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.

Certificates - Week 6

Congratulations to this week's certificate winners. We did not have a Year 2 assembly this week so we celebrated this achievement in class. Well done girls.

Sophia - Achievement in Writing
Niamh M - Values Award

Junior Poetry Competition

Today Caitlin, George and Oliver recited their poems in the Year 2 poetry recital. All three children did a superb job and should be very proud of themselves. Several parents and teachers commented on how well they all did. Oliver did especially well and came second out of all the Year 2 children. Congratulations Ollie and well done!! Niamh M also represented our class as one of the four announcers. This was a big task and she did a wonderful job. Thanks Niamh.

The Year 0, 1 and 2 winners.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.