It's maths week

This week is maths week. We have been solving some mathematics problems at the beginning of each day. All the children have been estimating numbers - how many legs would 2 cows and a duck have altogether? Can you think of some other problems to solve together? We are learning to skip count in 2's, 5's and 10's. Children are enjoying working in their numeracy groups - especially when they are the leader.

Measurement Fun

This term we have been learning about measurement. We used the water tray and containers to experiment with water.

Blog Blitz!

We are having a blog blitz at school for the month of August. When you look at our blog, can you please click on the cluster map and this will record that you have looked at our blog. You will see the tally at the bottom of the cluster map. Our tally for today (2 August) is 73 - lets see if we can double our score this month!

Copying from the Whiteboard

Phoenix, Marina, Lachlan, Leia, Sujeong and Sakura are now copying their printing form the whiteboard!

Welcome to our teacher trainee

Today we welcomed Tae Yeong to our school with a traditional Maori welcome - a Powhiri in Room 11. Tae Yeong will be with us for the next 2 weeks.

Garfield looks warm!

Today Holly came to school with Garfield. She took him home for the night because she had had such a wonderful day at school yesterday. Mrs Simmons and the class got such a surprise when they saw Garfield wrapped up for the cold weather in a scarf and woolly hat - what a great idea Holly.

Poetry Competition

The Year 1 and 2 children have been practising their poems at home and in class. On Friday 11 June the Room 3 children had their poetry competition. We set the room up with chairs and an area for the contestants to sit. All the children recited their poem to a captive audience. Lachlan was placed first, Adam was second and Sakura was third. All children tried their hardest and it was a great event. On Wednesday 16th June we had the Year 1 and 2 overall finals at English Park. We were all very proud of the children and the high standard that they set. Well done!

Heart Jam

What a great end to a very busy week! The children all dressed in red today and brought a gold coin donation along to give to Heart Children New Zealand. We have been learning the Heart Jam aerobic moves and plenty of Jump Jam dances - our favourite dance at the moment is Kung Fu Fighting. At 10.00am the whole school met on the court and we did Jump Jam and the Heart Jam song for half an hour - it was great to see some parents watching too. Krystal won a hydroslide pass and Leia won a Clip'n'Climb pass for awesome jump jamming, some children also got stickers. The children are now helping me with the blog, so watch this space and enjoy the photos. Have a great long weekend. Nicky Simmons

Our Trip to Ferrymead

We had a wonderful trip to Ferrymead today. The rain had stopped, the ground dried out and we even saw some sun! The children rotated around 4 activities. 1. Heritage games 2. The school house 3. The bakery 4. Housework. The children all participated in the activities at each place. They had some great questions and answers and really enjoyed themselves. This trip has answered many of the children's questions about the early 1900's and our inquiry topic Change is Good. Thank you to the wonderful parents who came and helped on the trip - you were great!

Happy Mother's Day!

Dear Mum's. We hope you all have an awesome Mother's Day. We love you.