Week 7 - Friday, March 19th

Hi all,

Students of Room 15 started their swimming lessons this week and are learning lots. A reminder this is part of the NZ Curriculum and every child must participate unless they bring a note and have a good reason not to. Swimming will continue every day next week. Next week is also Maths Week and there is some exciting stuff planned. Congratulations to the Stars of the Week - Juwairiah, Mele, Anthony, Sahar and Ayesha. Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week. 

Mr Henderson.

Week 6 - Friday, March 12th

Hi all,

Congratulations to the Stars of the Week - Sahar, Juwairiah, Shuaib, Ayesha and Shalom. One of the highlights of this week was when students made a tornado in a bottle - very cool! See photos below. Have a great weekend and I'll see you all again next week.

Mr Henderson.

Friday, March 5th

 Hi all,

I am pleased that we are moving back to Level 2 on Sunday and school can open for everyone on Monday. I have enjoyed working with your child on Zoom this week and some in the bubble at school. Thanks for all your hard work with your child at home - I know how difficult it is! 

Today's Star of the Day is Viral. See his fantastic work below. Ka pai Viral. Thanks to everyone else who shared this week.

Have a relaxing weekend and I'll see you all at school on Monday.

Mr Henderson.

Thursday, March 4th

Hi all,

With no community cases for three days in a row it's looking promising that tomorrow Jacinda will announce we will go back to Level 2 (who knows, maybe Level 1). Fingers crossed! Even Level 2 would be great so your tamariki can return to school on Monday. Watch this space!

Today's Star of the Day is Wil for his amazing New Windsor Way competencies poster (see below). Ka pai Wil.

Enjoy your day at home with your whanau tomorrow. I will be teaching the bubble at school so won't be doing a Zoom but will check emails after school.

Regards,

Mr Henderson.

Wednesday, March 3rd

Hi all,

Thank you to everyone who attend my Zoom sessions - there are still many more I'd love to see on there. Thank you also for all the work being shared on ClassDojo and email - keep it coming. Today's Star of the Day is Aleena for her amazing Zentangle art (see below). It is beautiful! Ka pai Aleena. It's miserable out there today - a nice day to be home. I hope your child is getting through their work. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email me khenderson@newwindsor.school.nz.

Regards,

Mr Henderson.

Week 5 - Alert Level 3 - Distance Learning at home

Hi all, welcome back to Level 3! During this lockdown I'll share work each day of one of Room 15's students. If your work goes on here you are the Star of the Day and when school reopens you get two chocolates, half an hour golden time and can sit on the couch. The first star is Isabelle - ka pai Isabelle! You can see her work below. Remember to share your work when complete and you might see it on here too. Stay safe in your bubble and I hope to see you back at school soon.

Mr Henderson.

Science

 Hi all,

This week students of Room 15 learned about forces and energy. Using "bopper poppers" they saw these two phenomena in action. First they activated the "bopper popper" and dropped it on a table, observing what happened, then they took them outside and placed a ping pong ball inside it. When this hit the ground they saw the energy pushing the ping pong ball high into the air. Lots of fun! This year New Windsor School has signed up to House of Science who deliver a different science kit each week. As a result we have access to a lot more science resources and experiences for students. See photos below.

Mr Henderson.