Gymnastics

This term we went back to the Wanganui Boys and Girls Gym club. Leslie worked with out class. We got taught how to land safely, forward and backward rolls, dive rolls, cartwheels and flips safely. We loved working with Leslie learning all the new skills and trying them out on the equipment.

Tennis Courts

A few weeks ago we went down to our local tennis courts to use all the skills we have been taught with Gene. We loved using the ball machine and playing on the different courts. We also discovered that Miss Thiele and Mrs Larsen are good!!

Tennis with Gene

This term we were given another chance to learn tennis with Gene. Gene came and taught us last year so we were excited when we heard he was coming back. We know all about how to score a game, serve, hit with forehand and backhand and how to have a rally. It's been so much fun.

Zero Waste

A while a go Matua Hadi came to our class and taught us all about composting. We learnt all about composting and how to make a worm farm. Matua Hadi brought some worms to school for us to look at. After we looked closely at the worms we made a home for them using milk bottles, sticks, grass food scraps, straw and cardboard. It was heaps of fun. Thanks Matua Hadi.

We Are Back!!

I know you have probably been thinking whats happened to Room 15. We have just been so super busy. That's all!! But we are back so watch this space and we will update you on what we have been doing for the past few months.

Dangerous Decibels

A few weeks ago Tracey from the Hearing Association came to school to talk to our class about dangerous decibels. She told us we should either turn it down, walk away or wear ear plugs or ear muffs. We learnt all about the hair cells inside our ear and that once we have damaged them we can't fix them. At the end of the lesson we all got to have a god with some tuning forks, We loved going around hitting everything and listening/seeing them vibrate. Tracy gave everyone in our class some ear plugs so we can protect our ears.We had a great time with Tracy.

Skeleton Names

This term our art focus is collage. We discussed how a collage is a piece of art made by using different materials glued onto a backing.

So we made a skeleton name collage. We cut out our names and different bones shapes from white paper and glued them onto black paper to create a skeleton.

They look great!

May Day Expo

Today was MAY Day so went went to the May Expo and we learnt all about MAY Day. MAY Day stands for Disabilities May Affect You Day. At the expo Chris Ross spoke to us. He has an arm missing and is a paralympian. He talked to us about cycling and the things he needed to do to go to the 2012 London Paralympics. He said that no matter how much people tease you, you should never give up.

Banyan Trees

For art this term we have been using pastels. We learnt how to blend pastels using transitional colours. We created Baynan trees. Banyan trees start off as a little tree and trunk. As they grow the branches grow back down into the ground to form more trunks. The can grow very very big and people often think its not just one tree.

We used paint and bright coloured pastels to create our banyan trees.

Poppies

For our inquiry about Anzac Day we used pastel to create a poppy art work. They look amazing.

Anzac Posters

We have been learning all about Anzac. We used the information we learnt and images to create a piece of digital artwork about Anzac.

Bailey

Malakai

Riley

Buddy Afternoon

Today the whole school had buddy afternoon. So we got together with Room 1 and made sculptures out of the driftwood, pumice and shells we collected from the beach. It was great to see everyone working so well together.

Day Out

Today we had a day out to learn more about Anzac Day. We went to the Memorial Hall to look at an Anzac display, walked around Queens Park with a local historian, went up the Durie Hill War Memorial Towar and went to the museum to take part in a play about the War.

How To Draw A Poppy

For art today we looked at how to draw poppies. We have been practicing in our art books. We watched this video to learn how to draw them.

Our New Habit

Today we watched a You Tube clip about Persisting. After watching the clip we made a brainstorm to show what we thought persisting meant.

Akira

We are so lucky. Akira came to school again today! We really enjoyed having a game of basketball with him.

Assembly Item

Today we had an assembly item. Everyone worked really hard. The boys did a great job!

Swimming Sports

On Tuesday everyone from the Senior School went to WIS to have their swimming sports. Everyone was very excited. We had lots of different races to enter like flutter board, freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke widths and lengths. Unfortunately half way through it started to rain so we had to cancel some races but luckily we got to have a free swim!

Rays Roadshow

Today we had a show Rays Roadshow. It was great!

Managing Impulsivity

Last week we discussed the Habit of Mind Managing Impulsivity some more. We made a brainstormed what we though it meant to us...

• Think before you do something
• Wait
• Stop and Think
• Thinking about your actions
• Considering the consequences
• Thinking, Are you being safe?
• Thinking about others and their feeling
• Think about the options
• Using manners
• Being a role model
• Controlling your behaviour
• Try your best
• Be sensible

We listened to a book on you tube. We talked about how David definitely did not manage his impulsivity!



I have found another one about David. What do you think?

Chrome Book Evening

On Monday night we had a meeting for parents so they could learn more about chrome books. We had a great turn out. We had people from Noel Leeming come to show the parents what a chrome book is. Mrs Larsen showed the parents the kinds of things we do on them. Hopefully lots of parents can buy one for their kids to use at school and home!

Rubbish Monsters

For Sea Week we went around the school and collected rubbish. We then cleaned the rubbish. Yes you read right, cleaned the rubbish. We used the rubbish to make some rubbish monsters. We think they are great!

Sea Week

Last week was Sea Week. For Sea Week we focused on protecting our fragile, finite toanga. We picked up rubbish, made rubbish monsters, read stories, learnt about different sea creatures, created glogs about protecting our ocean and played some fun games. What a great week!

Time Capsule

Last week we buried our time capsule. We put some information about us now, a photo and some lollies. I wonder how much we change over the year.