Slice of Heaven

SLICE OF HEAVEN

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

Hey

I got a lot of faith in you

I'll stick with you kid

That's the bottom line

Yeah

I have a lot of fun, don't you

And living with you is a ball of a time

Hey beauty

When the mood gets you down

Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground

That's when I gotta play the clown for you

Black humour made you kick your blues

Howdy angel

Where did you hide your wings

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

(He-he-he-heaven)

Hey

I gotta lotta faith in you

I'll stick with you kid

That's the bottom line

Yeah

We have a lot of fun don't we

And heaven has to be with you all the time

Hey beauty

When the mood gets you down

Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground

That's when I gotta play the clown for you

Black humour made me kick my blues

Howdy angel

Where did you hide your wings

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Yeah

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

(Da da da ba du da da ba du da da da ba du da da da da da da)

Howdy angel

Where did you hide your wings

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Oh, yeah

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Yeah

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven (slice of heaven)

Yeah

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Her love shines over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Warm moonlight over my horizon

She's a slice of heaven

Yeah

Production!

With our term 4 production fast approaching, we need to learn our songs!

Practice, practice, practice!

1. Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn
2. I've been everywhere (NZ)
3. Poi E by the Patea Maori Club

SO… You want to be an Entrepreneur? Better check out some inspirational people who may help you with your PrEP Business!

Choose one of the following names to research.

• Elon Musk
• Walt Disney
• Bill Gates
• Nick, Mat and Anna Mowbray
• Richard Branson
• Benjamin Franklin

Present your findings as an infographic using google draw. You could also watch this. You could create an infographic by hand on paper.

• What is an entrepreneur?
• What makes who you selected an entrepreneur?
• What did have they created? How did they come up with it?
• Did they work alone, or have help? If they had help, who helped them and why?
• In your opinion, how have their creations impacted society? Explain in detail.
• Any additional interesting facts.

Term 2 Week 6-9 Homework- What's in a name?

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." 

William Shakespeare wrote this line in his (now very famous) play Romeo and Juliet. With this line, Juliet is wondering if your name is really that important. You couldn't be the person you are because of your name, right? Surely it has nothing really to do with what makes you, you.

But names are important. We humans all seem to have one, but often, we don't even choose them! So, what's the deal with names? Why do we have them? What do they mean?

Over the next few weeks, have a look into the following questions. Mums, dads, grandparents and other family member will be your best resources for this project- ask them as many questions as you can! Find a place to record your findings- you could set up a doc or presentation, create a booklet or poster, or find another beautiful way to present it (animation, video interview, blog etc). Remember, this project is about a part of you. Create it carefully and with pride. Take notes first, and then use them  to create a presentation to remember!

Who gave you your name?

How did they choose it?

What does your name mean? Does it mean something to/ or is it very special to your family for some reason?

Where does your name originate from (in relation to language)?

Do you have more than one name? Which of your names do you prefer to use, and why?

How has your name affected your life and personality?

What do names mean to your culture? Does your culture have any special naming customs (that's special activities/rituals/processes)?


Philosophical questions to boggle the brain! (extra for those who are interested)

Are humans the only creatures to create and use names?

Is it possible to be nameless?

Can you break a name?

If you change your name, will you still be you?

Happy researching!

Term 2

This term we continue our focus on 'What it means to be a human'. We are approaching it from three avenues: Humans as Explorers, Humans as Scientists and Humans as Artists. Each teacher is running an integrated program that will enable the students to explore these avenues fully.

This term we are holding our second round of interviews. We are starting with the year 5 students in week 5 with the year 6 students following in about week 9.

The aim of this meeting is to inform you about:

• Progress
• Progress towards the National Standards
• Goal setting
• Next learning steps

It is important that students are present at the meeting so they are part of the goal setting process.

We have received many forms back for the year 5 meetings and will contact everyone in the coming weeks with specific times. Year 6 notices will be going out shortly.

HOMEWORK
As always you should be reading every day for at least 15 minutes. You should also practice your basic facts. The homework tasks below can be completed using google apps or by hand.

Are you an artist?

Are you an explorer?

Are you a scientist?

Choose the area you are focusing on in class and complete your choice of the tasks below:

- Complete a journal entry from the perspective of an ancient artist, an explorer or a scientist. This can be a paragraph, or longer.

- Write a letter to an artist, explorer or scientist. Select someone who interests you. What would you tell them? What questions would you ask them? Make sure this is relevant to WHO they are and WHEN/WHERE they are from.

- Choose a scientific discovery, famous first land discovery/exploration or ancient work of art and create a timeline of what has happened between when it originally happened to now. What are they key events that have taken place? Why has it happened and what impact has it had?

This weeks certificate winners...

A big congratulations to our very deserving certificate winners in the first assembly of 2017.

They were awarded these for a variety of reasons including showing initiative and being great role models.

Welcome to the Te Ako Kahikatea 2017 Blog.

This blog will contain homework, updates and pictures of what is happening in Te Ako Kahikatea.

Homework: Each week students are expected to read for at least 20 minutes each night and practice their numeracy skills. Every 2 or 3 weeks there will be an additional task for the students to complete that will help them with our in class programme. These will always support an aspect of our class programme, such as concept. These tasks can be presented through a shared document in Google Drive, as a comment on the blog post it relates to, on paper or via any other medium that works for you.

Here are some great websites to remember for literacy or numeracy practice at home:  
Dogonews - www.dogonews.com 
Kiwi Kid News - http://kiwikidsnews.co.nz/  
Storybird - www.storybird.co.nz
IXL Maths - https://nz.ixl.com/math/ 
Prototec Basic Facts - http://www.prototec.co.nz/maths.html

Week 5 - 6 Homework
We have been working hard in Kahikatea learning about timetabling, managing time and prioritising. Over the next 2 weeks, time how long it takes you to complete activities you do every day. For example: Brushing your teeth, eating dinner, getting dressed. Use this information to create a timetable of your day. What activities should be prioritised and why? eg: Brushing your teeth should be prioritised over watching TV. 

Bringing your own Chromebook to school - Going Digital

Today’s primary school children are growing up in a world where technology is second nature, and this is changing the face of learning, teaching and assessment.  Newmarket School is an early adopter school.  We keep our eye on global trends.  We work hard to develop our students as good citizens, and also good connected digital citizens.  Our more senior students are highly competent users of technology and use Chromebooks for many activities.  We have had some queries from families who would like their children to use and bring their own personal chrome books to school as happens in other local schools.  We are happy for students to bring their own Chromebooks (sorry no PCs or Mac) as these are light to carry, very inexpensive and connect safely and easily to our school network.  We will do some thinking over the holidays about how this might work at Newmarket School.  If you have any queries or suggestions please contact sonyav@newmarket.school .  

And yes, while the use of technology is here to stay, this does not mean the end of pens and pencils, books, and working in books.   Books are still part of the classroom as are pens and paper, this is now just one way to work, not the only way.


As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact any of the Te Ako Kahikatea Teachers via email.
annas@newmarket.school.nz
belindah@newmarket.school.nz
ainsleyw@newmarket.school.nz

Or of course come in to class to have a chat!

Thanks 
- Te Ako Kahikatea Teachers