Term 4 Week 10

The production was amazing. Everyone played their part extremely well and delivered their lines clearly. I am very proud of the way Room 5 stepped up. Look out Hollywood!
Here's some snippets from our writing about the production:

On Monday we did the production. I was so good the people were clapping. We had swords and chest plates. It was so much fun. Callum

I was excited because I had a speaking part and wore a head mike. Joshua

In the production I was a guard. My line was: ‘Grab him, men. The master will reward us for catching this thief.’ I liked being a guard because I got to march and to wear a silver tunic. Zach

Then it was our turn. I was Joseph. I didn’t have that many lines. I had an amazing night. Ollie

I was a villager who was scrubbing the floor. First I was excited but then I saw all the people and I got a bit nervous. Ryan

This morning we caught up on weekend sport. Elspeth competed in a swim meet at Jellie Park. She received two ribbons, including one for getting a Personal Best. Ka pai, Elspeth.

2014 has been a busy year with lots of learning happening. Everyone has worked hard and made wonderful progress. Ka pai everyone.



Our Mathletics Stars are Isabella, Joe, George and Peter.
Well done to everyone who achieved Mathletics certificates this year. You can use Mathletics over the holidays - Live Mathletics is a great way to improve your Basic Facts knowledge.


Congratulations to Maria, Lachlan, James, Sophie, Connie and Asher. You have all worked very hard to improve your reading.

Term 4 Week 8

At today's school assembly four Room 5 people received certificates. Congratulations to:

Isabella, Addison and Joshua who all got 100% in their spelling test for the list of Commonly Misspelt Words. What great spellers you all are.

 Hamish was presented with his Gold Mathletics Certificate.
Ka pai, Hamish, what a super achievement.

Still on the Mathletics front: James received his first Silver Mathletics Certificate and Peter reached Number 4 on the NZ Top 100 Students board. Well done boys.




The Kiwi Reading Group presented 'Robin Hood and the Silver Trophy' as Readers Theatre. Readers Theatre requires the readers to use their voices to portray characters rather than relying on props. Everyone spoke clearly and used super expression.
Ka pai to Zach, Ashleigh, Joshua, Hamish and Callum.

Have a relaxing weekend - only 2.5 weeks left of the 2014 school year.

Term 4 Week 6 Swimming

We have nearly finished our swim week. It has been pretty busy and tiring, but we have learnt lots and have also enjoyed getting into the pool. Here's a few of photos:

Sophie, Joe, James, Nicholas and Ollie

Neave

Joshua

Callum

Tomorrow we celebrate Christ the King Day. Children are to wear their uniform. A liturgy will begin at 11:45am then each child will receive a sausage for lunch (thanks to the Parent Council). Room 5 will go to the Westburn Bike Park with their Room 12 buddies (and teachers!) for the afternoon. When we get back to school we will have an ice-block, thanks to the Board of Trustees. Remember to bring your bike or scooter and any safety gear.

Term 4 Week 3

We've had a busy start to this short week. Yesterday we went to the Botanical Gardens with the rest of the Junior Syndicate. What an awesome day we had. The children were amazing and enjoyed all they saw and did. A big THANK YOU to the parents who were able to come with us and look after a small group of children, we couldn't have managed without you.

We have had several 'Players of the Day'. Congratulations to cricketer Hamish and Touch players Joe, Ollie and Joshua. What a sporty lot Room 5 children are.

Congratulations, too, to Peter who won the recent Ray White colouring competition.









Remember to be at school before 8:45am on Friday so that we can be seated in church before the 9am Mass starts.

Term 4 Week 1

Welcome back to the last term for 2014. It was great to see everyone today and to catch up on the holidays. Sounds like it was a good break.

Yesterday Alex had his 8th birthday. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished him all the best for the coming year.







Over the holidays we had a little bit of Mathletics success. Congratulations to Elspeth who received her first Silver Mathletics certificate.



Congratulations, too, to Joshua (18th in the World) and George (4th in NZ, 24th in the World) who both made the Top Students Board.

Term 4 will be busy with a number of things happening. Unfortunately the first event on our calendar has had to be cancelled. We will not be having  our Run, Jump, Throw Display as the newly sown grass cannot be used for at least four weeks and there is not enough room left to fit in all the events.
We have planned a visit to the Botanic Gardens for Week 3. A notice and an email about this will be sent home soon.
Our end of year production, which is on Monday 15 December, will take up a lot of time this term. Auditions begin tomorrow. Every Year 3 will have a speaking part, written especially for them. The children are well prepared for this with the plays they have performed during the year.
The fair is not long away now. Room 5 is responsible for the book stall. Please let me know if you can help either on the day (Sunday 9 November) or in the lead up. There are boxes outside Room 5 for books, as well as for clothes and toys. Any donations are most welcome. A fair notice will be coming home soon. How are you getting on with selling raffle tickets? Let me know if you'd like more. We will be collecting grocery items soon.

With the warmer weather comes some health concerns. Everyone needs to wear a school sunhat at break times. Please ensure your child's hat is clearly named so that the children can easily keep track of their hat. Sun screen is provided, thanks to the Parent Council, and children can use this before they go outside. Each child is expected to bring a water bottle into the classroom each day so that they can get a drink when they need one. Thank you for your support with these things.

If you have any concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to come in and chat.

Term 3 Week 10

At today's school assembly Isabella received a certificate.

Ka pai, Isabella, we are proud of you.

George, Nicholas, Peter and Joshua received their Gold Mathletics certificates. 

What a fantastic effort boys.

James also received a certificate to recognise the reading he does with Room 1.

Yesterday's concert was a lovely event. The children all performed well and spoke clearly. I am very proud of them. Check out this ukulele quartet:

Connie, Isabella, Addison and Aysha

Have a fantastic holiday. Stay safe and enjoy a slower start to the days. Keep up with the reading and Mathletics - I look forward to presenting some Silver and Gold certificates on the first day of Term 4.

More Gold

This morning two more Gold Mathletics certificates were presented - congratulations to George and Peter.






Today we had another tennis lesson. We have enjoyed these lessons and have done well with our tennis skills.

Neave and George

Alex

Connie

Joshua

Bridie

Maria

Joe

Ephrem

Term 3 Week 8 News

On Tuesday Leah came to perform a dance and to lead a workshop. We all really enjoyed the session and learnt some new dance moves and terms. On Thursday we worked in threes to write a recount of the workshop. Here's a couple of pieces from the recounts (the full recounts are on the classroom wall):

Guess what happened on Tuesday! Leah came to our school to perform a dance in front of Room 5 and room 6. Then it was our turn to dance. We helped to create a dance. Leah told us to think of five things to do. Leah said to make it into a dance sentence. Then we worked with a buddy to perform to the rest of the class. 
By Ashleigh, James and Sophie

One exciting sunny morning Leah came to dance with us. Leah did a solo. Then we had to get involved. First we had to do a warm up so we wouldn’t get injured. We did the banana, the prune, the lion face and the lemon face. When Leah said banana we jumped and said banana in a loud voice. When Leah said lion we put out our claws and said roar!
By Alex, Hamish and Zach

Leah performing

Ephrem, Asher and Maria practising

Joshua, Ryan and Nicholas performing

Uriel and Zach performing

Isabella and Maria - seaweed

Alex and Callum - seaweed

On Thursday we attended a Maths Expo. We worked in groups to solve different maths challenges. Our favorite challenge was Pack It, which involved packing eight shapes into a box. Some of the other activities were:  race monkeys down a ladder, count footsteps around a map, work out how may logs the truck could carry without being overweight and build a bridge.

Maria

Sophie

Isabella

Pack Up

The week's homework certificate was awarded to James. Ka pai, James, keep up the good work.





Looking ahead to Week 9:
Tennis lessons on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - please bring sports shoes and (girls) shorts to change into.
No Assembly on Friday. Ukulele lesson on Friday.
Fair collection: toiletries 

Term 3 Week 8 'Star of the Week'

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

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

This morning Joshua gained a Gold Mathletics certificate. Congratulations, Joshua, this is an amazing achievement.

The winter sport season is over and several clubs have had their prize givings. Congratulations to: Peter who received a trophy for Player of the Year; Hamish who received a certificate for skills and a trophy for sportsmanship; Nicholas who received certificates for skills, participation and Player of the Day; Callum who received a certificate for participation and George whose team received the Team Trophy for the Top Team of the Season (Peter is also in this team).

This week:

Tuesday: Dance performance and workshop - girls please bring shorts

Wednesday: ukulele lesson

Thursday: Maths Expo

Friday: No School Assembly

Fair notices:

Room 5 is responsible for the book stall. You can help in two ways - bring books along and/or put you name on the roster behind the classroom door to help sort the books. Any questions, please ask me or Bridgette.

Please bring toiletries for the raffle. These items may be placed in the box under our plant table. Thank you for your support with this.

Term 3 Week 7

At today's assembly Neave received a certificate.

Ka wani kei, Neave, we are proud of you.

Today Neave turned 8. We sang 'Happy Birthday' and wished Neave all the best for the coming year.

This week's homework certificate went to Bridie. Ka pai, Bridie, on completing your new spelling work.

Well done to Zach and Uriel who have each gained their first Silver Mathletics certificate. Keep up the good work on Mathletics.

Today the Pukeko Reading Group presented the play 'A Clean House'. 

They worked in two groups to prepare the play and create props. Their presentations were great, with lots of expression being used by all. Ka pai!

Hamish, Alex, Ryan, Zach and Joshua

Ollie, Ashleigh, Uriel, Callum and Neave