Look what Flinn found at the Cultural Festival tonight.
It was a great show.
There were plenty of proud younger brtohers and sisters there from our class! Ka pai everyone.

On Friday we were invited to see the Dress Rehearsal for the Senior Kapahaka's performance in the Horncastle Arena next week.
We had lots of proud brothers and sisters!
Lincoln did a great job of using the microphone to thank the group on behalf of the four classes present. Ka pai, Lincoln.

The Senior Kapahaka group is performing at the Horncastle Arena next Wednesday night.
Different schools will be performing each night of the week.
As well as the performers on stage there is an art display in the foyer.
This is our contribution.
It is called 'Children Around the World'

Today we 'visited' Italy with Lucia.
Lucia shared some interesting facts and stories about Italy with us.
Tomorrow we are off to Japan.

It was good to catch up with some families at the 'Big Breakfast' this morning.
I think the Band gets better every year.
The children were very helpful shifting our furniture to, and back from the hall.

It was great to see Timara back at school today.
She has been so brave! She is still aiming for Quality Work!

On Friday during Discovery time the Student Council organised some 'Olympic' type activities for us.
It was fun! Thanks Student Council!

Hurdles - Flinn, Cesar and Noah

Kadina and Joahne

Ashveer and Lincoln

Some of the Student Council organising team

Sophie presented Room 8 with a Certificate of Participation

Tolson accepted the certificate on our behalf

Helping out

Sharing and taking turns.

This week we received some post from Helen and Jim. They were in China earlier in the year and answered lots of the children's questions about life in China.
They sent us some stickers, kites and 2 very special pens with terracotta warriors on the top. The children are taking turns to use the pens at printing time so they can produce quality work!
We had a look at X'ian where the terracotta warriors were found - it was very interesting!

The children are very interested in learning about our world.
So it is particularly exciting when we look at the statistics for our blog to see the different countries where people have been reading about us.
Grandparents, extended family, penpals and friends all over the world can see what we are learning.
We do like getting a 'comment'.
So far this year we have had 2403 pageviews!

New Zealand	57
Romania	9
United States	9
China	5
France	3
Brazil	2
Colombia	1
Hong Kong	1
Netherlands	1
Singapore	1

Happy 7th Birthday for tomorrow Taylor. We hope you have a good day.

The Olympic Games have been exciting to watch.
Flinn has completed some of his home learning using Pic Collage to share about Luuka Jones.
Awesome work.

The children wrote about their experiences in the lane pool.

I stepped into the lap pool.

I fell into the lane pool.

I floated on my back.

I felt scared, but I did it.

We made a train, and we made a huddle to be safe.

                  Ashveer

I fell into the deep pool.

I floated up to the surface of the pool.

I turned around to the boat.

It was fun and I was happy.

                  Cesar

I happily stepped into the lane pool.

I dropped into the pool like a pencil.

It was cold.

I popped up like q bird.

We made a huddle.

I was proud and I swam to the boat.

It was fun.

         Flinn

I stepped in the pool.

It was cool but it was OK because of the life jacket.

When I fell in the pool I popped up to the boat.

I was proud of myself.

                  Lincoln

I was nervous when I dropped into the pool.

Then I got used to it. It was fun.

We did the pencil drop. We had to kick to the boat.

We did it in the lane pool.

I was excited and proud that I did it.    

           Phoebe

I stepped happily in the deep warm pool.

I floated on my back.

Then we climbed up on the wall.

Next we jumped back in and kicked to the other side.

Then we made a huddle and the people guided us around and around.

When we were on the boat we had to sit on the side and flop backwards. 

I was quite nervous bit I did it so I was proud!  

               Kaytie

I happily jumped in the deep warm water.

I popped up to the surface and kicked on my back to the inflatable boat.

I was so proud of me!

                  Anna

I stepped into the pool and dropped like a pencil.

I popped up and floated to the boat

I was scared but I did it!

                  CJ

I pencil dropped in the deep, deep pool.

But the life jacket saved me.

Pop! I got out of the deep, deep pool.

I floated to the end.

I was pleased it was over.

                  Noah

I put on my life jacket.

I stepped into the warm pool.

I popped up in the water,

I was happy.

                  Timara

I happily stepped forward into the pool.

It was deep but I could touch the bottom.

I floated about. Then I swam to the boat in a train.

I flipped off the boat.    

          Archie

I fell into the pool.

It was warm and I felt happy.

It was exciting.

Then I floated to the bottom.

I floated on my back.

It was fun and I felt proud.

                  Paige

I stepped into the deep lap pool.

It felt warm.

I had my life jacket on.

That was my first time I wore a life jacket.

Then I rolled over to the boat.

Lincoln helped me up.

We repeated the eggsperiment with me!

                  Eileen

When I was sick I was watching TV and I played the game.

Then we went to pick up Brayden.

                  Joahne

I stepped in the pool. It was deep. I was scared.

I popped up because I was wearing a life jacket.

There was a shallow end and there was a blown up boat.

It was fun.

I loved the whirlpool.

                  Taylor

I happily jumped into the pool not knowing if it was actually going to be my last time. So I tried my best to have the most exciting experience of swimming.

We spun around in circles making a massive current.

Then we raced to the surface.

Then Rebecca instructed us to swim to the other side in waves like in the swirling waves ar sea.

Then we kept swimming bravely from side to side pretending to have lunch.         

         Lucia

I was scared in the boat.

I floated to the boat.

I was proud.

                  Tolson

I scarily stepped in to pool.

I sank down to the bottom.

I popped up.

I floated to the boat.

I was brave.

                  Artemis

I was nervous going in the pool.

I sank down to the bottom. I popped up to the boat.

I was safe.

                  Kadin

I scarily stepped into the deep pool.

I went down to the bottom and I popped up.

I kicked to the boat.

I was happy.

                  Ella

I was very, very scared when I stepped into the pool.

I sank down to the bottom.

I popped up and floated to the boat.

I was proud.

                  Beau

 I was scared when I stepped in the pool.

I went down to the bottom.

I popped up.

I floated to the boat.

I was proud.

                  Corban

I stepped in the pool.

I sank down to the bottom.

I swam to the surface.

I floated to the boat.

I was happy.

                  Caezar

I carefully stepped in to the deep pool.

I felt scared.

I popped up to the top.

I was happy.      

Jasmine

Today we 'visited' Romania with Cesar.
We listened to some traditional folk music and he told us about his trip.
He told us how to say 'hello' - 'salut'.
We are making a passport with some bullet points about each country we 'visit'. The children like looking at the map and searching for the flags.

Romania has the biggest Dino Park in Europe.

Cesar went for a ride in this!

The zoo is always fun!

Congratulations Lincoln
'Player of the Day' for his league team. 

Flinn was awarded a medal at his gym class last week.
Ka pai Flinn

This week we are back to 'normal'.
The children made such great progress with their swimming over the last two weeks.
It was a awesome for the children to have a turn wearing a life jacket and scrambling into the boat in the deep pool. Some children found this experience extremely scary, but everyone was very supportive and everyone was successful! I was proud!
The children found the pyjamas very heavy to try to swim in!

Congratulations Paige - 'Player of the Day' for her rippa rugby team.

We are happy Cesar has arrived safely back to school again.
We are are looking forward to hearing about his trip as he has some great stories and photos to share.

HELP!!!
Ashveer has lost his new school top. He had it at swimming and it has ...gone.
It is a new top and it has his name on it.
We have checked at school but could families please check at home in case it has taken a holiday at your place.
Ashveer and his Mum and Dad would be very happy if it was found..

Our swimming lessons are going well.
The children are making great progress in the pool.

Resukts form our Knowledge-athon
Congratulations to:   Tigers and AVE - 1st place
                                  Outrunners and Eagles  2nd place
                                  Cheetahs and Giraffes  3rd place
Top scores to Eileen and Lucia.

Knowledge-athon.
We had our Knowledge-athon quiz today.
It was loud and exciting in our class this afternoon with 6 teams - leader, runners and writers.
The results were close with only a few points difference.
The children will bring home their score on Friday.
The forms can be returned anytime. Home and School have asked that they are returned by
12th August please. (There are prizes for the first class to return their forms.)

'Giraffes'  Anna, Artemis and Lincoln

'Outrunners' Archie, Paige and Ashveer 

'Tigers'  Caezar, Noah, Taylor and Lucia 

'Eagles'  Kadin, Timara, Corban, Flinn 

'AVES'  Eileen,  Beau, Tolson 

Corban running his team's answer to the table.

Ashveer and Noah running up their team's answer.