Player of the Day and Stories

Yesterday Erin was named 'Player of the Day' for her Touch Rugby team.

Congratulations, Erin, you are a great player.





We are learning to include the 'who, what, when, where, and why' in our stories. Today we had to find a noun, then write an adjective relating to that noun.
Here's some more of our stories:

I went to the small park. I rode on my red bike. It was super fast. It had blue wheels too. I needed a helmet. I went on Saturday. By Christian.


Today I am going swimming. My grey Grandad is taking me. My sister is coming. My Mum is staying home. I like swimming. My Dad is staying home. By Ben

After school I cleaned the car with my Dad. First we put some water on then we put some soap on. It was my turn then it was Dad's turn. When it was Dad's turn I put some soap on my hands and I rubbed it on the car. I cleaned the car at home. I cleaned two cars. They were very dirty. After we cleaned the blue car we both had a water fight. By Maya


I went voting on my pink bike. My Dad took me there and my Mum took my brother. My Dad gave me a sticker and my Mum gave my brother a sticker too. Then we went home. Then we played and then we sat down. By Molly

At the weekend I went on my white scooter. I went fast. I had a safety hat. The wheels light up. I got it for my birthday. I like it. My birthday was in August. By Alessandro

Term 4 Week 6 Certificates

Today Room 3 lead the prayers at the School Assembly. The children who prayed were clear and confident and did very well. I am very proud of the way all the Room 3 children conducted themselves today.

At assembly Won Jeong and Denver received certificates. Both have made great improvements in literacy, Won Jeong in Writing and Denver in reading.

Congratulations, girls, we are proud of you.

Won Jeong was 6 on Saturday so we sang 'Happy Birthday' to her today. We hope you enjoy being 6, Won Jeong.





Looking ahead to next week: Wednesday 7 December 6:30pm 'Picnic in the Park'. Everyone is invited to join us at school for a picnic, singing, and performances by Year 3 and Year 8 children. We will be singing the Christmas Carols we've been learning at our Syndicate singing sessions. Please put this date in your diary and plan to join us for this fun evening.

Term 4 Week 5 'Star of the Week'

Today we had two 'Stars of the Week' :  Isla and Conor.

Both Isla and Conor know how to listen to and follow instructions. They settle to work quickly and try their best to do 'Triple Star' work.

Thank you, Isla and Conor, it's great to have you in Room 3.

This week we completed our 'All About Arthur' poems and collage letters.

Arthur is an absolutely absurd ape who is lonely. Arthur visits different cities to find friends. We wrote our own poems following the same pattern as Eric Carle used to write about Arthur.

To illustrate our poem we used collage for the first letter of our name. Come into Room 3 to see our amazing art work and read our fantastic poems. (Here's a wee taster:)

In London Lily met a leopard.

She had a lollipop.

Her name was Laura. 

In Blenheim Ben met a bull.

He had a black baby bull.

His name was Bob.

In Wellington Won Jeong met a weta.

She had whiskers.

Her name was Whilemina.

In Mongolia Maya met a monkey.

She had melons.

Her name was Minny.

In Brazil Benjamin met a bird.

He had big buttons.

His name was Bill.

Looking ahead to next week:

Monday: School Assembly - Room 3 are leading the prayers. Please come and support your child. Assembly starts at 1:30pm in the church.
All school library books are due back so that our librarian can complete a stocktake.

Tuesday: Syndicate singing.

Touch Rugby 'Player of the Day'

Last night Trinity was named the 'Player of the Day' for her touch team. Congratulations, Trinity.

Principal's Award

Today Rose received a Principal's Award for the following story, which she wrote on her own:

On Saturday James's tooth came out. James told Mum and Dad. They were in their bedroom. I was so excited like James. Mum and Dad were too. His pointy tooth came out.
"He might need some braces," Mum said.
He needs braces because, well, he needs braces.
I love it when teeth come out. I've had two teeth out.
James's one didn't even bleed. It was a miracle. James has got lots of teeth out. I think 15 came out of his mouth. It was so exciting that James's tooth came out. I wish my tooth had come out on Sunday. Hee hee, ha, ha.
James's tooth is lost now. I don't know where it is. Mum and Dad don't know either. Oh well, if he's lost the tooth he's lost the tooth. It's none of my business because I didn't lose it, did I? James did.
It's really cool that James lost his tooth - the lost that means it came out of his mouth.


Well done, Rose, this is a great story.

Happy Birthday

This morning we sang 'Happy Birthday' to Josh and Erin. They both turned 6 during the weekend. We hope you both enjoy being 6.








Today we celebrated Christ the King Day. We had a liturgy in the church then shared lunchtime with some Year 5's and 6's. The Parent Council provided sausages and ice-blocks for our lunch. A big THANK YOU to the Parent Council for this treat.

Term 4 Week 4 'Star of the Week'

This week's 'Star of the Week’ is  Tahliya.

Tahliya works hard and tries to do her best. She can follow instructions and knows what to do.

Thank you, Tahliya, it's good to have you in Room 3.

Monday: Christ the King Day - liturgy, (free) sausage sizzle - thanks to the Parent Council, fun afternoon with the whole school; Room 3 class photo.

Touch 'Player of the Day'

Several Room 3 children play Touch Rugby on Tuesday evenings.

Last night Conor was named the Player of the Day for the Nunweek Trylists Team and Christian was named Player of the Day for his Christ the King Team.

Congratulations, boys, we are proud of you.

Several weeks ago Lily and Erin were each named Player of the Day for their respective Christ the King Touch Teams.

Congratulations, girls, we are proud of you.

Happy Birthday and Stories

'Tis the season for birthdays.
Yesterday we sang 'Happy Birthday' Denver, who was 6 on Sunday.
We hope you enjoy being 6, Denver.





In Room 3 we love to write stories. We are good authors. Here's some of our stories. Please read them and let us know what you think.

On Sunday I went to Denver's birthday party. We saw: water hogs, a buffalo, and a giraffe. There were lots of animals. Denver had a Rapunzel cake. It was a beautiful cake. We had a sausage sizzle. Denver's Dad cooked the sausages. They were yummy. I really liked it. All of my friends were there. By Amelia

I went to the school and played handball. My cousin played too. I had fun with Jas. By Danny

On Saturday we went to The Enchanted Garden Early Learning Centre to get our family photos. I had to stand up behind my Mum, Dad, and sister. In another photo my sister had to lie on top of me. It hurt a lot. i had a photo on my own. I had to lie down. By Paige

Tonight I am going to touch. My sister is the coach. it is at a park. Lily and Rose are going too. I am excited. By Trinity

Yesterday my Mum finished Captain Underpants. We finished it because I wanted to. We finished it at my house. After Captain Underpants my Mum read Dog, Dog. By Joshua

Last Friday I went to the animal show. We saw a goat, a dog which looks after sheep, a horse, and a cow. i went to the merry-go-round and on the bouncy castle. I went to the animal show with my Mum and Dad. We went because my Dad bought us a ticket. By Maya


Today we are going to pippins. We are going to have fish and chips. We are going to the bike park. Isla and Annabel are coming too. Next Tuesday we are having a movie. It's going to be fantastic. I do not know wht movie we are going to have. By Macy

Term 4 Week 3 'Star of the Week'

We had an unexpected surprise today. Mr Hansen brought the Rugby World Cup to school. We were very excited to see the cup and have our photo taken beside it. Mr Bonisch made the most of this event as well. Thanks Miss Hansen for organising this visit.

This week's 'Star of the Week’ is  Conor.

Conor works hard and tries his best. He can listen to instructions and follow them.

Thank you, Conor, it's great to have you in Room 3.

I trust you will all enjoy a relaxing long weekend. Remember to keep up with the reading. I'll see you on Monday.

Term 4 Week 3 Certificates and Special Character Award

We had an exciting day today. Everyone wore mufti, except for me! I wore my daughter's Nelson College for Girls uniform, and earned a few strange looks. This mufti day was run by the Parent Council. The items you brought along to 'pay' for the mufti will be put into a Christmas Hamper Raffle. Thank you for supporting our wonderful Parent Council.

At the School Assembly Erin and Tahliya received certificates to recognise their focus and hard work in class.

Congratulations, Erin and Tahliya, we are proud of you

Congratulations to Macy who received the Special Character Award.

Macy is a kind and courteous friend. She has shown courage, resilience, and perseverance this year. Macy takes responsibility for her own learning and always does her best. She is Stepping Up for Success.

Macy is a reliable and trustworthy role model and we are blest to have her in Room 3. 

Term 4 Week 2 'Star of the Week' and News

The 'Star of the Week’ for Week 2 is Samantha.

Samantha works hard in class and always tries her best. Samantha listens to instructions and knows what to do. She is a super role model.

Thank you, Samantha, it's great to have you in Room 3.

Today we read Eric Carle's book Ten Little Rubber Ducks. We looked at his illustrations then created our own Little Duck pictures. We put and eye and a wing on each duck using collage and we painted a background. Then we glued on our ducks. Come in and check out our pictures.

Looking ahead to next week:
Monday: Mufti Day - please bring a gourmet jar eg: asparagus, salmon, olives; School Assembly; Library
Tuesday: Syndicate Assembly and singing; Parent afternoon tea, on the school paddock, for Cup Day
Friday: Show Day - no school
Children who have their news on Friday will be able to share their news on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend.

Term 4 Week 2 Certificates

This week we did not have a whole School Assembly so two people received their certificates at today's Junior Assembly.

Congratulations to: Lily and Molly. 

Lily received her certificate for her positive attitude to all her work.

Molly received her certificate for writing a super recount about our swim week.

Well done, Lily and Molly, we are proud of you.

Principal's Awards

Yesterday four people received Principal's Awards for their writing.

Congratulations to: 

Won Jeong, Paige, Rose, and Will. 

Won Jeong and Will had their stories published on the blog last week.

Here's Paige's and Roses' stories:

Yesterday I went to The Groynes. There was a big bridge at The Groynes. There were lots of ducks and fish. I brought my skipping rope. I dropped it in the river so my Auntie went in and got it. It was cold for her I think. I went with my cousins, aunties, and Granny and Grandad. My sister and I played cricket with them. We went for a picnic. By Paige

On Saturday it was my brother's birthday. He invited two friends: Bede and Logan. Kieran is my brother. He went to the dairy and Jonny English and McDonalds. I think they had a great time. Kieran had a yummy cake. They went in the car to all those places. I was so jealous because of him. By Rose