Welcome 2012

Welcome back to the start of a new school year. We have a wonderful class of 22 students who are currently showing me how much they have remembered after a six week break. This blog will be used to celebrate some of the amazing learning these children are doing.
Already they are able to give their opinions about a range of topics.
Here are what some of them had to say when faced with the question:

'Should we be allowed to go to bed whenever we want?'

Yes, because we can play video games and watch TV. We can eat what ever we want and we can eat lollies and never go to sleep.
Boy- aged 6

We should not stay up as long as we want because we can miss school the next day. I think no because you might get tired.
Girl- aged 6

No, because I don't want to miss school. I love school because it is fun. Do you know why I like school?
I like running around the field.
Boy- aged 6

I think no because you can miss half of your day. And you can be grumpy in the morning.
Girl- aged 6

No, because you will miss out on a lot of school. And also you will keep falling asleep at school.
Girl- aged 6

French Day

Wow What a cool time we had creating craft around a French theme.Our team of six teachers all took a different theme related to France (our adopted country for the Rugby World Cup). Here are some of the items children could choose to make.

We made snails, both 3-D and paper plate versions, see the cool examples below.

These both looked really cool and it was great to see the children helping each other to complete their snails.

Frogs were another theme and these frog headbands with long tongues were a real hit with the children.

The rooster, the Eiffel Tower, and sunflowers completed the range of activities. Children were also able to build their own Eiffel Tower but I was unable to photograph these before the call to pack up.

This was a great way to finish a week where we had tried some French food, baguettes, pate and cheese, both Brie and Camembert, ate snails (really pinwheels with cinnamon and sugar), and found out lots of information about snails. Now it’s up to the All Blacks to do their best when we play France on Saturday night.

Rugby World Cup Begins

Wow what a fantastic blackout day we had on Friday. Our three fabulous All Blacks joined the team including Cory Jane, Upper Hutt’s very own All Black. We all had a fantastic day and have finished our flag bunting which now decorates our classroom. Go the All Blacks!

Rugby World Cup

Well the world cup is just about ready to begin, and we are making flag bunting to put up in our classroom. We have been looking in the atlas, and finding out where all the countries are. We are really looking forward to blackout out day on Friday!!!

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