Frimley Pools FunDay

Water Polo Soccer and Cricket Stepping Stones Inflatable Life Jackets Kayaking

Top Schools

Last week, we competed in the Top Schools event at Raureka School.  Whilst we didn't get a placing we had a lot of fun!

A Review of our Year

This week for homework Mrs Jackson asked us to write a review of our year in Rm 5.  Here are a couple:

This year in Room 5, we have done a lot.  We have done Art and lots of other things like fitness and going on camp.  My favourite thing was going on camp.  We did lots of swimming in the river, Onekawa Pools, bamboo maze and playing lots of games.  For our writing we have been working on postcards.  We all got to make one on the iPads on Lifecards.

I have had a great year.  It's been filled with many opportunities and fun.  I have participated in lots of activities and contributed in lots of service things.

Mrs Jackson has been a great teacher towards my learning.

My class got to know each other well through many activities Mrs Jackson set up.  Camp was so much fun and I could do it all over again.  I got to interact with people I normally don't interact with. It's been such an amazing and exciting year.

Room 5 is a great class, with a nice but stern teacher, Mrs Jackson, who is always taking us out in the middle of Literacy and getting our heart rate up!!

My experience in Room 5 this year has been great and I have enjoyed sport, writing, using the technology, art and theme.  

At the start of the year, I was very sad because I had been split up from lots of my besties and I felt like the world had ended.  Now I have made new friends an my besties are still my besties.  It was good getting split up but I hope I'm in their classes next year.  It's been a long year of hard and all worth it work with our share of games and play.  Using the iPads was so cool.  I'm glad I got that opportunity.

Christmas Angels

This morning Alistair's mum came and made angels with us.  We used beads to make them. Some parts were very fiddly and we really had to concentrate.  Some of us found it a challenge to not give up!

Camp Omatua Day 3

Camp Omatua Day 2

Weka Point
 

 Swimming in the River at Omatua

Camp Omatua Day One

Camp Omatua - Day One

Earlier this week, we travelled to Omatua for our 2 night, 3 day camp.

Today we have been using Comic Life to share photos of our first day.  You can see these on our individual blogs.  

Writing Buddies

During writing time, we swap our books with our peers and read their writing.  We are getting better at telling them what they are doing well, and giving them things to work on.  Mrs Jackson is impressed with our conversations.

ICT in Action

This morning, we were busy using all the devices in our class.  Half of us were publishing our Personal Experience stories on the iPad, using apps like Book Creator, Life Cards and Explain Everything, while the other half were researching Aid Agencies as part of our RE work.

Guitar Concert

Late this afternoon, the students from St Mary's who have been learning guitar, performed for family and friends.

Katy, Lucia and Ruby

Megan and Georgia with Ben

Grace, Amy and Paige

Finnian, Hamish and Ben

Sam, Finnian and Lily

Tiana and Lily

Millie, Ella, Ethan and Vanessa

Thanks girls for keeping Ben company.

Talent Quest

We'll done to those students from our class who shared their talents.

Feast Day

Here we are with our buddies and our hats while waiting for the parade.

Hat Making

Tomorrow is our Feast Day where we celebrate Mary and being a Catholic school.  Our theme this year is Wacky Headgear.  We have been helping our buddies from Rm 14 make their hats.

Kia Kaha

Today, Tony, from Kia Kaha, performed for us.  He showed us the Native American hoop dance which tells us that there are challenges in our lives and we must accept these and overcome them.  He also shared with us a Samoan sasa, the poi and the Haka.

Volleyball Coaching

We had our first volleyball session.  We learnt how to create a platform with our arms to hit the ball rather than with our fists or hands.  We also learnt to set.

Fonterra Milk in Schools

Yesterday we started the Fonterra Milk in Schools programme.  We joined with our buddy class so we could help them fold the cartons when they has finished.

Kidblog updates

What a busy term we had in Term 3.  Take the time to look through the students blogs (link on the right hand side).  Speeches and assessments are loaded along with explanations of their learning on Football and Flight.  Writing samples and assessments will be loaded this week.

Art and craft

Wow it was amazing we got to see someone make cool art and craft stuff

  

Orchestral Play In

A few weeks ago, Christine and Isabelle had the opportunity to take part in the Orchestral Play In, as they learn the recorder at school.  Thanks to Isabelle's Mum for the photos.

Checking out our work

Mrs Jackson captured us admiring our effort at Pic Collage showing sacramental moments.

Ducks

At fitness we spotted some ducks Georgia got an I pad and took some photos and turned it into a book .

Ducks

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Football - Shooting

After a warm up of dribbling and tricks, we practised our shooting skills.