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 * ===Term 1 Dates=== || =====**Term 2 Dates**===== || =====**Term 3 Dates**===== || ===Book Presentation === || ===Wakaaranga Primary School Website === || ===The Mini Moth Treaty=== ||

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Week 1: 24th Oct - 28th Oct Wed: Interschool Cross Country Fri: Keremoana's memorial assembly Week 2: 31st Oct - 4th Nov Mon: Coburn Visitors Tues: 8-11 year old athletics Week 3: 7th Nov - 11th Nov Wed: Choir combined rehearsal at BBI 10 - 1pm Week 4: 14th Nov - 18th Nov Wed: Afternoon matinee of school production for juniors Thurs: Evening performance of school production Week 5: 21st Nov - 25th Nov

Week 6: 28th Nov - 2nd Dec

<span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25.6px;">Week 7: 5th Dec - 9th Dec <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Thurs: Year 6 Graduation <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25.6px;">Week 8: 12th Dec - 16th Dec

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Mon: Ice skating / Shared Lunch / Secret Santa

Term 3 Important Dates
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**Parent Discussions** You can now book an interview online. Go to: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">[] Our code is LLFYB. The dates are: Tuesday 9 August - 1:15- 8:15 Thursday 11 August - 3:30- 6:15. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Week 1: Monday August 1st: Japanese visitors arrive. Tuesday 2nd August: ICAS English and Korean students arrive. Tuesday 2nd August: Vector Presentation. Mrs Moth and Mrs Clay @ 9.30 - 10.30. Ms Poole and Miss Holder @ 11 - 12pm. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 2: Monday 8th - 19th August: Japanese teacher students at school from Hagoromo College. Tuesday 9th: Parent discussions Thursday 11th: Parent discussions and Japanese visitors arrive. Friday 12th: Mystery Bottle Mufti Day. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 3: Tuesday 16th: ICAS mathematics Wednesday 17th: Whole school assembly @ 1.30 Wednesday: Dance groups and Kapa Haka to perform. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 4: Wednesday 24th: Dance Festival Thursday 25th: Dance Festival <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 5: Tuesday 30th: Koreans leave Wednesday 31st: Choir at Tamaki Intermediate 10 - 1. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 6: Wednesday 7th Sept: Linda Harvie - FCI visit Y6 <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 7: Tuesday 13th Sept: Speech Finals @ Elm Park <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 8: Tuesday 20th Sept: School Cross Country Wednesday 21st Sept: Whole school assembly year speech finalists to perform. Friday 23rd Sept: Mystery Bottle Mufti Day <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 9: Tues 27th Sept: Inter school cross country Wed 28th Sept: Rugby champion of champions finals <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Week 10: Tuesday 4th Oct: Mathex at Sunnyhills

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 190%;">This term we will be learning:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Landscape Learning: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 1 - 6: Energy <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 7 - 10: Food and Trade / Production Preparation <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Reading: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Fictional books/journals <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Language: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 1 - 6: Explanation writing and Spelling <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 7 - 10: Persuasive writing and Spelling <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Mathematics: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 1 - 3: Number -Time <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 4 - 7: Algebra <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Week 8 - 10: Measurement <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Te Reo Maori: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Myths and Legends <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Te Ao Kori <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Dance/Drama: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Dance - Energy related <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Drama - Projection, placement, acting. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Art: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Specialist <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">In class - collage of NZ landscape with Maori detail. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Physical Education: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Te Ao Kori <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Cross Country <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #aa3d27; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Tag Games - Balance, dodging, spatial awareness, working, cooperation, moves-change direction, positions.

<span style="background-color: #280101; color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">Term 2 Important Dates

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #800000; display: block; font-family: ravie; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">Welcome back to Term 2 <span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 210%; text-align: center;">This is going to be an exciting term!! = = media type="custom" key="9341494" align="center" width="86" height="86"

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=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Landscape Learning: = =Week 1 - 6: European Study= =Week 7: Book Week: Rugby World Cup - supporting country - New Zealand= =Week 8 - 11: St Johns Ambulance=

=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reading: =

=Non-Fiction / Magazines / Newspaper= =<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Language: = =Week 1 - 6: Narrative Writing, information report, letters, poetry and legends, descriptive writing.= =Week 7: Book reviews= =Week 8 - 11: Instructional Writing= =Spelling: 'You can spell', spelling resources= =Visual: Handwriting=

=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mathematics = =Week 1 - 5: Measurement= =Week 6 - 11: Geometry=

=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">ICT = =Use= = www.280slideshow.com =

Windows movie maker & Easi-speak/Vocaroo: TV commercial advertising France.
=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Oral = =News sharing - weekend events, experiences, informing others of ideas / occurrences.=

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Collage
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Communicate personal information - name, parents, grandparents, iwi, hapu etc.
=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Music: = =Sue Murray=

=<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Physical Education: = =Outdoor Ed: Invasion games (ball possession & control, limiting opposition, blocking access to scoring zones.=

=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">May =

= = <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5th: Waterwise (AH) <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">10th: Netball Field Day 1 <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">16th: Family group photos <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">17th: Rugby 7 aside (saving day 19th May) <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">24th: ICAS Computer Skills <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">30th: Melton West Teachers visit (Matt and Gael) <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">31st: Korean students arrive (22) =<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">June =

<span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6th: Queen's Birthday <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">7th: ICAS Science <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">13th - 17th: Book Week <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">14th: Soccer Field Day (saving day 16th June) <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">21st: ICAS Spelling / ICAS Writing and Korean Graduation <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">22nd: Fonterra Science Roadshow (BBI) <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">24th: Year 6 assembly & school Disco

=<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #090986; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">July =

<span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5th: Hockey Field <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">12th: Writers Quiz <span style="color: #280101; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">13th & 14th: Move and Groove (Year 6 as the audience)

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Have a safe holiday everyone and remember to rest up ready for Term Two.

<span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Wow, welcome back to school!! It is going to be an exciting year. Hopefully you are all rested and ready to start, I know I am!! I would like to also welcome our student teacher - Ms Yee. She will be with us for the first three weeks of this term and then come back in June to do her final practicum.

===<span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Keep informed and check our wiki daily!! There will be regular updates on your homework pages, spelling words and any important events like sports or school trips. Our wiki will also be the first place to publish excellent work, all completed by you, the new Mini Moths of 2011. ===

Multiple Intelligences
The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children and adults. These intelligences are:
 * **Linguistic intelligence** ("word smart")
 * **Logical-mathematical intelligence** ("number/reasoning smart")
 * **Spatial intelligence** ("picture smart")
 * **Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence** ("body smart")
 * **Musical intelligence** ("music smart")
 * **Interpersonal intelligence** ("people smart")
 * **Intrapersonal intelligence** ("self smart")
 * **Naturalist intelligence** ("nature smart")

Take this test and paste your results onto word and then print it out. Please give me your results once you have printed it out. You must read and answer them accurately for this to work.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE TEST

<span style="background-color: #280101; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Term One Important Dates

Parent discussion bookings

Bookings are now open at []. The event code is: PFHAW

The school will close early at 12.30pm on Tuesday 29 March with appointments from 1.00pm until 8.15pm. On Thursday 24 March, the school will close at the normal time at 3.00 pm. Interviews will start at 3:30 and finish at 6:30.

Do you need a family photograph?

The PTA has organized Positive/Negative family photographers to be at the school on Saturday and Sunday 27 March. You will need to make an appointment by phoning Judy on 577 4490. There are still plenty of spaces in the afternoon sessions. The sittings are free and there is no obligation to buy.

PTA Family barbecue The very popular family BBQ organised by the PTA will be held on Friday 11 March. They plan to start at 5:30 pm and finish by 7:30 pm. The student council are organising and running games for the students. We hope to see you there.

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Week 1 __

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">31 Jan - Akl Anniversary <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">01 Feb - Term 1 starts

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">08 Feb - Yr 6 Meet the teachers evening

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Week 3__

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">17 Feb - Waterwise (May change)

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Tue 22 Feb - Yr 6 PAT Testing <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Wed 23 Feb - Yr 6 PAT Testing <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Thurs 24 Feb - Yr 6 PAT Testing, Mrs Clay's class at waterwise, Norwegians at school <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Fri 25 Feb

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Week 5 __

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">28 Feb - 2 March - Norwegians visiting the classroom <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3 March - Waterwise Mrs Moth's class <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">4th March - Year 6 - Senior school Assembly

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">10 March - Waterwise

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">17 March - Waterwise

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">23 March - Maritime Museum <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">24 March - Waterwise Mrs Moth's class <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">25 March - Maritime Museum

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">29 March - Parent Discussions <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">31 March - Parent Discussions / Waterwise

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">7 April - Cultural Festival

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">15 April - Term ends

<span style="background-color: #18284e; color: #ff2b00; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Book Presentation


 * 1) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">No scribbling in your books or tearing out the pages.
 * 2) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Date on the left hand side of the page, underlined with a red pen (Long date for everything except for maths).
 * 3) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Use a blue pen in your exercise books and a pencil in your maths book.
 * 4) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Get all your books and stationery before class time.
 * 5) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Mistakes are crossed off with ONE red line.
 * 6) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Rule off with a red pen when you have finished each day. Leave 2 lines every time you rule off.
 * 7) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Keep your work TIDY at all times.
 * 8) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Underline any words that you think is incorrect and check it in the dictionary.
 * 9) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Edit work before handing it in.
 * 10) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">All worksheets must be glued in.
 * 11) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Messy work will be repeated.
 * 12) <span style="color: #aa0808; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">‘Summary of class discussion/lessons’ I will stop at the end of each lesson and choose one person to summarise the lesson. Possible Consequence – revise the work during morning tea and summarise the lesson straight after.