Term 2 Week 8 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Eve.

Ka pai, Eve, it's great to have you in Room 13.

At lunch time we had a farewell party for Mr H, who has been teaching us for the last six weeks. He has been a fantastic teacher and we will miss him. He gave us a book called 'Hester and Lester' so we can remember him each time we read it.

We only have two more weeks of Term 2 left. Over the next two weeks we will be preparing plays. Today we chose our own groups and on Monday we will get our plays to work on. 

In Religious Education we are learning about God being present in creation. Thank you for your support with the homework sheets

We continue our Light and Colour theme - this topic has enabled us to learn new things about light and colour, as well as write amazing poetry and create lovely art works. Come into our room and check out our walls.

Room 13 News

Today Sienna brought in the gold medal and certificate she won at a recent ballet competition. Congratulations Sienna.

Today we learnt about what transparent, translucent and opaque mean. Transparent means that light can shine straight through, translucent means that light can shine through, and opaque means that light cannot shine through.
We looked at different materials and predicted whether they were transparent, translucent or opaque. We then tested each one by holding it up to the light to check our prediction. Most of our predictions were correct but there were some items that tricked us.
We now have another question: Do some colours let more light through than other colours?

Chris, George, Makahni

Harry, Conor, Xavier, Amelia M and Eve

Term 2 Week 8

Today Rheubyn received a certificate at the School Assembly.

Ka pai, Rheubyn, we are proud of you.

This weekend Poppy went to Blenheim for a gymnastics competition. She received a certificate for placing 5th in her grade. Well done, Poppy.

The top three Mathletes for last week are Won Jeong, Xavier and Jack. Ka wani ke.

At writing time today we were able to write about anything we liked. Here's some of our efforts:

Leaves are cool, for my pool

Leaves are red, like my bed

I can see my hair, it is furry like a bear

I am so strong, my beard is so long

There is a cat in the hat

I can see something fat, it is a rat

     By Makahni

Spring

Spring is when the sun comes up

Spring is when our flowers bloom

Spring is not when trees go boom!

Spring is when it is nice and peaceful

I like spring because it makes me happy

Spring is when bees come near us!

Yay, I'm happy spring is here

     By Libby

Look over there

Look, look, look

That purple flower's in a book

     By Thea

Flowers

Cool colourful flowers blooming out side

Purple poppies prancing around

Red roses sitting on the ground

How pretty they look after the flowers pop their heads out of the grass

I wish I had some in my little jars

But in the winter they curl up to their stump

I wish they would just come up.

Red and orange and yellow and green, blue and indigo and violet

I love flowers!!

     By Rebecca

On Saturday I thought I was going to hockey but it was too wet to go to hockey. So I got dressed and I got snuggled up on the couch and watched TV. I got a pink blanket and a cushion and lay down. I took a sleep. When I woke up I had a snack and played with my sisters.

     By Elspeth

In three week's I am going to my Grandma's and Granddad's. I will go with my two little brothers. Their names are Alex and Nick.

     By Daniel

Junior School Mass

Thank you for your attendance at the Junior School Mass this morning. Room 13 were fantastic. A special thanks to our two greeters, Isobel and Rata and our two readers. Eve and Rebecca.

The school paths and decking are very slippery, especially if they are icy, so please be careful when you come to school tomorrow. Gumboots for outside and slippers for inside are a good idea.

Term 2 Week 7 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week' is Amelia M.

Ka pai, Amelia, it's great to have you in Room 13.

This morning two reading groups presented plays:

The Kakapo Group presented 'The Best Chef'

Isobel, Ruaridh, Sienna, Lachlan, Poppy, Amelia M, Amelia K, Liam

And the Fantail Group presented 'Androcles and the Lion'

Rebecca, Libby, Eve, Erin, Chris

Reminder: Junior School Mass this Sunday 23 June at 9am. Meet in the Parish Centre at 8:45am.

Colour Poems

Today Room 13 wrote couplet poems. Check these out:

I love pink
So I'll give it a wink!
I want a pink raspberry bun.
Orange is fun!
     By Amelia K

Blue is cool
Blue is a pool
      By Harry

Red is the colour of the burning sun
I had a red bun
The colours of the rainbow are cool
Blue is the colour of the pool
     By Poppy

Colour is fun
I'll have a lovely raspberry bun
     By Elspeth


It's the time of year when half of Room 13 will be receiving their reports and having a Student Led Conference. Tomorrow a letter will be sent home with those who are involved in this. You need to book your conference time online. Click here and enter RCCP3 in the Event Code box. Follow the instructions to make your appointment. (Instructions are also in the letter).
This is a great time to celebrate your child's learning and successes so don't miss it.

Important Notice

School is CLOSED today - Monday 17 June - due to flooding.
If you are looking for something to do check out some of the sites on the right side of this blog.
Keep warm and dry and we'll see you tomorrow.