Drama

Room 16 have been working with Mrs D on drama based poetry. Follow the link to check out their poem entitled: Stinky Rubbish

Dog Safety

Today we had the City Council talk about dog safety. The instructor Lucy brought her awesome dog Poppy as a demonstration!  Caitlyn, Milan and Olivia from Room 15 and Joe, Alyssa and Marley got to pat Poppy the cute dog! Here are some of our images.

We learnt to ask the owner first before stroking it. We had to pretend to stroke it by making our hand into a rock shape. Lucy told us that the chest is best.

By Olivia, Charlotte and Annabel

Wacky Mufti Day

Today Rimu used their imaginations and creativity to come to school looking really wacky! We also raised a lot of money for a good cause - the Cancer Research charity.

Eco House

Room 15 visited Kairu's house to find out what an eco house is and how houses can be built to be energy efficient and 'kind' on the environment. Below are some of the things that the children found interesting.

Arabella - the kitchen bench top was made out of recycled paper and each layer was made up of 100 sheets.

Harry - they used a tree that had fallen down on the West Coast to make the timbers for the outside walls.

Matthew - the pipes take all the 'grey' water to 2 filter tanks so that it can be cleaned and reused.

Georgia - water from the sink drained into the toilet system so that it could be reused when you flush the toilet.

Annabel - the fancy light shades were made out of recycled cardboard.

We also found it really interesting to see how Kairu's family used an app to monitor how much power they were generating using their solar panels on the roof. On the day we went it was very cloudy and they still generated some of their own power, but had to top up their power from the power company. When Kairu's dad turned on the kettle we could see straight away that they were using more power from the power company.

To find out more about his home click on the image below.

Learning the recorder...

We have been learning the recorder in our arts interchange programme! Today Room 17 learnt this familiar tune ... can you guess it?  

Do you know what a crochet, a double quaver or a mimim is?

Practise this tune at home for our next session....

Buzz Groups

Rimu got together to share their oral language news in Buzz Groups on Wednesday. It was great to see the children that had clearly come prepared to share an item on the current week's topic.
 

Alphabet Holiday Writing

Room 15 used the alphabet to write about the school holidays. It was interesting to see how many different things they did.
Below is a collaborative piece of writing using one idea from each child.

A	te a juicy scrumptious bright red apple.
B	rother was clicking the camera.
C	aught gigantic cockabillies.
D	rew a slippery slimy fish.
E	ating nice chicken for dinner.
F	ound my bullets for my long range toy gun.
G	etting some new energetic running shoes.
H	ockey was really run.
I	went to KFC.
J	immy my uncle took me deer hunting.
K	atrina and Andrea had a playdate with me.
L	unchbox with Superman.
M	ade a pretty lava lamp.
N	ew Nerf gun.
O	pened my cupboard to play a game.
P	erfect peculiar pastry parlour.
Q	uietly read a large book.
R	ecycling away!
S	aw a pack of colourful pens.
T	ramping up a steep sloping hill with the Sinclairs.
U	sed things to make a machine.
V	acuumed the house
W	alking at Travis Wetland.
X	ray on my tooth.
Y	oyo with my brothers on the springy trampoline.
Z	ootopia the monsterous movie.

Cross Country....

Today we had our school Cross Country.  Team Rimu did so well - with many of our AMAZING children earning places on the podium today!  The best thing was that everyone persevered and kept going even when our little legs were feeling very, very tired!  Knowing that we achieved the goals we set ourselves was very rewarding!

 Room 15 pre-race!

 Waiting...

 and waiting...

 and more waiting!

 The excitement is building ...

 The Year 3 girls coming down the home straight!

 Well done Millie and Annie!

 Lucy supports Andrea to the finish line!

 Medal time!

 The Year 3 Girl place getters!

 Well done on your success girls!

 Max coming in 1st!

Great finish boys!

 Nearly there Harry!

 On the podium!

 A Room 16 clean sweep!

 Go Lily! 

 Georgia with a strong finish!

 Sabina looking so happy heading towards the finish line!

 Kaitlyn stilling going strong at the end!

 Congratulations girls!

 Wendy and Nicholas getting ready to race!

 Lily receiving her second place medal!

 The Year 3 Girl place getters!

 Cole, Matthew and Sam down the home straight!

 Well done Sam!

 Kairu and Louis finishing strongly!  

 Almost there Nicholas!

 Nicholas and Amelia

 The Year 3 place getters!

 Well done!

The Room 15 medal winners - we are so proud of you!

Welcome back....

Welcome back to you all!  We hope you had a great holiday and are recharged ready for a new term!  Today we will begin the new term with a powhiri at 9.30.  

Reading Exchange

Room 15 and 16 will continue to exchange children for reading this term, as part of working collaboratively to best meet the needs of our learners.  We will either email or talk to you in person to let you know if this includes your child.  Please make sure that reading happens EVERY night!  It is important that this includes either the class reader or your child's own choice of books.

Enjoy the start to the term!

Stationery List

Please can you check the stationery list below to see if your child requires anything for the beginning of the new term.  It is really important to be well stocked with named equipment, as we often work in different classes within our hub. If you write your child’s name on their pens, pencils etc with a vivid and put a piece of sellotape over the top it prevents the name from rubbing off.

Stationery checklist

It is important that you have your own named equipment at school. Most items can be purchased from the office. Tick any items you need.

☐ Blue Pen                    ☐ Red Pen

☐ Quality HB Pencils    ☐ Eraser

☐ Glue Stick                 ☐ Ruler (30cm)

☐ Coloured Pencils        ☐ Pencil Sharpener

☐ 1H5 Maths Book        ☐ 1I5 Literacy Book

☐ 1A5 Poetry Book        ☐ Pencil Case

☐ Highlighter  (Green/Pink)

☐Whiteboard Marker    ☐10 sided Dice

☐ 1I5 Home Leaning Book