Ezekiel's Reading Week 10

Trinity and Hayley's work on Alfred the Great

Kim's Vocabulary work week 10

The Tame Eels of Anatoki

Meaning words

1.Tame = An animal that is not wild.

2.Stroke = The sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow.

3.Mince = to cut or chop meat or similar substances into very small pieces.

4.Ledges = a narrow flat surface or shelf; especially :one that projects from a wall of rock.

5.Metre = the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 39.37 inches.

6.Weigh = to have a heaviness of a stated amount​, or to measure the heaviness of an object:

7.Occasionally = at infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then.

8.Protected = to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.

Well done with this new vocabulary Kim.

Mrs N :)

Counting in threes

Some students in Kahikatea are learning to count in threes. See if you can sing along.

Reading Task - Abby

During Reading times in the Study we have been focusing on summarising information and being able to pull information out from a piece of text.

Independent Learn Task:

Who Froze Farrell Flint?

In your own words - summarise the story Who Froze Farrell Flint? Remember to think about who? What? Where? How? Why? When? Farrell's brother  (scientist) = 43 persent: He seemed a little suspicious when he was talking about jealousy over his brother…. Carey Love (scientist) = 56 persent: he did seem suspicious when he was holding the lava worms, maybe he was trying to put on a show to get Minnie distracted from the case….. Doctor Topp (Head scientist) = 23  persent: she did go into the  freezer lab in the morning and explaining how it could not have been her……. Mirtha Dare-sweetly (scientist)= 100 persent! She had been trying to make a business down on Earth, with her half brother!

Using some of the ideas from the story - I would LOVE you to write a story as if you were a character from the school. Think of this as free writing! But I would like you to write along the same lines as the story.. In a science lab!! !LAB TIME! By Abby I had just landed on Mars, I was so EXCITED! I was going to be a  scientist at Topp labs! I trotted off into the magnificent building the doors slid behind me. I rushed over to the main desk. Um Dr. Abby Tombs?  Said a bored looking lady at the desk.  Are you here to check in?  She said again looking at me.  How old are you?  She said to me with a concerned look.  I am 11. I am a PHD in History, Chemistry. I said with a big smile plastered on my face.  OK here is your coat, your´re lab 22 b.  She said to me while eating some bubble-gum.  Thank you!  I said while racing off to my lab. So I started sketching down ideas to make stuff. Then all of a sudden a kid my age walked through the doors. They wore a dark blue  hat and was speaking to Dr. Topp…….. To Be Continued………..

Teacher Comment: Well done on completing your work this week Abby, I really like the way that you have chosen to write your summary of what has happened in the story and that you have used brackets to tell me more about the different characters! Well done. Next time it would be great to see you writing a whole summary in one paragraph! Your free writing short story is great with lots of excitement and the correct use of punctuation! I always love a thriller with the to be continued! Always leaves me in suspense.

Chri's Comparing Task on the Maunganui Stream

Dylan's labelled diagram for reading

Kim's labelled diagram for reading Week 4

Isla's Reading Work on 'Catch of the Day'

SOD Turning at Wigram Primary!

On Tuesday 8th August it was a very exciting day for the students, teachers, parents and wider community of Sockburn School. It was the first stages towards the opening of our brand new school, Wigram Primary School. 

The grounds were blessed by some very special visitors of Ngai Tahu and then soil was turned by Tim Macindoe, the Associate Minister of Education and two of our Sockburn Students, Alexia and Jacob. 

Check out the video with some photos of the morning that we had!

Maggie's Week 1 Term 3 Reading Work

Adelaide's Week 1 Reading Work

Maggie's Week 1 Reading Work