Bubbles, Fun and Makerspace

Fun, Bubbles and Makerspace from Team 1 PES on Vimeo.
At Makerspace Room 16 have been exploring how to make bubbles, what effect friction has on making bubbles and how to clean a plate that has had butter on it.  You can see how much they are enjoying the science aspect this term.

Niue Language Week

2016 Niue days of the week from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.
Last week was Niue Language week and Team 4 made a video about the days of the week in the Niue language.  You can practise the days of the week in the language of Niue by watching this video.

Sharing Niue culture

Thanks to the Niue Group for sharing their culture with us this week during Niue Language week. We have enjoyed learning a few phrases in your language, looking at video clips of your beautiful island and learning a little about your history.Your dancing and singing at Assembly was a great way to celebrate the end of Niue Language week.
Niue Group item for Niue Language week 2016 from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Ready, Set, Go

Ready Set Go from Team 1 PES on Vimeo.
For Kiwi Sport in Term 3 we had Ready, set, go.  We learnt skills such as catching, throwing and listening to instructions and Shannon taught us lots of different games of tag.

Making the Olympic Rings

The weather was finally fine enough to hold our Olympics fun day.  Mr Burt had an idea about making the Olympic rings with coloured plates while a drone filmed it all from above.  The children had to sit around the pre marked out rings holding different coloured plates.  Then on the count of three they held the plates over their head.  It all went amazingly well with some great shots from above.  The children were amused when a local magpie decided to investigate the drone but it all ended well.  If you would like to see the drone footage go to the blog post "A Birdseye View of the Olympic Rings" dated 4 November on our blog.

Our October Birthday Buddies

We have 5 birthdays to celebrate this month at school.  Marius, Tumanako, Vika, Jin and Temalisi got birthday certificates at Team Assembly today with Jin and Temalisi sharing a birthday today.

Jin, Temalisi, Marius and Tumanako with their birthday certificates. (Vika was absent)

A Birthday Party At School

Temalisi turned 6 today and wanted to share her big day with all her classmates.  She was the perfect hostess delivering a piece of her beautiful "Elsa" cake and a goodie bag to everyone.  The children all enjoyed your party Temalisi and loved playing with the balloons afterwards.  Thank you very much Temalisi

Blowing out her number 6 candle.

Temalisi cutting her cake

A perfect hostess

Blowing up balloons 

A Holiday Visit to the Museum

Adrianna went for a visit to the Auckland Museum over the holidays.  Here is her story and picture.

Last Day Assembly

Room 16 made themselves Olympic themed hats to wear to assembly on the last day of term.

Tevita, Adrianna and Jeyda in their hats.

That Flying Feeling.

Adrianna, Jeyda and Khyani felt as if they were flying in their lovely Loud Shirt Day tops.  You do look like elegant dancers.

Adrianna, Jeyda and Khyani.

Loud Shirt Day

In support of the hearing impaired people we had a loud shirt mufti day.  Room 16 supporters had some beautiful "loud" clothes on right down to matching "loud" shoes.

Adrianna, Jeyda, Khyani, Temalisi, Savanah in the front with Jin standing and Tevita kneeling at the back.

Adrianna is her beautifully matched "loud" outfit.

End of Term Treats

We had a special treat for morning tea on the last day of term.   It was fun to celebrate the end of term by munching cookies along with our fruit.

Savanah, Vaha, Te Ao, Jeyda munching cookies.

Jeyda, Temalisi, Adrianna, Marius, Jin.

Wheels at School

On the last day of term we had a "Wheels Day" when the children were able to bring their "wheels" to school.  Bikes, scooters and skate boards were brought to school and the children had great fun whizzing around the school on their wheels.

Khyani and Jeyda on their scooters.

Marius and Jin get set for some scootering.

Disco Dancing

It was too wet to hold our Olympic Fun Day so a lunchtime disco was held.  Room 16 all went along to the hall and showed off their best dance moves.

Savanah getting into the swing of the music

Hamza enjoying the music

Temalisi enjoying the dancing.

Khyani showing her moves.

An Awesome Artist at Work

We went to look at the pictures of our Olympic medalists that Mr Jacobsen has been creating in the hall.  Vaha was most impressed with how Mr Jacobsen drew the images and commented that "Mr J 's an awesome artist."  We all thought he was too and we appreciated the finished images more after we had watched the artist at work.