Making Shortbread.

We finish off a great school year with making Shortbread. Rooms 5 & 6 got together in groups and were busy measuring, mixing and cutting. The final result tasted delicious and we even had enough to share with Room 7.  Thank you to Mrs Prattley and our group of helpers.

End of Year Awards, 2014

This morning we had a special end of year assembly to recognise high achievers and those who constantly strive to succeed. I found it very hard to choose my three students but these three 5 year olds, constantly produce work which is above what is expected for their age. They have a fantastic work ethic and a positive attitude. 
So it was a pleasure to be able to present these awards to them. I would also like to thank their parents who by helping them with their homework, contribute to them being such successful learners in the classroom. 

Imogen, Jake and Chloe. 

Junior Camp Day

Yesterday we had a "Junior Camp Day". We started off with a walk around the Wetlands looking for clues to help us find Stanley Bear. Then we had a selection of exciting activities set up which were great fun.  Half way through our activities we stopped for a yummy sausage and juicy, then we went back to finish off our day. 

Rico goes for a ride.

It was so good seeing everyone working together and the older year 3 children looking after the younger ones. Thank you to all the parent helpers who made this day possible for us. 

                                                 

Room 6 children enjoy a ride on the canoe while others work  to get them from A to B.

The Circus Train by Room 6

Today we had Miss Roycroft and two of the senior girls in our classroom. Miss Roycroft read us the story about Clifford at the Circus. Then we each made a carriage and joined it all together to make our "Room 6, Circus Train".

Talia wins

Talia won second place for her Rainbow Fish picture at the Te Aroha A&P Show. 

School class does Alphabet Aerobics

Our class wrote our own rap this week to the beat of Blackalicious' 'Alphabet Aerobics. We have rapped every letter in the alphabet. Pretty cool!

Junior Fun Athletics Day

We had a fantastic day of fun and activity at our Junior Fun Day yesterday. The children loved all the activities that were set up for them, especially the parachute and the lily pad jump. Room 6 children were very excited to see Miss Thomas who joined us for the day and ran one of our activities. 

Keeping Safe

For the rest of the term we will be focusing on keeping safe in and around  the water. We looked at some pictures where the children were being kept safe by an adult. Here are some of the great stories that the children have written about "Safety".

Imogen

Branell

Greer

Casey

Talia

Reeve

Bailey

Visit from Nikki Kaye

Troy and Vayden were so excited to find themselves in the newspaper. Last week we had a visit from the Associate Minister of Education Nikki Kaye. She came into Room 6 and talked to the boys about the technology they use in the classroom. 

Calendar Art

The Calendar Art has gone home. The children are very happy with what they have created. These make great christmas presents so don't forget to order. Remember to send the artwork back with the order. 

Livestock Day

This year we hosted Livestock Day. Chloe, Greer and Talia from Room 6 worked hard to get their calves ready for the day. Here are some photos of the girls and their calves.

Chloe and Rebecca
Rebecca got three ribbons. She was pretty good but did not walk when she was supposed to. 

Greer and Holly.
Holly was very lazy on the day because she wanted to sit down all the time. She got three ribbons.

Talia and Stella
Stella got three ribbons. She was a bit naughty because she tried to pull the lead all the time.

Farewell to Mrs O' Connor

On the last day of Term 3 we said goodbye to Mrs O' Connor. She is off to live in Christchurch. We will miss her in Room 5 and we wish her well on her new adventure. 

Room 5 & 6 made this banner with Mrs Prattley and Mrs Trebes.

On Friday Miss Thomas finished her six weeks in our room. We enjoyed all the exciting things that she did with us. We will all miss her.

On Monday we will have three new children moving in from Room 5.  We will welcome Vayden, Rico and Calais.

Music with Miss Thomas

Miss Thomas read us the story "Grandpa and Thomas". We had to make a sound piece with our instruments that represented sounds from the beach in the story. Here are some of our videos.

Room 6's Budding Musicians.

Our Wet Day Monitors caught these budding musicians in action during lunch time.

Making Ice-cream

Today we made five minute ice-cream. We watched the liquid milk turn into solid ice-cream. It was very yummy!

First we put some ice into a big bag. Then we put some sugar, vanilla essence and milk into a small zip-lock bag. We put the small bag into the bag of ice. We had to shake it for a long time. Our hands got very cold. Mrs Trebes squirted some of us with the cold water and we screamed. Then we all had yummy ice cream to eat. By Imogen

Parachute

We had fun today playing with the parachute. We had to follow the instructions carefully and work as a team to get it to work properly.

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Straw Painting with Miss Thomas

Monster Stories

Here are some of our Monster stories and pictures.

Welcome Miss Thomas

Today we welcomed Rennatta Thomas to our class. Rennatta is a 2nd year student at the University of Waikato. She will be with us for six weeks as part of her training. We hope she enjoys her time with us.

Our Favourite Stories by Bailey, Rhyce, Jake and Casey.

Jake

Casey

Rhyce

Bailey

Reading in Room 6.

We love to read in Room 6. Here are some of our little stars in action.

Term 3

Today we welcomed six new students from Room 5. Talia, Saskia, Lay-Quan, Billie, Emere and Stacey moved in. We will start the term with 20 children. Tiana has moved to a new school in Auckland. This is our new look photo.

Achievement Awards

Twice a year we hand out very special awards to those children who continuously strive to be high achievers in all areas of school life. It was my pleasure to award Jake and Aurora with their certificates for the first half of the school year.

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Aurora reading

Aurora wanted to read this book especially for her auntie in Australia

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Goodbye Miss Williams

On Friday we said goodbye to Miss Williams. She has been in our class for the past eight week finishing off her teaching degree. She taught us lots of new things and we will miss her very much. 

The Giant Pumpkin

Last week we read "The Giant Pumpkin" by Joy Cowley. This is our artwork.

Cooperative Learning

Wiggly Worms

We made these weeny worms with Miss Williams. It was good fun.

Poppy's Dragon Wash

We painted these cool dragons with Mrs Prattley. First we had to draw the outline. Then we had to dye the background and paint our dragons. Mrs Prattley told us use bright colours. By Aurora

Book Character Day

Casey, Chloe and Aurora

Miss Williams and Mrs Trebes

We finished off Book Week with a Book Character Day. The children look excellent. Here are some of our characters.

Taranpreet, Branell and Greer

Jake, Jake and Noah

 

Layla, Blayze and Syesha

Room 6 Writing.

Look at my dad's fast car. It goes on the road when my dad goes to work at five o' clock.
By Jake H.


Look at that circus clown juggling balls. His nose is red. He doesn't know how to climb trees.
By Blayze

The worm is pink, big and dirty. All of the worms are muddy and long. They keep our garden fresh and healthy.
By Michael

Shapes, Shapes, Shapes