Room 16 is comprised of new entrant students who are 5 years old. They wish to share their learning with you.

Sunday 27 January 2019

Te Wa Toi

Everyone was very busy over term four producing some great art work for Te Wa Toi.  We explored colour - mixing primary colours to produce secondary colours, using hot and cold colours to produce some interesting results.  We also looked at texture, stencilling, used pastels, water colours, acrylic paint, cutting and gluing, folding and weaving.  Here are a few examples from our works of art.

Thursday 24 January 2019

Last Duffy Certificates for 2018

Maria and Mariposa were Room 16s last Duffy Certificate winner for 2018.  Well done Maria and Mariposa for your hard work this year
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Saturday 19 January 2019

Making Christmas Cards

Room 16 have been busy making a Christmas card for a special helper in our class.  They all did a great job of very carefully colouring in, cutting out and assembling a Christmas elf on the front of the card and then wrote their message inside the card.
Alexandra busy assembling her Christmas elf on a card

Mariposa carefully cutting out.

Completing the colouring in.

Friday 18 January 2019

At the Santa Parade by Tupou

"I went to the Santa Parade.  There were lots of people and some were dressed up as penguins.  Presents are from Santa.  Some people call him Father Christmas.  On the Christmas tree there are baubles and decorations."  Story by Tupou

Thursday 17 January 2019

Christmas Treats

One of the Prefects Friday korero was to "finishing it off properly" meaning to get all your work finished, saved or published before the end of the year.  Room 16 was busy doing just that and were rewarded for "finishing it off properly" with some Christmas treats.

Wednesday 16 January 2019

Outstanding Attendance Awards

Four children from Room 16 received Outstanding Attendance Certificates at our last Team Assembly.  Alexandra, Anne Marie, Feiloaki and Samson came to school more than 90% of the days that school was open and their learning benefited from such regular attendance.

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Christmas Stories

Picture and story by Anne Marie
Picture and story by Maria
Picture and story by Fateh
Picture and story by Chevelle
Picture and story by Nate

Monday 14 January 2019

Tupou is a Lunch Box Hero

Tupou's name was drawn out of the Lunch Box Hero's box recently.  He choose a box of Weet-Bix from the cupboard.  Tupou knows that a healthy lunch helps him learn better so he brings a healthy lunch each day.  Well done, Tupou.

Friday 11 January 2019

Alexandra's Hungry Duck Story

"I saw lots of ducks and they were looking for food.  Me and Tupou were looking at the ducks and there were lots of ducks."  Story and picture by Alexandra

Thursday 10 January 2019

Sports Award for Anne Marie

Anne Marie received the Player of the Day award for the Sparkles Netball team back in the netball season but was away when the certificate was given out.  She finally received it at the end of the term.

Wednesday 9 January 2019

Alazye's Film Festival Story

"I like the movies because the movie was about Room 16.  I like my friends in Room 16 and we all went on the bus to the movies. " Picture and story by Alazye

Alazye drew a colourful picture of Room 16 in the bus going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival to enjoy watching our movie on the big screen at Sylvia Park.