What makes our bodies work?

Yesterday we looked at the learning intentions for what we are going to be learning about over the next few weeks. Our focus for inquiry/health is what is inside our bodies and what makes them work. We were all very excited and enthused and to start off we did an entry activity to show Miss Fleet all that we knew. We traced a human body on paper the wrote, drew, and labelled all the pieces of the body that we knew including organs, parts, systems, bones, and muscles. It was very interesting and also humorous but was a great way to become confident in discussing and learning about our bodies. We are looking forward to the next step.

Meeting our 2017 buddy class -Room 1

On Friday we enjoyed our first buddy class session - bonding over a fun swim. We were able to help our little buddies with some skills they are learning to do -floating on their backs, and diving down to the bottom of the pool. We were great helps and our buddies certainly enjoyed us showing and helping them.  We finished our session off with some fun noodle races. They were so funny and we had a great time!

Summer Swimming!

We had a wonderful first week in room 5. We especially enjoyed getting our swimming programme well under way. We all did a self evaluation before starting swimming to assess where we thought we were.

We are now into teaching and learning. Here a few pictures to show you what we have been doing so far. 

Introducing the wonderful class of 2017!

It is my pleasure to introduce my awesome class of 2017.. Everybody meet Room 5! 

Aren't they a brilliant looking bunch, full of knowledge, humor, and enthusiasm? 

Exciting times ahead!

2017 here we go!!

And just like that, the summer holidays are all over and we are set and excited about getting back into school routines! How awesome!
I am really looking forward to tomorrow - meeting and seeing Room 5, 2017 come together! It's going to be a great year, full of wonderful learning and exciting experiences as we develop our skills and knowledge in so many areas.

Don't forget your togs and sun hats team! See you all bright and early, as we get this awesome year under way!

Stay tuned for an update tomorrow, introducing the wonderful and new look Room 5, 2017!

Slipping around!

We had an awesome time yesterday on the slip n slide. There was some great action and some funny falls! Thanks Miss Simpson for organising this. We had a blast!

Photo Scavenger Hunt

We did a cool photo scavenger hunt around the school, using our creative thinking hats. We came up with and found some interesting things. We displayed some of our findings in pic collages. Take a look...

Athletics Day!

What a great day this was! The weather was on our side and we had an absolute blast! We had an awesome time going around all the fun sport activities then did our very best in our 100m sprint races. The house chants and house relays were exciting and well done to all those who participated and placed. Thanks teachers for a great day! We certainly all enjoyed ourselves!

Our Camp!

Last week we were extremely lucky to enjoy a 2 day camp. We had an absolutely wonderful time and learnt loads of new knowledge about our native trees and birds, as well as some other native animals and creatures. Thanks Miss Fleet for the organisation of a fun filled, knowledge fueled camp!

On Thursday, we visited Pukaha Mt Bruce where we had a fantastic guide. She was super knowledgeable and had plenty to share with us. We were very, very lucky to see Manukura (little white kiwi) and Turua (North Island Brown Kiwi) in the nocturnal kiwi house. They were both so active and we even witnessed Manukura dancing and jumping around. It was really funny and we tried so hard to keep quiet. Another highlight was seeing Miss Fleet, and Mr Monk feed the gigantic eels. We thought it was really funny, as Miss Fleet was scared of them -we don't really blame her, they were huge and had extremely sharp teeth. We would like to thank all the parent helpers and Mrs Simpson who provided us with transport for us.

On Friday, we visited Kitchener Park, where Mr Scott guided us around and had a mound of knowledge to share with us about native bush and trees. We learnt about many new species of native tree as well as some of the issues they face with introduced species, and predators.
We then were very lucky to be able to go to the park and the pools, have pizza for lunch and have a fun, relaxing afternoon.

WALT measure perimeter

At the moment we are learning all about measurement. Yesterday we learnt about what perimeter is and how we measure it. Today we are having loads of fun calculating perimeters of places around the school.
We are measuring the perimeter of:

• The netball court
• Soccer field
• Classroom
• Construction play ground
• Our purple group learning table
• Our individual blue desks
• A whiteboard duster

New Zealand Native Tree Research

We are learning all about New Zealand native plants and animals. We recently completed some identifying and and research of native trees. Here are some of our findings.

Pet day antics!

The weather was kind enough for us to get out there and show our pets off this morning. It was really nice to be able to share our furry/feathered/fluffy friends with others and share all our wonderful knowledge about looking after these beautiful creatures. Unfortunately the weather cut things a little bit short but we thoroughly enjoyed our pet day morning anyway!

Groovy!

Friday night disco was heaps of fun! We really enjoyed grooving and dancing to awesome music, and having an awesome time with our friends. Thanks to the student council and Miss Simpson for bringing this evening together! Check out the evidence!

Cross Country Fun!

What an afternoon Friday was. The weather held out for us and everyone did an amazing job running their best in the cross country. Well done to everyone on a top effort and a special congratulations to those top placed students.
Here is some awesome footage!

Get your dancing shoes ready!