Teacher only day and Queens birthday Monday

Just a reminder that this Friday (29th May 2015) is a Teachers Only Day and that Monday the 1st June is Queens Birthday (a Public Holiday)
Kind regards, 
The Kiwi Teachers.

What is a QR code?

You may have noticed in Kiwi that there are some funny codes around that look like an array of black and white squares... 


They are called QR codes (or Quick Response Codes) These little boxes can be read by any device that has downloaded a QR code reader app...  (there are many available and mostly free!)  
A QR Code when scanned by the app will take you directly to the website link.   They are an easy way for people to get to websites etc without having to remember long urls.   
I hope this helps those that had asked about them. 
If you have any problems, feel free to ask any of the Kiwi teachers to help you out. 
From Gina. 

Knowledge-athon.

I hope you are all collecting lots of sponsors for our Patterns Knowledge-athon?  

We are hoping to raise $20,000 to help towards rebuilding a new school hall so I would like to set a challenge to all of the Kiwi kiddies to get at at least 5 sponsors each.  

You can access the Knowledge-athon website here http://knowledge.willowbank.school.nz 
And there are great prizes up for grabs too!  

Its been great to see all of our little learners coming to school so enthusiastic and eager to show what they have been doing at home around patterns.

Here is a fabulous video sent into us by Zach's parents to show his understanding of a pattern (Set A#3) for some inspiration!  
We would love to hear your positive comments about Zach's pattern below.  
From the Team Kiwi Teachers.