Term 4 Week 7 - Gold

At this morning's assembly five Room 5 people received a Gold Mathletics certificate.

This is an amazing achievement and we are all very proud of 

Samantha, Kate, Nicholas, Finn and Marissa.

Samantha was receiving a Gold certificate for the second time this year.

Our production practices are progressing well. We will be having a dress rehearsal on Monday morning and on Wednesday morning we will have a practice in the Aurora Centre. Children need to be at school before the 8:45am bell on these days so we can start the practices on time. Thank you for your support with this.

Enjoy the weekend.

Double Gold

This morning Samantha gained her second Gold Mathletics certificate.
This is an amazing achievement as Samantha has worked on Mathletics and gained a certificate every week for 40 straight weeks. We are all very proud of Samantha.

Marissa gained her first Gold Mathletics certificate.
Congratulations, Marissa, we are proud of your efforts on Mathletics.

Silver Mathlete

Congratulations to Bree who has gained her first Silver Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Bree, keep up the great work.

The Year 2s learnt about static electricity this morning. We rubbed a balloon on a polar fleece then held it near our heads. The girls found that their hair was attracted to the balloon and stood up on end. The boys found that their hair was too short to stand up on end.

You will have to look closely at these photos to see the balloon attracting the hair.

Roisin and Bridget

Marissa

Thank you to those parents who were able to come and watch our plays this afternoon. The children did an amazing job and I am very proud of them. The Year 3s are well prepared for their parts in the school production. 

A reminder that we will be attending 9am Mass on Friday. Please be at school before the 8:45am bell. We are also able to wear sports clothes to school on Friday for the Young Vinnies 'Let's Get Physical' mufti theme. Please bring a gold coin donation for Caritas. 

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.

Reading in Room 5

We enjoy sharing our reading books with each other. Sometimes we read to a buddy and sometimes we tell a buddy what our story is about. Check us out:

Preston and Ariana

Finn C and Marissa

Samantha and Nicholas

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Term 3 Week 3

This morning Room 5 lead the liturgy at the school assembly. We each shared a verse from the psalms we have been writing in class. The children did an amazing job and I am very very proud of them. Thank you to those who were able to attend the liturgy and also to you all for helping your chid practice their verse at home. Ke te hiki tatou hai angitu.

Marissa received the Special Character Award

Marissa, you are a kind and considerate class member.

You take responsibility for making the most of learning opportunities.

You are a confident, connected, actively-involved learner

You are a positive role model.

Your attitude shows that you are ‘Stepping Up for Success’.

We are blest to have you in Room 5 and Christ the King School.

Ruby received a certificate. Ka pai, Ruby, we are proud of you.

Happy Birthday

Today Marissa turned 7. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished Marissa all the best for the coming year.

Term 3 Week 1

At today's school assembly Marissa received a certificate.

Ka pai, Marissa, we are proud of you.

Declan, Bridget and Samantha were presented with their Gold Mathletics Certificates. 

Ka pai, children, this is an amazing achievement and we are all very proud of you.

Term 2 Week 10

At today's assembly Sirayah received a certificate.

Ka pai, Sirayah, we are proud of you.

Over the last few weeks the Young Vinnies Group has been running a Talent Quest. Today the top acts in each syndicate were announced.
Congratulations to: Bree, Marissa, Declan and Samuel. for winning the Junior Syndicate section. You were all fantastic, and very brave to get up and perform in front of an audience.





Today we farewelled Patrick, who is heading back to Ireland on Monday. We have loved having Patrick in our room and will miss him a lot. May God richly bless you, Patrick, on the next stage in your journey. We all enjoyed the party lunch (thank you so much for the effort you made in preparing the yummy food for us) and the movie Hotel for Dogs (apologies for the lateness in getting out of class this afternoon).

We have one more week of school left for Term 2. Keep warm and healthy.

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

Term 2 Week 8

Kate received a certificate at the school assembly.

Ka pai, Kate, we are proud of you.

This week's homework certificate was awarded to Marissa. Ka pai, Marissa, keep up the great work.

On Saturday Roisin is turning 7. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished her all the best as a 7 year old.

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

Term 2 Week 7 'Star of the Week'

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

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

We had lots of other things to celebrate as well:

Sirayah received her first Bronze Mathletics Certificate. Ka pai, Sirayah, keep up the great work.

Nicholas was named 'Player of the Day' after his rugby game. Ka pai, Nicholas, you played well.

I forgot to give out the homework certificates on Friday, so it was a long wait for the following: Neave, Bridget, Kate, Marissa and Samantha as well as Roisin who received the certificate. The standard of homework has risen and I am impressed with the sentences people are coming up with. You can have a break from spelling and sentences this week.

 

This morning our buddy class came to do some discussing and writing with us. This is in preparation for our character day next Tuesday (9 June). Last week you  received the Create a Character newsletter about this. Our buddies wrote some lists of characteristics of our made up character in our homework books. Please check the list to see what your child is planning to be. You are not expected to spend up large for this, but can use items you already have. If you have any questions about this day, please contact me.

On Thursday we plan to have our last hockey session (this is weather dependent). Please bring sports shoes and (girls) shorts to change into.

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.