Junior Tabloid Sports 2009

Friday Tabloid Sports

The entire junior school are split into sports teams for term four.
There are between one and three children from each class in each team.
It gives the year 2 children a chance to be team leaders and make sure everyone in their team is happy and participating and meeting new people.
The teams rotate around activities that are organised and run by Year 6 students.
Some of the 18 activities are based on mixing and mingling and most are skill based as well.
Here are some photos showing what a great time is had each Friday, between 11 and 12 o'clock.

New Jump Jam Routine

The Jump Jam Leaders over the past couple of weeks have been learning a new routine called 'You Should Be'. This new routine was introduced to the Junior School this week and as you can see from this slideshow that the children have taken to this new routine with great enthusiasm.

Make a Free Flash Slideshow

Fun with Volume

This week Room 9 have been learning about Volume.

The learning intention was to work out the volume of each pile of cubes - including cubes we cannot see.

We worked collaboratively in pairs and used unifix cubes to build each shape.Most of us found the task challenging, requiring a lot of thinking and concentration.
At the end we built some other shapes with different volumes.
Aren't we CREATIVE?
We also looked at different sized containers and filling the containers up with beads to find out which would hold the most or the least.
Miss Chen was most impressed with the way we worked as a team, assisting one another and making sure everyone had a turn.
What an exciting and enjoyable week of learning about VOLUME!

Junior Pet Day Fun

On Thursday 20th August, our Junior School enjoyed an afternoon of fun with our visiting pets. There were lots of rabbits, cats, dogs, fish, snails, mice and soft toy animals. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and everyone enjoyed the pet parade at the end of the day. Family members were all welcome and it was particularly nice to see so many grandparents turn up.

Reward for Room 7:

All term 3, Room 7 have had a tally chart going with points being earned for fabulous behaviour and acts of kindness etc.
Waiheke whanau won and chose the movie Happy Feet as a reward.
Twenty three happy year one students enjoyed the movie on our giant interactive whiteboard.
There was also the added bonus of being allowed to bring "movie snacks" to eat in class.
Mrs J was very impressed by how many children took her up on the suggestion of carrot sticks and grapes as movie snacks!

Room 8 Physical Education with Mr Whatman

Room 8 were lucky enough to have P.E. with our Sports Specialist, Mr Whatman. They all enjoyed practicing their ball skills!

Kath Bee Show

Room 8. Cool to be Kind Show

The Junior School children are learning about the difference between making good and bad choices. We enjoyed a Cool to be Kind show on Wednesday.

Clearing the Beach

Room 12 worked with the rest of the junior school to clear rubbish from Bucklands Beach. We enjoyed our day and felt very proud of our effort.

Working as a Team

Room 12 are learning to work together as a team to complete a task. The Kingfisher reading group worked as a team to make a bridge that would carry a small car across an open space.

National Sea Week

Room 1 children have been having lots of fun this week. They have been learning about different sea creatures and having fun and games with a large fishing net! The children enjoyed sorting and ordering a huge collection of shells, seaweed, smooth glass and rocks found of various beaches. We even had a piece of bone in our collection. The children were quick to spot that this did not fit into any of our categories! Yesterday we made sea creature masks and learnt some new 'Under The Sea' songs. We are really looking forward to our walk to Eastern Beach.

Room 7 sharing time...

We are a class of Year 1 students and half of us have only been at school for a month. We have been focusing on listening to others, including others, helping others and sharing. We are pleased to report that we are pretty good at it.
We enjoy circle time which is when we share ideas, thoughts and information with others.
We have a plastic wand or a big plastic spider and you are only allowed to talk if you are holding it. We listen carefully to each other, then we ask questions, give compliments or suggestions. We have a special sharing circle every Friday and general news time every day.
By Room 7.

Splish Splash Day 2009

We had extra splishing and splashing in the rain as well as in the pool.
On Tuesday the 24th of February, 2009, the junior school had their swimming day.
The children enjoyed demonstrating their water skills both in the pool and out, as they participated in a range of fun activities.

We hope you enjoy our photos.

Entries above this point have been entered in 2009.

Entries below this point were entered in 2008.

2009 has seen the whole school change to three team levels.

Junior School = Years 0, 1, & 2.
Middle School = Years 3 & 4.
Senior School = Years 5 & 6.

You can enter other team blogs and the school website by clicking on the appropriate photos at the top right of this site.

Enjoy... we do!