Writing and Portraits
W.A.L.T write about a person who is special to us… a “Precious Person”. In our writing we told our readers what our person looks like, something that we do together...
View ArticleA Special Classroom Visitor
In Room 7 this week we were lucky to have a very cute, feathered visitor for the morning. Several groups at Reading Time have had non-fiction books about the life cycle and care...
View ArticleSkipping
At fitness time W.A.L.T to skip independently and on the long rope. At the start of our sessions most people found skipping as the long rope turned really, really difficult...
View ArticleJunior Syndicate Term 2 Newsletter
To view the Term 2 Newsletter for the Junior Syndicate, please click on the pdf document below. Term2Newsletter2016.doc
View ArticleCross Country Writing
We have been busy in Room 7 learning about the types of “WOW” words we need to use to make our writing interesting. Sharing our thoughts about Cross Country Race Day...
View ArticleOur Precious Taonga – Maui’s Dolphins
We are learning that New Zealand’s native animals are our precious taonga. One of the most precious animals is the Maui dolphin because there are only 50 left in the...
View ArticleNative Animals and Native Plants
Our little kiwi, Maui dolphin, tuatara, weta, ruru and pukeko pots hold a clipping of a native New Zealand plant. It is called Liptinella diocia and looks a bit like...
View ArticleThe Junior Syndicate Newsletter
Please click on the pdf document below to view the Junior Syndicate Newsletter for Term 3. Junior Newsletter Term 3
View ArticleJelly Maths
We have been working on fractions at Maths time. Food and cooking is a great way to see how we use fractions everyday. We have sandwiches and fruit in our...
View ArticleHoliday Riddles
We Are Learning To: write about something we enjoyed doing in our holidays and shape our writing a special way. We used our 5 senses to write clues for a special...
View ArticlePizza Fractions
In Room 7 we have been busy with our work on fractions. This week we have worked on finding 1/2 of numbers and seeing how our Basic Fact “Doubles” can...
View ArticleRoom 7’s Netball Tournament Team
On Tuesday children from Room 7 joined other kids from the Junior School and went with Mrs Gilmore to the Walter Nash Stadium for a Netball Tournament. When they came...
View ArticleOur Kiwi Adventures and Cupcakes for Daffodil Day
W.A.L.T write our own Kiwi Adventure story. We learnt that stories have a Beginning, a Middle and an End. We used the story “Kahu the Cautious Kiwi” as our model and...
View ArticleA Busy Week !
Phew! It has been a busy week in Room 7. We have been learning about our precious taonga Flax, and have been practising weaving with paper. We started with a...
View ArticleThe Thinking Hats
We know that there are all sorts of hats for different purposes and each one has a job to do. Helmets and sun hats are for protection, a pilot or...
View Article“A Dinosaur would Make a Great Pet”– What do you think?
A Dinosaur would make a great pet, what do you think? We shared the story “Can I have a Dinosaur?” and put on our Yellow and Black Thinking Hats. We...
View ArticleRoom 7 Learns more about Diwali
We are so interested in sharing and hearing about the customs and heritage of the families in our class. Riya has been very excited about the coming of Diwali –...
View ArticleFirewise
On Thursday afternoon the junior team were very lucky to have a visit from the Stokes Valley Volunteer Firefighters and the Upper Hutt Rural Fire Team. This visit was very...
View ArticleRoom 7 Swimming
We have three groups working on their swimming skills at the pool. Children have been learning about front and back floating, rocket arms and legs, and blowing bubbles. Groups are...
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