Week 11

A week where the class have enjoyed the fruits of their hard work this term.....their latest stories about their Earthquake fundraising day really shows this. Many children have also improved in their reading levels too with many having new keyrings or groups. Really neat to see as their teacher.

I have put the July School Holiday Reading Challenge on the Reading page. Your child knows about this and already they have shown a keeness to begin. As a class we have decided if all activities are completed 3 sticker are earned for their personal sticker charts.

Enjoy the holidays with your "Angels" and have a happy, safe and restful break .
Nadine McLaughlin

Week 10 already....

Hi everyone yes it's week 10 already and I am not sure where week 9 went to? Still it was another busy one with lots of wonderful work completed by room 9!
My thanks to all of you who sent messages or gave support during my recent family bereavement in week 9. Some things just can't be predicted, however it does make you realise how lucky we are to have health and time to enjoy family and the simple things in life.The class are that for me, a wonderful tonic to balance out life and put things in perspective.....they fill me up with their honesty and innocence and very special energy.  

This week we also say goodbye to Kellie who is moving to Perth with her family. We had our shared lunch today for Kellie and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful healthy food thanks to your efforts. My special thanks.We only have a bag of apples left which we will have for morning tea tomorrow. The photos say it all!

Bernie was the chief baby sitter for all the Teddies during the lunch.( He was exhausted with all that responsibility.)
The teddies came so Bernie wasn't left out!

Our Teddy Bear picnic table was set up by the class! you would have been so proud of their table manners.

Kellie with some of her friends. 

We wish Kellie and her family all the best for their move. 

Next week your child will come home with a Holiday Reading Challenge!

This is entirely voluntary and involves a challenge that your child can use to maintain the excellent progress they have achieved in their reading so far. Studyladder is included so maths, and puzzles are included. Should you be away or travelling your child can still access this if you have internet. 

So the opportunity is there at your discretion. 

Should I not see you before the holidays have a wonderful time with your precious child and enjoy the time with them ( as I will be recharging my batteries...  with my daughter in Ubud).

Many many thanks for all the support and smiles this term.  

Week 8

Hi everyone .
 Room 9 has had a great week, with everyone working hard on their Reading with some amazing movements UP!
Your child may have come home with a new key ring because of this. Their new coloured Rockets pasted in their homework books will show the new work they will be covering...clarifying just where they are at, skill wise.
This movement is also evident in their writing, so check out any new stories on their storyboards.
Bookweek Dress up day was a hoot with everyone dressing up including the teachers, Room 9 were amazing and wrote some great stories from the experience.

The Cat in the Hat with his Grandma!

I have finally installed everyone on to Studyladder too,which can be used at home for maintenance work over the holidays and weekends. There are some selected activities already in both Maths and Reading, which your child can work independently on.
While they do have a password allocated which I have sent home with them tonight .I have made the site easy to access through a widget/gadget on the side of our class Blog page. They merely need to click on this and then find their own name. I have pointed out if they go into someone elses "Name" that person will get their points. Hopefully this will keep them focussed on finding their own name.
So look out for their slip in their book bags.....No poem this week so they can have a go instead.
Have a great weekend! Nadine

Week 7 and smiling!

Well week 7 has come and gone, short but very productive. The class have new stories up on their story boards and you can really see their independence and pride developing with their writing.. Despite the cooler temperatures we are cosy in the room with the heaters now fixed . A huge thanks to Mr Eddy. With the cooler weather can you help me please by ensuring your childs clothes are named (or I can if you don't mind) it does help return them or solve disputes of ownership.

We have a wonderful Buddy class next door in room 10. We meet every Friday morning to share our work and stories and you would be amazed how motivated the class become, knowing they are going to share with their buddy.Everyone has worked hard this week and completed new stories for their Story Boards.The confidence and pride in their stories has really grown, so don't forget to check then out when next in.
I'm attaching some photos of the Buddies. They really help the children especially those with no older siblings and of course room 10 remember just how far they have come in their learning journey.

Ella reading with gavin 

Room 10 love the Big Books

Jasroop and Elliot love reading together.

Claudia and Bella 

Georgia and Phaedra

Noah and Jack

Joshua with Charlize and Jessica

It really is magical watching them share stories and time together. The bond goes on into the House Sport days and play times..

Cross country

Yesterday  in the afternoon we had our school Cross Country event. Despite the biting cold all the juniors really gave their best efforts and thrilled all the parents who came to watch. 

Room 9 really excelled winning 7 of the placements so all our hard work paid off. 

In fact everyone ran and really gave it their best effort. Made me so proud of them all. 

No doubt there were some very tired children last night. 

What a great class and look at all those placement certificates!

Te Puia

Room 9 had a wonderful trip to Te Puia this week. We had lots of fun and found out lots about the special area in Te Puia. 
We all stroked the huge Pounamu in the entrance way that is protected by the 12 guardians. they were really tall. the stone looked like a frog.

While we were there Whaea Carly and Matua Ho showed us all the special pools they cook in. Here is Cameron , Noah, and Justin eating their hard boiled egg. It took 7 minutes to cook! and tasted yum!

We also visited the weaving and carving schools. In the weaving schools. Whaea Annie was so impressed with room 9 s knowledge about flax she gifted us a beautiful kite .

But there was much more to see. We were so quiet in the kiwi house we even saw the kiwis preening their feathers. The exciting part though was seeing the big geyser going up. Jai, Hemish, Amber and her mum got wet from the steam. It was so steamy .....

The valley had lots of fumeroles and it smelt like rotten eggs in places. It must have been exciting for the maori people when they first went to live there. We played in some houses (whares) that they used to live in.

There was a waka there too .

We couldn't have gone without our parents so a big thankyou to all those mums and dads that came along.

We had such a great time there and saw so many things not found anywhere else in the world!

For more Awesome photos click here.

Adventures from the weekend.

Week 3

Welcome back to week 3. We have had some amazing sharing from the children this morning.
Hemish and his family welcome a new baby boy (name not disclosed yet) not sure if it was the same day as the new Princess. 
Jasroop also had some amazing news sharing  how his father has gone to Nepal as a volunteer to help with the devastation there. I'm sure it would be an amazing but very challenging  experience.  Our strongest and best thoughts are with him for a safe return.

Kaylee took Mintie home this week and made an amazing video with her dad for us (even gave her a bath!)  So hopefully everyone else made the most of the glorious weekend and enjoys this small clip!