Junko's Visit

Today we were lucky to have Yoshiki's mum Junko visit us to help us learn to count in Japanese.

We counted using number cards and drew the numbers on the floor with our fingers! 
We played a counting game called"Ikutsu", which is like Paper, Scissors, Rock.

Junko wore a beautiful kimono with an obi and special shoes.

We all thought she looked very beautiful! 

We counted the number of times Junko could wrap the obi around some lucky children!

Junko showed us Japanese koi kites and Yoshiki showed us his wonderful  writing and read a story he had written in Japanese characters. He practises every day.

 You are very clever Yoshiki!
Thank you Junko and Yoshiki for sharing your culture with us!

Practise Japanese numbers with the link under "Learning Links"

Week 4 Certificates

Well done to our CARE certificate winners this week.

You are all great role models in Room 1!

Mr Bird - Olympic medal winner!

Today Mr Bird showed Room1 the Olympic bronze medal he won at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
He won the medal as the cox in his team of rowers. They came 3rd in the final of their race. He told us how everyone had to work together and train hard to do their best.
He felt proud to win a medal for New Zealand!

Room 1 were surprised at how big and heavy it was! Every one had a turn to wear it while they imagined what sport they would like to do well at!

Spanish Day at the Olympics

On Thursday Room 1 watched some Spanish athletes competing in the Olympic Games.
Javier's mum Beatriz made some yummy paella for us to eat and bought red and yellow balloons to match our Spanish flag. 

We listened to some children's songs in Spanish on the data projector and joined in with the actions. 

Javier knew all the words and we all think he is very clever! 

Thank you Beatriz for making it a special day for Room 1!

Week 3 Certificates

Congratulations to this week's wonderful role models!

Super work with reading rockets!
You are working so well Room 1.
I am so proud of you all!

NED

Today we enjoyed the NED Show at school!

We learned how to 


N  never give up
E  encourage others
D  do your best


so that we can become champions at school and in life...

We are practising these skills  in Room 1 and have a special NED sightings Jar! 

When we have 10 names in the jar we will have a special NED good work treat! We have 3 names already!
WELL DONE ROOM 1!

Week 2 certificates.

Here are our great role models for week 2!
Well done everyone!

100 days Smarter!

Today Room 1 celebrated the 100th day of school this year with.....

100 in mandarins...

Necklaces with 100 rings of cereal or paper clips...

100 iced cookies...

100 shaped pizzas...

100 shaped chocolate cake!

We played games with 100 numbers and wore origami 100 number pendants.

We are 100 days smarter!
It was a great day! Tomorrow we will start counting to 200 days!

Maori Language Week

Room 1 were really excited when Mr Chadwick told us about his competition for Year 1 for Maori Language Week! Could we find out the meaning of the second longest Maori place name in New Zealand and remember it long enough to repeat it to back to him?
Lots of us thought we could!
And we did! Seven people remembered enough to earn balloons and stickers. Ka pai Room 1!


Here it is!

Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu

“The place where Tamatea,the man with the big knees,who slid,climbed and swallowed mountains,known as landeater,played his flute to his loved one.”

Science with Stan

Local scientist Stan Swan popped in to Room1 to show us an experiment with dry ice!

Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide and when we added it to a container of water it produced clouds of steamy gas, just like smoke! Very exciting!

Week 1 Certificates.

Congratulations to these great role models during our first week back at school this term!

Learning Spanish

We were lucky to have Sara,who speaks Spanish, visit Room 1 this week. She taught us a welcome song and read a story to help us learn the Spanish words for numbers up to 10.

Javier was her expert helper! Everyone loved it and we have been practising counting and  welcoming each other in Spanish.

New Term New Learning!

During the holidays I challenged myself to try something new!
These elephants work on a jungle plantation in Thailand and each one has a master who is very kind and sings or whistles special songs to it as it works.
To ride my elephant I had to listen carefully to all the instructions and learn to hold on with my knees just behind its ears! 

At school we talk about taking risks and having a try at something we are not sure if we can do.

This monk looks after abandoned and orphaned tiger cubs which grow into HUGE tigers! When he pointed to me to 

come and give it a pat I had to be brave and have a go! 

There will be great new learning happening in Room 1 this term!