El Gregoe the Magician

On Monday the Year Three classes went to a special magic show in the hall. We were celebrating the good learning and behaviour we have been doing this term. Soon we will post some writing about and photos of this great show. Our own Morgan was one of the stars of the show.
As well as some excellent tricks El Gregoe had some fine messages relating to the values to share with us.

Welcome Back

It was lovely to be together again today. We heard lots of stories about people's experiences during and after the earthquake.
This afternoon we talked about the good things that happened and how they fit in with the things we value at St Albans.
We'll be busy this week making posters about the author or illustrator we are most interested in.

Have you seen the cellos and guitars we made using vivids, dye and observational drawing skills? 

Working Bee

Many thanks to the parents who came to help with the interior decorating this evening. It was another working example of the St Albans values. - It meant the world to me and will do to the children in the morning as well!

Good luck to Rooms 1,2,3 and 4 as you move into your new classrooms over the weekend.

Online in Room 16

If only you could have witnessed the buzz of excitement in Room Sixteen this afternoon as we used the laptop pod to crop and edit the silhouette photos taken last week.
The children worked in threes to download and edit their pictures then upload them onto the intranet again. When there was no "expert" support available to them they worked cooperatively on learning tools and games to keep themselves occupied.
I'd be lying if I said everything went to plan - but hey - whenever has it in teaching? You know what they say about never work with animals or children (and they came up with that expression before computers were invented!).
Once again the St Albans Values shone through with Fun, Creativity and Manaakitanga taking the lead.

CONGRATULATIONS!

We have won the Heather Trophy for the second time this term.
It is really a challenge to keep our environment tidy and organised in this weather - so well done to us!

The St Albans Values in Room 16

We try to relate the way we behave and learn to the values developed by the school community. Here is an iMovie about how we do that.