Te Reo Maori Celebration Week

Question of the Week

If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?

• I would do gymnastics in the house. Ella
• I would go into a plane and fly away with it. Eddie
• I would do gymnastics in the classroom. Maggie 
• I would go around the classroom and frighten everybody. Stevie
• I would scare my little sister out of my room! Poppy
• I would go around tickling people. Hannah
• I would run away from home because I want a new TV! Lachie
• I would throw stuff out of the window. Bella
• I would go around doing 'the crabby' to people. Ben
• I would secretly go to Mum's shopping list and write what I want on the list, like ice cream! Cameron
• I would do break dancing in the classroom. Ashton
• I would play the spinning game in the classroom. Emily
• I would hug everyone in the school. Eleanor
• I would go to Batman's headquarters and say 'Hello!' Oliver
• I would go to the Hall of Fame and take down all of the pictures so I can turn my house into the Hall of Fame! Max
• If I saw a person robbing the bank and coming my way, I would trip them up. Tristan
• I would bring Meila into the classroom. Jade
• I would play in the playground during class time! Cooper
• I would run away from work so that I don't have to work there anymore. Brody
• I would bounce on Mum's bed and do flips. Juan
• I would go to sleep all day and play all night outside. Sophie
• I would play pranks on everyone. Paige
• I would go to my friend's house when my Mum and Dad say I can't. Finn
• I would sneak into my Mum's wardrobe and get all of the lollies. Caleb
• I would go around the class and leave bits of chocolate on children's books who are doing great learning. Mrs Olynsma

Animals and Us - Canine Friends Pet Therapy and Nightrave Greyhound Rehoming

On Monday, the Canine Pet Therapy group and the Nightrave Greyhound rehoming people and their dogs came to our classroom. Ben

They came to our classroom to tell us about what Pet Therapy do in NZ. Eleanor

Pet Therapy go around rest homes in Feilding and visit people that aren't having a good day. They put a smile on their face. Hannah

The Greyhound re homing people find new homes for greyhounds when they retire from racing. Lachie

This is Murphy! His breed is a schnauzer and he is cute! Poppy is a little bit scared of dogs, but was happy to give Murphy a pat. Emily and Ella

I enjoyed seeing the dogs because they made me feel happy. Stevie

I enjoyed watching Murphy do his little tricks. He did a paw shake and rolling over. Poppy

This me cuddling the greyhound. I'm hidden behind Els. Maggie

I had the world's best time cuddling Oakey Dokey because he was a great cuddler! Eddie

The dogs were so cuddly and calm. Tristan

The scarves said 'Canine Friends' and when they put them on, they know it is work time. Juan

Look! Everyone is smiling ... including the dogs! Mrs Olynsma

This is Cobby just before he kissed me! I like dog kisses! Cooper

This is me right next to Murphy. Murphy was my favourite dog there. Ashton

Aaawwwwaaaaaaa!

This is me, Sophie, cuddling Sophie!!! Sophie

They got a surprise of Smacko's for coming and sharing about Pet Therapy and Greyhound Re homing. Cameron

Thank you for coming! By Room 2

Kapa Haka Performance

Question of the Week

If you were a teacher and the kids in your class wouldn't listen to you, what would you do?

 

Kick them in the bottom and shout at them! Hannah

I would yell and tell them to stop. Jade

I would yell at them. Cooper

I would throw them outside! Brody

I would say "You need to stay in class during lunch time." Eddie

Scream, and then faint. Ben

I would get the principal in and get the principal to yell at them. Stevie

I would say "I command you to do 20 laps around the school!" Cameron

Kick them in the bottom and tap them over the head! Oliver

I would say "We are going to play the quiet game and if you are not, you are going to go to the Thinking Spot!" Eleanor

I would send them to the office. Harper

I would yell at them! Poppy

I would say "Go to the Principal and have time out." Alannah

I would get a ruler and smack them on the knuckles! Emily

I would throw a turtle at them. Max

I would make them do 1000 push ups. Caleb

I would scream and run out of the room. Lachie

I would throw them out the window. Tristan

I would scream and go out of the classroom. Sophie

I would yell at them and send them to the thinking spot. Maggie

I would use them as a dart board but not use real darts! Ella

I'd give them an evil look. Finn

While the kids are eating lunch, I would make a robot T Rex that would do whatever I say and it would chase them! Ashton

I'd put them in the dungeon for 10 minutes. Blake

I would send them outside for 10 mins and send them back in. Bella

I would make them do 10 chin ups. Paige

I would peg them to the art wires by their ears!!! Mrs Olynsma

 

 

Animals and Us - Research

This week I set the children a challenge to use a website to find information about an organisation that uses animals to help people. They worked in groups of three and used a Tic Tac Toe graphic organiser to record their findings. It was wonderful to see the children working as a team and taking on the challenge of reading the information and making sure that what they wrote down they understood.

They then had to prepare what they had learned to share with the class. Each group had researched a different organisation so had to think carefully about the audience and how they could get them to understand what they had found out. Ask your child to tell you about what they found out!