Apollo 11 Revisited Part One

As promised, here is the first of two movies about the Space paintings. Children wrote their voiceover using deBono's Thinking Hats. They thought about the experience of the astronauts and their experience as a painter.

Some Super Spring Writing: Part one

Are you ready for a spring search? Because yesterday morning Room 16 went for a spring tour to see what was flowering in St Albans school.

The thorns on the rose bushes are like rhinoceros horns, their sharp barbs are like a spike from a dragon’s tail, and the flowers are as red as a stripe from a rainbow.

Clouds, the clouds remind me of my blanky - it came in one piece, but now it’s in... actually I don’t know how many pieces it’s in. 

I saw some daffodils in the garden, the orange and yellow light up like a lightbulb. 

Room Sixteen was inspired by the walk.

Kezia

Suspicious Room Sixteen looked for signs of spectacular spring in the school. They discovered that at St Albans school, spring has sprung.

High to the side of a tree the birds were squawking like elephants. The birds were making nests for their eggs.

Summer sports look fun. Room 16 like the look of cricket games. There are lots of flowers here and there, and it looks beautiful. Room 16 are glad that spring has come at last. It has promised summer is coming.

Sam 

The fantabulous spring has sprouted at last. No snow, not one bit. So Room 16 went for a walk around the school to find spring things.

They got their note books and set off on the trail. The clouds looked like a farm yard with baby animals and thousands of flowers, including a Kowhai tree, and that’s what they saw next.

The Kowhai blossoms looked like little caterpillar chrysalises. There were no puddles on the ground, so that’s why Room 16 loves Spring. 

COME ON SUMMER. The fantastic summer.

Isabella

Calendars, Cards and Diaries

You should have received an order form for the PTA Calendar fundraiser. The original art works are in a clearfile in the office so you can have a close up look at the work. We copied the style of art from Lauren Child. In the meantime we hope you enjoy the movie we've made using them. The children wrote and performed their own voiceovers.


Part two available now. Go to post of Friday 27th August.

Cycling Pursuit Races

This was a fun-tastic new event at St Albans this year. Lots of Room 16 children entered the event, and three children made it into the Year Three finals.
We were proud of Kezia who came fourth after a final with Marit in the girls' event. Zachary won in the battle for first and Flynn came a flying second in the boys' event.
Here is a photo of the class with our champions.

The Queen Bee Blues Play

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