Our INVENTED words

This term we are looking at biographies and writing them ourselves.

Today we were practicing the skill of note taking when listening to information.  We learnt a lot about Roald Dahl while listening to his biography.  One of which was his love of words in which he invented over 500!  We decided to create our own words which you can read below.

SCOOGIGAZE - Something to be sad about (Brocky)
STORNTED - Unhappy, rage, angry (Nui)
CENTOS - Coke and Mentos make an explosion (Nathan)
MAMWANYA - Scram, go away (Alfie)
NIBNOBBLER - Someone that is very annoying (Kyan)
ZAM-ZOONABSLED - Confused (Lucy)
DIANTREEKED - Dying nature (Jamie)
HAMBERJU - A person who lives in a big tree (Joel)
GOOGY - Googly eyes (Takave)
MOMONITION - Angry, rage, upset (Will)
STARVIONES-DOENLY - Someone who is very hungry for doughnuts and is starving
NARON - not to be done (Tayne)
ZSMELIP - When you want someone to lower their voice (Molly)
EGGCRACKTHE - to break everything (Cole)
SNIGGOBBLE-YAK-YIP - A disliking to vegetables or wet grass (Maddie)
KAWEWE - Feeling really fun, crazy, happy and amazing all at once (Sarah M)
FRAGLYHOOPED - To be excited (Aiden)
KINDFULLY - people should be nice and kind to other people (Katrina)
SCRIBBLESMACKER - A person that does nothing by scribble (Sarah F)
PENSTAPORPOISES - When you are so excited you could explode (Lilly)
HUPPBRANE - A little rat that wears a skirt and shows off to other rats (Sapphire)
GLOOPALAY - A living thing that is a liquid and a gas (Zaki)
MONSHEG - A word you would use instead of swearing (Jemma)
BEGUFFELD - Gobsmacked or surprised (Oskar)
SNUFFLEPUFF-DUVLEDUFF - To laugh hysterically in a very annoying way (Dylan)
PLASHOON - When you step in puddles with your socks (Vanessa)
PILLPOPER - When you have over 20 pills a day (Jonathan)

PERSUASIVE SPEECH 2016

In the next two weeks you will need to write a persuasive speech that is

2 – 3 minutes long to present to the whole class.

You will be given class time to write your speech and to practise your delivery, however as the deadline approaches, I expect that you work on your speech for homework.

The topic of the speech is up to you. Choose something that you are interested in, something you are passionate about.

You need to think about three things when preparing your speech.

THE FORMAT

You need to include:

·      An introduction that hooks in the audience.

·      Paragraphs that support your point of view/contain information/facts/have a personal connection/make sense.

·      A conclusion that sums up what you have said /ends with a bang!

THE LANGUAGE

Your job is to convince the audience that you believe in what you are talking about, so you’ll need to use emotive or persuasive language and examples.

THE PRESENTATION

You need to consider the following when you are practising:

·      Voice volume, speed and expression.

·      Body language and how you stand.

·      Eye contact – you will need CUE CARDS to get good eye-contact.

Refresh your memory with the speeches we have watched/listened to on YouTube from Kapiti College students in class to give you some tips….

Good luck and remember to start writing early so that you have plenty of time to practise!

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THURSDAY is Matariki!
I will be based at Whakarongotai Marae all day running a Pepeha workshop for all those who visit throughout the day.
Mr Harker will be relieving in Room 15.
Gymnastics will be the usual 9.20-10.05am time slot.
11-12 ish will be the time slot Room 15 will visit the Marae for Matariki celebrations.

Waikanae School APP

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Waikanae Primary School now have a Mobile App 

This App is smartphone friendly enables you to see…

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5.       Contacts and Phone numbers

6.       Fill out an Absent Form for a child when sick…This is really good! (No more phone messages!) This section will be very useful for busy parents. 

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SPELLING

Spelling

This term all students in Te Poutama will be taking part in a spelling bee. This is a great way for the children to gain confidence and skill in spelling and to broaden their vocabulary.

All children have been assigned a list of words to learn over the next 3 weeks.

To get to this stage, students were tested on a range of word lists. 

After self-marking, each student has chosen a level that will provide them with a realistic challenge.

In week 7, children will be re-tested on their word list and the top spellers at each level will participate in a ‘SPELL-OFF ‘

URGENT - School notice for Wednesday

School Closing Early (12.30pm) Wednesday 18 May for Funeral Service

School Closing Early (12.30pm) Wednesday 18 May for Funeral Service

We are saddened by the passing of Adrienne Larkin, the wife of our long serving Caretaker Peter Larkin.

Due to the fact a large portion of our staff wish to support Peter and attend Adrienne’s funeral we are asking that parents collect their students from school at 12.30pm on Wednesday 18 May.

If you are unable to collect your children from school we will be providing limited supervision. There will be some teachers and other staff who will remain at school  however, normal classes will not be operating.

It is important to note that the buses will be as per the following schedule:

	At 12.30pm	After school Normal Time
South Beach	Yes 12.40pm	Normal Service 3.05 pm
North Beach	Yes 12.40pm	Normal Service 3.05 pm
Peka Peka	No Service	Normal Service 3.25 pm
Reikorangi	No Service	Normal Service 3.25 pm

Parents living in Peka Peka and Reikorangi will, therefore, need to make arrangements to have their children collected from school at 12.30 or leave their children at school under the supervision of our staff.

Thank you for your understanding.