Room 8 Ōpāwa School: April 2016

Saturday, April 30, 2016

I hope everyone enjoyed a change of routine in the holidays.
This term ....
Maths we start off learning about time- days of the week, months of the year, estimating time and using analogue and digital clocks to tell the time.
Our topic work is science based ' I Spy'.
In week 2 we will have a visit from the Science Alive team for their Forensic Fairytales lesson.
We need 3 or 4 parent helpers for this lesson as there will be activities around the room for the children and assistance will be required. Our lesson is on Wednesday, 11th May from 9.30 - 11am.
If you are able to help please email or let me know on Monday.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Happy 6th Birthday Ella - have a great day.
Happy 7th Birthday Archie - you have a great day too!

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Happy 7th Birthday Ruby June. Good luck at your new school.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

A message from Jamie (the class teacher from our penpals at Woodlawn School in North Carolina, USA)

Hi Robyn and Room 8,

Thank you for the pen pal letters! My students loved reading their letters and seeing the pictures of their friends in New Zealand! They also loved the stickers.

Tomorrow we have our annual Heritage Festival. I set up a NZ booth, so I will make sure to send a picture of it so the kids can see!

We are going to try our best to write you back. We are in the final stretch of the school year, when things get super busy! But I think we can do it.

Hope all is well!

Friday, April 15, 2016

Room 8 success.

1st Year 3 Girl, Anna.

1st Year 2 Boy, Lincoln

Timara (Highly Commended) Anna and Lincoln

Good-bye and Good Luck at your new school, Ruby-June

We talked about ANZAC Day.

Flinn shared his Dad and Grandad's medals.

We made and ate some ANZAC biscuits.
The children thought they were easy to make.....
adult supervision would be required for melting the butter and golden syrup and using the oven.

Here is the recipe
1 cup rolled oats
1 cup dessicated coconut
1cup plain flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon water

1. Pre heat oven to 180'C and prepare oven tray
2. Mix the oats,flour, sugar, and coconut in a bowl
3. Melt the butter and golden syrup
4. Mix the baking soda and water into the golden syrup and butter
5. Add the melted ingredients in to the dry ingredients and combine
6. Roll into small balls
7. Place onto oven tray
8. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 180'C
9. Remove from the oven and cool on wire racks
10. Enjoy your ANZAC biscuits.

Thank you to everyone for their hard work and support this term.
Happy Holidays

Trev is having an interesting time in New York.

Trev in Central Park

Trev at the Met

Trev was impressed with Statue of Liberty

Trev in Time Square

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

We had a good time at the Run for Fitness today.
Everyone gave it their best try - congratulations!
Special congratulations to:
Anna - 1st Year 3 Girls
Lincoln - 1st Year 2 Boys

Trev continues to have fun in America

Monday, April 11, 2016

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY Corban. We know you had a great time on your special day.

A big thank you to everyone who supported Bianca's initiative to have a Mufti Day to support Fijian communities affected by Cyclone Winston.
EVERYONE in Room 8 dressed up!

We are a great bunch!

Archie was very proud of the medal he received at the end of the cricket season.
Kei whea mai, Archie

Sunday, April 10, 2016

When the Firewise Team visited us they stressed the importance of children knowing their full name - first and last, and their address.

Have a look at www.chsgardens.co.nz and look at News and then April 2016.

Stories from everyone.

The children enjoyed Archie's April Fool's Day trick (we published the photos in an earlier post) so we wrote about it ....

Wendy was scared because the lid opened.

Tolson

Wendy got a fright when the lid opened because it made a noise.

“Boom!” went the spring.

Jasmine

Wendy wanted some chips because she was hungry.

It was a trick.

Kadin

Wendy was scared because the snake popped out.

She was really scared.

Miriama

Wendy wanted chips.

The lid opened and out popped a snake,

Caezar

Wendy was surprised because she opened the box and it was a trick.

Artemis

Wendy was surprised because the snake popped out.

It was a trick.

Ella

When Archie brought the chips, the chips weren’t real.

Wendy was hungry but the spring popped out.

Wendy was surprised because she thought they were real.

Ashveer

On April Fool’s Day Archie brought some chips.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Out came an eel.

Wendy was surprised.

Lincoln

Archie brought a can of chips on April Fool’s Day.

Wendy was hungry.

She opened the can and a snake flew out.

Wendy was scared and she was still hungry!

Flinn

On April Fool’s Day Archie brought a packet of chips.

Wendy opened the lid and out came a snake.

Wendy got scared when she wanted chips.

Paige

When it was April Fool’s Day Archie brought some delicious chips.

We saw Wendy.

We said, “Archie brought some delicious chips. Would you like some?”

“OK.” So she opened the lid and she got a surprise.

“It was the April Fool’s Day, Wendy.”

Phoebe

Last week it was April Fool’s Day and Archie brought his chips.

They were not actually chips – inside it was a snake.

When Wendy opened it, it went boom!!!!

It flew out.

Wendy was frightened and then everybody laughed.

It was very funny.

Kaytie

On Friday Archie brought his chips.

Then Robyn went to get Wendy.

Then Archie went up to her and Wendy opened the chip packet.

‘POP!’ the snake popped out of the chip packet.

Then she laughed.

Anna

Archie brought some delicious chips and out popped a spring on April Fool’s Day.

Wendy was surprised. She laughed.

It was funny.

It also scared Robyn and the other teachers that came past.

It was fun.

They were all scared at the start.

I caught it.

It was the best day in the world.

Ruby-June

On Friday I brought trick chips.

A spring was inside of the box.

It jumped out at Wendy.

Pop! Pop! Pop!

Wendy didn’t know that it was a trick.

Archie

On Friday Archie brought to school a packet of chips.

They were kind of like Pringles. They also looked a bit suspicious looking.

Anyway Robyn still opened it and she probably knew it was a trick. But she jumped anyway.

Sure I got a fright too because I was rather close to Robyn.

Well happy April Fool’s Day.

What is April Fool’s Day…..

April Fool’s Day is fun and games but not after lunch because the person you did it to will pay you back.

Here’s some things you could do:

make a chip trick, a pinch and a punch for the first of the month and no return.

So there’s some things you could do.

Happy April Fool’s Day

Lucia

On Friday Archie brought a packet of chips and the people in Room 8 got tricked.

On April Fool’s Day Archie brought a trick to share.

When Wendy opened the lid …Pop!

Wendy didn’t know what happened - out sprang a ……..

M,M,MONSTER!!!

Eileen

On Friday Archie brought some chips.

Wendy was frightened because it jumped.

Beau

I was not here for Archie’s trick.

Joahne

Last week Archie got a can of chips.

Wendy was hungry.

Wendy opened the lid ….

POP POP POP!

Wendy was scared.

It was a snake that was not real.

Noah

One day Archie brought some delicious chips to share for the children.

We asked Wendy to have some chips.

She said, “Yes.”

The chips were fake.

We laughed.

Wendy laughed and laughed.

Timara

Trev is having a good time in America.
I am having trouble turning the photos the right way. Sorry. I have them the right way when I upload them and then they switch on me.