Busy end to Term 4

Wow! Where has this year gone? It is less than three weeks until the end of term and we are exceptionally busy in Room 8. We are nearing the end of our Keeping Ourselves Safe Unit and the children have responded well to this. Please be sure to check the "Keeping Ourselves Safe" Page on the Blog to discuss the home activities with your child. Yesterday we started Tennis lessons and these will continue into next week along with Kelly Sports. We are currently in the middle of writing speeches and one Year 4 will represent Room 8 at the Speech Finals night next week. Today Ethan F and Ethan D are off to Interschool Athletics and we wish them all the best.

Keeping Ourselves Safe

Please have a look at the new page on our blog titled Keeping Ourselves Safe. You will find the letter explaining the programme and the home activities that follow up what he have discussed at school during the day. It would be beneficial if you asked your child what was discussed during the day and you find and complete the accompanying activity together. This unit is an important part of your child's learning and your help and support is greatly appreciated.

Writing Competition

We are so proud of Victoria who came second place in the Junior Writing Competition this morning. Her outstanding masterpiece was called "Something Strange".

Frog Week Creations

Last week was National Conservation Week and we were focusing on NZ Native Frogs. On Friday we could create and edible or recyclable frog. Here are some of our creations.

Making Dream Catchers

Today we began making Dream Catchers to give to the children in the children's ward at Waikato Hospital as a way of showing Aroha to people we don't know. Here are a few photos of the first stage which was painting one side of the paper plate black.

Hyperbole

Today we have looked at exaggeration in our writing.

Achievement Awards

A big congratulations to our Term 2 Achievement Award winners! You can all be very, very proud of yourselves!

Simile Writing

This morning I challenged the children to use at least one but no more than two similes. The photo on the white board was before they started writing and the second photo is the Giraffes group.

Our best sentences from today's writing

Free choice writing.

Ben - "Ahoy me harties" I shouted.
Lydia - Matariki means to me family and friends.
Odin - Dead Ant, Dead Ant, Dead Ant.
Holly - Once upon a time there was a captain and his seven pirates.
Debbie - Yay it's the weekend I shouted to my mum.
Phoebe - Happy Birthday I shouted to my sister waking her up startled.
Harriet - In the incredible weekend me and my mum went to Smiggle.
Ella - You are the best teacher in the whole world.
Aidan - Come on mates, follow the deep dark tunnel.
Braydyn - Once upon a time on Zombie Island.
Ethan F - One freezing night me and my friends went out to the woods.
Kate - Last year I had a operation and I had a plate in my leg.
Ryan - "Guns out and shoot" said Ryan and Braydyn as they shot their AK47.
Logan - Once upon a time there were these men called Ryan and Logan and they went to the centre of the earth.
Victoria - Aimee and her family screamed.
Shannon - Aroha is shown in Matariki.
Sophie - The ghosts were running away from the zombies.
Katie - Blue is the view that makes your dreams come alive and warms your heart for a happy day.
Jorja - "Can I get 5000 sticky icky delights and 900 sticky toffees and bring them straight to the Sunny Candy Bar steps."
Jardyn - Oh no! Zombies everywhere.
Sam - Hi my name is Samantha and today I am going to tell you a story about Emma and her older sister Tory.
Aliesha - Splash! The weekend begun.
Zac - "Ahoy me harties, my name's Captain Doherty"

Lydia's Article about Chloe's Weekend

Have a read!

New Books

In the weekend Miss Imber bought some new books for the class. She got one about Shipwrecks, 3 Charlie and Lola Books, 1 Spider book that you wear 3D glasses which make the spiders look big and scary and a chapter book that she is going to start reading to us. Here are some snaps of us with them.

Braydyn's New Car

This morning Aidan interviewed Braydyn and wrote a news report about his new car. Have a read and see what you think. 

News Report from 6 May 2013

Last week Debbie interviewed Phoebe to find out about her holiday. 

Term 2

Room 8 ready for action in Term 2!

Kelly Sports

Here are some photos taken from yesterday's Kelly Sports session. This was to promote their after school programme held on Monday afternoons at school.

Aliesha's Writing

Did I spell managed right? From Aliesha

Breaking News

Today Jorja has interviewed Katie to find out about her exciting weekend.

News Report

This weeks report was written by Zac about Ethan F's weekend