Litte Chick and her Egg are still in Room 7

Don't forget to keep an eye out for Little Chick and her Egg to earn yourself points for the Easter Goodies on Thursday.  Just post a comment with the locations to be in to win.

Highlights from the start of our year

Sailing

One of our highlights is sailing.  We really enjoyed all the fun and fantastic activities we did and also enjoyed sailing in the optimist yachts. We listened to the instructor and he told us everything we needed to know about sailing. Then we started our way up slowly to allow us to learn all the different kids of sailing rules. We just can’t wait to start again next year or later this year!

Technology

Our second highlight is going to technology we love cooking, designing our own recipes, doing wood work and metal work. The types of pasta we make are really interesting and yummy. We are always very excited on Thursdays to start a new adventure.

Whanau Games

A few weeks ago we had Whanau games it was great fun and the activities were great for making us puff.  Some of the games were water race, blue mat, water balloons and more. We only do Whanau games once a year. The Whanau games were one of our highlights because we loved changing over to different kinds of activities every fifteen minutes.

Fear Factor

A couple of days ago some of the people in our class got put into groups of four (two girls and two boys).  The Fear Factor was all about testing your skills with what to do in a fire and what you would do if someone was in danger. This is our version of becoming a police officer.

We can’t wait until rafting next week! J

Our Highlights of the start of the year

 Some highlights of our year are …

• Whanau games because it was our first year to help organize the event and it was lots of fun demonstrating how to play the games.
• Sailing because we got to try something new and we had an exciting experience.
• Having Mrs Baines as our teacher in 2013

Whanau Picnic & Games

Two weeks ago we had a Whanau Picnic and Games afternoon. First we ate our lunch and then we played some games.  Room 7 set the games up for the school, here are some of the games:

*water race

*water throw

*blue mat

*races

* and lots of other games

We had lots of fun.

Then we split up into our Whanau and got ready for our big game.  The game that everybody had been waiting for was when you have to run carrying a balloon however you wish but you can't use your hands.

Easter Chick Hunt

Find "Little Chick" and her "Egg" and earn points on the Easter Chick Hunt.  The person with the most points on Thursday the 28th of March will win a selection of Easter Goodies.  To earn points you need to place a comment with the location of "Little Chicken" or her "Egg".  Points are awarded for the first to the fifth people to locate each item.  Once five people have located each they are moved to new hiding spots.  Happy hunting.

The start of 2013

At the start of the year we had a new school.  We were looking forward to a big grass area and a new place to learn.  A few days later we had the official school opening and there were lots of past teachers and parents. Kapa Haka sung some great songs and the school was blessed. Lewis cut the cake and Samatha cut the ribbon. The new school is awesome.

Whanau Games

 

A few weeks ago we had a games afternoon.  We had to organise a game for the each Whanau. We were responsible for the water balloon toss activity. First of all we had to fill up a lot of water balloons. Once we had filled all of them up we had to figure out what we were going to do for the game because we didn’t have enough for everyone to have more than two.  We decided that once they had popped their water balloons they went over to throwing the bean bags and tennis balls into hoop.  Each hoop had a different number of points and whoever had the most points at the end won. The games afternoon was a lot of fun.        

Our Highlights

Sailing

A few weeks ago we went to the Otago Yacht Club to learn to sail. The yacht instructor taught us what everything was, how to steer and tie the ropes. Then we went off into pairs to the waterfront.  We were in optimist yachts which are like really small boats you can only fit 2 people in. We raced from buoy to buoy, played netball and soccer. It was really fun and overall a great experience.

 

Technology

Every Thursday Room 7 walk down to Technology at Taieri College. The Year 8's are doing metalwork and the Year 7's are doing cooking. We have made lots of yummy food like Spanish omelets, scones, macaroni , pasta.  Last week we made our own pasta creations without recipies which most of us thought were delicious.

Family Challenge

Use your imagination and all of the tools in your learners tool kit and create a display, blog post, poster, video clip ...........  The list of how you could do this is endless so choose what suits you best.

The challenge is to create a visual display that shares about your family with Room 7. 

Remember throughout the term there are going to be a number of challenges.  The more challenges you complete to a high standard the more points you earn for the class competition. 

Our Buddies

Meet our Buddies.  We meet with our Room 1 Buddies every Friday from 11 - 11:30 am.  This is a fun time and a great way to get to know the younger children in our school.  Thanks for hosting us each week Mrs Ngatai.

Soccer Success

Congratulations Jayden on your successful selection into the Burnley Soccer Academy.  We look forward to updates on the blog about your training kit and schedule.  All the best as you begin this very busy programme.

Introducing Room 7 2013

Please meet the fantastic Room 7 class for 2013.  A great group of learners who have begun the year with enthusiasm and dedication.