ROOM 22 & 23's TERRIFIC ASSEMBLY!

Well done to all of the children in our team!  Mrs Bellehewe and I are so proud of the way you all worked so hard to prepare for our assembly items, then performed the items wonderfully on the big day! You all looked awesome on stage...  All that hard work really paid off!  I hope your families also enjoyed the show!

Welcome back to school for Term 4!

It was fantastic to see everyone again and hear all about your holidays.  We have made a great start to this term at school...

We've been writing recounts about our holidays, reading great books, including our class book: 'Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone' which is great fun!

We have also been learning about fractions and finding the fraction of a shape or a set of objects in Maths.  We had a subtraction basic facts test today.  Three people got 100% - Yahoo!  Keep working on your basic facts knowledge at home.  It really helps you to improve!  We are now focusing on our four times tables.  For those that know these already, you can work on improving your speed of recall, or try some more challenging times tables.

This week we have also had two sessions related to Civil Defence's 'Get Ready NZ' campaign.  We have been learning about natural disasters and how we can help our families be prepared for them.

For the next 6 weeks on Thursdays our school is having a 'Cultural Rotation'.  This involves each student being part of two different groups outside of our own room.  The options are:  Kapa Haka, Pacifika, Art, Movie making, Jump Jam, Poi & Te Rakau, Choir and Chinese Fan Dancing.  We are so lucky to have the opportunity to experience many different activities within our school!

To finish, I have a lovely quote to share from Olivia today:  'I love being at school and spending time with our class and our teacher!"  Thanks, Olivia - I enjoy spending time with you all too!