Shortbread

Rooms 5 & 6 got together this morning to make shortbread. This was their treat to finish off the year. It was a lot of fun. We ate some and wrapped some to take home to someone special.

Joe wins colouring competition

Lots of Junior school children in the area entered the Wallace colouring competition.
We were very excited this morning when we found out that Joe had won. He got a cheque for $200  for our school and the chance to ride in the Wallace float in the Christmas parade. We are very proud of you Joe.

Swimming

We started swimming in our nice warm pool today. It is a great way for the children to cool down in the afternoon so please remember to pack their togs and a named, dry towel everyday. Here we are enjoying our buddy reading after our swim. Everyone was so excited to be in the pool again.

Athletics Fun Day

We had a fabulous morning of fun at our Junior Athletics Fun Day. 

Athletics

We have been out today getting ready for our "Athletics Fun Day" on Thursday. Don't forget to come along and support the children. 

Rabbits

We were very excited to see Kelly and her girls with their rabbits this morning. They were so soft and cuddly, we wanted to keep them. One was called Rascel because he was a bit naughty. We made some cool pictures of them and they are up in the classroom.

Make a Wish

Today we had a mufti day. All proceeds go to the Make-a-wish foundation. We all dressed up in what we wanted to be. 
I wish I was .... a nurse, a food scientist, a lumberjack, lots of all blacks, a gymnast, a rock star and many more. Well done Room 6. 

Calf Club Day

The girls had a fantastic time yesterday. They all did very well and had lots of ribbons to share with the class today. SUPER EFFORT GIRLS!! Thank you to Mrs Haddock for the beautiful photos.

Taylor and Indigo. Sometimes Indigo wants to chew on her hair.
She was a very good girl yesterday and her and Taylor won four ribbons.

 Mocha and Briar won three ribbons two thirds and one second. 

Amberlee and JOJO

Paityn and her calf Tinkerbell. They won three ribbons. Tinkerbell was very well behaved on the day. 

Earthquake Drill

This term we will be looking at "Safety". 
We started off our focus by taking part in"Shake Out".  
We spent the week learning about earthquakes and what to do if we were ever in one. 

Rocky

This is what Rocky and Johnny would do if we had an earthquake.

Johnny

Our Planets

This term we have been learning lots of interesting things about "The Solar System". We have designed our own planets and thought up names for them. We wrote cool stories about our planets.

Cooper, Kaleb, Ella, Jonathan and Manav with their planets. 

Camp Quality

Today we had an "ODD SHOE DAY". All the money raised will go to Camp Quality. I was impressed with the turn out of odd shoes from the Room 6 children. Thank you all for supporting this great cause. 

New Playground

We have been waiting and waiting and finally got the news today that we could go on the new playground. It was super exciting. Rooms 5 & 6 were the first to try it out and had a fabulous time on it. Here are some of our pictures. Even Mrs Trebes and Miss Williams gave it a go. 

Nearly there Sean

Birthday boy and Ella

Taylyn, you are soooo clever

We made it to the top.

Look at me.

On my way down.

Keep going Maddison

Ready, Set, Go. Who is going to win?

Calleb & Kaleb

Hang in there Jonathan

 Miss Williams, do what I am doing.

New Playground.

Why are we waiting???

We are all ready to play on the new playground

Reading Together Workshop.

READING TOGETHER WORKSHOP

Reading Together is a research-based group programme, developed in New Zealand, which helps parents and caregivers support their children’s reading at home.  It provides additional ways to assist children in becoming better readers and writers.  

It consists of four workshops – each approximately 1 hour.

  

We are currently running a workshop for the parents of Rooms 5 & 6 children. We intend to run the programme twice a year. If you are interested in participating in one of these please contact the school office, or visit Room 5 or 6 to put your name down.

The children loved having their mums at school so that they could read with them.

Cross Country

We had an excellent day for our Cross Country. We had lots of practice over the past few weeks. Everyone ran as fast as they could and enjoyed themselves. Here are a few pictures taken on the day. It was great to see all the family members there to support the children. 

Rockets with Mrs Prattley

Today we made these rockets with Mrs Prattley. It was a lot of fun. We had to follow the directions carefully to make our own rocket and a big one for the classroom. 

The Solar System

We are beginning to learn about "The Solar System". Aiva and her dad made this fabulous poster for us to display in the classroom. 

Crazy Hats

Aiva, Laelah-Belle, Briar and Cooper

We made these crazy hats with Miss Roycroft. It was lots of fun. We had to choose pieces of material to make a nice design and then glue them carefully onto the hat. They look super cool.