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Term 2 Week 3 News

Term 2 Week 3

Monday 7^th May

Dear Parents,

Book Week – This week is Book Week and we have the Book Fair in Room 18. It is there every day this week , open before school from 8am and after school until about 4pm.  There are a range of book on offer and the school earns money for more books through the sale of the books. So if you are looking for books at the moment do drop into Room 18 and take a look. We will be going over tomorrow so expect your child to be very excited about a number of books they will have seen!

Lucky Book Club – If you would like to order a book from Lucky Book Club please send the orders to the classroom by Friday 11^th May. Cheques to be made payable to Havelock North Primary.

Trip to Waipawa Settlers Museum and Oruawharo Homestead

The trip was fantastic and went really well, even though the weather was not a lovely as we had hoped and we had to have our lunch inside instead of in the gardens. Many thanks to all of you who gave up your time to accompany us. Have a look at the blog where there are photos of both the museum and the homestead.

Mathletics – homework for this week is Live Mathletics. Play Level 1 at least once per day, see how many credits you can get and get some exciting hairstyles or backgrounds for your avatar.

Hope you have a lovely week.

Kind Regards,    

Karen Duligall                                 

Oruawharo Homestead on PhotoPeach

Things we did at Waipawa Museum on PhotoPeach

Things we saw at Waipawa Museum on PhotoPeach

What did the parents enjoy the most?

I enjoyed racing Taylor and Paige down the stairs because when I was a little girl I lived in a house with two staircases and my brother and I used to run down the front and back stairs to see who could get down the fastest. The back stairs always win! Te Ara (Ethan's mum)

I really enjoyed listening to Peter telling us about the history of his house and how it was just about to be pulled down and they restored it and made it so that people like us can enjoy it. I was blown away by the wooden panel ceiling in the main room. Jo (Alex's mum)

There is so much beautiful work that has gone into the homestead. Jo (Conner's mum)

I enjoyed finding out some local history and it is fantastic that there are people who are willing to spend their resources on these sorts of buildings. It was a great opportunity to go and see local sites and spend time with the children. Petrice (William's mum)

I liked the furniture that was made out of such intricately carved wood. Even the book ends were exquisite. It has inspired me to go antique shopping! Fleur (Bronson's mum)

I loved the hospitality. The way Peter and Dianne opened up their home and are passionate about their property and getting people to share it with them. Jo (Millie's mum)

What did we enjoy at the homestead?

I liked the swing best because it was fun when we went up and down. The swing was made out of wood and rope and was tied to the branch of a tree. Meg

I liked the tiny dog who was trying to eat our lunch in the big room. He was following us . I stroked him and he was soft. I also liked the black cat in the bedroom. He was lying on the bed. Bhanu

I liked the swing best because you get to swing on it and it had long ropes. It hung from a tree. When someone pushes you, you go really high because of the long ropes. Ethan

I enjoyed walking through the maze cos it was simple. The maze was straight and made out of two gardens. Hadley

I liked the ha-ha because it was really funny. It looked like there were 31 sheep. Conner

I liked the swing because it went high. Someone was pushing us. Zoe

What did we enjoy at the homestead?

I liked the stairs in the house. The ones the brides go down. I liked the swing as well. Holly

I liked how they had the ha-ha. The dog and the sheep were there. I was looking at the chickens and I found a maze made out of grass and little hedges. Kalani

The ha-ha was down on the ground. It was a fence built in a ditch. I liked it because you could see the sheep in the paddock. Phoebe

I liked looking at the photos while I ate my lunch. Alex

I liked it when we saw the stables and the room where the stable boy lived. He used to look after the horses. Where it said no entry there were stairs. I could see it really well from the tractor and it was really interesting. Keira

Oruawharo Homestead

When we got to Oruawharo Homestead Peter told us about its history. The house was about to be demolished when he and his wife Dianne bought it and they have been busy restoring it ever since. We were able to look around the whole house and the gardens. We went up to the stables, and out in the gardens where there was a swing in a tree and a ha-ha. Go to http://www.oruawharo.com/ for more information about the house.

The Ha-ha

On no!

We got to Oruawharo Homestead and had a wonderful time but couldn't continue our live blog as there was no network coverage. Never mind, we took loads of photographs and we talked about our favourite parts of the trip on the way home. Have a look at our other trip posts.