Opposite words and Bully!

Tuesday 21st September
We had a great learning session on opposite words! we learnt that opposites are words with very different meanings. Can you catch out your Mum and Dad?!...
What is the opposite of....
*Happy
* Cold
*Stop
*Stand
*Empty
This afternoon we went to watch the Year 5 and 6 production. It was called Bully! Ask your child what their favourite part was.
Remember that its the Junior Water sale on Thursday. Room 26 will be making 'Jelly Oceans' to sell. Everything at the sale will cost 50 cents and the money goes to other schools in Christchurch who have had problems with water after the big earthquake. If you have any old toys or books that you no longer use, please send them to Room 7 for the sale.

Jump Jam photos!

Friday
We could not believe the amazing weather we saw today!Snow, hail, rain and sunshine in one day. Unfortunately our Cross country day had to be postponed until next term. We have decided to keep up our training and look forward to cross country after the holidays. However, we did get to have a great time participating in Jump Jam in the hall. Here are some photos of us getting groovy!

Spelling ideas...

We have been using this computer game to help us learn our spellings. Go this address and type in your spellings or choose some from the lists. www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html

Tangaroa's Gift

Today we read the beautiful Maori legend, Tangaroa's gift This is a legend that describes how the Paua shell came to be so colourful. We wrote some great descriptions of a Paua shell and created some water colour paintings too. Here are some of our descriptions.

Austin: Today Miss Stephenson showed us a Paua shell. It felt smooth and spikey and it was pink, blue and green. It looked like a rainbow and it was beautiful.

Jasper: I looked at the Paua shell. It was red and blue and green.

Benen: A Paua shell looks really beautiful. It's green and it's blue and it cna be any colour in the world. The beach reminds me of a Paua shell. A Paua shell feels like a soft cat. It is so beautiful!

Hannah.W: At the sea lives a colourful Paua shell. It feels rough on the outside and smooth on the inside. It is like a rainbow rock. When they are dead they show their beautifullness.

Ice cream sundae designs by Room 26.

Friday 9th September

What an exciting, creative and delicious day! As part of our reading this week we created ice cream sundaes that the Giant from our book 'The Giants ice cream' might enjoy. We had to plan our creations and write 3 adjectives to describe them. Then we wrote about our ice creams and of course ate them!! Photos coming soon.

Thanks for everyone for coming to the 3 way conferences! Its great to have everybody together to talk about our learning. Coming soon......Room 26's ice cream creations!! Yummy!

Happy Fathers day! Here is what we think about our Dads.

Hannah. M: " I love my Daddy because he has pens and paper in his office and I can draw on both sides of it".

Morris: " I love my Dad. He owns Alta and gets us lots of T-shirts. he makes me laugh by doing funny things".

Joel: " My Dad is good at chopping wood. He makes lego houses with me and we watch T.V".

Jagan: " I love my Dad because he makes Paper planes, even Concords and he will make them whenever he wants, even at dinner time".

Hannah.W: " I love my Daddy because he helps me in the garden and we pull up weeds together."

Jasper: " I love how my Daddy gets me cardboard so that I can make masks, like Ironman masks".

Carlin:" I love my Daddy. He is good at being in the garden to grow food."

Lottie: " My Dad is great. He gives me hugs and kisses and sometimes I can sleep in his bed. He works for Ray White".

Millie: "I love My Daddy. He lets me paint the new house and build it too."

Austin: " I love my Dad, because he is good at everything. He plays games with me like tackle rugby".

Cody: " I love My Daddy because he will do anything for me, even making the hardest thing in the world".

A great website for maths and literacy games. We have enjoyed playing the Shark place value game and doubles games this week. Try www.ictgames.com

Wednesday 1st September

Wow! Look at Hannah in her new uniform! You look great Hannah.

Just a reminder to parents that 3 way conferences are next week.