Poetry Competition

Congratulations to Tayla, Emily and Kacey who were selected to represent Room 18 in the Year 3 & 4 Poetry Competition. Runner-ups were Aoife and Ruby. On Thursday we were proud to hear them perform in front of an audience of Year 3 and 4 children and family members. First place went to Sophie in Room 17, second place to Rory in Room 16 and we were all excited when Tayla was awarded third place. Aoife, Charlotte, Cooper and Erin also presented the poems they wrote earlier this term. Check out the videos of our poets below.

Assembly - Term 3 Week 6

We were very proud to host the Year 3 assembly on Wednesday and enjoyed sharing our Sock Puppet Dragons and Maui & the Sun pictures. After some hard work, and many reminders, we were finally awarded the Heather Trophy for the tidiest cloakroom. Remember to keep those bags zipped and coats hung up. Special congratulations to Cooper, Angel and Charles who received certificates. Well done everyone.

Static Electricity

We were reading a book at the end of the day that talked about static electricity so we did some quick exploring with balloons and tissue paper.

If you want to find out more click on the images below. Try out some of the other investigations at home - we would love to hear about what you discover.

Relaxed Reading

What a lovely sunny day we all enjoyed this afternoon. Here are a few pictures of the Pukeko Reading Group enjoying their reading in the butterfly garden.

Term 1, Week 5 Highlights

It has been another busy week in Room 18. Our writing frames are finished and showcase our great senses poems from Aquagym. Come and check them out.

On Wednesday we hosted the Year 3 assembly were we shared some of our published writing. Congratulations to Henry T, Tayla and Angel who received certificates and to Room 17 who were awarded the Heather Trophy for the tidiest cloakroom.

This week we been working on our Tagxedo art. Once we have brainstormed our words, we are teaching each other how to use this great programme. Here are some of the finished tagxedos now on display in the classroom. See if you can work out who the author/artist is from the words, colour and shapes chosen.

If you want to try some of these at home go to http://www.tagxedo.com/ You may need to download a programme called Silverlight - but just follow the instructions. I think these could be turned into great mouse mats or mugs for presents!

The News Reporters shared some special items with us on Friday. Finn brought in a remote controlled tarantula which caused quite a stir.

On Friday, Room 18 made musical instruments out of recycled 'junk'. What an amazing range of sounds you could make. Aoife, Charlotte, Jesse Kacey and Tayla formed a band and gave an impromptu performance. Click on the image to hear the music and keep an eye out for their debut album!

Year 3 Assembly - Term 1, Week 3

Thank you to Room 16 who hosted the Year 3 assembly on Wednesday. We enjoyed listening to your "Who Am I?" writing and trying to guess who it was. Your tagxedo art was inspiring and we are looking forward to making our own this week. Congratulations to Emily, Cooper & Charlotte who received certificates this week, and to Room 17 who won the Heather Trophy for the tidiest cloakroom.