News from Room 3 - Bankwood School

Dear Parents / Caregivers
4 May 2016
No 12
What a wonderful start to term 2 your children have made. When I wandered through classrooms on
Monday morning children were happily engaged in learning. They were all so pleased to be back.
We have welcomed 6 new children to our school so far this term. We are pleased to have them join our
learning community.
At the last assembly, Graeme Kitto, from Rotary presented a $200 cheque to
Miss Winter and some of the 'gardening group! Children, with Miss Winters
support and encouragement are working to keep our gardens weed free.
The $200 received will be used to buy more plants to further beautify our
environment.
With the weather fluctuating in temperature, please ensure that your children's outer layers are named.
This makes it easier for identification when looking through the lost property.
School Trustees Elections
News from Room 3
Bankwood School
Wednesday 4 May 2016
ANZAC day
My Teacher
by: Aalyiah
Today we made poppies. First
we coloured the leaves all green .
After we finished the leaves we
made the poppy flowers. We
Brought poppies to the teacher
and she put some spots on them to
keep them together. ANZAC
is celebrating the army people
that saved us so we didn’t get hurt.
by: Lokeni
Our Classroom Caterpillars
by: Max
Today a caterpillar made a chrysalis.
The life cycle goes like this. First
it starts as a tiny egg. Then it hatches
and turns into a caterpillar, then a
chrysalis and then it turns into a
butterfly.
Mrs Kingma is in her Pohutukawa class. She
has long hair with a fringe. She is a
happy teacher. By Aerial
Boards of Trustees are the governors of a school. The Principal is responsible for the management of the school. The Principal
is the member of the board and acts as the board's educational leader and chief adviser. Governance and management work in
partnership.
Being a school trustee is an important role that needs people with a range of skills and experiences, who believe in making a
positive difference to our children's learning.
Nominations are invited for the election of 5 parent representatives to the board of trustees.
You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the
form).
A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters, this Friday 6th May.
Please check your mail box and if you do not receive these forms, you can pick some up from the office.
Nominations close at noon on 20th May 2016 and may be accompanied by signed candidates statements.
​We made poppies for ANZAC
day with paper. By Zach
​ ommunity
C
In our community we have some trees
and some flowers. We have some shops
like Chartwell and Countdown. We also
have a gas station. By Abdirahim
First the butterfly lays the egg.
Then the egg turns into a caterpillar.
Then it eats the leaf. By Jaylin
I like the life cycle it is cool. The eggs hatch
and they turn into a butterfly. By Levi
Caterpillar hatched. Caterpillar turned into a
chrysalis. By Jayden
.
The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.
There will also be a list of candidates names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.
Swimming
Voting closes at noon on 3rd June 2016, if there is an election.
By Xzavier
I learnt how to swim to the other side. It is
hard. I keep on coming up. I can float on my
stomach. Summer is very very hot. You need
sunscreen. It is sweaty. You get to have a
swim. You wear short short t.shirts.
Diane Rumble
Returning Officer
Hot Air Balloons
Hot Air Balloon flying in the sky.
They can go up and down. The fire
blows hot air, I like hot air balloons.
By Noah
SPORTS DRAW
Upcoming Events
Day
Date
What
Monday
Friday
9 May
20 May
Thursday
Monday
Friday
26 May
30 May
3 June
Monday
Friday
Friday
Friday
Monday
Thursday
Friday
6 June
10 June
17 June
1 July
4 July
7 July
8 July
Board meeting
9.10am Assembly Rm 8 hosting
Board nominations close at noon
5.30pm parent meeting
Board meeting
Board voting closes at noon
9.10am Assembly Rm 5 hosting
Year 6 at Arbor Day event
Queens birthday – No school
New board takes office
9.10am Assembly Rm 7 hosting
9.10am Assembly Rm 11 hosting
Hearing & Vision testing
‘Talking about Learning’ meetings
Term 2 ends
Netball
Hot Shots - First game Wednesday 11th May
Ferns - First game Thursday 12th May -Times TBA
Hockey
Rebels - Aberdeen Celtics Turf 1B 9.15am
- St Josephs Angels Turf 1B 9.45am
Basketball
Wednesday 11 May
Bears - First game Time TBA
Knights - First game Time TBA
Friday 6 May
Dodgers - vs Factor Bronze 8pm Ct 1 First game
Regards Kay Cleaver
Principal
This teacher has short hair and
sometimes wears glasses when she reads.
Her name is Mrs Peters and her class is
Room 3. When I see her every morning
she smiles at me. She is the best teacher
I’ve met. She is the nicest teacher ever.
I love my teacher so much because she
lets me go on the ipads and lets me go
some some puzzles.
​Yucky Food
​ ​By Danica
I don’t like onion! I think is tastes
terrible. Every time my Mum gives me
disgusting food I sneak to the back door.
Onions smell weird and look weird also.
Hot air balloons work with fire. First the pilot
blows it up with a fan. Then it starts to go
slowly up. Then it flies away around the
world even. In the show balloons are so
cool. By Detroit
My Mermaid
My mermaid is sitting on a big rock.
By Victoria
Mrs Elliot is in Room 8. She has blond hair. She
wears cool dresses. She said hello to me in the
playground. By Mohamed
​Autumn
In Autumn the leaves fall off the
tree and the leaves change colour.
It goes green, yellow and red. The
Winter changes too. It is cool when
the leaves change colour. By
Rangimaria
In the Autumn it is cool. The leaves change
colour. They fall off on the ground.
By Taylor
​Tennis lessons
At tennis we used a racket and a ball.
We bounced the ball on the strings of
the racket. We did some little bounces
up and down. Lastly we played a little
game. By Milad
Rugby
By Wyatt
I like playing Rugby. We kick the ball. When we
play we get a goal and who gets the most they
win.
​Insects
Ladybirds are red, yellow and black. They
have hard shells. They like to eat greenflies.
They have babies, and have six legs, two
feelers and are so little you can’t even see
them. They’re beautiful that you’ll love them.
By Taku-Aroha