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.