Term 2, Graduation

At the end of Term 2 we had a Graduation ceremony for some of our friends in Room 1.

They graduated and moved up to Room 4. 

We were sad to see them leave our room however, we are happy for them as they move onto their next Belfast School adventure.

We walked through a tunnel of New Entrants and moved on to the Junior Syndicate with our new teacher, Mrs Winton.

Matariki, week 9-10

We have been learning about Matariki, Maori New Year. 

We have done some art. There are 7 stars in Matariki and several myths as to what they mean or represent. The pleisaides disappear in May and when they reappear in the sky that's the New Year. Maori use the stars clarity to figure out if the coming year will be a good year or not and whether they will have a good harvest. 

We had some ladies from the public library Come to talk to us about Matariki. We were very lucky.

We were read a book called Matariki.

We learnt a song. You can see it by clicking the link. 

http://youtu.be/_z6Mbea_uDY

We also did some art. We made Maori  cloaks too. We used patterns to make rubbings.

Week 8, term 2.

In P.E we have been working on gymnastics. For a warm up we had to move around without touching anyone. When Greg blew his whistle we had to freeze in a Gymnastic move. Some of us stopped on a pike, straddle or pencil. These are some of the movements for the rolls we do on the mats.

We have been doing a dish roll, with out arms and legs off the ground.

We have been learning a hedgehog roll which is when we are tucked into a ball. 

We have been learning the elephant roll. We start in a straddle and roll like a star. 

On Monday we ran the junior assembly. 

We did an amazing job if speaking in front of everyone. We spoke in a loud clear voice and we were very brave. 

On Wednesday Charlotte came to visit us. We decorated some birds from our Big Book called "I think I'll go flying". 

We used pastels to make them nice and bright. 

In the book the bird flew over, under, inside and outside a cloud. We went on the playground for fitness and had to go up, down, over, under and through something. 

Going up a ladder.

Going around a pole.

Going over the monkey bars.

Going down the ladder.

Going up the spiral ladder.

Going over the plank.

Shoe Lace Challenge

Today, Friday the 22nd of May, two members of Room 1 achieved the Shoe Lace Challenge and were able to go into the treat box. 

They both did a lot of practice and got there.

Well done Tyler and Mac.

Week 4, guinea pigs and paint

We are doing a lot of exciting things in class. In head start our inquiry group has been looking at building structures and houses for the people in Nepal after the earthquake. Many people lost their homes. Here are some of our designs.

On Wednesday Brooke and her mum Liz bought in their guinea pigs to share with us. 

They stayed in little sleeping bags in case they needed to go toilet. They felt soft and wriggled around a lot. We made sure we used hand sanitiser after we touched them so we didn't have germs left on our hands. 

We wrote a story together as a class. 

In art Miss McCoy gave us different things to paint with. She gave us brushes, cotton balls, corns, straws and cotton balls for us to paint a picture. We had to think of different ways we could use them. 

Our pictures look great!