Merry Christmas

It's our final day in room 13. We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy and safe new year.

Photos from our BIG DAY OUT! Here we are lined up and ready for a tug of war against room 14.

Room 13's Museum Visit

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Pohutukawa Christmas Concert

Wonkey Donkey Dude

In week 2 Craig Smith the "Wonkey Donkey Dude" came to visit.
He played our favourite song "The Wonkey Donkey" as well as lots of different songs from his new album.
We loved singing along.

Suter Art Gallery Trip

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Pyjama Day

On Friday room 13 took part in the Nelson Central pyjama day. We were raising money for the children in Cambodia because they don't have as much to eat as us. As a school we raised over $300. We enjoyed this slumber party day. It was super.

Soccer Skills

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Room 13's visit to Harold

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Our Marvellous Sound Term!

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Musical Instrument performance

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Today, together with room's 9 and 14, we watched a performance by Sarah Lewis. Sarah got us to guess whether the instrument she was playing was woodwind, percussion or string. At the end some of us got to perform 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'.

Matariki Celebration

"I liked all the food" - Zandi
"I loved the singing at the celebration" - Holly
"It was great hearing from the Warriors too" - Rosa
"The decorations were really colourful and interesting" - Charlotte
"I saw lots of my family at the celebration" - Lucia
"I liked that all the children bought different types of food to share. It was yummy." - Will

Room 13's Stream Study

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Suter Art Gallery - Mille-Fleurs

Last week we went to the Suter Art Gallery to view an exhibition of a 'THOUSAND FLOWERS'. At the exhibition we looked at different types of botanical arts and made flowers to take back to class with us. You can view all the flowers in Room 13........come on in and take a look :-)

Later that week in class, we wrote explanations about how we made our flowers.
This explanation was written by Charlotte:

How I made my flower. I went to the Suter. The Suter is a place in town where lots of art is placed. I went there with my class. We all made flowers. Do you know how to make a flower? Well this is how I made mine. First I got a purple and green pipe-cleaner and stuck on a bit of green plastic on the bottom. Second I stapled a silver bit of cardboard and blue paper together. Third I sellotaped the green plastic on more securely. Fourth I put a bow on the silver paper. Fifth I stuck the pipe-cleaner on to some green cardboard. Sixth I was done!

Suter Art Gallery - Ngaahina Hohaia: Paopao ki tua o rangi

Room 13 and lots of parents went to the Suter Art Gallery and viewed an exhibition about the tradition of the poi. We even made poi. Check out this video of us trying out our poi's for the first time.

Cross Country

Last Thursday room 13 were involved in the school cross country. Here we are at the starting line....ready.......go!
Lucy Kenny won the girls race and Dillon Geddes came second in the boys race.
Well done room 13 for taking part in the cross country!

Holiday writing

On Monday we wrote about what we got up to during the holidays. This is one of the best stories and it was written by Fin!

When I went to Golden Bay I saw Dillon and we got so muddy. It was BRILLIANT. We even went kayaking in our own kayak. It was SUPER COOL. We hopped in the cold water and I paddled into the mud. It was SUPER at Golden Bay!

Rugby League

Today we learnt some new rugby league skills. They included passing and throwing with two hands and defending the ball. Check out the photos of us enjoying being taught about rugby league.

Animal Reports

In Room 13 we have been studying about different animals. Today we wrote a report about the animals we have been studying. These are some of the reports Room 13 wrote.

Flies
Flies are insects. You find them anywhere. You mostly find them in the air. They have big eyes and wings. They are small and have a head. They can fly, crawl and tickle. Flies can be irritating and they can tickle you when they land on you. Sometimes I ask Mum if I can wack their guts out of them. Usually I don't do it but sometimes I do. I do not like flies because they distract me when I am working.

Ali

Snakes
Snakes are reptiles. They have tails, tummies, and heads. You find them in the wild. They can slither, bite and curl up. They are an animal with a long body and no legs. I think snakes are scary.

Charlotte

Alligators

Alligators are a type of reptile. They snap and snip all over the place. They are very dangerous. They have very sharp teeth. You find them in America. They bite and they kill. I think they are bad because they kill people.

Kahu

Pohutukawa Swimming Carnival

Swimming Is Fun

Last Thursday my class and room 14 and 9, we all did the starfish and races. My cousin won two races and Max was third in the underwater race. I took part in the kickboard race and Fin won the kickboard race. There was a kickboard length race too. I was fun, in fact it was great!

Charlie

The Swimming Race

Last Thursday we went to the swimming carnival. First we did a front starfish. It was fun and cool. The second race was the piggyback race. My buddy was Charlie. I had to bring two towels and goggles and sunscreen and a hat. I loved it! My favourite race was the under water race.

Ruby

Suter Art Gallery - Wreck of the Delaware

On Wednesday we walked to the Suter Art Gallery. We went to see the Art exhibition from Sally Burton Called Wreck of the Delaware. Esther told us the story about how the wreck happened and we watched a movie. We learnt a lot about how to shade a picture.
Have a look what we did at the gallery!

We used pastel crayons to draw different faces and to work on our shading techniques.


Thanks once again to the parents who came along and helped us!

The Human Body. Term 1 Study.

Aria is three-and-a-half years old from Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand. Aria received her gift of life on the 6th of February, a small bowel, kidney, liver and pancreas transplant at the Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, USA.

Soon after birth she was diagnosed with a very rare condition of the bowel known as total intestinal aganglionosis or total Hirschsprung’s disease. There is no cure and it means she will never be able to digest food. [More info: Click Here]

Room 13 Skyping with Aria

Last Thursday we skyped Aria. Aria was sleeping so we asked her Mum lots of questions we had thought up in class. We found out lots of interesting things about Aria and how her body works.

Swimming Carnival

Yesterday Room 13 took part in the Pohutukawa Syndicate Swimming Sports. It was a lovely sunny day and we were all prepared with sun hat and sun tan lotion. Lots of parents turned up to watch us show off our awesome swimming skills.
Dillon, Fin and Lucy all came first in different races. Check out some of the photos of the carnival.

Thank you to the parents who came to watch us.