Sports Ed - Hockey

Over the last two weeks we have had our class hockey tournament. Some of the games were very close with many children stepping up to lead their teams to victory. There were some excellent hockey skills shown, especially from some children who have never played hockey before. Well done to all the teams. The final was held yesterday between the All Blacks and Go Fire. The first half was extremely close with Go Fire getting the first goal and the All Blacks sneaking in one of their own just before half time. In the second half the All Blacks showed determination and skill and came out with a 3-1 victory. Well done! Here is the results table and the champion team.

Amazing Alliteration!

This term we have been working on using alliteration to improve our story writing. Last week we came up with adjectives and things we liked that started with the same letter as our name. We used wordle to publish our writing. Here are some excellent examples. The rest will go up on the wall in the classroom next week.

Certificate Winners - Week 8

Room 16's super stars last week were:
Palm: Achievement in reading
Chloe: Values award
Well done to you both.

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.

Treasure Maps

Earlier this week we finished our treasure maps. To make these we first drew a compass and the shape of an island. Next we added details around the island, e.g. waves, sharks, a ship and rocks. The next step was to put in the detials on the island, e.g. mountains, rivers, beaches and forests. Finally we added an X for the treasure spot and drew a trail from the ship to the treasure. To make them look old we covered them with cold tea. They were heaps of fun to make.

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.

Ahoy there Mateys!!

News Ahoy!! This week Room 16 was not a class of 6 and 7 year old children. It was a ship full of pirates. Shiver me timbers they were a fearsome crew to behold. During the days of old the ship mates and crew wrote some scrawlins to describe other pirates they have met on the seven seas. These were put onto 'wanted' posters to put up in the sheriffs offices in each port t'was docked in. They created masterpieces of their ships so they might gloat to other pirates. In the days to come they will be recording the way through the seas to their stolen treasure. So grab yer eyeglass and have a peek on yonder at their work.

The Ant and the Grasshoppers - Take 2

Yesterday we finally got time for the last 3 groups to share their plays of The Ant and the Grasshoppers. They were focusing on using expression and following the story even when it was not their turn to read. They did a great job.

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!