Handwriting Star

Ahmad is our handwriting star this week. He is making sure that all of his tall letters go to the top of the line. Keep up the great work Ahmad!

Floating paper boats

Today we followed instructions to make paper boats that would float. They weren't too hard to make if you followed the instructions carefully. Look under "Our Links" to find the blog where we found the instructions. It is called Growing With Science. Click on December 2008 to find the instructions on How to Make a Classic Paper Boat.
Here is the proof - they do float!!

Super Spellers

This is a class record! We have never had thirteen super spellers in room 10 before. OUTSTANDING!!
Why are they almost all dressed in black? Look on the blog next week to find out...

Spelling LInk

Here is a great new link that you can use at home to practise your spelling words.


Have a go - it is lots of fun.

Planting spinach

We have sprouted some spinach seeds in the classroom. Today Matthew planted them in the garden. We think it is definitely warm enough for them now.

Super Spellers

We had a very small class today as 9 people were away on the Wide Horizons trip. We still had 6 super spellers though - you clever people!

Spring in Room 10's Garden

Our first daffodil has bloomed in our garden! The flowers and vegetable plants are looking so happy and healthy. They love the sunshine. We can almost see them growing before our very eyes!

Handwriting Star

Well done to Macauley who is our handwriting star this week. Macauley keeps all of her letters the same size, and they are always sitting on the line. Keep up the neat work Macauley.

Super Spellers

We have had quite a few children away this week so we did not reach our target of 16 super spellers. It is still our goal to have 16 super spellers by the end of the term!
Well done to these children who got all of their spelling correct on Friday- a great effort!

Hello from Harold

Who's that sneaky giraffe in the photo? Hey it's Harold! We went to visit Jackie and Harold in the mobile classroom today. We were learning about what happens to the oxygen in our bodies when we breathe. Can you remember the name of the air that goes into your body and the name of the air that comes out of your body when you breathe in and out?

Shayden and his grandad found a huhu grub in their fire wood. It is chomping its way through the piece of wood and making lots of little tunnels.
We know that the huhu grub will turn into a huhu beetle. "How will it do this?" asked room 10 children.
"Will it turn into a cocoon like a butterfly?"

Super Spellers

We had eleven super spellers this week. Next week our goal is to get sixteen super spellers!!

Wacky Hair and Hat Day

We had a wacky hair and hat day today to raise some money to give to Scott. Scott visited our school two weeks ago and he is going to skike from Cape Reinga to Bluff, to raise money for the SPCA and Canteen.
There were some pretty cool hairstyles and hats!!

Floating and Sinking

We are learning about why some objects float and others sink. Here are some of our ideas at the beginning of our inquiry.
Go to our links at the side of the page to find a float and sink link. Have fun...

Scarfies

We made puppets with scarves on Wednesday with Caitrin and Drew.
Phaedra wrote an excellent recount of how we made them.

Yesterday room 10 made puppets at school.
First we picked out a colourful scarf.
Next we put glue on the scarf and glued on the head.
Then we glued on the eyes and the hair.
Finally we put them on the table to let them dry.
I like how I can make my puppet dance, talk and sing.
By Phaedra

Super Spellers

Eleven super spellers in Room 10 this week!! What a fabulous effort everyone. Next week we are aiming for sixteen super spellers.

Handwriting Star

Phaedra is the handwriting star this week. She has worked really hard to make her letters smaller. What an excellent effort Phaedra. You can have a whole week off handwriting!!

What Good Friends Say

Super Spellers

There are seven super spellers in room 10 this week. I am impressed with the way that these children know how to spell their words so quickly. They are fast spellers!! That's what happens when you practise your words.

Handwriting Star

Here is our wonderful handwriting star this week. Te Awa keeps his letters all the same size and they always sit on the line. He gets a whole week of handwriting holiday. Ka pai!!

Co-operation

We are learning about co-operation. We have played lots of co-operative games. When we co-operate we:
include others
talk about things first
help others by showing them what to do
learn new things
laugh and have fun
make new friends
listen to what other people say
share
follow rules

Room 10 children have come up with these great ideas about co-operation.

Super Spellers

Well done you super spellers!! Look at all the new children in Room 10 who got their spelling right this week - you clever people.

Colouring In Competition

The lucky winners of the colouring competition. Dylan got the cap for excellent colouring and not going over the lines. Te Awa and Joshua won a prize for the most creative colouring in.
Thank you Mrs Staynes for being the judge!

personal space

We are learning to get on with each other in our classroom as we have eight new children in Room 10. Here is a good tip to use when talking to others...

Navy Visit

Thanks to Charlotte's aunt who came to visit us at school and tell us about her job on the Navy ship. She taught us how to stand to attention, how to march and salute. That's a great salute for the photo Te Awa!!

In the Navy

We were so lucky to be able to visit the HMNZ Resolution Navy ship this morning. We had to walk up very steep stairs to move around the ship.. there were about six different levels on the ship.
We saw the bridge, the cabins, the galley and the gymnasium.
Some of us were a bit worried we were going to sail out to sea!

Similarities and Differences

We have eight new children in our class this term. We are learning about our differences and our similarities. The children had to find another child in the class that they had something in common with. Here's what they found out...