Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Mighty Cross Country
Another FANTASTIC effort by the Room Sixteen Superstars today!
I hope you enjoy these before and after photos.
NB I note after this was posted that they are, in fact, after and before photos - you probably could tell!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
A Wet Saturday
It's been so long since I've experienced a wet Saturday. Needless to say it is the soccer season so I got wet and cold watching Jack play. When I came home I decided to check out Mo Willems' website and found lots of new things on it. Why don't you have a look? I can't wait till the 3rd Knuffle Bunny book comes out later this year.
There are lots of interesting things on this site for adults too.
Mo's Website
There are lots of interesting things on this site for adults too.
Mo's Website
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Term One Highlights, Part Four
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Jump Jam because we do good dances.
Finding new friends.
The running course because it keeps us fit.
The line jog.
In the Tryathlon I came 4th.
Respecting people.
The Art because I worked so hard.
The Swimming Sports.
I love the choir.
Morgan
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Swimming sports because I came first.
The Tryathlon. I like the three stages because I tried my best.
Choir. I like Choir because I get to learn songs.
Art. I like art because I got to use scraps to do my work.
Getting to read my first chapter book.
Flynn
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Art, because it’s awesome.
Jump Jam
The running course.
The Tryathlon. I came third.
Swimming sports.
Maths.
Swimming.
Aqua Gym.
Videos.
Spelling and learning about endangered animals.
The play with my reading group.
Piano lessons.
Learning how to save the World by recycling.
Reading.
Making the holiday cubes.
The Lorax art and movie.
Kayla
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Art and I mean all of the art. Do you know why? Because we have used recycling and so it’s saving our World.
The Tryathlon. I tried my best and I did it! After it I said to myself - well done! Last year you were crying to mum and saying “I don’t want to do this again”.But I pulled myself together and did it...and loved it!
Brigit
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends.
Running outside.
Reading.
Going swimming.
Going to the Aqua Gym.
Trying out new Art things.
Making progress in the Tryathlon.
Singing.
Doing maths.
Saving the world with the recycling project.
Sophie
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Getting to know others.
Getting better at reading.
Looking at extinct animals from New Zealand. It was fun.
Learning about endangered animals from New Zealand.
Writing. I liked learning to spell words.
Doing the Tryathlon, it was fun.
Going th the Aqua Gym. I got better at swimming.
Sports. I was proud of myself.
All the art because I could use dye, scrap paper, paint and buttons.
Sam
Jump Jam because we do good dances.
Finding new friends.
The running course because it keeps us fit.
The line jog.
In the Tryathlon I came 4th.
Respecting people.
The Art because I worked so hard.
The Swimming Sports.
I love the choir.
Morgan
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Swimming sports because I came first.
The Tryathlon. I like the three stages because I tried my best.
Choir. I like Choir because I get to learn songs.
Art. I like art because I got to use scraps to do my work.
Getting to read my first chapter book.
Flynn
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Art, because it’s awesome.
Jump Jam
The running course.
The Tryathlon. I came third.
Swimming sports.
Maths.
Swimming.
Aqua Gym.
Videos.
Spelling and learning about endangered animals.
The play with my reading group.
Piano lessons.
Learning how to save the World by recycling.
Reading.
Making the holiday cubes.
The Lorax art and movie.
Kayla
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Art and I mean all of the art. Do you know why? Because we have used recycling and so it’s saving our World.
The Tryathlon. I tried my best and I did it! After it I said to myself - well done! Last year you were crying to mum and saying “I don’t want to do this again”.But I pulled myself together and did it...and loved it!
Brigit
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends.
Running outside.
Reading.
Going swimming.
Going to the Aqua Gym.
Trying out new Art things.
Making progress in the Tryathlon.
Singing.
Doing maths.
Saving the world with the recycling project.
Sophie
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Getting to know others.
Getting better at reading.
Looking at extinct animals from New Zealand. It was fun.
Learning about endangered animals from New Zealand.
Writing. I liked learning to spell words.
Doing the Tryathlon, it was fun.
Going th the Aqua Gym. I got better at swimming.
Sports. I was proud of myself.
All the art because I could use dye, scrap paper, paint and buttons.
Sam
Term One Highlights, Part Three
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Going to Choir, because we do a lot of singing there. My favourite songs were Heal the World, and The Rhythm of Rock and Roll.
Making new friends.
Going to Aquagym because I’m in the Big Pool there.
Making the Swommee-Swans, because I made one just like the ones in the Lorax.
Doing Jump Jam.
Doing the Tryathlon, because I came third.
Michael
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends from different classes.
Making the Jump Jam team for 2010.
Doing The Lorax art, because I love art, and I learned how to copy things.
Learning songs at Choir so I can be a better singer than before.
Doing the Tryathlon because that helped me get better at my swimming.
Going to Aquagym, because I learned all the tips to help me do breaststroke.
Researching things for me to learn about.
Samantha
The highlights of Term One for me were-
The bike race because I got a new gear.
Going to Choir because I love singing.
Going to Aquagym because my teacher was the best.
Trying to make the holiday cubes. It was fun writing them.
Maths. I like adding numbers together.
Reading. I like reading new words and using them when I talk or write.
Heathcliff
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Jump Jam outside Room 16.
Aqua Gym. I like it a lot.
I like Swimming.
I like Writing.
Maths is fun.
Choir, because I like the songs.
Paige
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends.
The play with my reading group.
Learning how to save the world by recycling.
Maths, because I’ll get clever.
Cody
Going to Choir, because we do a lot of singing there. My favourite songs were Heal the World, and The Rhythm of Rock and Roll.
Making new friends.
Going to Aquagym because I’m in the Big Pool there.
Making the Swommee-Swans, because I made one just like the ones in the Lorax.
Doing Jump Jam.
Doing the Tryathlon, because I came third.
Michael
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends from different classes.
Making the Jump Jam team for 2010.
Doing The Lorax art, because I love art, and I learned how to copy things.
Learning songs at Choir so I can be a better singer than before.
Doing the Tryathlon because that helped me get better at my swimming.
Going to Aquagym, because I learned all the tips to help me do breaststroke.
Researching things for me to learn about.
Samantha
The highlights of Term One for me were-
The bike race because I got a new gear.
Going to Choir because I love singing.
Going to Aquagym because my teacher was the best.
Trying to make the holiday cubes. It was fun writing them.
Maths. I like adding numbers together.
Reading. I like reading new words and using them when I talk or write.
Heathcliff
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Jump Jam outside Room 16.
Aqua Gym. I like it a lot.
I like Swimming.
I like Writing.
Maths is fun.
Choir, because I like the songs.
Paige
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making new friends.
The play with my reading group.
Learning how to save the world by recycling.
Maths, because I’ll get clever.
Cody
Term One Highlights, Part Two
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making the cars because we used things people would throw out.
The Tryathlon, because I tried my best.
Making new friends, because I wanted to play with new friends.
Neo
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Having a strict teacher help me and the other children learn better.
Coming second in the bike race.
Making new friends.
Having free time.
Having good friends.
Zach
The highlights of Term One for me were-
The Jump Jam outside of Room 16, because I worked so hard that I made it into the team.
Maths, because I liked learning my times tables.
The Tryathlon, because I only got here at the end of term four, 2009, I hadn’t done it before.
Making new friends and also meeting old friends.
Art, because I got inspired by all the art that we have done.
Reading at home. I have done research and have read some chapters of chapter books.
Brydie
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making cars because we used recycled paper to make them.
Swimming sports, because I like swimming.
Colouring in the values.
Reading school library books.
Making pictures of ourselves and printing our names on the computer.
Learning about the environment.
Going to Choir.
Learning about Dr.Seuss.
Isabella
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Running on the field.
Making new friends.
Going to the Aqua Gym.
Making the Truffula Trees in Art. They are just like the ones Dr.Seuss drew.
Getting B-T-B at Reading.
Riley.
Making the cars because we used things people would throw out.
The Tryathlon, because I tried my best.
Making new friends, because I wanted to play with new friends.
Neo
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Having a strict teacher help me and the other children learn better.
Coming second in the bike race.
Making new friends.
Having free time.
Having good friends.
Zach
The highlights of Term One for me were-
The Jump Jam outside of Room 16, because I worked so hard that I made it into the team.
Maths, because I liked learning my times tables.
The Tryathlon, because I only got here at the end of term four, 2009, I hadn’t done it before.
Making new friends and also meeting old friends.
Art, because I got inspired by all the art that we have done.
Reading at home. I have done research and have read some chapters of chapter books.
Brydie
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Making cars because we used recycled paper to make them.
Swimming sports, because I like swimming.
Colouring in the values.
Reading school library books.
Making pictures of ourselves and printing our names on the computer.
Learning about the environment.
Going to Choir.
Learning about Dr.Seuss.
Isabella
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Running on the field.
Making new friends.
Going to the Aqua Gym.
Making the Truffula Trees in Art. They are just like the ones Dr.Seuss drew.
Getting B-T-B at Reading.
Riley.
Term One Highlights, Part One
The highlights of term one for me were-
Meeting my new teacher, because I didn’t know who she was.
Doing the swimming sports, because I got to show Mum and Dad how good I am.
Going to the Aqua Gym, because I got much better at swimming.
Singing with Matua Te Haere.
Doing maths with Ms Chamley,
Learning about new things, like endangered animals.
Trying my best to win the Tryathlon.
Learning to sing in the choir.
Making new friends with Michael and others.
Trying out in the cycle race.
Making holiday cubes. It was my first time writing with my senses.
Kezia
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Having a go at Jump Jam in the hall even though I didn’t get in the team. Jump Jam time is when I can get fit.
Having a go at the Tryathlon even though I didn't come first. I came fourth.
Going to the Aquagym and getting in to the Orange group, which is the group before the deep pool group.
Going to choir practices and singing the Michael Jackson song.
Isabel
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Maths, because I learned lots of things like rounding numbers to the nearest ten.
Jump Jam, because it keeps me fit and healthy.
Making new friends. I made a new friend called Jayda. She’s in a different classroom to me.
Writing because sometimes we get to choose what we want to write about.
Reading, because I like doing research.
Jaeda
The highlight of Term One for me was making the cars.
We used fabric and lids and other sorts of things. First you had to draw a truck or a car. Then you had to choose some material or coloured paper. You had to cut the material or paper into the right shape and then stick them on some paper. Next you could stick buttons onto make it look cool.
I liked making the cars because I thought it was creative and fun.
Grace
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Swimming, because it makes you into a great swimmer.
The Tryathlon.
Going to Aquagym because you can practice how to swim.
Creating the Barbaloots.
Fitness, because you get to run fast.
Going to Choir because our teacher is a great singer. She is a number one star.
Making friends, because didn’t have lots of friends and now I do.
Hope
Meeting my new teacher, because I didn’t know who she was.
Doing the swimming sports, because I got to show Mum and Dad how good I am.
Going to the Aqua Gym, because I got much better at swimming.
Singing with Matua Te Haere.
Doing maths with Ms Chamley,
Learning about new things, like endangered animals.
Trying my best to win the Tryathlon.
Learning to sing in the choir.
Making new friends with Michael and others.
Trying out in the cycle race.
Making holiday cubes. It was my first time writing with my senses.
Kezia
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Having a go at Jump Jam in the hall even though I didn’t get in the team. Jump Jam time is when I can get fit.
Having a go at the Tryathlon even though I didn't come first. I came fourth.
Going to the Aquagym and getting in to the Orange group, which is the group before the deep pool group.
Going to choir practices and singing the Michael Jackson song.
Isabel
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Maths, because I learned lots of things like rounding numbers to the nearest ten.
Jump Jam, because it keeps me fit and healthy.
Making new friends. I made a new friend called Jayda. She’s in a different classroom to me.
Writing because sometimes we get to choose what we want to write about.
Reading, because I like doing research.
Jaeda
The highlight of Term One for me was making the cars.
We used fabric and lids and other sorts of things. First you had to draw a truck or a car. Then you had to choose some material or coloured paper. You had to cut the material or paper into the right shape and then stick them on some paper. Next you could stick buttons onto make it look cool.
I liked making the cars because I thought it was creative and fun.
Grace
The highlights of Term One for me were-
Swimming, because it makes you into a great swimmer.
The Tryathlon.
Going to Aquagym because you can practice how to swim.
Creating the Barbaloots.
Fitness, because you get to run fast.
Going to Choir because our teacher is a great singer. She is a number one star.
Making friends, because didn’t have lots of friends and now I do.
Hope
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Happy Holidays
I'd like to wish everybody a happy holiday. I'm looking forward to doing some reading, sleeping, craft, and spending time with my family and friends.
We have had a wonderful term together in Room 16.
I look forward to seeing you all again next term,
Best wishes
Anna
We have had a wonderful term together in Room 16.
I look forward to seeing you all again next term,
Best wishes
Anna
Orana Park Big Day Out
We had a wonderful experience at Orana Park yesterday. The children demonstrated perfectly why they deserved such an outing. Their behaviour was excellent and the Orana Park Educators commented about how knowledgeable and inquisitive the children were.
On returning to school we played Sleeping Lions and although I stopped the game after 3 or 4 minutes, I think the children would have managed to "be" sleeping lions until 3!We started to write an acrostic poem but had really all run out of puff before we finished it.
Samantha completed a poem at home last night
Our Big Day Out was at Orana Park!
Really fast flying fox.
Animals are cool in their own habitats.
Noisy gibbons.
Animals need your help.
We loved seeing the endangered animals.
I loved feeding the giraffes.
Lemurs don’t like water.
Darkness surrounded the kiwi habitat.
Louise taught us lots.
I will do my part to protect the animals.
Fish swam in the lake.
Endangered animals
Puddle of otters.
Amazing to see the lion cubs.
Rhinoceros horns are very heavy.
Kissing spider monkeys.
Thanks Samantha for this great work.
On returning to school we played Sleeping Lions and although I stopped the game after 3 or 4 minutes, I think the children would have managed to "be" sleeping lions until 3!We started to write an acrostic poem but had really all run out of puff before we finished it.
Samantha completed a poem at home last night
Our Big Day Out was at Orana Park!
Really fast flying fox.
Animals are cool in their own habitats.
Noisy gibbons.
Animals need your help.
We loved seeing the endangered animals.
I loved feeding the giraffes.
Lemurs don’t like water.
Darkness surrounded the kiwi habitat.
Louise taught us lots.
I will do my part to protect the animals.
Fish swam in the lake.
Endangered animals
Puddle of otters.
Amazing to see the lion cubs.
Rhinoceros horns are very heavy.
Kissing spider monkeys.
Thanks Samantha for this great work.
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