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

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.

2018 Prize Winners for Room 16

Room 16 had three prize winners.  They were Tupou for effort, Mariposa for citizenship and Nate for academic promise.  Well done to those three boys for their efforts over 2018.

Nate (Academic Promise), Mariposa (Citizenship), Tupou (Effort).

Getting ready for Prize Giving -  Tupou, Mariposa and Nate.

A Fonterra Treat!

A big thank you to Fonterra for the treats they gave the whole school yesterday.  Here are some of the children's story which show how much they appreciated their treat.

"I was waiting for the ice block and I liked the kiwi fruit and strawberry bit too.  I collected the rubbish in the rubbish bin."  Story and picture by Samson

"The ice block we had yesterday was yummy.  I liked the strawberry part and the kiwi part.  It was nice.  Thank you Fonterra."  Told to the teacher by Siulua

"We all got an ice block from Fonterra.  It was yummy strawberry and kiwi fruit.  We are lucky because Fonterra also give us milk.  We like the milk too."  Told to the teacher by Tupou

"Yesterday we got a kiwi and strawberry ice block from Fonterra.  It was really yummy and delicious.  We are lucky.'' Told to the teacher by Mariposa

Samson and Anne Marie.

Alexandra.

Anne Marie, Pene and Siulua.

Room 16 and 17 enjoy their ice blocks under the tree.

Maggie says, "Its yum!"

Tupou and Feiloaki say "Thanks Fonterra!"

Maria thinks strawberry and kiwi fruit ice blocks are yummy.

Young Ocean Explorers at Pt England

Steve from the Young Ocean Explorers came to talk to the children and show some footage that he had shot of marine animals.  Steve is an underwater cameraman and he had some amazing photos of whales, sharks, turtles and other fish close up in their environment.  His talk was a great motivation for our writing as these stories and pictures show just how engaged the children were.

"At school I saw Steve and then we saw some little fish.  Steve went diving in the water."  By Alexandra

"I went to assembly and I saw Steve.  I like the sea animals and he talked about the animals and he took a photo of an octopus."  By Samson

"I went to see the sea.  I was looking at Marlin and turtles and I saw Steve.  Me and Steve went to see the animals."  By Nate

Steve is a camera man.  He goes under the water.  He took photos of a marlin.  It came up close.  Sharks, seals and turtles have sharp teeth."  By Tupou

A Rainy Day Activity

On a recent trip to the zoo the boys were interested in the tall towers and cranes we went passed.  With the wet weather over the last two lunchtimes Nate and Tupou decided to try and build a tall tower.  They practised and practised how to build a tower taller than themselves and today they finally made it! 

Finding a way to build higher.

The finished tower is taller than the two boys!

The tall towers and cranes we saw on the way to the zoo.

National ShakeOut Day

On National ShakeOut Day we practised what to do in the event of an earthquake.  When the school sounded the alarm the children promptly remembered to "Drop, Cover, Hold".  They dropped on to the floor and quickly moved under the nearest desk and held onto a desk leg to prevent it moving off them.  It was a drill that was carried out quickly and without fuss.  We then thought about the fact that an earthquake might happen when we were outside and Nate was able to demonstrate how we could keep safe outside.

Maggie practising "Drop, Cover, Hold".

Tupou and Nate under a table.

Practising a "Turtle" position outside.

Team Certificates

Joshua and Tupou received certificates for week 1 and Nate received his from last term.

While we were on our trip to the Zoo Tupou tried hard to be on his best behaviour, being kind to his friends and looking out for other Zoo visitors.  He also tried hard to be quiet around the animals so Tupou was awarded a Team Assembly certificate.  The other certificate was for Joshua.  At the Zoo Joshua was the map reader and he was able to tell us which animals we were about to see and how we were going to get to see them.  Thank you for you help Joshua.

Joshua in action at the Zoo

Pt England Cross Country 2018

Room 16 were well represented in the year one boys race with Samson coming first and Tupou coming second.  It was a very close finish.  Well done to Samson and Tupou.  Your training helped you run the whole course without stopping.

Ducks At School

During the recent wet weather the children were amused to see a family of ducks come on to the field.  When it stopped raining we went outside and watched the two ducks and five ducklings looking around for food.  They found some bread to eat but it wasn't long before a big seagull also spotted the bread and decided it was his bread.  We watched the seagull trying to chase the duckling away but Mother Duck was keeping a close eye on her ducklings and kept them safe.

 "Mother and Father Duck and their ducklings came to school.  They are hungry and they like bread.  The big seagull came to school.  He wanted some bread too.  The baby ducklings stole the seagull's bread.  The seagull tried to stamp on the duckling.  Mother Duck said shoo to the seagull and she told the duckling to run home.  What an adventure for the ducklings."  Dictated to the teacher by Tupou

Our "Duck Says Don't " Stories.

Room 16 enjoyed reading the story "Duck Says Don't" by Alison Ritchie.

Goose goes away on holiday and gives Duck the job of looking after the pond while she is away.  Unfortunately Duck is a bit too enthusiastic and signs soon appear everywhere and his friends decide they don't like being bossed around and they leave.  I will let some of our writers share their stories of how Duck solved this problem.

"I saw Goose and he is going on holiday.  Duck is in charge of the pond.  He put up some signs like "No swimming", "No fishing".  At the end of the story he was kind and everyone played with him."  Story by Samson

"Duck said, "No splashing Dragonflies and Frogs."  Duck said, "No swimming, no racing, no jumping."  He was bossy.  Everyone is sad when Duck is in charge of the pond.  He was being mean."  Story dictated by Tupou

"Duck is so not being kind.  Duck was so not being kind when he put up the signs.  Then Duck put a new sign up.  Because Duck was mean to his friends they went away."  Story by Alexandra

Joshua's first two page story about Duck.  A great recount Joshua.

"I like the Duck because he was kind at the end.  Duck was not kind at the beginning and the frogs went away and the frogs found somewhere else to play.  The frogs met some new friends and the Duck said I am sorry frogs."  By Joshua

Feeding Time for the Eels

Off to fed the eels - Tupou, Alexandra and Anne Marie

The children fed the eels this morning and they were rather hungry.  They jumped up to eat the crab meat, splashing some of the children.  The children came back to class very excited that they were able to see the eels moving around their tank and splashing.

"I like touching the eels and I saw the eels.  The eel saw the crab meat on the lid (of the tank) and he splashed my face."  Picture and story by Samson

Picture and story by Alexandra

"I touched the eel five times."  Story and picture by Fateh

"I touched the eels back and he ate the crab meat." Story and picture by Mariposa 

"I touched the eel.  It was slimy.  It was slimy and fun."  Story and picture Kura

"I fed the eels and I had some eel food.  We fed the eels and they were happy.  We had fun and so did the eels."  By Anne Marie

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)  

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.

A Fire Engine Came To School

"The Fire engine came to school and we went out on the concrete."  Story and picture by Anne Marie

"This morning a red and yellow fire engine came to school.  We went outside on the concrete."  Story and picture by Tupou

 

"I saw a fire engine at our school today.  It came to check the fire alarms."  picture and story by Samson

Our Eel Pictures And Stories

I touched the eels and the eels felt slimy.  We fed the eels and they were going slowly around their tank.  They have sharp teeth."  Story and picture by Samson

"I fed the eels with crab meat.  The have lots of sharp teeth."  Story and picture by Feiloaki

"I saw the eels.  They live in the water in a tank.  They are long and skinny."  Picture and dictated story by Kura 

"The eels live in a special tank.  We fed the eels and they have sharp teeth.  They ate crab meat and they are long and skinny."  Story and picture by Tupou 

"I saw an eel and it was slimy.  It lives in a tank." Picture and story by Logan

Picture by Joshua

                               

"I touched the eel.  It was black and long and slimy.  It had sharp teeth."  picture and dictated story by Cyrus

Mariposa and Tupou's Happy Cat Stories

"The cat is happy because he is full of breakfast.  He likes cat food."  picture and story by Mariposa


"The big white and grey cat is on the kerb.  It is dreaming about breakfast.  He likes cat food."  By Tupou

Tupou Is Practising His Words

Tupou has been practising the words from his level by finding the letters and putting them underneath the magnetic words.  Good work Tupou.  You are this weeks Duffy Certificate winner from Room 16 for the effort you are putting in to learn your words.