Happy Christmas!

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas from the stunning Lake Tekapo, where I am staying with Jono, his family and my dad. I hope you all have a lovely Christmas Day, help you parents out lots and enjoy spending time together.

Much love,
Miss Nalder x

2014 - The Busiest Year Yet

School has closed and we are now all on our summer holidays. It has been such a busy and wonderful year with Class 13. We have all learnt a great deal together, and had so much fun along the way.

It was very sad to say goodbye on Wednesday, our last day of school. We said goodbye not only to each other, but to the lovely Mrs O'Neill who has spent time in our classroom this year. We hope you come back and see us next year.

Congratulations to all the students of Class 13 for an incredible year. You all made fantastic progress in your learning, and you also grew up a lot too. A special congratulations must go to our prizewinners:

• Atareita, Paige and Mitchell for their academic awards
• Samoa for citizenship
• John for effort
• Noah and Simon for performing arts

Also, well done to Ajani, Noah and Mitchell for being selected by Mr Burt to be school photographers for 2014.

Have a safe and happy holiday, and I'll see you all next year!

Miss Nalder x

Coding

Make your own designs

Having fun with code!

Click on the LINK to see my code!

Manaiakalani Film - Friendship

In 2012, a group of NZ singers wrote and performed a song called “Feel Inside” to raise money to help kids who were really sick. Class 13 at Pt England have written and performed our own song to spread the message about being a good friend.

We would like to thank the cool kids in Years 2 and 3 that helped us with the song lyrics, and also Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy for the music.

Ryan Old Woman Description

As I watched the woman crouch down, I could see she was as ancient as the universe deep channels of time etched into her wizened surface. With keen eyes alight with mischievous youth and cracked lips furling around gums where teeth once stood. Rich indigo velvet,was folded carefully to frame the face.

         

As I watched the woman crouch down, I could see she was as ancient as the universe. As I caught the eye of the crumpled old lady, I saw deep channels of time, etched into her wizened surface. She had keen eyes, alight with mischievous youth. While she ate, her cracked lips furled around her gums, where her teeth once stood. Her rich indigo velvet, was flowing carefully around the frame of her face. It was clear from her stare that she knew exactly what I had done.

Tongan Language Week

Tongan language week from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

These clever kids made this movie all by themselves! Well done team!

It's Niuean Language Week!

Nuiean languge week from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

What make a good Champion?

Simon John and Mitchell What makes a good champion from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

What makes a good Champion?

What makes a good champion from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

What makes a good Champion?

What makes a good champion from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

What makes a good Champion?

What makes a good campion from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Movie Making

What makes a good champion from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Movie Making

My Movie 1 from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Movie Making in Class 13

What makes a good champion from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Ajani and Simon - Rugby Tournament

Clever Ajani got this trophy over the weekend! Well done Ajani and Simon for the great results in your Rugby tournament!

Shapes - by Ana

Healthy Eating by Samoa

Commoncraft Movie about Healthy Eating - by Nyree, Kerstein, Paige and Sheales

Banana Vs Lollipop from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

High Up in the Mountains - First to the Top

Up High in the Mountains - Mountain Rescue

Up High in the Mountains - Climbing High

The Commonwealth Games, by Paige

Term 3 PENN Movie

Commonwealth Games. By Atareita

PCD @PES

Thanks Purple Cake Day for the cool write up in your newsletter! You can read the newsletter here.

Purple Cake Day at Pt England from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

What are the Commonwealth Games? by Noah

Sheales Explains what the Commonwealth Games are.

Did you know that sport is a good way to show friendship and togetherness which is important to the Commonwealth? I reckon that sport is a good way to show friendship because you could have fun with your friends while you are playing sports and you could also play against your friends. These sentences were about how sport is a good way to show friendship. 

Guess what? Well the first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. The Commonwealth games that are on now is being held in Scotland and the next Commonwealth games will be held in Samoa. The Commonwealth Games are a sporting event between 71 countries around the world. It is kind of similar to the Olympics because some of the sports are the same as the Commonwealth Games. They have a Opening Ceremoney and a Closing Ceremoney. They also light torches. 

Valerie Adams has the world record of shot put she beats the rest in every game.

The Commonwealth Games is a sporting event. It is played by different athletes and I think you know that it is also played by 71 countries from around the whole wide world. Do you know why the teams have to stay together? Its because they have to encourage their  teams. They also have to encourage their teammates when they compete in different events. When people go play different events they strive to succeed and choose to believe in themselves. If you watched the opening of the Commonwealth you might have seen Queen Elizabeth 2. She is the head of commonwealth.

John's Writing about Matariki

World Cup

Adrienne has been learning about the countries in the FIFA World Cup.

Mereana's Reading Activity

Ajani's Matariki work

Ben's Goals

Michael Jackson

A couple of weeks ago, three boys from Class 13 performed a Michael Jackson dance for the whole school at assembly. They worked very hard on their moves and looked incredible! Well done, Simon, Ajani and Noah, from all of us in Class 13! You made us proud!

Ajani's Term 2 Animation

Ajani, well done on completing your Term 2 animation on flight!

Richard's Term 2 Animation

Well done Richard on finishing your Term 2 animation on flight!

This is what Mitchell is learning about fractions!

Common Craft Movies

Edmond Hillary from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

Science in a Van

Science in a van from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Common Craft Movies

Hillary from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Common Craft Movies

The four men from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Ms Sakumoto's Blog

Here is a link to Ms Sakumoto's blog about her time in NZ.

Goodbye Ms Sakumoto

Today we said farewell to the lovely Ms Sakumoto. Ms Sakumoto came from Oregon to teach in our class for two weeks. She is going to Australia for a few days, then back to her home state of Hawaii to teach there.

We will really miss her!

This is Ms Sakumoto getting her Duffy Award this morning at assembly!

Samoan Language Week

Speaking Samoan in Class 13 from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Kosini's 2014 Goals

Richard's Goals for 2014

Richard is sharing his maths strategy.

John and Adrienne are showing us how to work out 6 x 4.

Sheales is showing us how to add a number that is close to 10.

Ana's clever maths movie!

Purple Cake Day Movie

Purple Cake Day at Pt England from Team 3 PES on Vimeo.

Samoa's Goals

Enemy Pie - By Ben

Comprehension Questions

1. Why wasn’t it a perfect summer?

jeremy he moved in the neighborhood was very bad

2. Why doesn’t the boy like Jeremy Ross? Does he have a good reason?

He was mean because he didn’t invite him to his trampoline party.

3. What did his dad suggest he use to get rid of his enemy?

He suggested using enemy pie.

4. What do you think is in the dad’s secret recipe for enemy pie?

To spend one day with your enemy.

5. Why was he confused about the smell coming from the kitchen?

He thought it wasn't enemy pie.

6. Why does the dad say his son has to spend a day with Jeremy?

To make a friend.

7. Why did he have to go up into the tree house first?

The boy wanted to go in and tear down the enemy list.

8. Why does the boy let Jeremy into his treehouse?

He was nice.

9. Why was he confused when he began to have fun with Jeremy?

He thought Jeremy was an enemy.

10. Is Jeremy Ross really as bad as the boy thought he was? How do you know?

No, because he is very nice and he helped him do things and invited him for lunch, let him play on his trampoline, and he helped him throw the boomerang.

11. Why was he having second thoughts about the Enemy Pie?

He thought it was bad and poisonous and he thought it would make boys cry.

12. . What’s the real secret of enemy pie? Why didn’t the dad put anything gross in it?

Not to put anything gross in it. He made it nice so that the boys could become friends not enemies.

Reading Response

1. What makes someone a “friend”? What makes someone an “enemy”?

Friend	Enemy
to ask to be a friend	a bully is an enemy

2. Do you think Jeremy was really his enemy? Why or why not? Should we have enemies, in your opinion? Why or why not?

no because when he went to his home and ask to play with him  and he did

3. A synonym is a word that means the same thing as another word.

Write 4 synonyms for the word, “friend”, below.

- ally

- buddy

- best friend

- mate

4. An antonym is a word that means the opposite thing as another word.

Write 4 antonyms for the word, “friend”, below.

- enemy

-bad guy

- bully

- teaser

5. Vocabulary

Match a word from the list to the definition(meaning)

List: poisonous, recipe, disgusting, enemy, ingredients, boomerang, buzzer, squint, delicious, trampoline

Word: enemy	Word: recipe	Word: disgusting	Word: ingredients	Word:
Someone you really don’t like.	Something that tells you how to cook food.	really gross, nasty or yucky.	Food items you need to cook something.
Word: poisonous	Word: trampoline	Word: squint	Word: boomerang	Word:
It’s bad for you to eat, drink or sometimes touch.	You jump on it.	To close your eyes halfway, either to help you see or because it’s too bright.	A curved stick you throw and it comes back to you.	Food or drink that is yummy to eat.

Candyfloss

Here are some of the Class 13 kids enjoying their candyfloss before Fiafia last week!

Book Cover Design - By Paige

Anna's Maths Work

“Marvellous Maths” - Diamonds

Term 1, Week 7

WAL: our five times tables.

A camp ground has 3 cabins which can sleep 5 people in each cabin. How many people can stay in the cabins?

(Show your working out here!)5 + 5 + 5 =15 or 5 x 3 =15

Ajani cooked pancakes for his family. There were 5 people in the family and each person had 4 pancakes. How many pancakes did Ajani cook?

(Show your working out here!)5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =20 or 5 x 4 =20

Paige bought six bags of potatoes. There were five potatoes in each bag. How many potatoes did she buy?

(Show your working out here!)5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30 or 5 x 6 =30      

2 x 5 =10

5 + 5 = 10

6 x 5 = 30

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5  = 30

7 x 5 =35

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35

5 x 5 =25

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25

5 x 6 = 30

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30

8 x 5 = 40

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 40

5 x 9 =45

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =45

10 x 5= 50

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 50

5 x 7= 3

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35

9 x 5 = 45

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =45

5 x 8 = 40

5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 40

My Basic Facts - “Five times tables”

Write down the five times tables to 50.

5 x 0 = 0

5 x 1 =5

5 x 2 = 10

5 x 3 = 15

5 x 4 = 20

5 x 5 = 25

5 x 6 = 30

5 x 7 = 35

5 x 8 = 40

5 x 9 = 45

5 x 10 =50

My Basic Facts - “Numbers that make 10”

Write down all the numbers that add together to make 10.

10 + 0 = 10

0 + 10 = 10

9 + 1 = 10

1 + 9 = 10

8 + 2 = 10

2 + 8 = 10

9 + 2 = 10

2 + 9 = 10

10 + 0 = 10

0 + 10 = 10

What are the rest?

My Basic Facts - “Doubles and 2 times tables”

Write down all the doubles to 20 and the 2 times table that goes with it.

1 + 1 = 2

2 x 1 = 2

2 + 2 = 4

2 x 2 = 4

3 + 3 = 6

2 x 3 = 6

4 + 4 = 8

2 x 4 = 8

5 + 5 = 10

2 x 5 = 10

6 + 6 = 12

2 x 6 = 12

7 + 7 = 14

2 x 7 = 14

8 + 8 = 16

2 x 8 = 16

9 + 9 = 18

2 x 9 = 18

10 + 10 = 20

2 x 10 = 20

11 + 11 = 22

2 x 11 = 22

12 + 12 = 24

12 x 2 = 24

13 + 13 = 26

13 x 2 = 26

14 + 14 = 28

14 x 2 =28

15 + 15 = 30

15 x 2 = 30

16 + 16 = 32

16 x 2 = 32

17 + 17 = 34

17 x 2 = 34

18 + 18 = 36

18 x 2 = 36

19 + 19 = 38

19 x 2 = 38

20 + 20 = 40

20 x 2 = 40

Play the Multiplication Game by clicking on the link!

(Hint: Start with the medium level and work your way up if you find it easy!)

Extra for Experts!

Each week I eat 2 apples. How many apples do I eat in 20 weeks? (Show your working!)2

Use Educreations on the iPad to share how you worked one of your questions out. See if you can get the embed code to post it on your blog!

If you are finished: Create a test for your group to see how they are going with their 1, 2, 5, 10, and 11 times tables! You might like to make this a doc or presentation and share it with your group members.