Christmas Tree

We were lucky to be asked to make some decorations to decorate the Nelson Hospital Christmas tree. Rooms 3, 6 and 7 made decorations and today 7 children went to put them on the tree.
The tree looked beautiful and lots of people stopped to look at it while we were decorating.
We had a lot of fun and even got a ride in the buggy.
We hope the tree helps to cheer people up in the hospital.

A Message from Room 6

Hi to all Maggie's relations,
Thank you for all the lovely comments you have posted on our blog. We don't get many comments and we really enjoyed reading them. Your comments were really cool.
Aunty Sarah, we were wondering what it is like in Rumania. Is it warm or cold? What season is it? Do you make snowmen at Christmas time? We found Rumania on the map. Does it mostly rain all the time? What is your house made out of? Is it like our houses in Nelson? Why are you living in Rumainia? Do you like it?

We loved Maggie's story too. Maggie got a Principal's award at the last school assembly for the wonderful words and phrases she uses in her stories.

From all of the kids in Room 6

Ahoy, Me Hearties

At Discovery time on Friday we had a pirate theme. We made pirate hats, flags, eye patches and parrots. We also made pirate ships out of lots of different things and dressed up.

Story Competition

The Minstrel came to school and sang and told us stories about how to look after our sea life so there will be fish for tomorrow.
He left a fishing rod as a prize for the best fishing story.
Below are the 2 stories chosen from Room 6 to go into the competition.


One day, under the sea, lived an octopus, a puffer fish and a sea butterfly. One day puffer fish found a hook. She was terrified. She hurried to the Guardian of the Sea. It was an octopus.
He said, “What is the matter?”
“People are taking all the fish.”
Octopus was furious. He loved his kingdom. He found Sea Butterfly.
Sea Butterfly said, “Let’s get them!”
So they swam to the other side and found them. With a swish of a tentacle the boats were gone.
“Well done, Octopus. You saved us.”
And they lived happily ever after.

By Maggie

One day I went fishing with my Dad. When my Dad caught a fish and it was too big I said, “Put it back in the water. That fish might be a mama fish and it might have eggs. You have to put it back.”
Then Dad caught a little fish. “It is too little.” I told him to put it back so it could grow.
I caught a right size fish and I ate it when we got home.

By Matthew

Hello

Hi Billy
It was great to read your comment on our blog. We are missing you too but it's good to know you're having fun.
We would love to hear the sad story of Gelert's grave when you get back.
Lots of us went to the soccer prize giving in the weekend and some of us got medals.
We hope you keep having fun and see lots of exciting things that you can tell us about when you get back.
We hope you're taking some photos.
Love from all your friends in Room 6.

Folk Dance

In the afternoon we did a show and it was called Folk Dance. Rooms 6 and 7 danced first. Our very first dance was Jiffy Mixer. The second dance was Kotahitanga.
By Marcus, Kaio and Matthew.

The folk dance was lots of fun. Rooms 3, 4, 6 and 7 did the folk dances. It was hard. Families came to watch us. They had to dance too.
By Ollie, Benjamin and Billy.

On Tuesday we went to do folk dance. We did Jiffy Mixer and Kotahitanga. Jiffy Mixer is from America. In Kotahitanga we can say "Hei" in a growly voice. Folk dance was fun. At the end we all did some dances together with our families. Mums and Dads and Grandads and Nanas came.
By Olivia, Shea and Emily.

Peter and the Wolf

Yesterday we went to the Theatre Royal. We watched Peter and the Wolf and other dances. The Theatre Royal has been rebuilt. My Dadda helped rebuild the Theatre Royal. They did a really, really great job on the Theatre Royal. The ceiling looked just like a castle.
The cat was the funniest character in Peter and the Wolf. The cat, called Ivan, was my favourite character in Peter and the Wolf. One of the hunters was one of Oliver's big sisters. At home we've got the book and CD of Peter and the Wolf.
Bye for now.
Charlotte

Discovery Time

Every Friday afternoon we join Room 7 for Discovery Time. We can choose from lots of different activities. This is one of our favourite times of the weeks. The last two weeks our focus has been sharing. We talked about what sharing would look like. At the end of Discovery time we gave examples of friends who had shared.

STRIKE

Yesterday we had three people from "Strike" perform on percussion instruments. They used drums, a marimba, Cook Island drums, and even fire coming from bottles. The liquid that made the fire was made from dragon tears and fairy laughter. It was a fun performance to watch.
By Room 6

Java Dance Show

On Monday morning we all went to the hall to watch the Java Dance Company perform. There were 4 dancers and they told a story using dance. One of the dancers was Gina who used to go to our school.
We all really enjoyed the performance.
By Room 6

Cross Country

Our whole school ran the cross country. We ran around the school. It was great fun and we ran really fast.

Birds

On Monday we went to science. We talked about birds and their feathers.
There is a sort of feather that is called a down feather. Down feathers keep birds warm.
By Sol.

On Monday we went to science and looked at feathers from birds. Birds have feathers for flying and for warmth. We drew some feathers.
By Ollie

Science

We have started science with Sterling. We talked about natural disasters. We made volcanoes in the sandpit. It was great fun.

Kapa Haka

Every Thursday the whole school goes to the hall for Kapa Haka. We sing waiata and learn some Moari commands. Madsen takes us for Kapa Haka. We all love going.

Life Education Bus

The Life Education Bus visited school last week. Below are some of the reports about our visit.

On Monday Rooms 3, 4, 6, 15 and 2 went on the Life Education Bus with their class.
I liked the bit when Harold sang to us and when we got to look after Harold’s friends.
By Olivia

I went to the Life Education Bus. It was fun. I love Harold. He was my favourite puppet.
I learned where to put out things in our body. It was good. I loved it very much.
By Emily

On Wednesday we all went to the Life Education Bus. We saw Victoria and Harold Giraffe and his friends. We learned to eat good stuff and we enjoyed talking with our friends and watching. I didn’t like the puzzle much because it didn’t look like a puzzle.
By Elisha

"The Wonky Donkey"

On Tuesday of last week we had visiting author, Craig Smith, come and talk to the school. Craig is also a song writer and has a CD of songs which is available at Whitcoulls. His book, “The Wonky Donkey,” was written from one of these songs. “The Wonky Donkey” has been shortlisted for the NZ Post Book Awards as one of the best picture books. The books which have made it to the finals will be displayed in the school library and children will be able to vote for their favourite next term.
Below are some reports from Room 6 about Craig Smith.

On Tuesday Craig Smith came to Clifton Terrace School and sang a song called . . .
“The Wonky Donkey.” It is funny because it has a stinky donkey in it. It starts off like this:
“I was walking down the road and I saw a donkey. Hee how.”
Ollie

We went to the hall to see Craig Smith. He sang some songs and then he sang, “The Wonky Donkey.” It was very funny. I asked him, “Do you have a real donkey?” and he said, “No.”
Joseph

Today we went t the hall to see Craig Smith and he sang some songs for us. My favourite song was “The Wonky Donkey.” He sang 5 more songs. Room 3 and Room 4 and Room 6 and Room 2 and Room 15 and Room 8 all came.
Courtney

Rafts

Snakes read an article about making rafts from flax stalks.
Cherry-Ann collected all we needed to make them and helped us.
We tried them out in the swimming pool.
They were awesome!

School Triathlon

Last Friday we had our school triathlon. The Year 3 to Year 6 children ran, biked and swam. We started with a run and the went to the pool to swim two widths and then ran back to the finish line. It was a fun day and Room 6 did really well.

A NEW YEAR

Our school year has just begun with a new teacher and new class. At the moment we are in Room 14 as our classroom, Room 6, is being totally refurbished. We are hoping we can move in soon and unpack all the things in storage. We will put some photos of our new room on the blog when we move in.
We've been busy working out what groups we will be in for reading, writing and maths. We have also decided on the class rules we think will make our room a happy and safe place to learn and play. These are the rules we decided on.


*We respect others by keeping our hands to ourselves and using kind words

*We use our listening manners when others are talking

*We try our hardest in all we do

*We use quiet, inside voices

*We look after our own and other people’s property

We are looking forward to a great year.