Grandparents Day

Wow what a wonderful day we had last Friday as our Grandparents came to school.

It was such a special day each of you and you learnt something from your Grandparents as you did interviewed them.

Here are some of the photos from Friday.

Share with us something you learnt about your Grandparents and what you enjoyed about having them at school.

Morrinsville Intermediate Bands

Good Morning

What a beautiful day it is going to be!

On Friday we had a visit from the Morrinsville Intermediate Band and the Rock Bands.
We learnt about some instruments we had not heard of before, like the cello.

Tell us about what you enjoyed and learnt from the bands.

Plants, Plants, Plants...

Good Morning Room 9

Last week we did lots of reading, investigating and discussing about plants.

Can you list some things you remember we learnt about the different plants and how they live in different environments?

Challenges

Good Morning Room 9

Welcome back to Term 4.  I hope you had a great holiday and did not get too wet with all that rain!

We often talk about challenges and having courage in Room 9.

What do you do when you meet a challenge in your learning?

Good Morning Everyone on this busy Tuesday.

Have you been following the Para Olympics in Rio?
It has been inspiring watching the athletes achieving their dream, even when life throws hurdles at them.

This is Sophie Pascoe who has won a record number of medals.

Swimmer Sophie Pascoe has won gold with a world record time in the women’s 200 metre Individual Medley SM10 event at Rio.

She swam a time of 2.24.90 minutes, defending her Olympic title from London four years ago.

It’s Pascoe’s third medal of the Rio Paralympics and she still has another two events to compete in. She will go into those races as the defending Olympic champion.

What have you seen or heard about the Para Olympics?   

Auckland Trip

Morning Everyone

We had a wonderful trip to Auckland last week where we did lots of learning about how plants and animals adapt in different environments.
We all had many highlights that we shared with the class on Friday.

Looking at the photos below tell us about 1 thing you learnt about plant or animal adaptation and 1 highlight of the trip for you.

Team Player

Morning Everyone

This week we continue learning about how to be a team player.
I found this quote from a very famous basketball player -

We did a number of activities last week where you had to be a team player.

What did you do to be a team player? 

Team players

We have been looking at ways we are team players in Room 9.

I wonder why you think being a team player is an important tool in your learning and life? 

Never Give Up

Our quote of the week this week is:
"Never Ever Give Up!'

Last week we watched a powerful video about Derek Redmond, an Olympic Athlete who never gave up.

I watched Valerie Adam's Olympic Performance and she inspired me as she never gives up and is alway so positive.

Tell us about a time where you never gave up.
What happened?  What was the challenge?  What did you have to do to get through the challenge?
We will be sharing our moments in class this week.

Be the Inspiration - Rio Olympics 2016

Over the weekend we saw the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Here is a short clip of the opening ceremony.
You will have to click the link:
Olympic Opening Ceremony


Here is a link to some photos on the stuff website.
Opening Ceremony Photos

Did you watch any of the ceremony or any of the sports over the weekend?

How does watching the Olympics INSPIRE you?

PROUD

This week we are looking at the word 

PROUD.

What do you think of when you think about what this word means for you? 

 

Kauri Team Hangi

Morning Everyone and welcome to the last week of Term 2!

What a fabulous last few days we had last week.  Our hangi was fantastic with lots of new learning and experiences for us all.

Here are some photos of the two days.

Describe some of the things we did, saw and tasted.