What's the temperature where you live?

For measurement in maths this week B4 are looking at temperature.

We are hoping that visitors to our blog this week and next will comment on what the temperature is where they live. 

Let us know:

Where you are

What time of day it is

What the temperature is (please show C or F)

It would be even more wonderful if visitors could comment several times over the week.

Hot November

Today in Reefton the temperature was 31 degrees C (87F), 

and although the West Coast is renown for the rain, 

this month we haven't had much 

and everything is getting very dry!

It was HOT, HOT, HOT!

One of our teachers, Tony Fortune, monitors the weather station in Reefton.
It was the hottest November day 
since he started keeping records 
in 1964.

What did you do today?

How did you keep cool?

Show, Don't Tell

Recently the children in Mr Salsich's class and 

the children in Miss McGeady's class have been learning to show how a character feels by using descriptive words. 

We enjoyed reading the descriptions so 

this week we had a go too.

Did you spot some descriptive similies?

Can you visualise how each person 

was feeling?

Mmmm, Pudding!

There was excess milk in the staffroom fridge this week so we just HAD to make instant pudding.
We poured, sprinkled and whizzed, set it in the fridge and then enjoyed.


Mmmm, Pudding! on PhotoPeach

In Memorium

We are mourning the loss, at Pike River mine, 

of three past pupils of  Reefton Primary and/or Inangahua College, 

the two schools that became 

Reefton Area School.

Our thoughts are with the families of all of the 29 miners.

Medal Winner

Look who travelled to Motueka over the weekend and competed with other juniors in her first karate tournament.

She gained 2nd place and a medal in her shiai!










Great work Karate Girl!

Have you ever won a medal or a cup? What was it for?

Friday Lunchtime Learning

This is what was happening on Friday lunchtime in B4.

Independent learning

Sisters learning together

Co-operative learning

and Mrs McKenzie was listening to a presentation at the GlobalEd Conference.




Mrs Yollis (California, USA), Miss McGeady (Australia) and Mr Salsich (Connetticut, USA) gave a presentation about the Ugandan Global Project.
It was a great example of global collaboration.