Award Winners
Congratulations to all our certificate winners over the last three weeks. You guys are amazing.
More ABCD Time Activities
Room 10 Assembly
What an event. First assembly and we made it. Didn't the children do well sitting and listening. They worked really hard on their Imovie and I will get it downloaded soon. Charlie was amazing keeping the crowd under control. Well done Room 10,
An afternoon with the Seniors
Fantastic Athletics - Everyone had an amazing time.
ABCD Time
This term I am outside and I have lots planned. This week we had an obstacle course, scooters with ramps and even a bike. Swing ball and skittles were out to practice coordination and we had some construction happening too. If your child has a scooter at home and a helmet (safety requirements) they can bring it on Friday.
Welcome Back
I hope you all had fantastic holidays. These holidays two of my children, Dominique and Chelsea when to Chile as they are both learning Spanish at High School. So the rest of us went to Kaikoura. Cat and Dog included. We spent a long weekend together then I was left there to recharge my batteries with the animals. However I think the cat really likes it there as when it was time to leave he could not be found. A day later he returned and I quickly headed home early that morning. My two girls returned with great stories of their time away. Now back to school and learning. This term our topic is Once upon a time and I can not wait to get started on this. We will be doing lots of Athletics in the first two weeks and we have some fantastic things happening at ABCD time.
Awards
Well done Brayden for receiving the Gotcha for the last week of term and Eric for your award for reading.
ABCD Time and Delicious Sausage Sizzle
Amazing Spring Mural
Check out the amazing Spring Mural that room 10 created. Each child painted the background and made some amazing animals and beautiful flowers.
Awards
Congratulations to Danaria for recieving the Gotcha for success and Lauren for her amazing manners. Max for being so brave in the mornings of his first week of school.
Lambs at school
Thanks to Ms Calder and her father we were lucky to have two lambs visit school on Friday. The children got to touch and ask some really interesting questions. Thanks Ms Calder what will you bring next?
Awards
Congratulations to Charlie for receiving the Gotcha for Excellence and Sienna for her fantastic start to school.
ABCD Time - Puppets
Sharing our learning
It was fantastic to see so many parents at our sharing afternoon. The children had their fabulous singing voices on and they loved showing what they had been learning about.
Awards
Congratulations Tise for earning the gotcha of the week for Risk Taking and Tuimanino for his fantastic reading skills.
ABCD Time
We focused on dominoes this week and we learned that we didn't need to have them as close as e thought. Also that blocks and other objects could be used to create obstacles or slides. Marbles is still a hit as well as spinning tops.
What we have been learning in Week 7
We have had a great time creating our Maui and the Sun clay creations and learning some new cricket skills.
Awards
Congratulations to Dani for receiving the Gotcha this week for resilience and Marshall for the great start to school in Room 10. Well done.
ABCD Time
This week we continued with games from the past. Mrs Krammer let us borrow some of her spinning tops and can I they were a great success. The boys were trying to battle each other and do tricks. We also practised knuckle bones, pick up stick, marble and had a go at yo yos. It is great to see the children enjoying toys and games that have been around for years.
Teeth Teeth Teeth
This was our final week learning about teeth and we learnt the importance of cleaning and flossing our teeth. Each child received a toothbrush and small toothpaste from Colgate. We used wool and our hands as our teeth to practice flossing. We also watched a short movie about tooth defenders. Not as successful as I would have liked as it kept stopping but what we saw reinforced our learning and the importance of brushing and flossing daily. Check out the pictures below.
Awards
Congratulations to Isabella and Diva for the Room 10 awards this week.
ABCD Time
On Friday we learnt about playing some games outside. We played hopscotch, skittles and quoits. We learnt how to take turns, adapt games to make them easier or harder and play by the rules. Also we made hopscotch using chalk, some needed to be a bit bigger as they found out when they used them.
Topic
We did an experiment using an egg and vinegar to show how plague eats away at the enamel of your teeth.
Award Winners
Congratulations Elisha and Tahlia for receiving Room 10's certificates this week. Elisha the Curiosity Gotcha and Tahlia for fantastic reading.
ABCD TIME
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This week in Room 10 we have been making our own Pick Up Sticks. Another fun game from the past. Along with this we had blocks for building and creating fantastic towers, marbles and knuckle bones.
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ABCD TIME
This week at ABCD time Room 10 played games with marbles. The children watched a youtube clip and then had ago themselves. We modified the game to make it easier and then adapted it to make it harder. We are having so much fun learning about games from the past.
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A Gorilla Skull - Wow
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As part of our teeth unit we have been looking at animals teeth. This skull (mould) was loaned to us from Shirley Boys High School and the children were really interested in why it has enlarged canines for a herbivore. Also we looked at the teeth of a seal and the children made up teeth of their own out of play dough. Then we looked at what they really look like. It was amazing how different they were. Check out the egg experiment: Day one in vinegar and its changing. If your child is learning about teeth get them to come into Room 10 to have a look.
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Coconut
This week Mrs Ifield brought a coconut to school so we decided it would be a wonderful thing to write about. The children all had a turn at listening and guessing what was inside then I had the challenging job of trying to open it. What fun we have in Rooms 9 and 10.
ABCD TIME
On Friday 31 July we played with some knuckle bones. The children had fun trying to master throwing them in the air while turning their hands over. It was a lot more difficult than they thought. They also made some of their own to take home by painting some stones.
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RELEASE TEACHER
TOPIC - OUR BODY INSIDE AND OUT
In room 10 we are learning about our TEETH. What our teeth are made off, their names and lots of other interesting things about teeth. Below are the children learning the names of teeth and the order in which they appear in our mouths.
WRITING IN ROOM 9 AND 10
This week we were writing about Static Electricity. The children were experimenting with balloons and different surfaces around the room.
ABCD TIME IN ROOM 10
ABCD time in room 10 we are learning about old fashioned games. Last week we looked at spinning tops and then the children made their own. We had a great time exploring different surfaces and improving their designs.
Writing:
Last week we made popcorn. The children wrote wonderful stories about what they saw happening to the popcorn and then we tasted it. Delicious.
Writing about PMP!
Matariki
To celebrate matariki, we made some cool star headbands. How great do they look?
Our assembly!
Our assembly was a fantastic celebration of our learning. Here are some pictures.
Say cheese Room 10!
The fabulous children of Room 10!
Exploding coke!
Every week, we do an exciting experiment. We make predictions, observations and then write fantastic stories about what we have seen!
Shapes around the school
We have been learning about shapes. We went for a walk around the school to find some shapes. Here are our pictures that we took!
Science experiment - skittles and water
Every week the children take part in a science experiment to prompt their writing. Ms Ifield and I enjoy this time as the children are fully engaged in great discussions and experience awe and wonder. The children wrote some fantastic stories about this skittles and water experiment. Have a look at what happened...
Reading in Room 10
Here are some pictures of the children enjoying reading time.
Ice experiment
Today, we did a science experiment with Ms Ifield. We put salt on ice cubes and watched the ice melt. We found out that salt makes ice melt faster.
Making ANZAC biscuits
Stacey, Connor's mum, helped two of our writing groups making ANZAC biscuits. It was a great time!
Shurone's amazing maths! In order from smallest to biggest - wow!
Our beautiful anzac art!
Recycling and team work!
Today we learnt about what can be recycled. We grouped the rubbish we had collected yesterday and we also made some posters in groups. Miss Kane was very proud of how well everyone worked together and made decisions.
PMP day two!
Sustainability
This week, Room 10 has been learning about rubbish, landfills and recycling. We are thinking about how rubbish affects our environment. We have been having some great discussions.
PMP
We started PMP this week. We will be doing PMP every Wednesday and Thursday morning 9-9.30am. We are very grateful for our parent helpers!
Anzac biscuits
We have been learning about Anzac Day. We made some Anzac biscuits. They were yummy!
A special visitor
Constable Ross came to visit us this week. He taught us about making good choices. He also taught us to be kind to each other and play nicely together.
Pyjamas in the pool
Today we swam in the pool with our pyjamas on. It was really hard to swim because our pyjamas were very heavy when they were wet. We learnt about how unsafe it is to swim with clothes on.
Days 1 and 2 of swimming!
We did a fantastic experiment!
Miss McKinney, our lovely student teacher, taught us how to make a volcano using baking soda, dishwashing liquid, vinegar and food colouring! Wow!
Transforming into a butterfly
Wonderful writers!
We wrote about greedy cat with a buddy! Have a look at their great creations.
Alazne did some great writing!
Who is here today?
Everyday we sign in to school. This shows that we all belong in The Pod!
Reading time!
Here are some pictures of The Pod enjoying their reading activities!