ENVIRO DAY WITH MRS COWAN

This week we were very lucky to spend a whole day with Mrs Cowan in our room learning about the environment.  We brainstormed lots of things about enviro activities in our school, listened to some cool songs that you can hear on the Envirokids blog, learned how to do our enviro job, discussed how we could look after our garden better and what we want it to look like and got to spend lots of time in the nursery.  What a great day.  We all learned heaps and had fun as well.  Look out MSS students and teachers - we are the Paper Recyclers this year and we will be making sure that everyone uses their GOOS box and recycles paper once it has been used on both sides.  NO MORE paper in the red skip bin!!!

Here are some photos from our day -

Quality Work

In Room H we always strive to present our very best QUALITY work.  Here are 2 examples of title pages from Ben and Ella that show this.  Great work you two.

A GREAT DAY AT THE BEACH

Here is some of what we got up to at Foxton.  We learned heaps about being sunsmart, what lifeguards do and how they train, the 5 main Surf Safe rules, how to recognise rips and how to enjoy ourselves in the sea.

BEACH EDUCATION AT FOXTON

 

Thanks to all our amazing parents who have offered to come with us on Wednesday to the Surf Lifesaving Club at Foxton Beach to learn all about how to STAY SAFE at the beach.  Remember we will be leaving promptly at 8.30 so everyone needs to be at school and organised with all their gear by 8.15.  There is a link to the NZ Surf Lifesaving Association on the side bar if you would like to read up on what we are going to be doing. 

I AM UNIQUELY ME!

This week we have been thinking about what makes us unique and what makes Room H special.  We have learned that one of Stella's ancestors was a Maori Chief, that Ben is related to Sam from TV One's Breakfast show and that Seth can move his fingers into incredible positions!!!

We brainstormed these statements about Room H:

Our class is special because:


We are leading learners   We do amazing activities     We work well together

We know how to behave         We are all friendly                 We are polite

We listen to each other   We enjoy our work         We work hard

                           We try our best                        We follow the rainbow

                                       We are a team

Great work Room H.

Welcome to a new year.  I hope everyone has had a happy holiday and is ready for lots of exciting learning in Room H. 

A team newsletter will be sent home on the first day.  This will have lots of important information and will hopefully answer any questions you may have.  If you are in doubt about anything at all please ask.

Rippa Rugby World Cup

DUE TO BAD WEATHER,  THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY 11.00 a.m.


The senoir team have been learning to put on a major event for our Inquiry using the Rugby World Cup as an example. We have decided to put on our own major event, a Rippa Rugby World Cup. The details are:
Where: Manchester Street School field on Tuesday 4th October (Postponement Thursday 6th October)
Happening: Opening ceremony 11am    Curtain raiser: Manchester Midgets 11.10am    Kick off 11.20am
Semi finals    Finals will be held at 11.50am    Prize giving 12.15pm.

Everybody is welcome. Dress up to support your favourite team!!

Doodle 4 Google Winning Entries

Here are the 7 entries that won their way into the competition.  Well done Jess, Oliver, Zoe, Shauna, Shayla, Cheyenne and Eli and GOOD LUCK!

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

BOOK WEEK CHARACTER DAY

BOOK WEEK

This week is BOOK WEEK. Every day everyone in the school will be silently reading for 10 minutes starting at 11.00 am. Room H and Room I had a surprise visitor after lunch on Monday when Mrs Monteith came in to read 2 books to us. It was lovely to see her again and hear about her trip to England and what she is getting up to during her retirement. Watch the Blog to see who else will be reading their favourite books to us during this week.

Don't forget CHARACTER DRESS UP DAY on Friday.