Athletics Day

On Friday 25 November the Junior School held their Athletics Day.  It was the hottest day of the year so far ( of course!! ) and their was some laughter, tears and fierce competition and the children had a marvellous day with everyone giving 110% effort to everything they did.
We had some great helpers from Room 1, so thank you to you all you were great helpers and role models.  Here are some photos of us trying and triumphing!!

Halloween

Beginning of Term 2 and it's Halloween already check out our scary costumes!!  Looking forward to a very short and action packed 7 weeks, its going to be fast but packed with lots of learning.

A very busy term

Well another hectic busy term is over, we have been flat out with Trampoline/Gymnastics and Swimming lessons every Tuesday and have been learning about Traditional tales and getting much better at our maths and reading.  We loved going to see and hear the Army Band earlier in the term - what a fantastic show it was awesome. Looking forward to a restful and peaceful holiday and we will see you all next term which begins on Tuesday 25 October

Chalk Art

Some of the children had a great art during Developmental today.  They wanted to get the chalks out and draw on the wet concrete as they knew that drawing on wet concrete makes the pictures really bright and almost seem alive.  They worked really hard and persevered until they had the job completed!  Well done girls!!

Real Art Show

On the first day of this term we were able to visit an amasing Art Show.  We got to look at lots of different types of Art and imagine that we stepped into the pictures and sculptures and explored what was going on in the picture etc  We spend quite a bit of time just appreciating the various art works.

Red Nose Day

FInally we have reached the last day of Term 2.  It's Red Nose Day!!  We have had lots of fun wearing and showing off our costumes and Red Noses.  We all hope everyone has a fantastic restful and fun holidays and we will see you all again in Term 3 - Which begins Monday August 1.

One week to go!!

Well its been another action packed term and we have only one week to go till the holidays.  The children have all been superstars with how hard they have worked to achieve their next learning steps in all curriculum areas.  I have been really pleased with the progress that I am seeing in all the children be it academic social or physical.
We are all looking forward to next friday as it is not only the last day of school but Red Nose Day and we will get to dress up and come to school with our red noses on.  Red noses can be purchased in the classroom and a variety of shops and locations around New Zealand, the money raised is going to Curekids and the funds from Red Nose Day will go towards improving the health of children through research and its outcomes.
Stay safe and warm out there and all of us in Room 7 wish you a great holidays.

Every time a coconut!!

In Room 7 we managed to get hold of a Coconut to study and have a look at, most of the children had never seen one let alone cracked it open and tasted one.  We named it spiky as it looked a bit like a hedgehog.  It was a real fun experience shaking it and listening to the liquid slosh around inside!!
First we hypothesised what it may look/taste like, then we got Gary to drill a hole in it for us and crack it open.  Upon tasting the coconut milk the reactions varied from fresh, and yummy to yuck and disgusting.  But we all agreed that the coconut flesh wasn't too bad.
PS - did you know more people are killed every year by falling coconuts than are killed by sharks!!!

Fabulous Fish!!

For Art this term we have been studying construction, last week we made robots out of all sorts of recycled bits and pieces and this week we made 3D fish, we drew the template and coloured in our fish with pastel and then cut it out, staples it together and stuffed them with paper.  We think they are pretty cool.  What do you think?

Daily Fitness!!

Every day we do fitness, this can be a combination of different motor skills, balance and fitness activities.  This helps us to get some more oxygen into our bodies and helps our brain have a bit of a break and a chance to recharge.  It is an important part of our day and we love it even if it is wet we still do something in class.  Today we practiced our skipping, Hoola Hooping and running.

Cross Counry

Last Thursday was Cross Country day and after a week of cold and cloud it dawned a beautiful sunny warm day, someone was looking after us!!  What a success!! Everyone participated and gave it 110% effort so congratulations to everyone in the Room 7.  We were lucky enough to have some people in Room 7 who placed in the top four in their age group and they get to go on to the Tri-School event on May 26 so well done.  I was so proud of how you kept going and never gave up awesome work.

Library Visit

Last week we went on a visit to the Waimakiriri Public Library.  We got a tour around the library and got to see everything that is available in the library for us to read and issue.  We also got to see out the back where all the books are processed and fixed if they are broken, it was really interesting.  Many thanks to the librarians who took the time to show us around.  It was a shame that it was a wet day so we couldn't go to the park next door and have lunch!

Term 2

Wow Term 2 is here already the holidays are but a distant memory now.  We have spent the week dodging the rain and settling back into routines and getting back into the swing of learning.  We have been busy collecting leaves and having leaf wars with all the beautiful autumn leaves that are falling all around us at the moment.  Looking forward to another action packed term, our inquiry this term is going to be  science based around insects and the classification of them, bring on the bug hunts!!!

Busy Bees

We have been very busy bees in Room 7 this week using our creativity to make all sorts of interesting things and creatures out of Betta Blocks.  Brodie made an amazing Bumble Bee! Way to go Brodie!  This week we have also been busy learning about the letter 'P' and what a blend is.  Daylight savings are over now so it's not so hard to get out of bed in the mornings and all the Room 7 children certainly seem to have an abundance of energy which we are putting to good use in our PE unit learning how to throw and catch tennis balls.

What a awesome week!

Another week done, we have been busy learning about the letter 'Gg' this week and practicing our handwriting making sure we form our letters correctly.  We have been writing about our houses and next week will paint pictures of them.  Today we went to the library, we all love exploring books and learning all sorts of new thing when reading.

Feed the fish!

Hi everyone, have a go at feeding our new fish.  Just click with your mouse on their tank and watch them race to eat the fish food, it is very cool!

Welcome to 2011!!

Welcome everyone to 2011.  It's taken a while to get up and running but watch this space from now on!!  In Room 7 this year we have 24 fabulous Year 1 and Year 2 children and have gained some new friends over the last week or two from schools affected by the February 22 earthquake.   Keep an eye on our blog to see what exciting learning is happening in Room 7 over the next little while.