Last Day of Swimming for the Year.

Swimming has been ongoing since November last year.
What a fabulous stretch we have had.
I am pleased to say that in Room 7, I have not had a single note from a single parent excusing their child from swimming! Remembering that these children are only aged 5.
These photos speak for themselves the advantages gained by the students; many of whom did not like to get their faces wet earlier this year!!

Stuffed Easter Eggs

Room 7 had a lovely time making hanging stuffed Easter Eggs. We did a design with pencil, followed by permanent marker, colourful pastels and then dye. They are hanging up in the class and we welcome people to come and check them out.
As you can see last year's addition of classroom double doors and outside sink are a great asset.

After the Christchurch earthquake, Room 8, along with the rest of the school joined the whole of New Zealand in remembering and thinking about people who were effected by the earth quake. Everyone wore red, black and white. the children also made a banner to put up in the hall at assembly. It said: "We are thinking about the people of Christchurch today and wishing them well"

Room 12 wall displays

Room 12 researched the Treaty of Waitangi and talked about what a treaty is so that we were able to create a class treaty. We made a circle diagram so that we could share what we learnt.
We have shared some of our learning on the wall displays in our room.

Buddy Reading on a Thursday Afternoon.

For the last ten minutes of every Thursday, Room 15's Year 3 students come to Room 7 to share stories, poems, home learning and projects with us, and listen to our reading.

All students have an assigned 'buddy' and it is a highlight of the week to see their 'big buddies'.

Their delight in their 'big buddies' goes beyond 'buddy reading time' as was evident recently when Room 7's Year 1 students did their Assembly Class Presentation.

They were as excited about their buddies seeing them on stage, as they were their parents!!

MOTUIHE - Room 8

Our trip by ferry to the island Motuihe was awesome! The weather was perfect, the sights were beautiful and a load of fun was had by all. Thanks to all the wonderful parent helpers, the children were able to enjoy the day whilst learning along the way.

Portrait Painting

We have been learning how to blend colours to match our skin and hair.
We have been learning that your eyes go half way down your face and that they go in line with your ears.
Some of us didn't believe we have eyebrows! We had to check in the mirror!
We are in Year 1.