Congratulations!

Congratulations to Emily for being the first recipient in our class for Pizza with the Principal. Well done!!

Multi-tasking

Sometimes country pride is just really important even during a school day. We watched the beginning of the Cricket World Cup semi finals while we finished our art. 

Te Tahawai Marae

Today we went to Te Tahawai Marae (The Edgewater Marae).  We had a fantastic time learning about the Maori culture and this marae in particular.  Charlotte spoke the karanga greeting on behalf of Room 3 and 16.  Once we were inside the marae, Tobey spoke the whaikorero and presented the koha on our behalf.  Following the powhiri we shared hakari together as is the Maori custom.  After we had eaten, Room 16 went to learn more about the Marae and Room 3 learnt about the kowhaiwhai patterns and got a chance to make our own. Then we learnt how to use the pois and sang a song using them.  Afterwards we switched places with Room 16 and we got our turn to learn about the Marae and look at and touch the beautiful carvings.  We had an excellent afternoon experiencing a Marae.

You can view a video of our afternoon by clicking here, or watching below.

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Michelle for making it onto the Writers Quiz team for 2015.  This is huge accomplishment as 35 students tried out for it and 10 were chosen.  Well done Michelle!  Happy reading!  

Congratulations to Jade and Tobey for placing 1st and 2nd in the championship zone swimming finals at Lloyd Elsmore Pool on Wednesday.  Jade won 1st in backstroke and 2nd in breaststroke for 9 year old girls. Tobey won 1st or 2nd in the final championship freestyle for 8 year olds.  (final verdict is still coming - must have been a close race!)

Goals

We have been talking about our goals for this year. The children have used their end of year reports from Year 4 to create goals for 2015. They've published their goals and they are on display in our room. 

Along with the children's goals I've set some of my own to share with them. My first goal was to climb to the top of the spider web in the senior playground on my birthday. The weather didn't cooperate on my NZ birthday but it did for my Canadian birthday so today I climbed the spider web. All went well until the children joined me. Do you know how much that thing wobbles with 25 kids racing to the top?!?  

Goal accomplished and new goal set. 

Team assembly

Congratulations to MacKenzie and Emily for being awarded certificates for their fantastic writing about camp.

Congratulations to all the children who read their amazing 'moments in time' about camp at assembly today.

Nicole and Michelle played the song they learnt from the Chinese musicians on their new instruments. Such talent!!

Chinese musical performance

Today the Year 5s were treated to a special musical performance by some Chinese musicians. At the end four students were presented with their own Chinese instrument to learn to play.