Saturday 28 February 2015

Evacuation Practice at Edgewater

On Monday there was a surprise!





The Emergency Evacuation Alarms went off just before morning tea time and the whole school had to practice getting out of the classrooms safely and going to the field for roll call.


It was just a practice. 


There was no emergency. 



We got to go to play early. 


Cricket Day Tomorrow



Be Sun Smart cover up, bring a hat and sunblock.



Bring a drink and a packed lunch. 

You can not buy your lunch at cricket.






Thursday 26 February 2015

New Year, New Learning, New Blogs

New students in EWC 3 posted for the first time on their new blogs today.

Everyone is looking forward to sharing lots of their learning.

Some of our students have been blogging for nearly 2 years and were able to share lots of smart tips for blogging.

Visit our blogs by clicking the links in the navigation bar on the left.

We look forward to lots of comments too.


Monday 23 February 2015

Holidays

5 February  Aidan


In the holidays I went up North to see my Pop. When my Pop got work  I went with him in his big truck It was fun to go for a ride In his big truck I did not go for ride In It for ages. I like going In his truck.

I have never been in my Pops big truck. I was so surprised when I was In the big truck. We went to a cafe to have lunch. I had a fish roll and a can of drink.It was yummy! My Pop had a hot dog and a cup of coffee.




My Holiday By Finn


On Saturday I went to the movies in Saint Lukes with Carian and we saw the Paddington movie. I enjoyed it was a good movie.


On Monday I went to Mission Bay with Carian and Noah. It was a nice beach. After that we went to Carian’s house to see a dog named Beekie. It was a friendly dog.


On Christmas day I went to grandma’s house and opened some of my presents. After that we went home. My friends come to visit on Christmas day.


On Saturday I went on a ferry ride to Waiheke with Lisa and stayed for 2 nights.On Monday I went back to Auckland to see my mum.


On the first day of 2015 I went to the airport with mum and Noah. First I go to the lookout and then I go to lookout and then I go to the control tower. After that I had KFC for lunch and then I go back to the lookout.On Friday I went to Eastern Beach with mum and Noah.


On Monday I went on a bike to Remuera Primary School with Carian and Noah and played tennis. On Tuesday I went to Botany with mum  and Noah and I went to Amy’s house to see a new baby named Zalia. On Wednesday I went to Ngunguru with Jordyn, Noah and Ghost to see some dogs and puppies. We went to Nan and Pa’s house and stayed for 2 nights. On Thursday I went to Point Chevalier Beach with Carian and Noah On Friday I went for a bike ride to Mangere with Carian. On Friday We go back to Ngunguru and stayed for 6 nights.



Natasha’s Holiday


In the holidays I have been going to the gym at Lloyd Elsmore with Mum. I got a gym membership for Christmas from my mum and nana. First I got measured by Denise at the gym and got given a new yellow program. I did walking on the treadmill and I did the cross trainer. I also did the cycle and the row. I did the circuit and a squat.
I had a nutrition appointment with Tazza. He took me in to the meeting room. He measured me and took my blood parer. He looked at what food I have been eating. He also told me I need to eat healthy food because I am now going to the gym.


After I finished the yellow program I got a new blue program. It had two new machines instead of the squat. The two machines are to make my arms stronger. At the start Mum was helping me. Now Mum sits at the table and I go on the machines by myself. It was hard going to the gym the first time I went. Its much easier now.


Its really fun going to the gym, it was a really good Christmas present!!  


Holidays by Lauren


I walked the dog in the holidays.
I washed the dog in the  holidays.
He was stinky.
I played  with my  dog.
His name is Coby.




Brennan Holiday


In the holiday I went to Bucklands Beach with my Mum. I was getting too hot.I went for a swim. I saw a crab and my Mum got a big fright. She yelled and ran to the car. Then we went to have McDonalds. I had a big mac and an ice cream.  We went home to eat dinner and I was tired from a long day.


On Saturday I went to my aunties birthday party.  We had some patties,  sandwiches,  sausages and salad.We sing happy birthday song to her and she was very very happy.We had a chocolate cake for dessert.



The Hobbit Fights The Army By Joseph


In the holidays I have been reading a book about the hobbit. The hobbit was in the war. The hobbits new friends were fighting with weapons.They had a sword. I liked the pictures in the book.


Michael’s Holiday

In the holidays I went to the movies to see the hobbit battle of the five army and penguin of Madagascar. I went to the beach and to ten pin bowling.  I went to Manukau Bunnies Warehouse to look for the wood floor. I get some stuff then I went to visit my friend.

Sunday 22 February 2015

We went to the Edgewater College Library

We went to the Edgewater College Library for the first time on Wednesday. 



We are able to get one or two books out. I got a Dr Seuss and a Troll book. They were nice. They had good pictures. Lauren


I got a Hobbit book and a Taylor Swift book. I like to read the books. Joseph 



I got Bridge of Swords. It is very similar to Game of Thrones. I liked it because it was suitable for my age. Bradley.


I got The Thirty Nine Storey Tree House. It was a very funny book. It was interesting to learn about what they did in their tree house. Natasha


I got King Kong and the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs. The dinosaurs were my favourite. Michael



I got How Things Work Today. It shows how things work. My favourite thing was the computer. Finn 



I got Iorn Man and a food book. I liked the food book because it had good recipes to make good fast food. Aidan 



I got Seals and Waterhole. The animals went to the waterhole but it was empty. The Seals book was about a lot of seals. They were swimming. 



The Cinderella book was easy to read. The Cars book was interesting. Brennan  




Next week we will take our books back to the library and  chose some cool new books.    


Thursday 19 February 2015

Holidays By Natasha

In the holidays I have been going to the gym at Lloyd Elsmore with Mum. I got a gym membership for Christmas from my mum and nana. First I got measured by Denise at the gym and got given a new yellow program. I did walking on the treadmill and I did the cross trainer. I also did the cycle and the row. I did the circuit and a squat.

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I had a nutrition appointment with Tazza. He took me in to the meeting room. He measured me and took my blood parer. He looked at what food I have been eating. He also told me I need to eat healthy food because I am now going to the gym.




After I finished the yellow program I got a new blue program. It had two new machines instead of the squat. The two machines are to make my arms stronger. At the start Mum was helping me. Now Mum sits at the table and I go on the machines by myself. It was hard going to the gym the first time I went. Its much easier now.


Its really fun going to the gym, it was a really good Christmas present!!  




Oral Language

Listening and Speaking are important communication skills that help us learn and relate well to people.



Our Term 1 Learning Targets are to:

Speak in a slow clear voice

Look at the speaker







Edgewater 3 practice every day to get better at communicating.




On Mondays we share our choice of news from our weekend.

On Tuesdays Kevin chooses an oral language class activity for us.

On Wednesdays we share our choice of news with Sussan our Speech Therapist. 

On Thursdays we present a book report to the class.

On Fridays Kevin chooses a group learning activity for us.


Wednesday 18 February 2015

Music with Monty the Musical Dog and Steve



On Thursdays Steve and Monty the musical dog help us learn about Music. We listen, sing, play ukulele and other instruments.


This term we want to learn to:

  • Keep the beat with an instrument.
  • Play one chord on the ukulele.
  • Play a two chord song on the ukulele
  • Sing a Sea Shanty.

Edgewater 3 Seniors Class Newsletter February 2015


Edgewater 3 Seniors Class Newsletter

Dear Friends and Families

We have made an absolutely fabulous start to the school year. The staff and students have settled in quickly. We are all working hard and having fun.

The Edgewater Senior Satellite Class has ten students they are Bradley, Natasha, Finn, Brennan, Jordan, Joseph, Michael, Lauren, Keenen and Aidan. We have three staff members they are Elly, Naki and Kevin.


If you would like to contact us…
ü  Please write a note in the Home/School Book
ü  Call our Class Cell Phone: 0272513891
ü  Leave a message at Sommerville Special School. Phone: 5709787
ü  Email: kevin@sommervillespecial.school.nz (our email is not very reliable at this time)
ü  Or write a comment on our new class and individual blog sites. We would love to read your comments about our work. Class Blog: http://ssskevinm.blogspot.co.nz/


This term our Senior School Key Competency focus is “Relating to Others”.
Edgewater 3 students have worked together to plan which “Headway” learning units they would like to study. We have picked two units to study. We chose:
Headway Leisure: Keep Fit 
Headway Life Skills: Health & Hygiene


Our other Topics this term include learning about Google Docs on our Chromebook Computers, The  Treaty of  Waitangi and The Cricket World Cup.


The students are now working individually with staff to identify some “Personal Goals” and next week we will start talking with Kevin and the Sommerville Therapy Team to identify the best 2015 I.E.P (Individual Educational Plan) goals.


After meeting with the Sommerville Therapists Kevin would like to meet with families to discuss your students’ progress and to hear your ideas about the 2015 I.E.P goals. We will send an invitation/appointment form home soon.

Special Days: 

Every Day = Fitness – Please bring/wear a T Shirt for morning fitness.

Wednesday is Speech Therapy and Library day.
                    
Every Thursday we have P.E at the Edgewater Gym (Bring your Sports Gear) then Monty the Musical Dog and Steve will teach us ukulele, keeping the beat and singing.

On Friday we have O.T (Occupational Therapy) Cooking and Life skills activities.

Our Class Timetablehas been sent home to let you know what else is happening at school. If you didn't get it ask and we can send you another.

Absences: Please call, text or email if your student is going to be late or absent. We worry if we don’t know where they are. Please advise the Taxi drivers if they are not required.

Sign in/Sign out: All students need to see the duty/taxi teacher in the morning and afternoon to sign in to school and sign out. (We need to know where you are.)

We will participate in these Special Olympic events: 

Athletics Ribbon Day @ Mt Smart  26/3/15
Football Ribbon Day Thursday 18/6/15 at The Trusts Stadium Henderson
Basketball Ribbon Day 15/9/15 at The Trusts Stadium Henderson
Aquatics Ribbon Day 3/11/15 at West Wave Aquatics Henderson.

  

Money: We will try to keep all costs as low as possible. Payments for items can be spread over several weeks to make your budgeting easier.

During this year Sommerville School will also ask for money for the Headway/Spec units, and perhaps money for a small class trip.


This Term our class asks if families could please contribute $25 for Stationery and $25 for Cooking/Occupational Therapy Supplies. (Total cost $50) Students will be supplied with all stationery supplies they require.(Pens, pencils, rubbers, folders, felts, books, paper, pads etc) The Cooking money will cover all the materials for their Life Skills, Cooking and Occupational Therapy work. Please pay when it suits your budget. Your student will not miss out on anything if you have not paid yet.



Regards,











Kevin Mellon (Class Teacher)


Wednesday 4 February 2015

Art - Desk Screens - Portraits

This term Edgewater 3 are painting portraits using Jeremy Lampkin's layered colour process.




Come back to this post soon to see photos of us painting.





We are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi

We are learning about the 

Treaty of Waitangi



New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was prepared over just a few days in February 1840. On the day that it was first signed, there were versions in English and Maori. 


English version of treaty


English text

HER MAJESTY VICTORIA Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland regarding with Her Royal Favor the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just Rights and Property and to secure to them the enjoyment of Peace and Good Order has deemed it necessary in consequence of the great number of Her Majesty's Subjects who have already settled in New Zealand and the rapid extension of Emigration both from Europe and Australia which is still in progress to constitute and appoint a functionary properly authorised to treat with the Aborigines of New Zealand for the recognition of Her Majesty's Sovereign authority over the whole or any part of those islands – Her Majesty therefore being desirous to establish a settled form of Civil Government with a view to avert the evil consequences which must result from the absence of the necessary Laws and Institutions alike to the native population and to Her subjects has been graciously pleased to empower and to authorise me William Hobson a Captain in Her Majesty's Royal Navy Consul and Lieutenant-Governor of such parts of New Zealand as may be or hereafter shall be ceded to her Majesty to invite the confederated and independent Chiefs of New Zealand to concur in the following Articles and Conditions.

Article the first [Article 1]

The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole sovereigns thereof.

Article the second [Article 2]

Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.

Article the third [Article 3]

In consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects.
(signed) William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
Now therefore We the Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand being assembled in Congress at Victoria in Waitangi and We the Separate and Independent Chiefs of New Zealand claiming authority over the Tribes and Territories which are specified after our respective names, having been made fully to understand the Provisions of the foregoing Treaty, accept and enter into the same in the full spirit and meaning thereof in witness of which we have attached our signatures or marks at the places and the dates respectively specified. Done at Waitangi this Sixth day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.

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