Another Milestone

We have hit 3000!! Keep up the viewing folks.

Emma's Hanmer Holiday

Here is a photo from Emma of her in front of the fire at the house she stayed at in Hanmer springs. She and her family went to stay the night on Sunday but had to stay for two nights because they got snowed in. Emma's Dad knew someone who had room for them to stay. Lucky! They made a snow man, had a snow fight and went to the hot pools in the snow. It sounds like they had a great time. Thanks for the photo and the email Emma.

Snow Angels

Anton has been busy making snow angels at his house. Good work Anton!

Snow Fun

Here's what we get up to at my house on snow days! Make sure you take some pics of what you have been doing in the snow and bring them along to school next week, or email them to me to put on the blog. Have fun and stay warm!

Big Day In

Congratulations Room 16 for becoming the Year 2 Dodgeball Champions!!! You also put up a fantastic fight against the parents and the teachers. Well done. Thank you to the parents who came along today to share some work in the class, watch/play dodgeball and help with the shared lunch. We had a great day.

Gymnastics Recounts

Today we wrote recounts about our trip to CSG Gym yesterday. Here are some of the children's stories.

Yesterday we went to the CSG gym. First we went on the tramp. We did star jumps. Then we did an obstacle course. After that we went to another obstacle course where we jumped on another tramp. Then we went to the pit and swung like a monkey on the rings. Then we went to the bars. I was very good on them. I did circle overs. It was fun. I felt happy. By Jake.

On Tuesday Room 16 and Room 10 went to gymnastics. We went on a bus. It took a long long time. When we got there we took off our bags and shoes and do not forget socks. We sat on the blue carpet. We went down to the navy blue carpet. Then we did some warm ups. After that we played a racing game. Then we headed over to the trampoline. I was the first one in line. We did some normal jumps. Then we jumped on the orange thing. After that we jumped on a green thing and we did some star fish jumps and some sit down jumps. Next we headed over to an obstacle course. I jumped on the spring plank. It was an exciting trip.  By Olivia.

On Tuesday we went to gymnastics by QEII. We did super swinging and we did jumping jellybeans and we did high hopping on one leg. We did hard handstands and then we went to the bus and the bus took us to school. The bell rang and we went home. It was a fantastic day.  By Palm.

Yesterday our class and Room 10 went to the gymnastics. I heard a knocking noise from the floor. It was because we were jumping like jellybeans. When we got there I was feeling really happy. The rings were as high as a dinosaur! On those I was feeling scared. My friend Pheonix got a letter. The long trampoline was bouncy. We really had a fun day. By Sophia.

On Tuesday we went to Gymnastics and we went on the rings. I dropped in the sponge pit. It was hard to get out but I got out. The second thing we did was go on the trampoline and we did big bounces on the tramp. I smelt sweat. I was really excited to go to gymnastics. My favourite thing was the rings. By Niamh B.

On Tuesday we went to gymnastics. When I got there I went on the rings. They were scary but I had to do it. The fun part was the ride on the bus. By Kahn.

Yesterday I went to gymnastics. I liked the rings. I fell in the pit. My favourite part was when I went on the tramp. It was fun. I like gymnastics. By Swastik.

Christchurch School of Gymnastics

Today we went to CSG for our big day out. The coaches helped us to use the bouncy floor, bars, beam, spring boards, mats, tramps and rings. When we had a turn on the rings we got to land in the foam pit. That was heaps of fun. Room 16 has some expert gymnasts who go (or have been) to gymnastics lessons before. Jake was our best expert. He recently came third in one of his gymnastics competitions. The coaches could all see that he knew what he was doing. Go Jake! The whole class had a great time and finished the day worn out but very happy.

Red and Black Day

Last Friday we had a Red and Black mufti day to support the Crusaders in the Super 15 final. Donations for the day went to the Red Cross. Unfortunately our support didn't help the Crusaders to win, but we had a great day. TV1 news came along and filmed us doing jump jam and cheering for the Crusaders. Some of us made it onto the news on Friday night!! Niamh M won a signed Crusaders ball and got interviewed by the reporter, but that didn't make it onto the news. It was lots of fun and everybody looked great in their red and black outfits.

Certificates - Week 10

The winners of the Week 10 certificates were:
Niamh M - Achievement in Writing
Olivia - Values Award

Also, well done to all of the children who led our Maori Language Week assembly. You did a great job.

More Te Reo

In the last few weeks we have been learning our new school waiata - Maranga Opani Kura. You can practise using this clip sung by the wonderful children of Te Tikanga Rua Reo.

We are also learning the song - A Ha Ka Ma. It is a fun song that uses the 5 vowels and 10 consonants in the Maori alphabet. We will be singing some Maori songs in assembly this week so let's get practising.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

Kia ora and welcome to Maori Language Week. This week we will be using as much Te Reo in class as possible. We will be focusing on greetings, days of the week, commands and counting. Here are some simple ideas that you can use at home:

Greetings:

Morena - Good morning

Kia ora - Hello

Tena koe - Hello to one person

Tena korua - Hello to two people

Tena koutou - Hello to all

Haere ra - goodbye (to someone who is leaving)

E noho ra - goodbye (to someone who is staying)

Commands:

Whakarongo mai - Listen to me

Titiro mai - Look at me

Korero mai - Speak to me

Haere mai - Come here

The whole school is learning to ask and respond to the following question:

"Kei te pēhea koe?" -  How are you?

Some possible answers...   
Kei te pai ahau                      I’m good
Kei te ora ahau                      I’m well
Kei te ngēngē ahau               I’m tired
Kei te koa ahau                     I’m happy
Kei te hiakai ahau                 I’m hungry
Kei te hiainu ahau                 I’m thirsty
Ka nui te ora                          I’m great
Me koe?                                And you?  

Kore rawa e rawaka te reo kotahi - One language is never enough.

 

Sickness and Art!!

This morning when the 9am bell went we only had 13 people on our mat! By the time the 3pm bell went we only had 10 left! The children who were still here in the afternoon got to see the Real Art Roadshow. There was some very cool art inside made in lots of different ways using different materials. Here are some pics of some of the art and of the children who were left at school!

KNOCKOUT!!!

Today we all went to Waitbait Studios to be in the crowd while Miss A battled the Teachinator! It was a pretty tight finish but the teachers came out with a win!! It was very cool to see how TV programmes get filmed and edited to become what we see on TV. We realised that it can take quite a long time to get it all done. Keep an eye on What Now for the next few weeks. You might see Room 16 in the crowd quite a bit and at some stage you will see Miss A defeat the Teachinator (just)!! Some film footage will be posted at a later date.

Certificates - Week 9

Congratulations to this week's certificate winners!! Well done.
Bella - Heart of Achievement
Kahn - Achievement in reading and spelling
Sophia - Values award