Team Assembly Certificates in Week 4 and 5

During Team Assembly Chevelle received her birthday certificate as she has turned 6.  Happy birthday Chevelle!  Logan has been helping others during maths to solve problems so he was the other certificate winner from Room 16.

In week 5 Chevelle was awarded another certificate for her acting in our class movie.  She did a good job listening to what she needed to do. Tupou has been trying hard to use the Pt England Way.  You have been kind to others Tupou which helps others be kind too.

Logan and Chevelle at Team Assembly. (Logan is 4th from the right and Chevelle 5th.)

Tupou (2nd from left) and Chevelle (3rd from left)  

Friday Rotations To Move Our Bodies

On Friday afternoons we are having rotations within Team One during which we practise activities which make us move our bodies in different ways.  The activities range from Jump Jam, small ball skills, large ball skills, team games and yoga.  Joshua enjoyed shooting hoops and managed to score several goals.  Well done Joshua for managing to dribble up to the goal then put the ball through a hoop.  You were like a professional basket baller!  Watch out Stevie!

Joshua in action.

Alexandra's Story About Harold

Alexandra likes to write stories.  She wrote a great story about meeting Harold and how he "likes to do some teaching".  I am sure Harold enjoyed meeting everyone from Pt England and teaching them about healthy eating.  We will look forward to Harold's visit next year and learning more from him.

"Flying To School"

Usually the children in Room 16 either walk to school or come by car.  Kura came to school in an unusual way yesterday.  She was riding high on her Dad's shoulders and she had to bend down to get inside the door.

"I came to school with my Dad.  I was flying on my Dad's shoulders.  I was way up high." Dictated by Kura

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Healthy Eating

Harold has taught us about choosing healthy snacks so Room 16 knows what to eat during our morning tea break.  There are no cookies or chips in sight as the children munch on a sandwich or fruit or yoghurt to help with their morning learning.  Well done Room 16 for remembering Harold's messages to us.

Jump Jam At Friday Assembly

Each Friday members of different teams have been demonstrating ways you can get fit and have fun.  This Friday it was team one's turn to show everyone how we love doing Jump Jam.  Logan, Samson, Anne Marie and Siulua were the representatives from Room 16.  They sure got everyone up and enjoying doing Jump Jam proving you can have fun while exercising your body.

Our Last Netball Game For 2018

Tonight was our last game of netball for the 2018 season.  The Sparkles have remembered what Mrs Lal has taught them.  They can move around the court to get free, pass the ball then run down towards the goal, and they all try hard to shoot a goal.  Well done Sparkles, you have all worked hard as a team and learnt new skills.  Thank you parents for your help and support.

The Sparkles - Aliana, Alexandra,OiOi, Ponyamon, Elijah and Maung Maung (Absent Diamond)

Feeding the Eels

Today during Makerspace the children visited the eels again.  They were fascinated by the eels on their last visit and this time Tupou and Pene were brave and fed them.  Pene said "They have sharp teeth but they didn't bite me.  I touched Chompy, the eel.  He is getting bigger."  Tupou liked watching the eels swimming.

Siulua, Feiloaki, Pene and Tupou feeding the eels.

Visiting Harold

Traffic lights for food?  Before Room 16 met Harold they thought traffic lights were for cars and traffic.  But now they have learnt that using food traffic lights will help them make good choices of healthy food.  Thanks to Harold and Lynn for teaching us so many new things about healthy eating.

"Put Your Rubbish In The Right Bin."

At Team Assembly we have been talking about the need to "put your rubbish in the right bin" and the consequences to our environment if we just let our rubbish blow into the creek or down to the beach.  This was motivation for Samson, Maggie and Alexandra to write about why we need to put our rubbish in the right bin.

"I had to sweep the bay.  My brother had to help me.  My Mum came to look at the rubbish and she saw it was cleaned."
Picture and story by Alexandra

"The rubbish goes to the sea and to the fish.  The fish eat the rubbish.  The fish get sick."
Picture and story by Samson

Chevelle's Harold Story

Alazye and Pene's Team Assembly Certificates

Alazye has turned 6 so she got a birthday certificate at team assembly.  Pene has been really trying hard with his learning and he always has a smile on his face and loves to help others.

Alexandra's Home Learning

Alexandra likes to practise her writing and she enjoys doing detailed pictures to illustrate her stories.  She has been writing and drawing at home and here she proudly shows the work she has done at home.  Keep practising Alexandra as I enjoy reading your work and talking with you about your drawings.

Chevelle's Amazing Body Story.

"The brain had to be protected."  By Chevelle

We have been learning about our amazing body.  Harold show us the digestive system and what happens to our food but we wanted to find out why some of our body felt squishy and some parts felt hard.  We learnt that we have a skeleton made up of 206 bones and that some of these bones help protect the vital organs underneath them.  Chevelle did a great job of illustrating a skeleton with the details of the ribs and skull and remembering that the brain needs to be protected. 

Team Assembly Certificates: Week 3

Maria and Kura were awarded the Team One Assembly certificates last week.  Maria has been getting herself ready for school and arriving on time while Kura has been using her counting knowledge to help her maths group solve problems.  Keep up the good work Maria and Kura.

Ned's Kindness Adventure

We were fortunate to have Ned's Kindness Adventure visit Pt England this week.  It was very timely as we have been talking a lot about kindness and treating others with kindness.  The children found the show very engaging and from the discussions and writing that followed they learnt a lot from the show. 

Samson's Harold Stories

Harold's special classroom.

"Harold made us dance and he made us run.  He showed us about energy and how to eat healthy food."

Our Fog Stories

Today it was rather foggy when the children arrived at school.  They looked across the playground and commented that the playground had disappeared so we used a photo I took as motivation for their writing.  There was some great ideas expressed.

"I can not see the playground because it is foggy today.  It is like the clouds have come down low" 

By Logan

"I can see a lot of fog all the way around the sun.  It looks like a ghost."

By Samson

"The fog has camouflaged the playground."

By Chevelle

"I can see the fog.  It is blocking the sun."

By Feiloaki

New Winter Woollies

Bernie and Denise have very kindly donated some warm winter woollies for the children.  They were very excited to get such a lovely gift and proceeded to put them on.  It was lovely to see the children arriving at school looking snug and warm.  Thank you Bernie and Denise for your thoughtful gifts.

Arriving at school in their new winter woolies are Chevelle and Siulua.

A Visit To the Whare Fono

Today we went to the Whare Fono for te Reo with Whaea Francis.  We introduced ourselves to Whaea Francis, learnt to name some parts of the body and sang a waiata.  Thank you Whaea Francis for the fun lesson.