Term 4 Week 8

At today's school assembly two Room 5 children received special Mathletics Awards.

Congratulations to Samantha and Samuel, who received Gold and Silver medals respectively for being the Top CTK Mathletes for 2015. They have consistently used Mathletics to improve their maths and gain certificates. 

Ka wani kei Samantha and Samuel, we are very proud of you.

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 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.

Term 3 Week 7

At today's assembly Ruby received a certificate.

Ka pai, Ruby, we are proud of you.

 This morning at Discovery Time we made kites. We then enjoyed flying them outside. Luckily the wind was favourable and our kites flew quite well. We did have a few casualties and tangles, which we will try to sort out next week.

Zosia

Gabrielle

Bridget and Roisin

For the past three weeks we have been learning about Fractions. We can state what a fraction is and can work out fractions of shapes. Working out fractions of sets are still a bit tricky, but we will keep working on them. We have made posters to show our learning. Come into the classroom to check them out

Fractions by Samuel and Declan

Next Tuesday we have our trip to the Air Force Museum. We will be leaving school at 9am and returning at lunchtime. Children will need their morning tea in a separate container or snap lock bag (must be named) to their lunchbox, and a named drink bottle. Please ensure your child wears their school polar fleece. (Some children are not wearing or even bringing their polar fleece to school. It can get very cold in the playground and children need their fleece to help keep warm.)

Term 3 Week 4 and Happy Birthday

At today's school assembly Samuel received a certificate.

Ka pai, Samuel, we are proud of you.

Bree turned 7 today. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished Bree all the best as a 7 year old.

Term 3 Week 2

At today's assembly Bree received a certificate.

Ka pai, Bree, we are proud of you.

Samuel was presented with his Gold Mathletics Certificate. Ka pai, Samuel, keep up the good work.

Thank you for your support with getting the children to school this morning. I am very proud of the way they behaved in church, showing respect and reverence. 

The Knowlegde-a-thon packs were sent home today. Learning the answers will be homework for next week. Please help your child to get sponsorships and to learn the answers. We will also work on this in class. All money raised will directly benefit your child. If you have any questions about this, please email me.

Have a great weekend.

Gold Mathlete

Congratulations to Samuel who gained a Gold Mathletics Certificate. What an awesome achievement, Samuel.

Term 2 Week 11 'Star of the Week'

Today's 'Star of the Week' is Finn C.

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

Samuel (soccer) was named 'Trier of the Day'; Finn C (rugby) was 'Player of the Day; and Finn H (rugby) was 'Player of the Day.

Ka pai, boys, it's great to hear how well you are doing in your sport.

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.

Term 2 Week 9 'Star of the Week'

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

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

Three people were recognised for their efforts at their Saturday sport. Congratulations to:

Finn C, rugby 'Player of the Day'; Samuel, soccer 'Best Trier'; and Ruby, netball 'Player of the Day'.

Last week we read Maori Legends. On Friday each group presented their legend to the class. I am very impressed at how well the groups worked to prepare for Friday. Everyone read their part clearly and with confidence. Thank you for the home support.

Roisin, Bridget and Zofia

Marissa, Samantha, Bree, Ariana and Natalia

Neave, Harriet and Ruby

Trinity, Kate, Jessica, Gabrielle and Lulu

Patrick, Finn C, Samuel and Declan

Term 2 Week 7

 Patrick was presented with a certificate at today's school assembly.

Ka pai, Patrick, we are proud of you.

We have been learning about symmetry. This has provided us with some challenges, but also lots of discussion. We have been trying to work out lines of symmetry for capital letters. We discovered that 10 letters have no lines of symmetry, 4 have two lines and 12 have one line of symmetry. Check out these photos of us working out the lines of symmetry:

Lulu and Jessica

Trinity and Zofia

Jacky and Preston

Samuel and Finn C

A reminder about the Character Day on Tuesday 9 June. Keep thinking about what your character looks like, their emotions, what they like and what they do. I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Enjoy the weekend - keep warm.

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 5 'Star of the Week'

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

Ka pai, Ariana, you are a superb role model and it's great to have you in Room 5.

This morning we had a run down on the weekend sporting activities. Two people received sports certificates.

Congratulations to Samuel, 'Player of the Day' for soccer, and Declan, certificate for the best 'rip' in rippa rugby.

Notes for Week 5:
We are learning to create Wordles. Click here to create your own.

We hope to have hockey lessons on Thursday and Friday this week. Please bring sports shoes and shorts (girls) to change into.

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.