Te Ngahere Newsletter #17 - Week 9 - Term 3 2024
Mike Crawford - September 15, 2024
Maths
These last two weeks in algebra we have been looking at patterns made with squares tiles and how these patterns can be continued. We have looked at different ways to predict how the patterns continue. Designing a rule helps tells you how to go from the number of squares in one figure to the number of squares in the next.
Ask your child what happens in term 4? How Many squares? How many in term 10?
What rule could we design to predict s(squares) = T(term) ?
You could use the x (multiplication) or + or - to make one.
Timestable Rockstar current top 10
A big shoutout to Kees who has absolutely eclipsed the teachers. Well done to both Kees, and Blake for becoming ROCK LEGENDS with sub 1 seconds responses. A big welcome to new competitors Sophie, Mahlika, and Nixon joining the top 10.
Ice GymSports Visit
What an excellent time we had at Ice Gymsports. A big thanks to Vicki, Nigel and team for three excellent sessions. We look forward to visiting again in the future.
Google Photo Library for Ice Gymsports
Katiakitanga Awards
Congratulations to Ollie, Akira, Catherine, and Blake for receiving an award at our special assembly on Friday!
Cyclesense
The Year 6 students have recently completed the Cycle Sense program, where they learned essential road rules and safety tips for cycling. To put their new-found knowledge into practice, the children took to the streets of Woodend, demonstrating their cycling skills
Duathlon -
An article written by our competitors.
Ecoeducate
Eco Educate came to Te Ngahere to share some important information around recycling. Did you know that lids and even can lids are not recyclable and have to be put into the rubbish? The children listened so well and asked a lot of questions around recycling and how it all works, so this was a really valuable lesson for the children to be able to participate in.
Walking your wheels
We are still having an issue with students riding their bikes and scooters through our school resulting in near misses and collisions with parents, teachers, and children. we walk our wheels from 8.30 -9am and 3.00-3.10.
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Upcoming Dates
Week 9
Thursday Evening - Kapa Haka Festival
Friday - Learning Celebration - you are welcome to walk through Te Ngahere from 2.45 -3.45 on Friday the 20th to check out your child's waterworks they've been working on. We'll also get some photos for an end of term google photo library with them before we recycle them. We'll also have some Cantamaths projects available for viewing among other projects.
Home Learning
For families wishing to engage in Home Learning - A reminder, we provide access to the following meaningful and engaging apps.
Timestable Rockstar - Practice, memorization, and mastery of multiplication.
Matific - A variety of activities across all mathematics.
Stepsweb - Recognition and retention of spelling patterns
Email m.crawford@woodend.school.nz if your child has forgotten their username or password.
He wake eke noa,
Mike, Caitlin, Terence, Katrina, and Rachael.
