Clay

For the first part of the term our art topic is modelling. We used clay to make some little pinch pots. Here are our attempts:

Cricket

On Wednesday the 17th of October, South School had some visitors from Manawatu Cricket. They came to teach us some ball skills and to encourage us to play Have-A-Go Cricket. Cricket starts on Thursday the 25th of October at the Upper Domain.

Tararua Library Visit

As we are not able to visit our school library, on Friday Room 2 walked down to the Tararua Library. Nikki Price, the childrens librarian, read us two stories and then we had a look at some books. The children who already belong to the library were allowed to bring their library card to school so they could issue a book. All other children, were given an enrolement form and some brochures about the library. It would be great if parents could complete these forms and return them to the Taraua Library before our visit in two weeks time.

Fractions

For the first two weeks of Term 4 we are learning about fractions.  We are learning to cut shapes in half and a quarter, colour a half and a quarter of a shape, draw the other half of a shape and read and write 1/2 and a 1/4. We are also learning how to find half of the objects in a set.
One of the activities we did to find half of a number was to use pegboards and pegs with a rubber band.

Car Safety With Constable Kendrick

On Wednesday the 29th of September Constable Kendrick came back to talk to us about Car Safety.



Here is Grace's Story:
I went in the front of the car.  It was Constable Kendrick's car.  It was fun because you wouldn't usually go in the car when you were not naughty.

New Zealand ShakeOut

On Wednesday the 26th of September at 9.26 a.m. Dannevirke South School took part in the New Zealand Wide Earthquake Drill.  We had to remember to

DROP, COVER and  HOLD.

 

 

These are some of our stories:

 

Today we did Earthquake Safety.  We drop, cover and hold.  We took the chairs out.  We didn't throw them out.  I went under the yellow table. by Luca

 

 

I did the ShakeUp with Mrs. McNair when Mrs. Bone was away.  I had to go under the tables.  We went outside.   by Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

Our S.P.C.A. Inquiry Unit Concludes With Gifts For The S.P.C.A.

In class we made some toys for the dogs and cats.  We used the internet to research what we could make and what we needed.  We used socks, string, plastic bags, tinfoil and bells to make our toys. We got into groups to decide what we wanted to make. 

 

 

 

We put our toys into the box with our other donations that we gave Jo.

 

Jo was really impressed with all the things we had gathered for the S.P.C.A.  We even got our photo in the paper!

Bus Safety with Constable Kendrick

On Monday the 24th of September we went for a bus ride with Constable Kendrick.  We went up to the High School and got off the bus, crossed the road and got on the bus again. We learnt how to get on and off a bus safely and when we are on the bus to either put our bags on our laps or under the seats.  Now we know what to do when we are going on a bus.