Happy Birthday Max M!

We hope you have a magical birthday this year!

Only a few more years till you go to Hogwarts.

Poetry Competition

Well done to everybody in Room 17 today - you all did a fantastic job of reciting your poems this afternoon.
I also loved the thoughtful answers you gave to the questions asked between performances.
Special congratulations to Sophie, Max M and Ava who will represent Room 17 in the Year 3/4 Poetry Competition on Thursday afternoon.

Videos of your performances will be available here soon!

Amazing Max's Domino Challenge!

Dear Spring...Part 1

Dear Spring

Hello Spring, we all were very excited about you coming, but when I looked out my window this morning it looked nasty. You made Christchurch glisten with blossoms and daffodils. But all of us were hoping for sunny days, not breezy, rainy, puddley days.

I hope you will come back around soon,

From Max M.

Dear Spring

Hiya Spring, are you here? Because if I just look out of the window it will be raining. Spring, I would like to see some sun on the day I am doing athletics because I will be in shorts and a singlet. I like your beautiful flowers and blossom. I like that you chose to make your season when the lambs are born and the calves are too.

Lots of love,

Max A, xox

Dear Spring

If you don’t know it’s only the first day of Spring. We want you to hurry up so we can get warm, and so we can go to the beach. Everyone probably wants the real Spring to come, not the old Winter. It’s like you got sick. We want you to come back.

Josaiah

Dear Spring

I hope you can fit in a sunny day today so me and Charlie can go to the gardens and see the spring flowers. I hope I can see some spring animals too. I love you Spring, for the flowers like blossoms, snowdrops, honeysuckle, poppies, tulips, winter roses, daphne, and daffodils.

From Cameron

Dear Spring,

I love the pretty blossom on the blog. The children are sitting on the spider web. I hope it will be sunny soon.

Love Andrea

Stop Go Animation

Check out the GATE blog for Max M's Stop Go Animation.

Congratulations!

At last the big day had arrived. We all felt excited and a little bit nervous as we gathered together.
We went out and supported the senior children as they ran their course. We could recognise the strategies different runners were using to reach their goals.
Before long it was time to go over to English Park ourselves. Many Room 17 children have brothers or sisters in Year One so we cheered them on before taking our places in the stands.

Finally it was time for the Year Three girls to run. The girls ran with focus and perseverance. It was a lovely day and so many people came to support us and cheer us on. All the place getters in the girls' race were from Room 18. We felt proud of them and ourselves for our hard running.

The Year Three boys were the last to run. It was a fast and furious race with runners showing determination and grit to finish. We felt particularly proud of Max M and William M who received medals.

After all that excitement and effort we were certainly ready for our lunches. Now cross country is over for 2015. We need to reflect on our race goals and plans and decide how these will need to change and develop for 2016. 

Tau ke Room 17 - we are proud of ourselves!

Lion Dance