Room N is a Bit Fishy

It is all just a little fishy!
We have had two changes of baking soda. The fish are still a little soft but are drying out nicely.

We have had some great discussions about what will be left once we have finished:
 - just bones
 - it will all disappear
 - the eyes have dissolved
 - They are rotting

 This discussion lead to some research - do bones rot down?
Most students said no because the skeleton is the last thing to decompose. Then we moved onto fossils. Some of the students remembered what fossils are composed of - from our Rock unit in Term 2.

Another two weeks and we should be done.

Zippy Room N

Everyone loves art. We created some zip art - thin strips of paper cut into tabs. Folding the tabs alternately creates the zip appearance. It takes concentration, control and fine motor skills.

Friday Afternoon Buddy Class Fun 😀

Summer Sports

Summer is just about here.  Don't forget your summer sports!

Well done, Brooklyn. You will be a great tennis player.  Keep working hard to TRAIN YOUR BRAIN!

My boxes

Great spelling

Look at what happens when you focus on your work. Well done Room N

Chuchitta the Chinchilla comes to visit Rocking Room R 😀

Lions poem by Jaxon

Loud Growls!

In the jungle

On the ground lazily lying.The

Night is eerily silent as they

Stealthly tip toe through the forest

Apes poem by Regan

Ants are my favourite thing to eat.                          

People try to hunt me down

Enormous bodies to take car of our babies 

Swinging around the trees

Dogs poem by Jamie

Digging deep holes under the ground to find his bone

Of we we go to get my puppy

Good dogs sometimes they get treats

Swimming in the lake with Roxy my pet.

Ki O Rahi Traditional Maori Game

We are lucky to have Crete and Brad at school teaching us a traditional Maori game called Ki o Rahi. It sounded very tricky but by the end of our session we were awesome. We look forward to getting better each week! 

Room M Rabbit Habit Poem

In our class each week we have a shared reading focus poem. This week it was Rabbit Habit by Liana Mahoney. Our challenge was to write an extra verse using action verbs. Here are a few of our poem verses.

Rabbit Habit

By Room M

 I have a Rabbit Habit
I like to crunch and chew
On celery logs and carrot sticks,
And apple wedges too.

I have a rabbit habit

I like to chomp and munch

on crispy greens and juicy grapes

mmmm rabbit food for lunch.

i have a rabbit habit 

i like to slurp and gobble

mmm... rabbit food for lunch

By Bryson

I have a rabbit habit 

I like to devour crispy carrot

and chomp on grass 

I like to gobble broccoli 

mmm... rabbit food for lunch

By Regan

I have a rabbit habit.

I like to gobble and devour.

On beetroot and asparagus.

Yum yum rabbit food in my tum.

By Jaye

I have a rabbit habit

I like to graze and nibble

on kale and lettuce

mmm... rabbit food for dinner

By Seanna

I have a rabbit habit 

I like to gobble and nibble. 

On delicious cabbage and nice spring onion.

 Mmm rabbit food for tea.

By Greer.

I have a rabbit habit 
I like to nibble and devour
on fresh spring onion
and curly Kale 
Too!
By Annika.




I have a rabbit habit
I like to scoff apple down
my juicy throat
Mmm...rabbit food for lunch
By Jamie

I have a rabbit habit
I like to gobble up 
greens and eat grass
mmmm greens yum yum yum 
By Javiah



I have a rabbit habit
I like to chomp on broccoli
and also silver beat
I have a rabbit habit 
mmmm rabbit food 
for breakfast
By kailan

I have a rabbit habit 
I like to munch on
cabbage and kale 
mmm rabbit food for lunch 
By Aaliyah



I have a rabbit habit
I like to gobble and graze
on greens and beans
 I have a feast with it all day long
By Tyler

I have a rabbit habit
I scoff yam and kale
I have rabbit habit
nibble scoff gobble
By Pyper

I have a rabbit habit
I like to slurp and feast 
on asparagus and spring
onion for dinner every day
By Rose

I have a rabbit habit
I like to graze and devour
on beetroot, yams and kale
Mmmmm...rabbit food for tea
from Thornton



I have a rabbit habit 
I like to gobble up
grass for morning tea and carrot
for lunch and also lettuce for tea
from Levi 

Rio Olympics Study 2016

As the completion to our Olympic Games Study we created Olympic medals out of clay.

Don't we look proud! 

The Bear

One stinking hot summer day I was minding my own business.  All I could hear was the birds tweeting and squawking, and my fishing line plopping in the water.  Then I heard something roaring.  I thought it was a deer, but when it came around the corner it was a bear.  Aww! A huge brown bear.  Just then I froze, "Oh no! The bear is coming this way."  I closed my eyes waiting for its white fangs to sink into my flesh.  But instead it gave me a big sloppy lick that felt like eel slime sliding across my face.  The bear had to eat all the salmon I caught.  "Come on, man.  Why did you do that!"

ROAR!

By Jayden   Room N

Olympic Medals Rock

Room N Rocking Art Rotation

Room N was the centre of cave drawing.  We had a quick look at some famous paintings from the south of France.

Then we had a quick go ourselves.

Finally we were set free to draw in our own little cave (or as close as we could get to a cave).  It was hard to draw on the bottom of the desks.  We even had a surprise visitor - Can you spot him?

Have a look at some of our finished work

Millie's reading.

I loved reading with Mrs McKay!

Middle Team PJ Day

We looked super comfy on  P J Day today. We had lots of fun with our soft toys. 

Room M Enviro Day Term 2

We had a blast creating heavenly havens for our garden friends today. Thank you to Christine and Dave Riddy for all your help. We are proud of our efforts. We can't wait to see them up in the MSS gardens. 

Where and with whom

Where do you like to read?  Who do you like to read to?

What a great place to read.  It must be very comfortable for both you and your cat. 

 What will you read next?  You have nearly finished the book. Ka pai

Middle Team Celebration Day

Next Tuesday the 5th of July is the Middle Team Celebration Day. It is a fun day to say thank you to our students for their amazing Rainbow behaviour throughout the term. 

This term we will be having a PJ Day. So wear your pjs or a onesie to school for the day, bring along a teddy bear or soft toy to join in too!! We look forward to seeing what you wear! 

Any questions please see your class teacher. 

Arohanui Shorts Day Shots

Today was Arohanui Hospice Shorts Day. The Middle Team children were very creative with their shorts. Well done to Pypah Kaiuha who won Middle Team Supreme Shorts Design. Here are some pictures of our day!

Many funky, bright and creative shorts ideas!

Pypah's winning creation, beautiful shorts Pypah!

Showing off our shorts

The whole school gathered to take a picture of all our fabulous shorts. We can't wait to see what it looks like!! 

The winners of the class votes, ka pai Annika, Honor and Ella!

Shorts Day for Hospice

On Tuesday next week the Middle Team will be wearing shorts to school to support Arohanui Hospice Shorts Day. We will still need to wear our uniform top and shoes on the day. 

Prizes will be given to the most creative, prettiest and brightest shorts! 

Happy Birthday 'Pieface'

Measuring

We have been having great fun measuring all sorts of things in the classroom.  Today we measured eachother.