Thursday Sports

We had another session with Sam today. She has been coming in and taking the junior team classes for 30 minutes sessions in the hall. We are so grateful for her giving up her time.
This is a short video of Rm 4 and 5 during their session.

Pre school visit and the Tractor Park

Several children from the ABC pre-school visited us this afternoon just in time for a drink of milk!! Braxton was delighted to show his younger brother Brodie around.

Lots of smiling faces at the tractor park today.

Room 4

This afternoon we have been writing down some words that we know on the whiteboards. Check out our awesome work! 

Also check out the awesome prizes that Ben and Sam got for taking part in our Mathathon. Thank you for raising money for our new playground! 

Sports with Sam. Session 2

We loved having another skills session with Sam today. 

Room 4 Reading

Today we had such a lovely reading session, lots and lots of great learning happening! It was nice to see Ben and Finn practicing their words together and at the end of the session we had some students read to the class.

Sports with Sam

Last week due to the weather it was good to let off some steam in the hall. We are fortunate to have Sam from Pukeko Centre sports and recreation come each Thursday until the end of the term where we can practice our gross and fine motor skills.

Reading to the class

At the end of some of our guided reading session children have been taking turns to read to the class. So far we've enjoyed listening to Ozi, Ezrah and Jonah. Today was Aylah's turn. Ka mau te wehi!

Popcorn Please

Children who show respect and good self-managing skills, which tie into our school values, were treated to popcorn and a movie this afternoon. They had the challenge of sharing the popcorn with a buddy which they did without a grumble. For the next several week's children in the junior school will be talking about the importance of using good manners. Having manners is an incredibly important life skill. Saying please, thank you, greeting others, and not to interrupt in social situations will be some of the things we hope to see become more automatic with our tamariki.

Family Writing

Next time your passing be sure to check out the family stories Mrs Lindley's writing class have done.

Scissor Skills

Room 4 and 5 have been working on their scissor skills in the afternoon. For many of us this is the first time we've learnt how to cut properly.

Dinosaur Day

Our art this week was based on a shared book called 'The Feast' - the main characters being a dinosaur and a dragon. Room 6 children wrote some great stories and drew a dinosaur. To make it easier for the less confident drawers we followed a step-by-step 'how to draw a dinosaur' consisting of basic shapes, lines, and curves.