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Welcome to 2011 from Room 4. There are 23 of us and we have 2 teachers, Mrs Ivamy and Mrs Reid.We are busy learning our new routines, getting to know one another and we love swimming time!Next week we are off to the Auckland Zoo. Our Concept is Community and we will be looking at animal groups and their special features.Watch this space for some exciting work about the zoo animals.

Here we are at the Zoo all ready for our exciting day.


 * Click on the document below to view some of our fantastic written language and fabulous artwork or come and see it in our classroom.**


 * Today we had a great time at Technology. All the Junior syndicate went to the hall. We worked together in small groups to solve a problem.**
 * We had to make a large ball that could roll**.



=__TERM 2__=

Have a look at our INQUIRY. We wanted to record aspects of our life in 2011 so that we can share them in the future. We want to see if things will the same or different in the future.



Earlier this term we had an awesome trip to the Waiuku Museum and after that we had a ride on a vintage steam train from Waiuku to the Glenbrook railway station. Click on the link below to view our powerpoint about the trip.



Our Art focus this term has been Stitchery. Take a look at our fabulous vintage cars and cupcakes.



__** TERM 3 - MOVEMENT **__

Have a look at our Power-Point. We worked in Trios. Each Trio group made a slide about how to move around safely when we are out and about.


==Last Thursday 15 September, a police helicopter flew in for a visit. How lucky we were to hear all about the work of the police, the helicopter and the police dog. Read some of our thoughts about the helicopter coming in to land.==

**Do you like the papier mache rugby ball money boxes we made?**


One sunny Friday near the end of term, we went to meet our email and skype buddies from Pukekawa School. It was their Calf Club Day so we had lots of fun with them and their pets. Have a look at some photos taken on the day and some snippets of our writing about our experience.



MATHS
 * Measurement ||  || [[image:hilljuniorsyndicate/measurement.jpg width="200" height="147" link="http://www.softschools.com/measurement/games/ruler/measuring_length_in_cm/"]] || [[image:hilljuniorsyndicate/measure_2_leaves.jpg width="150" height="185" link="http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=0"]] ||   ||   ||
 * ANP Basic Facts[[image:hilljuniorsyndicate/Maths_imagesCAQGYP81.jpg width="110" height="110" align="left" link="http://www.pcs.school.nz/students/math.html"]] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Time || [[image:http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/clock1.jpg width="115" height="186" caption="Learn to tell the time" link="http://www.kidsnumbers.com/telling-time.php"]] || [[image:ozict/bangontime.jpg caption="bangontime.jpg" link="@http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html"]] || [[image:ozict/hickorydickorydock.jpg caption="hickorydickorydock.jpg" link="@http://www.ictgames.com/hickory4.html"]] ||  ||   ||