It was a pity about the weather on Wednesday, but the athletics were able to go ahead on Friday and everyone had a good day. Unfortunately these photos only represent shot put, and some of the relay runners.

This week has also seen us putting our best effort into PAT testing. So far we have completed listening, vocab and comprehension and next week we just have maths to do. We have also started our topic "Water for life", begun some lovely pencil sketches of water, and almost finished our cards about the marae trip.

Week 3

What an exciting week we have had - a very memorable trip to Araiteuru Marae on Wednesday, then our turn to do the assembly item on Thursday.
The students were great at the Marae on Wednesday, showing respect to the occasion, enthusiasm in the activities, diligence and perseverance when the tasks were quite challenging, excellence in their waiata performance of Harreuia, and citizenship in the ways they helped each other.
Here are a few of the photos that give a glimpse of the day.

To see a sample of Dougie telling us the story of Tenera and the whale, click this link. 

Tenera and the Whale

To see us attempting the Left and Right game with the rakau (lots of fun!) click this link. 

Rakau Game

On Thursday Miss Benington helped us to complete a human slide show about our day at the Marae. This was our assembly item that afternoon. Unfortunately the camera wasn't able to hold the whole item - it missed the last 30 seconds - but here is a link to most of it.

Room 8 assembly item

This week it was great to chat to parents and students about their goals for the year. It's always impressive to hear how in touch a lot of children are about their learning and the realistic goals they are able to set for themselves.
The room 8 students certainly are a stunning bunch.

Most of the coats of arms are finished and on the wall.

This week we did some drama around the proverbs and whakatauki that we have been looking at - "Too many cooks spoil the broth" and "Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi" "With your basket and my basket the people will live."

We also welcomed back Rosemary Johnston this week. Rosemary has been in Japan, but is able to spend several weeks with us before returning to Japan towards the end of the term. 

Next week the big event is the trip to the Araiteuru marae on Wednesday, and also Room 8's assembly item on Thursday. Tune in next week for photos of these activities!

Week 1.
It is hard to believe a whole week has gone by already We survived the hot weather and have made a great start at getting to know each other and setting routines in the class.
This week we have been making coats of arms, or crests, to show what is important about each of us. We then presented these orally to the class.

We have also been looking at the Code of Care that we live by at Rosebank School and the 4 types of kindness - Caring Kind, Community Kind, Environment Kind and Achieving Kind.

We have made a start on Place Value in Maths; we have written stories about a dog who didn't want to have a bath (do NOT ask your child why Mrs Reid's dog needed a bath), we have had some interesting debates about holiday destinations, practiced for athletics and read a fascinating story from Japan about kindness and gratitude. We have also managed to keep busy on that wet wet lunch time.

Next week we will continue with our routines, setting up homework on Monday, more athletics training every day and preparation for our marae visit on the 14th.