Certificates - Week 8

Here are last week's wonderful certificate winners. Congratulations!
Emily - Achievement in PE
Niamh - Achievement in Writing
Ben - Values Award

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.

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!

Certificate Celebrations

Last week our Room 16 superstars were:
Caitlin - Achievement in handwriting.
Te -Achievement in PE.
Niamh B - Values award.
Congratulations, you have made us proud.
There will be no Week 7 certificates due to the short week.

Disco Fever

Last Friday we had a "dis-go" to farewell the old hall before it is upgraded. The junior disco was HUGE!! There was dancing, singing, running, glow sticks, sausages and general chaos! A good time was had by everyone. Thanks to the PTA and the teachers who manned the lines at the door, sold sausages and glow sticks, and checked that everyone left in the safety of a parent. We can't wait till the next disco in our brand new hall.

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.

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!