Milk Cartons

 Each child had a milk carton to come up with a creation by using their imagination.
There were planes, a giraffe, suitcase, house and garden scene.

Shark Mask

On Tuesday we made shark masks. Here's how we made the mask, first we had to get a card helmet that fit on our heads. Ava's mum helped us. After that we painted the helmets. Then we cut out an oval shape out of pale blue and dark blue card. When we finished cutting out the blue piece of card the teacher checked it and we got to cut out a black piece of card. for the mouth. Then we cut out some teeth with some white paper. Here's how we cut out the teeth. We pointed the scissors one way then another way. Then you glued the teeth on to the black card. Next we glued the black piece of card on to the dark blue or pale blue card. The mask parade is going to be fun.
 I wonder when the mask parade is going to be. I can't wait until the mask parade.
By Billy

Morning Tea

The Tiger's reading group had morning tea with their penpals this morning. They enjoyed meeting them and being able to talk too.

Yesterday the children baked chocolate muffins and honey biscuits for the morning tea.

Busy at Discovery Time

Delivering letters and HQ

We delivered our Penpal letters to retired people in Brightwater. The letters included lots of information about ourselves.
It was a big walk around the streets and then our class had a treat ...
we stopped at HQ and all had a Fluffie which was very tasty.
Ann came with us too.

Discovery Time

Cross Country and St John visit

 Room 1 children are waiting for their turn to run the cross country race at school.


 A St John's lady talked to us about how to prevent having injuries inside and outside.

Room 1 goings on this Term

Room 1 had an exciting day today visiting the Suter Art Gallery to see Royce's 70 plates, which celebrate his 70th  birthday. In the photos we are sketching some shells.

At the Aquatic Centre we had lots of fun in the wave pool and also during our swimming lessons.

Another busy Week in Room 1

This week we had another class treat to celebrate our continuing hard work and good choices in Room 1.  It was a Wheel's Day.

On Friday we all wore our gumboots to school to support children's mental health and donated a gold coin. We wore the gumboots so it felt like we were walking in mud all day as it is for kid's with depression.

Museum Visit

On Tuesday my class went   to  the monster museum. It gave   me a fright. Some people got  a   fright as well because of the   monster models that moved   and their frightening noise. On the walls there were writing next to the paintings. At the end we got to hold bones and fossils. We drew pictures of Reptiles to bones. There were lots of bones to choose from. I really, really want to go again.  
by Leilani

Dress up Day

Dress up Day

On Wednesday Room 1 had 20 marbles in the jar so we had a dress up party.
I was dressed up as a ballerina.
At the dress up party I had so much fun.
When we had the class treat I was the extra special person!
By Charlotte

Keeping Busy

In the last week we have been very busy making boats out of flax sticks and then floating them in the school pool. Playing Rippa was lots of fun and we were hard at work writing instructions about it.

2019- Here we come!

Room 1 recently had a pool party to celebrate all the good things happening in Room 1.
Each Monday morning for three weeks we are having Rippa training with two Makos player. We are learning lots of stuff and playing fun games.

Pet's Day

Room children had lots of fun making flower creations and their baking from home.

Junior School Assembly

Emmitt is showing a Karate move.

Tabitha is Tap Dancing.

Eimear is reading her speech before she begins her Irish Dancing.

Making Healthy Popcorn

Last Friday Room 1 made delicious popcorn that was popped in Joanne's popcorn machine. We also made origami containers for our popcorn, Joanne scooped it out and there were a lot, a lot of popcorn! I made a green slot it looked cool like the rest. It was hard to make them. There were so many difficult folds but the teacher was there to help me. We had plain popcorn because it is healthy and it works with our topic healthy food. It was popped from little bits of hard corn. It looked cool when it was popping because it explodes with heat, the shell's crack and then explodes and goes flying into the bowl or floor which a kid would eat it. I got 2 serves because I finished quick. It was yum popcorn because I like popcorn.                 by Ali