RAIN FOREST EXPRESS

As part of our study on the water cycle we went on a trip to the Waitakere Ranges. We walked about 2kms through the forest to see the Upper Nihotupu Dam where some of the water we use is collected. On the way we saw rivers and waterfalls. We heard lots of birds singing as well. After lunch we went on the Rain Forest Express train. We went through lots of tunnels and over bridges. In the tunnels we saw wetas and beautiful twinkling glow worms. We arrived back at school happy and very tired.

FUN RUN

On the last day of Term 1 the whole school participated in a sponsored fun run to raise funds for our school. We all got sponsored by our family and friends and then we had to run around a course. Our buddies helped us and we all got to choose a prize.

It was fun but very tiring. Look at the photos of our run.

MASK MAKING

Last term we have had fun learning about masks from different cultures. We had a go at making our own masks. Don’t you think they look great.

TEDDY BEARS PICNIC

Over the last two weeks we have been writing about bears. On Friday we all brought our Teddy Bears to school. We made crowns for ourselves and our teddies. Our teddies ate their brain food when we did. We all went down to the wood at the bottom of the back field and had a picnic with our teddies.

We had a great time telling our friends about our special Teddy. Keep looking on the blog for some of our Teddy Bear writing.

ROOM 4 SOFTBALL STARS

During PE this term Room 4 have been learning to play Softball. We have been practising our hitting and throwing skills. It has been great fun. Maybe there might be a budding Black Sox amongst us. Go Room 4 !!!!

CELEBRATING OUR CULTURES.

Last Thursday was race relations day. Along with the rest of the school we celebrated all of the different cultures at Sunnybrae. We dressed up in our national costumes, played games from different countries and made arts and crafts. Some of our Teacher Aides even shared their cultures too.

In Room 4 our cultures are from all over the world, Chinese, Indian, English, Italian, Cook Islands, Samoan, Maori and New Zealand. It has been fun to learn about our differences, similarities and cultures.

SWIMMING

 We have been learning how to swim each afternoon. We are able to get in and out of the pool safely, feel confident in the water, put our heads under, use a board to float and kick and some of us are just learning to use our arms to do freestyle. On Thursday afternoon we all participated in the Junior Swimming Carnival.

It has been nice to cool down on the hot afternoons. Look at the photos of us enjoying the water.

“I can write !”

This week we have been reading the big book

 “I Can Write.”  It's about all the different ways you can write words. We decided we would have a go at writing our words in different ways. We used chalk and water on the concrete, our whiteboards and paint. We got lots of practise at writing words and……

we had lots of fun too.

Buddy Class

On Friday mornings we meet with our Buddy class Room 13. We love having them visit and enjoy the time they spend with us. This week we spent some time getting to know our new buddies.

New Beginnings:

Hi everyone, we are all excited about the start of the new school year. It was great to see our old friends and meet new ones. Over the next few weeks we will welcome three new students to our fantastic learning space. We also have two new Teacher Aides helping us with our learning- Pru Jansen and Rania Anderson. This week we have been learning about how we can work together, how we are different and what makes us special and unique.