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Week 2 of Term 4 is already completed, where has the year gone?

What a busy two weeks we have had, especially having a short week. 
TUESDAY was a partially normal day, our robotics team visited the university for the morning.

WEDNESDAY was Athletics Day. What a great day that was, watching students beat personal records, others achieving something they didn't think they were able to and also watching younger students have their first attempt at an Athletics day.  Check out the video clip we have of it in the post below. 

THURSDAY: Most of Room 19 went for a trial of the Christchurch Schools Music Festival. I was lucky enough to accompany the students. It sounded awesome!

ASSEMBLY: It was Room 19s week to present at Assembly. I was very proud of the students and how quickly they were able to pull it off, with being so busy and with so much going on. Click on the link below to watch.  All of the class really enjoyed the singing. 

Room 19 Assembly Item

Marble Mania

NEXT WEEK: 

TUESDAY: Cobham Testing, Staff vs Students cricket match

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY: Cycle Safety for Year 6 students

Hells Reading Challenge commences next week. Encourage your child to to ready as many books as they are able.  

2017 Athletics

Check out this link for the song you need to know


Bad Hair Day

RICCARTON BUSH

Huge thanks to the parents who came along with us on our trip today, Hiroko, Liz, Annabel and Jian. It was much appreciated. 

We had a fantastic trip today, an awesome presentation by Maressa from Canterbury Museum about Riccarton Bush. We started at the school and walked or straggled our way along to Riccarton Bush. Once we got there were stopped to have some morning tea. 

We learnt about the huge Kahikatea trees. What an amazing sight they were especially when you looked up at their height, as can be seen in the photo below. 

Welcome to our new students in our class today, Sofiya, with the book on her lap and Jannah, her younger sister who is sitting next to her on the right. 

Students are listening carefully (with eyes shut) to the sounds of the native birds in the trees. 

AOTEAROA

AOTEAROA

The Land of the Long White Cloud

Why is New Zealand also know as Aotearoa?

What does it mean: Land of the Long White Cloud?

Today we discussed ideas about why people would want to visit New Zealand? What makes us Unique?

Listed below are some of the reasons we came up with

• Nice beaches - Rocky and sandy
• Nature
• Grass around
• Less Crowded
• Less Pollution
• More clean air
• Native birds and plants
• Skiing
• Adventure 
• Scenery
• Diverse environment ( Clean, green environment)

We also discussed our food that is special or unique

• Feijoas
• Kiwifruit
• Hangi
• Jaffas
• Pineapple lumps
• Honey
• Chocolate fish
• Fish and chips
• Weet-Bix
• Mince pies
• Kumara
• Marmite
• Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
• Pavlova

TERM 4

Welcome back to school for the 4th Term. For some of Room 19 this is their last term. 

• What do you want to achieve before you finish primary school? 
• What goals do you have? 
• How will you go about achieving these goals?

Term 4 is very busy with Athletics, Swimming, class trips etc. 

Please remember to have your wide brimmed sun hat here every day and also your drink bottle, snack food and your smile!

Looking forward to a wonderful last term.