TE REO MAORI SESSIONS

Today we had our first Te Reo Maori class with Mrs Yeoman.  We will be having sessions with Mrs Yeoman every Friday morning this term.  Today we practised our colours (nga tae), were introduced to new whakatauki (proverbs) and sung lots of fun waiata.

INTERNATIONAL DAY

Today is International Day.  Some of the children dressed up to celebrate their country and their culture.

S.P.C.A. CRAFT & BAKE SALE

This morning we held the Room 9 & 11 S.P.C.A. Craft & Bake Sale.  We were all very excited to set up the hall for our stall.  Lots of people had important jobs handling money and even providing security!  Thank you so much to all the parents who helped the children bake for this event.

Because of the generosity of the Room 9 & 11 children, we had so many items that we need to have another sale tomorrow.  All of the leftover items will be just 50c.

After school Mrs McCulley counted up the money we have made so far and she was amazed!  Watch out on the blog to find out what the final total will be!

100 LAP CLUB

Congratulations to Alexis and Luca who are the first two children to be in the Room 11 100 Lap Club.  Awesome running boys!

NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

This afternoon we tested out the new climbing frame in our playground.  Thank you to the PTA who have been busy fundraising and organising the new playground equipment.  Lucky us!

VISITORS FROM JAPAN

Today we had a special assembly to welcome our visitors from our sister school Gifu Shotoku Gakuen in Japan.  Twelve children and three teachers will be at our school for the rest of the week.  Later in the year, a group of George Street Normal School students will be visiting them in Japan.  How exciting!

TARRAH'S LEARNING COMMITMENT

Today Tarrah shared a fantastic PowerPoint with the class as part of her Learning Commitment.  Tarrah went on a super holiday in Wellington and showed us all the fun things she did.

WELCOME TO TERM 3

Welcome to Term 3.  Today a newsletter was sent home to tell you about all the great things we will be doing this term.  There are so many things to look forward to!

TIME FOR A HOLIDAY!

Mrs McCulley would like to wish all of the students and their parents a happy and super fun holiday.  See you all next term!

CONGRATULATIONS LEVI

Levi was very lucky today!  At assembly he was chosen for one of the George Street 'Flame' prizes for showing our school's character values this term.  Levi won vouchers to visit Leap.  Have fun Levi and thanks for being a super boy!

LOGAN PARK ORCHESTRA

This morning we had a very special musical treat - Logan Park Orchestra performed for us in the hall.  We saw lots of interesting instruments and listened to wonderful tunes.

OUR PLAY PERFORMANCES

This morning each group presented their plays to the class.  Everyone did a wonderful job.  What great entertainment for the last day of term!

TEANE'S LEARNING COMMITMENT

Today Teane shared her Learning Commitment.  She made a paper wharenui and her mum made a wooden one.  They were amazing!  Teane kindly gave everyone a paper copy of her wharenui to make in the holidays.  Thanks Teane!

ALEXIS TALKS TO US ABOUT VOLCANOES

As part of his Learning Commitment, Alexis read some of his book to teach us about volcanoes.  We are looking forward to Alexis teaching us more later in the year.

COMPASSION - 'Ripple Video'

Today we looked at a wonderful video about compassion.  We had a great discussion about the importance of helping people in need.  Thank you Jackson for finding this fantastic clip!

PLAYS

Since it is the last week of term, we have been practising plays each day for reading.  On Friday we will be performing 'The Billy Goats Gruff', 'The Fish in the Tree', 'The Genie' and 'Choose Me!'

OUR LAST HOCKEY SESSION

On Monday we had our last 'Small Sticks' hockey session.  We have all improved and many of us now have fantastic hockey skills!