Term 2
Week 9

This week we have completed some amazing pieces of Koru art work. Some of these will be displayed in the Presbyterian rooms in Ashburton and the rest will be displayed in our School Hall. Miss Hannah is very impressed with our blending and pastel skills.

Room 1A have also been working on their persuasive writing work and have been working on developing skills of friendly debate. We are getting ready for speeches next term. We have also been learning about the human body. The children worked in pairs to research a selected organ and typed it on our class drive to present information along with a human body visual in our classroom. Come for a close look to read their research.

Term 2 
Week 8

Well done to our Senior Jump Jam team who did amazing at the Ashburton Jump Jam competition on Friday 21st June 2019. Miss Hannah was so proud of their effort and their positive attitudes, well done!

Room 1A have really set themselves expectations on how to be role models this term. We are very lucky to have buddy reading time with Room 3 for the past two terms. All of the kids love reading with each other and Room 1a students learn how to read to others with calm and positive tones and also on how to model reading strategies and sounding out for the younger students. They also really enjoy getting to read picture books.

Term 2
Week 6

This week we have been practising our knowledge of writing instructions through science experiments. We are able to write down an instruction that uses a title, equipment list, ordered instructions, bossy verbs, precise nouns, and descriptive verbs. Our science experiment this week was the food colouring milk experiment.

Term 2 
Week 5

This week we have had Samoan Language week. The children enjoyed learning about different greetings, numbers, expressions, and feelings in Samoan. AS a class we decided to make a Room 1A Tapa. The children researched different Samoan patterns and we created our Tapa.

We also worked hard on our Maori Tiki Art that is now also displayed in the school foyer. We were working on using patterns and showing different colour combinations.

Term 2 
Week 3

This week we have been very busy getting into the groove of our Technology projects. The children are moving through the technology cycle and at each stage reflecting on what they have done and what is the next step. We had a fantastic trip the the Ashburton Ecocentre where the children saw the recycling centre, the rubbish pit being squashed into bins to travel up to Christchurch, and then choose things from the shop to contribute towards their project for our Technology unit this term. Thank you to Lesley who was a great tour guide and gave us a lot of information to think about.

We were also very thankful to have received the ANZ netball grant and receive brand new uniforms for our school. The children are happy with them and will be playing with pride out on the court with them for the rest of the season.

Term 2
Week 2

We received a very important letter from the Christchurch police last Friday. Room 1A and Miss Hannah felt very privileged receiving this and felt proud of our efforts to show thanks to the police officers on duty on that day.

Term 2
Week 1

Welcome back to Term 2!
We have had a fantastic start back to the term. This term our writing focus in on instruction and persuasions. We have started this off by looking and finding bossy verbs, precise nouns, and descriptive nouns in different instructions. We have been looking at recipe books and identify what is needed in an instructions and highlight those key vocabulary needed.

We have also been developing our visual mihi's representing where we have come from. We have been practising using a clear, loud, and enthusiastic voice. They are now on display in Room 1A.