Term 4 Week 10 - Year 3 Graduation Day

This morning we attended a graduation ceremony for the Year 3s. This was a special time when the Year 2s prayed for the Year 3s, the Year 3s prayed for their parents and we sang 'In God's Circle of Love' before the Junior School leaders, Kate and Joe, handed the leadership mantle onto two Year 2s.  Each Year 3 child was then presented with a special certificate to mark the end of their Junior School days. Morning tea followed - thanks for all the yummy food.
Parents, thank you for attending today's ceremony and for all your support this year.

Gabrielle, Ariana, Harriet, Lulu, Ruby, Jacky
Jessica, Kate, Preston, Neave, Kempton

Term 4 Week 8

Natalia, Kate, Bree, Roisin, Bridget and Zofia

WOW! The children were amazing performers in 'The First Noel' junior production. I am very proud of them all. A special mention goes to Kate, who stepped into the role of Mary, and Samantha who stepped into Kate's role when the original Mary was sick.

Kings Kempton and Preston

After Tuesday's Touch Rugby games Neave and Samuel were named 'Player of the day' for their respective teams. Ka pai, Neave and Samuel, keep up the great playing.

Term 4 Week 5

This week has been very busy and we are all quite tired. I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend.

The children have enjoyed their swimming lessons at Wharenui. They have all worked hard and made great improvements. Check out these photos:

Ruby, Neave, Kate and Harriet

Kempton

Bree

Bridget, Roisin and Trinity

Nicholas and Finn

Today we celebrated our school's Feast Day - Christ the King. We attended a liturgy in the church, then had a sausage sizzle for lunch - a big THANKS to the Parent Council for this. In the afternoon Room 5 and Room 12 took our scooters and bikes to Westburn Bike Park. We had lots of fun riding around the track then playing on the playground. Thanks Mrs A and Mr B for coming down with us. When we arrived back at school we were treated to an ice-block, A big THANK YOU to the Board of Trustees for this.

Next week we will be having production pracitces every day. On Monday we will attend Burnside High School's production, 'The Twits'. Monday is also library day. Please return library books so that a new book can be issued.

Have a great weekend - may the weather be kind for the Garden Tour.

Term 3 Week 9 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Trinity.

Ka pai, Trinity, it's great to have you in Room 5.

Ruby attended her netball prize giving and received a medal for being the Most Improved Player. Ka pai, Ruby.

Samuel received certificates for participation at his soccer prize giving. Ka pai, Samuel.

This week is Social Justice Week. The theme this year is 'Family Ups and Downs'. Today we played a game and had a discussion about the things that happen in families. We all realise that we are fortunate to be in the families God has placed us in.

Finn H

Kempton, Neave and Harriet

On Wednesday we are having a Social Justice Liturgy at 12md in the Church. Afterwards we will share lunch. Each family is asked to bring a plate of food to share. Children will need to bring their lunchbox or a named bowl to eat from.

Air Force Museum Visit

Today we visited the Air Force Museum. We had a fantastic time and learnt lots of things. A special 'Thank you' to the parents and grandparents who came with us and made the trip possible. The children were amazing and I am very proud of them. Check out these photos:

Lulu, Neave and Nicholas

Samuel, Bree, Marissa and Kempton

Chris demonstrating aerodynamics

Marissa and Bree were awarded homework certificates for great homework sentences last week. Ka pai,, girls, keep up the great work.

More Mathletics Success

Congratulations to Preston and Kempton for gaining their first Bronze Mathletics certificates.

Term 2 Week 11

At today's school assembly Kempton received a certificate.

Ka pai, Kempton, we are proud of you.

Sirayah will turn 7 during the holidays so we sang 'Happy Birthday' to her today. Thanks to Sirayah's Mum for bringing in a cake for us to celebrate with.

Have a fantastic two week's holiday. Stay safe, keep warm and may the bugs stay away. Keep up the reading, check out Mathletics and take a glance at the Essential Spelling Lists. See you all back on Monday 20 July for an 8:45am start.

Celebration and Room 5 Writing

On Saturday Bree competed in a Rhythmic Gymnastic Competition. Yesterday she learnt that she came second. Ka pai, Bree, that is great news.





This morning we made popcorn in an electric frypan. We had lots of laughs as the corn popped out of the pan and onto the floor. Fortunately we didn't set off the fire alarms! We then wrote about what happened. Here's some photos, thanks to Kate, and some snippets of writing:

Bridget, Jessica, Harriet and Lulu

Patrick, Kempton, Jacky and Declan

 The popcorn went pop, pop, pop! It was really funny. I was not expecting that. Marissa

We made popcorn. Once it sizzled it started to pop. It was popping like a cannon. I just wished that it flew into my mouth. Patrick

Mrs K-C put the kernels in the pan. We waited for awhile. Then it popped all over the place. Roisin

After it had all popped  Mrs K-C put it in a bowl. We got to eat it. It was delicious. Nicholas

Happy Birthday

Today was Samuel's 7th birthday and now that he is really old he needs his walking stick!
We sang Happy Birthday and wished Samuel all the best as a 7 year old.

In maths we are learning about symmetry. We have been exploring the different shapes we can make when we fold a piece of paper in half and cut along the folded edge. We know that both halves are the same. Come in and check out the wall display. 

Here's some of us cutting our shapes:

Zofia and Natalia

Bree and Marissa

Kempton and Jacky

Preston and Finn H

Hockey

Today Sian took us for a hockey lesson. We all learnt how to do closed and open dribbling before playing a game. We had a great time and are looking forward to another hockey session tomorrow.

Bridget, Sirayah, Kempton and Kate listening to instructions

Kempton showing his dribbling skills

Jacky showing his dribbling skills

Nicholas and Finn H

Term 2 Week 5

At today's assembly Bridget received a certificate.

Ka pai, Bridget, we are proud of you.

Homework awards went to: Kate and Marissa, Neave, Samantha, Declan and Bridget. Ka pai for writing great sentences for your spelling words, some of them made me smile.

 

Last week Harriet was awarded the 'Player of the Day' cup for her netball team. Congratulations, Harriet.

Lots of exciting things happened today: At Discovery Time we can choose what we do. One of the most popular choice is the construction table. Today Zofia and Kempton spent their time making things to wear.

This afternoon we had our first hockey session! We all really enjoyed this new experience.

 

Tonight the school disco was held at the school hall. We all had a lot of fun. A special thank you to the Parent Council for organizing a wonderful evening. 

 

Silver Success and Other News

This morning two people received their first Silver Mathletics certificate. Ka pai to Declan and Samantha. You have both worked hard to achieve this milestone. Keep up the great work.







Kempton received a certificate for his great Hot Dog and Fish Cafe.
Ka pai, Kempton.





The children should sleep very well tonight. They all put on a fantastic Run, Jump, Throw Display and I am very proud of their sportsmanship. The Year 3 Long Dash was a great way to finish the morning - well done to everyone. Thanks, whanau, for coming along to support us.