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 4

At today's school assembly Natalia received a certificate.

Ka pai, Natalia, we are proud of you.

Lulu was presented with her Gold Mathletics Certificate.

Ka pai, Lulu, for your consistent effort on Mathletics.

 Thank you for your support with the 'Let's Get Physical' mufti day. Nearly $420 was donated to Caritas. Once again it fell to Room 5 to attend 9am Mass on a mufti day. The children all behaved reverently during mass and I am very proud of them

Term 4 Week 4 'Star of the Week'

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

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

The Year 3s began tennis lessons today. They all enjoyed their session. They have two more sessions. While the Year 3s were playing tennis the Year 2s made ooblek. We discovered that ooblek can behave like a liquid as well as like a solid, depending on how hard you push your hand into it. Ooblek is made from cornflour and water.  

Sirayah

Bree and Natalia mixing the ooblek

Bree and Zofia  

Roisn

Finn

Term 3 Week 10

At today's assembly Natalia received a certificate.

Ka pai, Natalia, we are proud of you.

Congratulations, too, to Gabrielle, who was presented with her Gold Mathletics certificate at the assembly.

During the holidays Zofia will have her 7th birthday (2 October). Today we sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished her all the best as a 7 year old. 

Preston will also have his birthday (10 October) in the holidays. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished him all the best as an 8 year old.

Thank you for your support this term. It has been busy and has flown by. Have a safe, relaxing and happy holiday. See you all next term.

Term 3 Week 9

Congratulations to Jessica who received a certificate at today's school assembly.

Ka pai, Jessica, we are proud of you.

Congratulations to Preston, Lulu and Natalia who all received spot prizes in the draw for the Knowledge-a-thon. A big THANK YOU to the amazing Parent Council who organized this fundraiser. We really appreciate your efforts and support.

Enjoy a relaxing weekend - only one more week left of Term 3.

Term 3 Week 6

At today's school assembly Nicholas received a certificate.

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

We have been learning about God being Present in the World. We have read the creation story from the Bible as well as a Maori creation story.

We have created art work to show one part of the story. Come into the classroom to see our masterpieces.

Harriet

Trinity

Natalia

Jacky

Sirayah

Lulu

A reminder that the Junior School will be attending 9am Mass on Sunday 30 August at Christ the King Church. Please meet outside Room 1 by 8:45am. Children are to wear full uniform.

Term 3 Week 6 'Star of the Week'

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

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

Yesterday Nicholas turned 7. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished him all the best for the coming year.

Congratulations to Natalia for gaining her first Silver Mathletics Certificate. Keep up the good work, Natalia.

Bridget has been awarded a certificate for outstanding homework.
Ka wani kei, Bridget, keep up this high standard.

This morning we made butterfly kites. We decided that kites don't 'fly' because they aren't controlled and they can't gain altitude under their own power. Check out our kites.

Remember to bring your green Knowledge-a-thon forms to school as soon as possible. The quiz will be on Friday.

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 3

We had lots to celebrate today.

Congratulations to Gabrielle for receiving a certificate at the School Assembly.

Ka pai, Gabrielle, we are proud of you.

Congratulations to Zofia for gaining her first Bronze Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Zofia, keep up the great work.

This week's homework was of a high standard, which made it hard to decide who should receive the Homework Certificate. Congratulations to Samuel and Bree who did received the certificates and Roisin, Gabrielle, Kate, Samantha and Bridget who were also recognized. Hopefully we will see some of this work transferred into our writing.

Today we had the play 'Too Much Noise' presented to us by two groups. Both did a superb job and spoke clearly with expression.

Bridget, Natalia and Samantha

Samuel, Bree and Neave

Unfortunately this afternoon's hockey session was cancelled as the coach wasn't well. Hopefully she'll be better for next week.

A big THANK YOU for your support with today's mufti. Nearly $700 was donated which will be sent to Caritas for support in Nepal. Everyone looked great today, but unfortunately I forgot to take a photo.

Finally I'd like to wish all you amazing mums a wonderful day on Sunday. You certainly deserve to be spoilt.

Term 2 Week 3 '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.

Yesterday was Natalia's 7th Birthday. Today we sang 'Happy Birthday' to her and wished her all the best as a 7 year old.

This morning Ronald McDonald visited our school. He came to give us a road safety message. We all enjoyed his presentation and will spend this week's writing sessions retelling Ronald's message. 

Here's an extract from Nicholas: 

Guess what! He lost a sock. What a worry for Ronald McDonald.

This week is NZ Sign Language Week. We will be learning to sign the days of the week and the months of the year and how to spell our names in sign language.

On Friday 8 May we will be having a mufti day - run by The Young Vinnies. We ask everyone to wear red, white and/or blue as these are the colors of the Nepalese flag, and to bring a donation to which will be sent to Nepal via Caritas.

We will also have a hockey session with a Canterbury Hockey Coach. Children will  need to wear sports shoes for this. 

Room 5 Stars

The first week of Term 2 is now over! It has been great to have everyone back and keen to learn. Thank you to those who attended our Student Led Conferences on Wednesday. The children do enjoy sharing their learning. The rest of the class will have their Student Led Conferences later in the term (I will let you know when we have confirmed dates).

This week's homework certificate was awarded to Natalia. Ka pai, Natalia, it is great to see you using some compound sentences in your homework.

Nicholas gained his first Silver Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Nicholas.

Today the Junior Teachers had a planning session to prepare us for the beginning of our Accelerated Learning in Literacy Writing Focus. I am excited about this and I know we will see some fantastic writing coming from the Room 5 authors.

Enjoy the long weekend - hope you all get a sleep-in on Monday.

Last Day of Term 1

This morning Finn C was presented with his first Silver Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Finn.

Natalia worked very hard today and gained her first Bronze Mathletics certificate. Ka pai, Natalia.

This morning we watched the recordings of our plays. I am having a few issues with uploading the videos to the Blog and with sending them by email. You can come into Room 5 next term to view them.

Thank you for your support this term, I have really appreciated it.
Have a Happy Easter and a safe and relaxing holiday. We will see you all back at school on Monday 20 April. Remember that children are to be in their winter uniform.

St Patrick's Day

Today is St Patrick's Day and we all dressed up in green. What a smart looking bunch we are! Thank you for your support in bringing along breakfast food for the St Vincent de Paul food bank, it is greatly appreciated.
Triona came to tell us a little about St Patrick's Day and share some Irish stories with us. She even showed us evidence of a leprechaun's visit. Thanks, Triona, we enjoyed your visit.
Thanks, too, to the Parent Council for our green lollipops.

Bridget, our 'best dressed green person'

Yesterday we tried our hand at writing 10 word sentences about an object, without mentioning the object. Here's some of our sentences - see if you can work out what we are talking about!

A gentle pet loves bones, it digs as well. Marissa

Barking, sniffing, jumping, scratching, running, loves bones, my best friend. Declan

Patting my furry and fun thing, licking my face. Natalia

It runs fast, it's a scratchy thing, it jumps up. Roisin

Strawberry flavour, sun melts it, lick it, it's cool. Bree

Fluffy, slobbery, stinky, cuddly, digs, a loud sound. Nicholas

The sun melts it and the taste is strawberry cone. Samantha

Furry, sharp teeth, likes food, has a ball and collar, walks and plays. Harriet

Melts in the sun, lots of flavors, taste is superb. Finn C

Term 1 Week 6 'Star of the Week'

Congratulations to Natalia who is this week's 'Star of the Week'.

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

Two more people have gained a Bronze Mathletics certificate. Well done to Ruby and Bree.