Lest We Forget

Today is the last day of term, which means Easter is nearly here! We have been kept busy doing out ANZAC and Easter activities, and finishing the term of course! ANZAC Day is very important to us and we have been very lucky to have Evan come and talk to us about his dad and aunt who both served in World War 2. We had a look at photographs and letters. We also got to see a helmet and gas mask from the war. We listened carefully because it was so interesting!

To remember ANZAC Day and everyone who served we made a poppy wreath for our ANZAC assembly. Miss Park showed us how to make poppies using petals that she cut out of red crepe paper. We started by laying four petals fanned out with the short ends touching. Then we pinched the short ends together to start making our flower shape. We added petals one at a time to the bunch and adjusted them to look like a poppy while we pinched the ends. Once we were happy with them we tied the ends off with string and a double knot.

Miss Park had cut out a big doughnut shape for our wreath and she painted it green while we made our poppies. When they were all finished and had their black middles painted in we glued them onto the wreath. Once they were all on we thought it looked pretty good!

Our wreath with just poppies on it.

We decided to add a banner to it too. Miss Park copied the Ode of Rememberance onto a banner and wrote Lest We Forget. Then we all signed it with our name and we all wrote "We will remember them" onto the banner too. We added the banner to the wreath and it looks awesome. We are so proud of our hard work and Miss Park is really proud of us too.

Check back again soon!

Love from Room 10 and Miss Park.

We Can Co-operate!

In P.E. we are learning about teamwork! We are enjoying cooperative games that give us the opportunity to demonstrate our awesome teamwork!

We are getting super speedy!

On Tuesday we had P.E. and we got to play some great games! First we made a circle and joined up hands. Miss Park gave us a hula hoop and we had to try to pass it around our circle without breaking contact. It's pretty tricky when you can't use your hands! We quickly figured out that we could do it much quicker if we worked together.

Nice teamwork Gypsy and Harmony!

Next we played Hungry Hungry Caterpillars! We got into a boy line and a girl line. We had hula hoops to be the segments of the caterpillars body. We could have up to two people in each segment, except for the last segment which could have three people in it. The aim of the game was to gobble up caterpillar food (tennis balls). We had to move forward, which we did by passing segments along the line and putting them in front of the caterpillars head. Then our line shuffled forwards! We had such fun gobbling up tennis balls!

Those boys know how to move the hoops quickly!

The boys figured out their own strategy to pass the hoops along and throw the tennis balls!

We love taking risks!

The girls had a different strategy to try and move quickly; they jumped from hoop to hoop to move further.

Room 10 is so clever, Miss Park is so lucky to have us as a class!

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Love from Room 10 and Miss Park

Place Value Fun!

We have been working really hard on place value in Maths this term. Here are some photos of our efforts!

Hard work in James and Cedrick's group!

Cedrick and James are using the place value blocks and rods. First they have to build a skyscraper. Once it is finished they count the levels and figure out what their skyscraper is worth. One rod is worth 10, one square is worth 100. There is even a block worth 1000!

Ryan and Caleb are working so well independently!

Caleb and Ryan are playing Number Hangman on the board. They are practicing how to say big numbers using their knowledge of place value houses. Number Hangman is a great game to play on rainy days during the holidays!

Check back again soon for more posts about what we have been doing!

Love from Room 10 and Miss Park

Raffle Tickets and Strike Percussion

Hi everyone!

This is just a reminder to please bring back your raffle tickets on Monday so the draw can be made. The school and our wonderful PTA really appreciate your support!

Strike percussion is visiting for a performance on Tuesday 15th April. The cost for this is $3 per student. Please send this along with your child if you would like them to attend the performance.

Thank you!

Miss Park

Exciting School by Cedrick

Here is Cedrick's cinquain poem about school;

School, 

Noisy, hard-working, 

Running, working, talking, 

School is very nice, 

Grassy

Fishy by Amelia

Here is Amelia's cinquain poem about her goldfish;

Goldfish, 

Small, fast, 

Swim, jump, blow bubbles, 

They are so cute, 

Speedy

Hockey by Rose

Here is Rose's cinquain poem about Hockey;

Hockey

Fun, easy

Running, tackling, trapping,

Hockey is really easy

Healthy

What have we been up to this term?

We have a brand new caterpillar! His name is Professor Dumbledore. Harry Potter is in a chrysalis and we hope he will be a butterfly soon!

We love having Miss Park as a teacher because she’s really nice (and she didn't force us to say that!)

Here’s a wee bit about what we are learning in class…

Art – We are learning about painting and being neat with our work. We are also learning about blending and shading. We have done trees in watercolours, butterflies and swirls.

Reading – We are learning to read stories about all kinds of things. We are learning to be responsible while we do our rotations. We are also learning about settings and characters and retelling what’s happened in a story.   

Maths – We are learning basic facts. We are learning our rotations and how to make good choices. We are learning how to expand big numbers and place value.

Handwriting – We are learning how to form different letters and numbers, and how to write sentences neatly. We are practicing how to keep everything on the line. We are learning to be very neat. It’s hard work sometimes!

Spelling – We are using the SmartWords programme to learn how to use patterns to spell lots of words.

Writing – We are learning to use dictionaries and follow the Writing Process. We are working hard at keeping our writing neat and on the line. We are learning about recounts and poems. We are great at writing!

Fire Safety – We are learning how to stay calm in a fire, how to exit a building and why smoke alarms are important. We are working on understanding how fires start and how to keep safe.

Golden Time – We have lots of fun outside and we get to make choices about what we do. We earn Golden Time by doing good things all week!

Library – We are learning to read in our heads and pick books that are a good fit. We are learning about how to be quiet and sensible in the Library.

Fitness – We are learning to not scream when we play games. We are learning to move fast and get healthier and fitter!

News – We are learning to share what’s important to us and to make good choices about what we bring. We are learning to listen respectfully when someone is talking.

Mihi – We are learning to say our mihi to improve our understanding of Te Reo Maori and share with our families and class.

Love from Room 10, Miss Park, Professor Dumbledore and Harry Potter.