously hurt or effected in the tsunami. For book character day Harriet was Geronimo Stilton, Caleb was from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Noah was Ron Weasley and Ruby was The Queen Bee who never said  please.

Today it was book day. It's to raise money for Japanese children. we raised over $501.00.

On Wednesday the whole school had book character day. Sterling was a rich boy, Georgia was Sheer Khan, Matthew was Liz (the lizard from the Magic School Bus) and Joely was Angelina Ballerina.

Today we had book character day to raise money for a Japanese kid who got badly affected in the tsunami and earthquake. The school had a parade. We raised over $500. Jaimee was a tooth fairy, Grace was a girl from 'A Bad Case of Stripes'. Millie was the Easter Bunny. Bianca was Cinderella.

Today we had book character day. We had it to raise money for Japanese children. I was the BFG. We had a parade. Mr Topham was a dalmatian. Caleb dressed as Ron. Mason dressed as Harry Potter. Mr Ferguson dressed as Captain Hook. Jess was Geronimo Stilton, Tristan was a scientist from Horrible Science, and Liam was a dinosaur.

Maths Flash Cards

We have discovered it is very important to know our addition and subtraction facts, and to be able to recall them quickly. Mrs W has given out some flashcards that some of you may like to try at home.

If you didn't receive flashcards, or would like to practise online, please go to Fact Monster. Start at level 1 and work your way up.

Please remember, basic facts need to be recalled instantly to help you with your strategy work. Keep up the practise, my wonderful Mathemagicians!

Reminders

• School photos are Tuesday (all going to plan). We will practise our lovely smiles in the morning.
• No sausage sizzle this week (Year 7/8's at camp).
• NZ Book Month Character Dress-up day is next Wednesday, 28 March. More information to follow.
• NZ Book Month Poster competition: create an A4 poster. See the big whiteboard for more information.

BUDDY READING: We will be reading with our buddies on Wednesday!! As big buddies, we are going to help our little buddies from Room 4 with their daily reading book. You will be wonderful role models for the younger children :)

Challenge Part 2

This week, the second part of your challenge is to go outside and play!

Challenge - Week 8

Room 20 children and our followers - your challenge, should you choose to accept it (which we hope you will!), for this week is to leave a comment on our blog. This could be telling us all how fantastic the blog is, or replying to a post that we put on. Mrs W will be checking to see all members of our amazing class have contributed during the week.

Good luck! We can't wait to check what you have written.

Play with the Spider!

Click here to control the spider!

Meet Bitsa!

This is Bitsa - named because its made up of 'Bitsa' insects and arachnids!

SUPER BUGS!

Follow this link to create your own minibeast!

Spiders Home Challenge

Ask Mum or Dad to help print this out for you if you wish and follow the instructions. Mrs W has a few copies (not a whole class set) if you can't print it at home. You can also make a tally chart of the blends instead of printing it out!

Spider Find the Blends

A blend is two consonants that are next to each other in a word and blend to form a new sound. Find the blends in the following paragraph.

Most spiders can spin silk. They do this by making a thick gel inside their bodies. Then they squeeze it out through a tiny opening. When the air hits it, the strand dries and becomes strong.

Good luck! Let me know at school how many you found.

Spider Unit and Reading

We have just started an exciting unit on SPIDERS! During the next two weeks, our reading will be focussed on whole class reading and using the spider reading centre questions - as well as researching the features, habitats and adaptations of different spiders - instead of guided reading. I won’t be bringing books home regularly during this time. Here’s what I can do at home instead:

O Go on a spider hunt - note the spider’s habitat, how big its web is and the spider’s features. I can  use the information at school to work out what species of spider it is.

O Visit the Halswell Community Library for spider books

O    Read information on spiders on the internet (see links on this page)

O Read for enjoyment, for 15 to 20 minutes each night.

O Continue learning my spelling words on www.spellingcity.com and using www.studyladder.co.nz

New videos

We have 2 new videos coming soon - slide shows of our final softball session held on Monday and the Bugmobile visit on Tuesday. Unfortunately, we are experiencing technical difficulties (or Mrs Woolford may have saved them in the wrong format!). Hopefully we'll have them up to share with you in the next day or so.

We have added some links to spider pages - great for those spider enthusiasts out there!