Making Marble Runs with Miss Friel

The children in Room 10 had a couple of fantastic sessions building marble runs. Hopefully you have enjoyed them at home?!

Mrs Yeoman's CD - Our Songs Will Rise

Last night there was a fabulous concert in our school hall. Mrs Yeoman, along with lots of children and some mighty fine musicians, performed some of the songs from the CD.

These wonderful CDs are for sale from the school office for $30. There are some really beautiful songs on this CD.

Our College Teacher - Miss Friel

This term we have been lucky enough to have Miss Friel in Room 10 (she will only be here for three weeks).

This week the class have been doing some Science experiments and it was a lot of fun. Scientists need to observe and draw what they see.

Marae Visit

After having our last visit date cancelled, we are finally going! On Friday 6 September - this Friday, Room 10 will be joining Rooms 9 and 11 for our visit to Arei te uru Marae in Shetland. It should be a lot of fun. Children will need to bring their lunch boxes and drink bottles as usual, a warm jacket, and WARM SOCKS! We must take our shoes off before entering the wharenui and it can be quite cold.

Have a look at our Mihi art which represents our whakapapa - come in and check it out.

What a day the Cross Country was!

Well we sure were lucky with the weather - a lovely, calm, sunny day which the whole school enjoyed. Only the Top 10 placings were recorded, a new system from other years.

In Room 10, Reagan gained 2nd place in the Year 3 girls race. James Phipps-Green came in 3rd place in the Year 4 boys, closely followed by Carlin Summerfield in 8th place and Leo Strong in 9th.  Amelia Smith raced in for 4th place in the Year 4 girls.

A big well done for everyone!

Cross Country

Time for our annual Cross Country! Tuesday 30 July is hopefully going to be the day, however if it's raining, it will be held on Wednesday 31.

Remember to dress your child in layers - have shorts on under pants, shoes that are easy to run in, and a jacket to put on before and after the race. Hopefully it'll be more of the 'normal' fantastic weather we've been having.

PIZZA for lunch - last Friday of the Term

Oral Language Competition

Every year in Term 2, we have our Oral Language Competition. This year, children have chosen a poem to memorise and have then written an introduction to their poem. They will hopefully have brought home their 'cards' so that they can practise, using good volume, expression and making eye contact with their audience.

Room 10 will have our class competition on Thursday 30 May, with Miss Twiss and myself as judges. We will choose two Year 3 children and two Year 4 children to represent our class at the Middle Team semi-finals which will be on Wednesday 12 June.

ANZAC activities - Art and Letters from the War

Since the school holidays, Room 10 has been learning about ANZAC day. We have made some lovely art showing the poppies of Flanders Field.

We read a book called Harry and the ANZAC Poppy which was a series of letters from WWI, written from a soldier to his daughter. Harry was the great grandson of the soldier. Using these letters as our source, the children in Room 10 wrote letters 'home' from war, pretending that they were either soldiers or nurses. Come in to read what they have written.

Strength Goals - rocketing to Saturn

Thanks to all the children and parents for coming up with some interesting strength goals. Some of you might even have had time to think about them over the holidays...

'A moment in time' - a snapshot of something bigger

After writing recounts about swimming last week, we tried writing 'a moment in time' which is quite a different style of writing. Everyone managed to capture one moment from their swimming lessons.

Hazel, Leo and Lochie have really managed to paint a picture with their descriptive words.

A is for Albatross

Optional homework is just that - do it if you want to. Lochie made a huge effort with the letter 'A' and made a life-size albatross!

It is now hanging in Te Puna Ako just outside Room 10 - make sure you come and have a look at it!

Recounts about Swimming...

This week Room 10 wrote recounts about going swimming. We were working on getting the facts in the correct order, as well as sharing our feelings about our experience.

Max has only been at school in New Zealand for a few weeks - he is from Korea. Great writing Max!

A HUGE thank you for your help

Thanks very much to all those parents who were able to help out with swimming - without the correct adult to child ratio we would not have been able to walk to the pool.

I am pretty sure that all the children made progress over the eight days.

Learning Commitment Interviews

Hi there
I had a great week at camp and I know the children in Room 10 had a really great week with Mrs Phillips. Come in and see the Super Hero posters they produced.

Next week on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 we are having our Learning Commitment Interviews. Please go on-line and book your time slot.

Unfortunately I have an appointment I cannot change, right in the middle of things on Wednesday night (at 7.15 pm). However I can come back after this, and have also made myself available on Tuesday evening as well, for any people who need a later appointment.

It would be great to see you all!

Swimming Timetable

      

Room 10 Swimming  -  Leave School at 9.35, return approx 11.00

Friday 1 March	Monday 4 March	Tuesday 5 March	Wednesday 6 March
Karyn (Lochie) Evie (Leo) Badriah (Ghina) Mrs Phillips	Karyn (Lochie) Kimberly (Amelia) Viv (Emma) Dineli (Selah) Badriah (Ghina) Mrs Spencer	Kent/Natalie (Blake) Karyn (Lochie) Mrs Spencer Miss Twiss	Karyn (Lochie) Dineli (Selah) Mrs Spencer
Thursday 7 March	Friday 8 March	Monday 11 March	Tuesday 12 March
Karyn (Lochie) Viv (Emma) Mrs Spencer	Karyn (Lochie) Kimberly (Amelia) Badriah (Ghina) Mrs Spencer	Karyn (Lochie) Brad (James) Jo (Caitlyn) Mrs Spencer	Kent/Natalie (Blake) Karyn (Lochie) Viv (Emma) Mrs Spencer Miss Twiss

Can you help your child with their Mihi?

Later in the year we will be visiting a marae... a very good reason for us knowing and learning our mihi. Knowing who you are and where you come from is a great thing for all children to know.

Have a look at the these two ideas for mihi - if you are of Maori or Pacifica descent you might be able to include your waka, iwi and marae. For others, you might choose the mountain and river closest to where you and your family are from. Sometimes this might be where your tupuna or ancestors are from, rather than where you were actually born.

Meet the Teacher - Wednesday 13 February

Wed 13/02/2019 - 07:15pm to 09:00pm

We warmly welcome all parents to come along to meet all the teachers and hear about the class programme. We will initially meet in the hall for a light refreshment at 7.15pm, then at 7:30pm after a general welcome, you will be directed to your child's class to hear about the class programme. We offer two sessions, to cater for parents who have more than one child at the school.  We look forward to meeting with you at this time.

Who Am I?

There are some great writers in Room 10! Who are they?

Check out our lovely Art

Hi all and welcome to Room 10's blog for 2019.  All the children have worked hard to make our classroom look a brighter and happier place - come and see our "Connect puzzle pieces', our Silhouettes and the Road Safety art we created at the Dunedin Art Gallery.