Saturday, 2 March 2019
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Saturday, 5 May 2018
Term 2 Begins
It has been a great start to the second term.
We welcomed Mrs. Ashworth, who will be teaching us on Thursdays and Fridays for the rest of the year. Simra and Hussain joined Room 25 this week as well. It's fantastic to have them in the class and they brought lots of enthusiasm for learning with them.
Last term we made self-portraits in Visual Art. These used Paul Klee patterns combined with Frido Kahlo's ideas around representation. Added to these were adjectives that best described us. Enjoy.
We welcomed Mrs. Ashworth, who will be teaching us on Thursdays and Fridays for the rest of the year. Simra and Hussain joined Room 25 this week as well. It's fantastic to have them in the class and they brought lots of enthusiasm for learning with them.
Last term we made self-portraits in Visual Art. These used Paul Klee patterns combined with Frido Kahlo's ideas around representation. Added to these were adjectives that best described us. Enjoy.
Saturday, 24 March 2018
Cross Country Week
It was all on for our Cross Country race this week.
Despite losing a shoe, Sean still managed to win the 7 year old boys section of the race. Everyone else put in a strong showing, putting lots of heart into the race.
Despite losing a shoe, Sean still managed to win the 7 year old boys section of the race. Everyone else put in a strong showing, putting lots of heart into the race.
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| Afreeth striking toward the finishing line |
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| Zayd Ali finishes with energy to spare
It's been great to see everyone do so well in our Spelling Tests. Great work Room 25.
We've been reading 'The Spy Meeting' this week, learning how to dress and act as a spy. Slinking, creeping, sneaking: these verbs are now part of our lexicon for writing.
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Saturday, 17 March 2018
EOTC Week
What an exciting and action-packed week we have just had.
We have been doing lots of learning about how to keep safe at the beach, leading up to our visit to Red Beach on Friday. The Surf Lifesavers of Red Beach gave us lots of help with our learning and made sure that we had lots of fun at the beach.
Red and yellow are now our favourite colours.
We have been doing lots of learning about how to keep safe at the beach, leading up to our visit to Red Beach on Friday. The Surf Lifesavers of Red Beach gave us lots of help with our learning and made sure that we had lots of fun at the beach.
Red and yellow are now our favourite colours.
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| Buster learns how to rescue Hibban |
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| Getting ready to go in the water |
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| Sean wrestles with his boogie board |
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| Is that the sea out there? |
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| Having fun in the surf |
Using Adjectives & Similes in Our Writing
We've been using adjectives and similes in our writing, giving it some colour and spice.
Pairing an adjective with a noun has helped us to describe the noun for our readers.
Making use of similes has added an emotional texture to our descriptions - Ysabella wrote of cat 'whiskers that look like they're lonely' and Sean described his dog as 'small and fast, like me.'
But the most surprising was Samarbir's description of a rainy day as 'a perfect day', because he could go inside and draw and play with his Bey Blades.
Pairing an adjective with a noun has helped us to describe the noun for our readers.
Making use of similes has added an emotional texture to our descriptions - Ysabella wrote of cat 'whiskers that look like they're lonely' and Sean described his dog as 'small and fast, like me.'
But the most surprising was Samarbir's description of a rainy day as 'a perfect day', because he could go inside and draw and play with his Bey Blades.
Saturday, 17 February 2018
18th Feb.
We've all been very busy getting our classroom routines organised.
Waitangi Day and Chinese New Year have given us lots of opportunities for learning and sharing. Our big focus for Social Sciences this term is cultural celebrations, using these as a window into how traditions and cultural identity are nurtured and passed on. It is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity at our school and also the correspondences between our different cultures.
Chinese Lanterns have been made and we've been honing our tikanga.
Our theme in the classroom is 'Don't Be Shy', and it has been exciting to see everyone step up and express themselves. We've made a great start to the year.
We've all been very busy getting our classroom routines organised.
Waitangi Day and Chinese New Year have given us lots of opportunities for learning and sharing. Our big focus for Social Sciences this term is cultural celebrations, using these as a window into how traditions and cultural identity are nurtured and passed on. It is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity at our school and also the correspondences between our different cultures.
Chinese Lanterns have been made and we've been honing our tikanga.
Our theme in the classroom is 'Don't Be Shy', and it has been exciting to see everyone step up and express themselves. We've made a great start to the year.
Saturday, 3 February 2018
Kia ora and welcome to the Room 25 Blog.
I'm Wayne, otherwise known as Mr. C., and I am thrilled to be working with your lovely children in 2018.
This first week we have been working towards building caring and collaborative relationships. As Rodgers and Hammerstein put it: "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you." We've enjoyed learning about who we are, about each other's whanau and about how we can support each other in our learning.
Who we are, our identity, is the foundation stone for our learning. In Rm. 25, we celebrate and affirm who we are in this class, in this wonderful melting pot of New Windsor, so that we all feel safe, valued and nurtured.
There is lots of exciting learning ahead as we embark on the 2018 Voyage of Discovery.
As Doctor Who would say, "Allons-y!" (let's go).
I'm Wayne, otherwise known as Mr. C., and I am thrilled to be working with your lovely children in 2018.
This first week we have been working towards building caring and collaborative relationships. As Rodgers and Hammerstein put it: "Getting to know you, getting to know all about you." We've enjoyed learning about who we are, about each other's whanau and about how we can support each other in our learning.
Who we are, our identity, is the foundation stone for our learning. In Rm. 25, we celebrate and affirm who we are in this class, in this wonderful melting pot of New Windsor, so that we all feel safe, valued and nurtured.
There is lots of exciting learning ahead as we embark on the 2018 Voyage of Discovery.
As Doctor Who would say, "Allons-y!" (let's go).
Rieza, Joseph and Hibban plan their latest construction project
Wet Thursday lunchtime
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