Sunday, 14 December 2014

End of Year Fun Day 12.12.14

We have had a super fun year in Room 1.
As our end of year fun day we had a go on the bouncy castle then as a surprise we went to....
Inflatable World!
We bounced on a big yellow thing, did obstacle course races and jumped up on a wall with Velcro suits on.
It was tiring but we all had a lot of fun!
Here are some pictures of our fun day.
 





















 

What Now

What Now the TV show came to our school. Some students had a challenge they had to do. The teachers versed them.
Everyone did very well!
We enjoyed being foamed by the foam gun!
What Now will show our school on TV early next year.
We cant wait to be on TV!
 
 

Atheletics Day, Week 6

In Week 6 we had the New Entrant and Junior Athletics day. It was a lot of fun!
We did throwing activities with discus and the vortex. We did jumping activities like high jump and long jump. We also did some races with running and jumping. The sack racing was one of our favourites. There are some future Olympians in Room 1!
Look at some pictures of our exciting day.

 

Monday, 3 November 2014

Halloween Disco

Halloween Disco
On Friday the 31st of October it was Halloween. There was a school disco and everyone dressed up.
The DJ played some really cool music and did lolly scrambles.
We ate a lot of lollies and did a lot of dancing.
It was a lot of fun!
Here are some photo's of our exciting evening.
 
 

Monday, 27 October 2014

Week 1 and 2, Term 4

Our School Trip
 
We are off to a busy start in Room 1. This term is going very quickly and will be over before we know it.
In week 1 we kicked off our inquiry topic by going to Ferrymead. The New Entrants are learning about change. It was great to see how life was 100 years ago for children our age. They had different rules we had to follow for example, children were seen and not heard, this meant we had to be quiet when walking around.
We got to dress up in outfits that would of worn. They were very different to our school uniforms and the clothes we would wear now.
 
 
 
 
We learnt how to do house keeping. We washed the clothes and the dishes, ironed clothes, polished shoes and silver and dusted the house.

 
 
 
 
We played games. The toys they used to play with were made out of wood and metal. They didn't have plastic toys like we have today.

 
 
 
We tried to get a job at the general store. We had orders we had to fill and we had to go around the store and collect everything. There was rice to be weighed, soap to be wrapped, lollies and buttons to be bagged up and fruit to collect.
 
 
 
We also went to school. The school there was very different to our school. It had no colour, blackboard instead of whiteboards, no books and we had to be VERY well behaved. The teachers there were mean.
 
 
 
 
We had a great time at Ferrymead!
 
Since being back at school we have been learning more about what has changed. We have been comparing the old toys to the toys we have now and talking about how they are the same and different. We have had to classify them into groups of then and now.
Some of their toys look fun, though we like our toys.
We are very lucky!
 
 

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Week 8 and 9 Term 3

We have been very busy in Room 1!
In week 8 we ran the New Entrant and Junior assembly.
We shared our Spring stories with everyone. They are hanging in the classroom if you would like to come and see them. They are very colourful, just like Spring!
 
The presenters had to speak in a loud and clear voice so everyone in the audience could hear them.
We did a great job!
 

 
This term we have been working hard on learning a poem for the New Entrant and Junior poetry competition.
We had to use a nice clear voice, to speak loudly, make eye contact with the audience and some of us made up actions and had props.
Miss McCoy is very proud of us!!
Here is some of us presenting to our class.



 
The finalists from Room 1 were Emma and Zara.



 
All of the Juniors and New Entrants did a fantastic job!
 

 
Mrs Kearn's and Mrs Sime's were the judges. It was great to have them involved! We loved getting to see Mrs Kearns again.
 
We gave them some beautiful Spring daffodils to say thank you.
 
 
 
The Room 1 finalists did very well! Emma came third and Zara came second in the New Entrants. We are very proud of them!
 




 
The Term our House Colour Day was around keeping New Zealand beautiful. We went around the school and Sheldon park to pick up rubbish.
 







 
We really enjoy the House Colour Days. Saying our chants out loud and being with the older children is a lot of fun!