Red Nose Day

Wow - what a fantastic effort the school council and Miss Mutch put in to making this day a success. Thank you also to all the parents who supported this day by buying noses, wristbands or cupcakes. The children have been very excited to be part of this day.

Tennis

On Fridays we are having tennis le

ssons. Unfortunately, on Friday, the weather wasn't great and so we had our lesson in the hall. Our coach is called Ian and he is from Canterbury Tennis.

Following the Olympics

In Room 4 we have been following the Olympics. We have learnt that the Olympics happen every four years and that you have to be the "best of the best" to get to the Olympics. We have been keeping track of how many medals New Zealand has with our medal wall. Today we are cross that the news people are saying that Valerie "lost the gold" and "only got a silver medal" because we think that she did a fantastic job. We think that getting a silver medal is a big achievement.

Equivalent Fractions

Today in class we have been looking at equivalent fractions. This is a very hard concept to understand and so we used pieces of pizza to show things like 1/2 is the same as 2/4 and 1/3 is the same as 2/6.

Swimming and Gymnastics

Welcome back to school and a very busy Term 3. I just wanted to remind you that swimming and gymnastics start tomorrow - Wednesday - and every Wednesday for the rest of the term. Thank you all for returning your permission slips. Fees for these sports will be charged on your activity fee. Could you please make sure that your child's gear is named and that they have a drink bottle and socks for gymnastics. You are welcome to come and watch at any time you want.

Science Alive Visits Us

Today we have had a visit from Julie and Chris at Science Alive as part of their Outreach Programme. Our focus was Electrofun. We learnt how to make a simple circuit, a series circuit using an LED light and a Parallel Circuit. We then had the chance to make our very own Night Light that the children get to take home. It was a very steep learning curve and the children can now recognise some of the symbols used for electricity and understand the necessary components of a circuit.

Fun In The Snow

Just a couple of pictures to show the children having fun in the snow at lunchtime on Friday. There would have been more photos - but I didn't want to get wet feet!!!! :-)