Room 16 Goes Swimming

Learning to swim over the last few weeks has been fun.  Along with floating like a starfish, making monkey cheeks, splashing with pointy ballerina toes and kicking across the pool with a board the children learnt about safety at a pool and at the beach.  You can see how much the children have enjoyed their lessons.  Thanks to the swim instructors at the Glen Innes Pools.

Learning Skills at Creative Space

In Creative Space each class is given digital support to help the children draw and be creative.   Room 16 goes to Creative Space on a Monday morning where they are learning to use Kid Pix.  They are enjoying learning the basic skills.

Heilala is learning to use the colour splash to complete her tree.  

Flynn finishes his picture.

Maker Space

Every class has time each week at Maker Space where they can learn through hands on activities doing activities or creating projects that are related to the term's inquiry topic.   During their time in Maker Space this term, Team one are planning to make animals, fish or birds that live in the immediate environment of the Omaru Creek to go on a mural.  Room 16 have been practising the skills needed to make a bird, planning, drawing and cutting.

A Beautiful Day At The Beach

All of Pt England School spent a day down at Pt England Reserve and beach on Friday.  It was a beautiful sunny day made for swimming, digging in the sand, playing ball games, playing in the playground and having a picnic with your friends and families.  There were some very tired children walking back to school after such a fun filled day but the chatter about their day showed how much they had enjoyed the school picnic.  Many thanks to all the parents who came and helped out.  Special thanks to Flynn's Mum and Dad who helped Room 16.

The children were excited to see the octopus kite take to the air.

Alarmanda and Bentley decorating their sandcastles.

Team One goes swimming.

The Importance of Saying Thank You

We have been very lucky to have the expert instruction of the Glen Innes Swimming Pool Instructors these last few weeks when we go swimming.  The children know how important it is to thank people who help us so they have been busy making and decorating thank you cards to show their appreciation.

Team Work Gets the Job Done.

Abbey started to build a tower out of Duplo this morning.  It became so tall that she needed Kristina's help to put the last lot of bricks in place while she steadied the bottom part of the tower.  Great team work Abbey and Kristina.

Team work gets the job done - tower building by Abbey and Kristina.

Jerome's Colouring in Picture

Jerome bought a colouring picture to school today so he could finish it off.  He was very proud of his effort and wanted a photo taken.  You worked hard on your picture Jerome trying to stay within the lines.  Well done.