Great Homework options

Make Your Own Maths Worksheets
Download this free program and you can create your own basic facts worksheets to practice at home. http://www.schoolhousetech.com/Math/Download.aspx

There are lots of great websites to visit to have fun and at the same time getfaster at doing basic facts. Get really speedy at + and - to 10 then practise to 20.Blast the sums that come down like space invaders. Great for getting fast at addition!
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/alien/alien.html
Don't get slimed! Get fast at subtraction instead!
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/mission/mission.html
To make your own quizzes and worksheets, go to: http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Learn how to type:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tuxtype/Tuxtype2-1.5.3-installer.exe?download
You might also be interested in TuxPaint and TuxMaths as well. Enjoy

This link takes you to NZ Maths Families. Help and support for you at home: http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/families/index.aspx
Wicked Maths: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/homework_help/maths/
Interactive maths activities: http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/maths/intermathsindex.html

English Online. A New Zealand Ministry site:
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/students.html

Mitchell's Story

Great pictures Mitchell!
We really liked your clear speaking and you had a lot to share.
We thought for next time try to use different beginnings instead of, "This is...."

Gareth's World

Well done Gareth. Your talk was clear, informative and you looked at the person asking questions.

http://www.tutpup.com/

Tutpup is a maths and spelling game that is played with other students throughout the world. A really good homework task! Give it a go and let me know what you think. Our class code is class23.

http://www.tutpup.com/

Wow! What a first week!

This week the Crickets reading group put together a play from the 'Fiddle-dee-dee' book. It is called 'Don't Hurt Me!'



Well done Jack, Bonny, Kassia, Kendall, Elise and Gareth!

In the bookbags there are 3 notices. The weekly newsletter, Skyline walk and Bike Wise day information. Please read these important notices. Thank you for returning the bike survey and the Outdoor Education notices. Remember if you have paid your stationery you do not have to pay for ODE again. That was a mistake on the notice.

Check out this bikewize website: http://www.bikewise.co.nz/

Gareth, Uta and Mitchell it is your week next week for telling us all about yourselves. We can't wait to hear about you!

Hectors World

Kia ora Simon! Awesome to see you are following us!
Our school has joined many other schools throughout New Zealand to be an Enviro School. Simon is with Wanaka Waste Busters but has worked with the Otago University to put together a very userfriendly Enviro School resource. Our school is beginning the year looking at finding ways to create and live in a healthy and sustainable community. Simon will be helping us and the children will just think he is great. I had Simon teaching in Room 23 last year as we were wanting to get going and looked at 'How to Beautify our School'.

Our childrens' environment also includes the digital environment. As you are on the internet and will be an internet user you will appreciate what a scary place it can be. Children need to be taught how to keep themselves safe and understand why. Could you please follow this link to Hectors World with your child and do all the activities. Hectors World is about internet safety but in a child friendly way. Children who do this at home will be used as experts in the class. They will teach the other children how to use the computer! Go to it!

http://www.hectorsworld.com/

Class of 2009 WELCOME!

Holidays are over already! Where did they go? I hope everyone had a really good break and are looking forward to an exciting year of learning.

Please read the newsletter. It will be in your child's bookbag this week but if you missed it you can find it here on the right hand side at the top.

I have only just put this blog together and it is really neat to see a parent has already found it and has also voted on the poll. Thank you!