Twitter Photo Chat @Kidsedchatnz

Today we were using our school Twitter account (@MatarikiWBS) & we were answering some questions (see below). One of the questions was about a Cow with a suitcase & you had to answer why does the cow have the suitcase & where is it going?

Nicola's base group did this today as part of our rotations in Matariki & Mahutonga! It has been really fun doing this, this afternoon.

• By Gretel & Eloise

Here are the questions copied from 
http://kidsedchatnz.blogspot.co.nz/:

T3 - W2 Photo Chat

Hey everyone, the first Kidsedchatnz for term 3 will be on at 2pm Wednesday, Week two. 

And what is the topic you ask? Well I'm going to try something a little different for this chat. The topic is a Photo chat! All questions are based on a number of different photos! 

Sounds interesting? Check out the photos and questions below! (All photos come from the fabulous website Lend Me Your Literacy)

QUESTIONS/PHOTOS

Q1. If the doors above were portals into the future and the past, which door would you visit first and why?  

Q2. Do you think people that lived a 100 years ago had better or worse lives than us?

Q3. Why do you think the two sides are so different?

Q4. If you could be more like any animal, what would it be and why?

Q5. How do you think the little boys are feeling? Would you exchange places with them?

Q6. What does a cow pack in a suitcase? Where do you think it is going?

Q7. If you were trapped inside the tree, how would you escape?

Q8. You return to find your home city in ruin, what do you do next?

Q9. If you could have any super power that could help people, what would it be?

Q10. You discover a stone giant at the bottom of the ocean. Do you remove it or leave it where it is?

Big Dance: Wake your brain up activity

Every morning we can choose a "wake your brain up" activity. Today one of the choices was dancing. We worked through different levels. Here is our dancing by Lucie

Here is a link to "BIG DANCE": 
https://sites.google.com/a/worserbay.school.nz/matarikiwbs/morning-wake-up/big-dance

Apirana Taylor Visit

Apirana Taylor came into school today. He showed us various musical instruments that he has collected as he travelled to different countries. He also told us some stories, sang some songs and recited some poems. We liked the story about the lolly tree because it was funny and interesting. Apirana used his instruments in some of his stories and used great facial expressions. He used his body language to entertain us.

We thought that he was inspiring because he told us that he got his letters muddled up at school and had dyslexia, but he still really loved writing!  He said he enjoyed writing as much as the other kids liked art because he could paint a picture in the reader's mind.

By Jack H

This is the "Manu Roreka" poem that he performed:

Manu Roreka from Matariki on Vimeo.

Here are some photos of Apirana's visit:

Apirana Taylor from Matariki on Vimeo.

Orange Day Parade: 7th August

Orange Day Parade is coming up for our Year 5 and 6 road patrollers. We will be leaving school at 9am and will arrive back in school by 1 pm.

We arrive at Parliament at 9.30 am and the Road Patrol Parade will begin at 10am. Students will march along Lambton Quay to the Michael Fowler Centre for prize giving.

Please can you give permission on the WRAP IT UP site www.wrapitup.co.nz. There will be NO COST.

You can find the latest road patrol schedule at: 

https://sites.google.com/a/worserbay.school.nz/matarikiwbs/road-patrol-schedule

The entries for the Orange Day Badge competition will hopefully be displayed in the library on Victoria Street. Watch this space...

Transition

For one session every Friday, students and teachers will be moving around the school and working in different groups. This is to help students become familiar with working in different spaces, particularly those who are transitioning to these spaces next year. The Year 3 students will be working down in Māhutonga and Matariki with the Year 4s and 5s. All of Autahi will be working in Tautoru with the Year 2s. The Year 6s will be working in Autahi. Teachers will move around and work in different spaces, with different groups, over the term.

Year 6 children will be working with different teachers to complete their yearbook, write speeches and will be planning other activities.

Friday Netball

Gemma: We have netball training every Friday morning at school. We play netball on a Saturday afternoon against other schools. I like netball because it is a team sport.

Evie: I like it because it keeps me fit and healthy.

Isaac: I joined in today. It was so much fun!

Chester: I joined in too. I enjoyed shooting at the goal.

Liv: I love playing netball because of all of the different positions on the court. I am captain this week and I’m feeling a little bit nervous.

"Thank you Deb for coaching us!"

Sportsfest 2015

WELLINGTON REGIONAL SPORTSFEST 2015

This Term we are lucky enough to be taking part in the inaugural Wellington Regional SportsFest 2015.  This event is being organised by the Wellington City Council in partnership with ten Regional Sports Organisations.

The event is only open to Year 5 and 6 Students.

Worser Bay has been lucky enough to get four teams registered. Miniball, Netball, Hockey and Football. This Friday we introduced the students to the rules of each sporting code and asked them to sign up for the one sport that they would like to trial for.

Our next step will be to run skills training sessions for the children to give everyone a chance to build confidence. After that we will run trials to narrow our teams down to the numbers allowed. We would love parent involvement in these skill sessions and will also need coaches/managers to help supervise teams on the day. If you are interested in being involved, or have any questions please drop in and see us or send an email to Hamish at hmcrae@worserbay.school.nz.

Date:  

Years 5 & 6                  25 August 2015

Time:  

Years 5 & 6                 9.30am - 2.30pm

Prizegivings                3.00pm - 3.45pm

Where:

Go to this link for venues of the different sports.

Rules:

Miniball

Netball

Hockey

Football