Cross Country Day

Room 16 participated in the Cross Country Day on the 15th May, 2014. Congratulations kids!! Everyone ran their little hearts out!  I am very proud of all of your efforts.  Here are some pictures from the day.

Ezra came 2nd in the 7 Year Old Boys.

Eesha came 4th in the 7 Year Old Girls.

Zac came 7th in the 8 Year Old Boys.

Congratulations everyone!! 

De Bono's Thinking Hats

Room 16 using their thinking hats to help them with their writing :) 

Such concentration and beautttttiiiifffuuuuulllllllll smiles :) 

Reading to Self

Today, Room 16 looked at the importance of 'Reading to Self' and we spent some quiet time reading to ourselves. We explored the ways in which we can Read to Self and read for enjoyment. For me personally, reading is about being able to escape reality and lose myself in a book.

Room 16 are aiming to become competent independent readers who can carry out sustained silent reading. Hopefully by the end of the term, we will be able to last longer and longer reading to self.

After our silent reading session, we were very lucky to have Ezra, the Apple of our Eye, to share and read us one of his most cherished books "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lionni. 

Fantastic story and fantastic Mr. Ezra :) Thank you!

Room 16's Assembly Item with Room 28

Today for assembly, Room 16 and Room 28 shared a few items with the school. 

Room 16 were busy during the week assembling their "thinking hats" and reasoning behind which thinking hat best reflected their personalities. Room 28 painted some trees to show the falling of the autumn leaves, along with a beautiful song and choreographed actions that they shared during assembly.

We were all very lucky to hear Nicole play us a piece on the keyboard. Nicole you are so talented and special, thank you for your beautiful piano piece!

Lucky last, I was able to lead Room 16 in the Korean Strawberry Counting game. Well done everyone!  There was such great concentration and focus, you did a great job :) 

Well done Room 16 and Room 28! We are so proud of you!! 

Easter Week Dressups

                                       Nandhini was a very cute bunny with a fluffy tail.

                   Diya was an Easter Bunny and brought yummy eggs for the class....Thankyou Diya

Term Two

Hi Everyone,
We hope that you have had a fantastic Easter break with your families.  We are both refreshed and well planned for a fantastic Term 2.  
We have the Zoo Trip coming up in Week 5.  There will be a lot of Inquiry based learning around The Zoo.  We also have a big Mural planned for Art as one of our culminating tasks based on the Zoo trip.
Bible in Schools starts at 9am on Thursday morning.  Middle School also has their Arts and Sports rotation on a Thursday afternoon.
Room 16 along with our buddy class Room 28 will be hosting the Whanau Time Assembly on Friday Week One.  Room 16 will be presenting a Higher Order Thinking Hats Skills Activity.  Room 28 will be sharing a Seasonal Activity and a song.
Make sure the children come to School with running shoes each day as we are practising for the School Cross Country.  
Another great idea would be to pack some spare clothes in their school bags in case they get wet during the school day.
Also with Winter colds hitting; can we please have children bring in a box of tissues each to store for those runny noses!!!
We look forward to seeing you all first week back on May the 5th!!
Lots of Love Mrs M.R and Mrs G

Ezra interviewing Austin about his helicopter experience.