Sports Ed - Dodgeball

Today we finished our dodgeball competition. We discovered that dodgeball is a much faster game than hockey and soccer, and that it is not as much of a team sport. Here are the results and the winning team - Chipmunks!!! Well done to all teams. Keep an eye out for a notice as well as some posters around the school about the final part of our Sports Education. It's going to be fun!!

Certificates - Week 5

Here are our certificate winners for Week 5. Congratulations!

Ashley - Heart of Achievement
Max - Achievement in Sports Ed.
Oliver - Values Award

Sports Ed - Day 2/3

Yesterday we had the last round-robin games for our soccer tournament. The teams with the most points were the All Blacks and the Chipmunks. Here is the results table for the competition. The teams could get a maximum of 10 points per game (5 for the win plus 5 fair play points). Points are lost for poor sportsmanship and poor behaviour.

Today we held the final between the All Blacks and the Chipmunks. It started off as a very close game with the score still on 0-0 at half time. In the second half the Chipmunks stepped up to take a 3-0 win. The team picked Max and George as their best players. Well done boys. Next week we start our hockey tournament.

Soccer Champions!

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!

St John Safe Kids

When St Johns visited our school we learned that we need to know our full address and phone number in case of an emergency. Here are the fantastic people in Room 16 who already know this information. They all recieved a St John Safe Kids certificate. A few people were away today, and some people are going to learn their information over the weekend. I will post a photo of those children once they get their certificate.

Let's get Skipping!!

This week the school recieved a very generous donation from JB Anderson and Zumba Fitness to say thank you for the use of the school hall after the earthquake. This money was used to buy two class sets of skipping ropes. Room 16 are the first class to test them out. We are going to keep using them in fitness this term so that we can all become fantastic skippers. A huge thanks to JB and Zumba Fitness.

Fun with Clay

On Thursday we had our first play with clay. We talked about where clay comes from and what we have to do to be able to work with it. We found out that it is much easier to work the clay when our hands are wet. Some people had their science minds switched on and were asking lots of questions about turning clay into a liquid and what happens once it has been fired. We experimented with the clay by pushing, pulling and twisting to see what happens.





















Next we made the surface of the moon and used the tools in our clay kits to add texture. After that we added moon men. Here are some very funky results.

Monkey Antics

During fitness for the last two weeks we have been building up our upper-body strength and learning to climb the pole. Lots of people have been using their lunch times and play times to practise, practise practise. We have some very determined young people in our class. Well done to those who have managed to do it so far. The rest of us are going to keep practising next week.

X-Country 2011

Today was the 2011 X-Country. We have been training at school every day for 2 weeks, and lots of the class have been doing extra training after school. Earlier in the week we all set goals for the race. Today we achieved our goals. Everyone put in a top effort and ran their very best race. Room 16 came out with some great results. Chloe is the 2011 Year 2 X-Country champion, and Niamh M came third. Well done Chloe and Niamh for earning a spot on the podium. We also had other fantastic results. Niamh B came in fourth. Te, Jake, Max and Kahn all finished in good positions for the boys, as did Caitlin, Ashley and Emma for the girls. Everybody completed the race and got a free ASB bank drink bottle. Well done!! I was very proud of you all and so were all the family and friends there watching. Here are a few photos of the day. Sorry if you were missed - some of you were just running too fast!

The Ant and the Grasshoppers

This week we read a big book called The Ant and the Grasshoppers. It is a play. Yesterday we got into groups and decided on who would play each part in the play. Next we practised reading the play out loud. Today we had one more practise and then one group got to perform. Here is a video of their efforts.



Next week the other groups will have their turn. Keep an eye out here for their videos. As we do more plays we will work on volume and using expression.

Lynley Dodd Character Descriptions

This week we have been learning to write character descriptions. We had to use describing words to put a picture in the reader's head. First we described ourselves. Then we choose one of our favourite Lynley Dodd characters and wrote a character description about them. We are also learning to start our sentences with different words. Here are some of our stories. See if you can guess which character the description is of.

I am a cat. I am black. My eyes are yellow and my ears are orange. At the end of my tail it is blond. Who am I? By Caitlin

I'm skinny and black. I like to steal stuff at night time and I am mean. Who am I? By Palm.

I am as big as a horse. My coat is brown. I have long legs. Also I have a lot of friends. Who am I? By Emma.

I am yellow. I have orange feet and I have an orange mouth. Who am I? By Te.

I'm low. I am brown. My coat is rough. I have a sausage tummy. My collar is blue. My tag is green. Who am I? By Olivia.

I am a black cat and I am mean. I have sharp claws. Who am I? By Kahn.

My coat is fluffy. Very very fluffy. I have a white coat. It keeps me warm. My fur is scruffy. Who am I? By Bella.

I am yellow and I have yellow feathers and I have orange feet. Who am I? By Swastik.

I am a black dog. I have a long coat and I am a bit naughty. Who am I? By Ashley.

I am strong and tough. I am angry. Who am I? By Finn.