12.12.12

12th year, 12th month, 12th day, 12th hour, 12th minute, 12th second! at Tokomaru School.

Mathletics

Thanks to the Tokomaru School Home and School Association, we have access to Mathletics for a couple of terms.  No excuses for letting Maths slip over the holidays!  Play against students from all over the world and have a go at beating your own scores.

Your login details are in the front of your homework books.

1500m Run

Students were encouraged to participate in a 1500m run yesterday.  Several Room 1 students took part and challenged themselves in this event.  Congratulations to all those who participated! 

Henry strides out in the 1500m race.

 

Eli and Tyler going for gold!

Tyler and Shayde get cheered on from the sidelines.

 

Bailie and Aleigha enjoying themselves before the race.

Grace and Bella putting in lots of effort.

Getting ready to race!

Eli: Before the race I felt nervous.  After the race I felt puffed!
Tyler: I felt happy after the race finished because I came third.
Shayde: I felt a bit sweaty during the race.  I wanted to walk in some parts but I didn't.  I kept running.
Brooklyn: I got puffed out while I was running but I felt good when I finished.
Tyler S: Before the race I was sort of nervous because there are some really fast people.  I felt good that I didn't come last. 
Teigan: I felt happy before we started the race because everyone was racing and at the start I was the first to go.  I cam fourth overall.
Luccas: Before the race I felt so nervous and I wasn't sure when it was time to go.  I concentrated on my breathing as I was running.

Solar Eclipse 2012

The students had the opportunity to look at the solar eclipse that occurred yesterday.  A kind parent brought a welder's mask in so they could look at it.  There were many astounded students when they saw what was happening!

 

Ag Day 2012

What a great day!  Congratulations to all the students who had animals and in the floral and baking sections.  We are looking forward to next year's event already!

Tokomaru School Ag Day 2012

 

This Saturday 10th November is Tokomaru School's annual Ag and Gala Day.  Come along and enjoy the day!  Animal judging starts at 10am.

Manawatu Digi Awards 2012

The Manawatu Digi Awards is in its second year.  This already popular ICT competition is to showcase the best of ICT in our schools.  This year, Room 1 entered into three categories: digital photograph, graphic design, and photo essay. 

You can take a look at the finalists from 38 schools in the region (with 891 entries in total!) at the Digi Awards Facebook page. Such a huge acheivement to be a finalist in this competition - congratulations to Grace and Bella and their fellow Tokomaru School actors for getting into the finals of the Music Video category.

Our theme was 'Our School, Our Community'.  Take a look at some of Room 1's amazing entries:

Digital Photo Category


Cameron - Year 3

Cody - Year 3

Jordan - Year 3

Luccas - Year 4

Ryan - Year 5



Graphic Design Category

Josh W - Year 3

Teigan - Year 4



Tessa - Year 4



Photo Essay Category

Rosie's World - Calf Club

Remember to check on your calf daily - keep it happy and healthy to earn your certificate. 

Rosie's World - Calf Club

Welcome Back Everyone!

We all had a refreshing, relaxing, exciting holiday and we are ready to learn in Term 4. 

Make sure you continue to leave comments on our learning as we love to get feedback from our families, friends, and global community.

New Zealand ShakeOut

At 9.26am 1.2million New Zealanders will be taking part in a national earthquake drill - New Zealand ShakeOut. 

The video below teaches you what to do in an earthquake:

Loud Shirt Day - Loud and Proud at Tokomaru School!

Check out our loud shirts and our fashion show!

 

Loud Shirt Day!!!!

Who will look the brightest on Loud Shirt Day?

Friday 21st September

Bring along a gold coin donation or text 'HEAR' to 5339 to help a deaf child listen and speak.

 

Do the bright thing and give deaf kids a voice!



New Links On Our Blog...

Check out some of these new learning links:

So many of us love the Harry Potter series so I am sure there will be lots to do here!

Harry Potter

 



Lots of Maths actvities to increase speed and accuracy...

Funbrain - Maths Arcade

 

Books you might be interested in and games to play - just a couple of the things to check out on this site!

Funbrain - Reading Brain

Speeches - If I Ruled the World...

It would be an interesting world if Room 1 students were to rule it, that's for sure!  Everything from kids would be able to drive to everything been made out of food!

Some excerpts from our speeches:

"If I ruled the world everyone would go to Hogwarts School.  You would have a wand and I would use magic to do my jobs - just a wave of my wand and my chores are done" Ryan - Year 5

"If I ruled the world I would make it snow every day.  You might ask me why I would do this.  You will be thinking about all the hassles that snow causes: the cold, slippery roads - but have a thought for all the positives" Jordan - Year 3

"If I ruled the world I would be the most important person in the world.  I would be going to cool restaurants every night for dinner" Brooklyn - Year 4

"If kids could drive cars, mums and dads could get a sleep in because kids could drive to school!" Teigan - Year 4

"If you played rugby every day, you would learn the importance of team work - your mates would be passing and kicking to you.  It also might help you have fun which is really important too" Tyler S - Year 3

"If I ruled the world kids wouldn't go to school. Kids could do better stuff than working at school all day long because school is more about doing handwriting, spelling, writing, maths, and reading instead of what I want to do!" Cody - Year 3

"Kids should be able to drive cars so they can go on holiday by temselves or go on a trip to their grandad's house.  The cops won't even be able to arrest them because in the world that I rule kids are allowed to drive" Ella - Year 2

"All toys would be $20 and under if I ruled the world so children can buy themselves toys anytime because they would be so cheap" Shayde - Year 4

"If I ruled the world kids could drive cars.  You could get to school as quickly as you want - you don't have to wait for your mum to take you.  On the way we could buy stuff like lollies and iceblocks!" Josh W - Year 2

"If I ruled the world, the world would be made of food.  Our houses would be big sandwich houses with lettuce, ham, chicken, cheese, mayonnaise and sauce - all for our furniture" Kobe - Year 4

"If I ruled the world my birthday would be every day...I would be the eldest in my family.  The house would be filled with presents.  My little brother would be crying that I have heaps of toys!  I would have birthday cake for tea instead of veges...So when I rule the world you better be ready to buy me lots of presents!" Cameron - Year 3

"If I ruled the world I would help homeless people with their food, water, and homes.  There are so many people that I would be able to help in New Zealand and in so many other countries" Tyler - Year 4

"If I ruled the world everyone would like dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs!  People would only be able to read books about dinosaurs because they are full of facts and lots of pictures of dinosaurs" Sean - Year 4

"I would give the homeless homes because they need our help...I would give the hungry food because they need it...I would give everyone a family so they will be happy" Luccas - Year 4

"Hi, I'm Corey and if I ruled the world people would only get what they need not what they want.  OK, let's get this show on the road...Health is a need in my world...Food is a thing that everyone needs...Shelter is another thing we all need...So the needs list: School, a house, a noce family, and a bit of money" Corey - Year 4

"I would help people if they asked for anything...In my world there would be no homeless and everyone would have good hope for the future" Josh - Year 4

"If I ruled the world everyone would play rugby.  Rugby is about having fun and buddies playing together and practises are a good way of working together and learning what you need to do before the next game" Eli - Year 2

"I would give out free internet, only the best computers in the world...A free wireless modem would be given out to everyone so that you would all have access to all the amazing technologies available" Lukaz - Year 5

"I love helping people because it is fun to help people who need it.  If I ruled the world I would give people money so they can buy the medicine and food that they need" Tessa - Year 4

Camp Quality - Odd Shoe Day

Tokomaru School is participating in Odd Shoe Day tomorrow.  Odd Shoe Day is to raise funds for Camp Quality - a charity that supports children and their families living with cancer.

So wear your oddest pair of shoes tomorrow and show your support by bringing along a gold coin donation.

GetWise: The Island of Wants and Needs

This morning we were separated into 4 families:

Teigan, Lukaz, Kobe, Josh W, Josh - Family 1 has a new baby.

Jordan, Luccas, Tyler S, Eli - Family 2 has a cat.

Ella, Ben, Sean, Ryan, Cameron - Family 3 has a member with a bad cold.



Brooklyn, Cody, Shayde, Corey, Tyler - Family 4 has two children.

Each family was told that they were going to a deserted island with just one suitcase.  Sounds easy?  Not when your family can only take 6 items from this shopping list:

- A tent
- Matches
- A comic book
- Food
- Cat food
- A ball
- Sun screen
- A bottle
- Fairy floss
- Cough medicine
- A Scrabble board
- A stereo

Each group had a big discussion about what they were taking to the deserted island and justified why they were taking it.  Families got points if they had thought about their needs versus their wants, taking into account different scenarios like a thunderstorm or extra cold nights.

Family 4 were the only family to choose only what we considered needs from the items, selecting to take the tent, matches, food, sun screen, the bottle, and cough medicine.

What would you take from the list?

Which items do you consider to be wants?

New Zealand: Where Two Tectonic Plates Collide

We have registered to be part of the New Zealand Shake Out drill on the 26th of September at 9:26am. The video below has some useful information as to why New Zealand has as many earthquakes as it does and what to do in an earthquake:



Get Wise! With ASB...

"Spend some money on you but save some too" was the message from an ASB Get Wise representative that visited us today. 

We learnt about currency, spending and saving, and Eftpos cards.  Some of us became Eftpos machines and shops, while Teigan played a bank!

Check out some photos of our learning:

Hmmm - an Eftpos card perhaps?

Learning about currency - who can remember what the currencies of South Africa and Japan are?

"I am a caveman who wants to trade with you because I don't have money yet!"

Teigan "the bank" and Jordan "the CD shop"

The bank "communicates" with the shop to let them know if the customer has enough money to pay for their purchase.

The ATM machine hasn't got any money left!  You'll have to go and earn some more!

Some of our wonderings:

How do you know how much money you have to spend before you buy something?
How do you use money wisely?
Can you get money out at the bank instead of a machine?
How does the bank know how much money everyone has?
Do you have to pay a fee for the cards from the bank?
How can you tell the difference between an Eftpos card and a credit card?
How many credit cards are you allowed?

Whai - Maori String Game

Ella shared her knowledge of a traditional Maori string game called 'Whai' this morning. Her mum taught her the 'Cup and Saucer' and 'Eiffel Tower', and Ella is trying to learn '4 of Diamonds', 'Butterfly', and lots of others. Some of us came up with a few of our own like 'Parachute' and 'Arrow'.

Take a look at the photos of our class trying out the game, as well as a video of Ella that shows you how to play: