Goodbye and Thank You to Mrs Blakeman

Mrs Blakeman came to visit us today so that we could give her the lovely cards we had made and so that we could give her a send-off for the holidays.  She read us a story and enjoyed watching us munch on popcorn.  Then we showed her our favourite song by Anna Kendrick called "When I'm Gone" (The Cup Song).  Mrs Blakeman spoilt all of us by treating us to a cute Christmas card and a very special Christmas decoration which we'll treasure!  We'll all be putting our Christmas trees up from Sunday, the 1st December so they will look sparkly and pretty hanging up.  They are a treasured memento - thanks, Mrs B!

Travel Talks

Many thanks to Hannah, Shion and Jayden for their excellent presentations.  Hannah told us about the wonderful holiday she spent with her grandparents in Singapore.  It was hot there and they had lots of fun at the water park as well as some shopping centres.  Her grandparents have a wonderful view of the city from their house.  Hannah and her family also enjoyed the Singapore Science Centre.

 Shion visited his grandparents, extended family and friends in Japan in July.  They had a wonderful trip and one of the best memories was a wonderful day spent in Tokyo Disneyland.  That was a wonderful talk, Shion!  You read all the captions and we loved looking at all the photos of you and your brothers having so much fun!

When Jayden went over to Sydney in October he and his family attended a wedding.  Jayden looked so smart dressed up in his suit and he also got to wear a crown and looked like a king.  He saw the Sydney Opera House and visited Taronga Zoo where they saw many species of animals as well as a tiger.  They also enjoyed visiting Madame Tussauds, the wax museum where Jayden posed as a Wolverine and also got to climb into a racing car!  It was a really interesting talk and Jayden wrote his own captions.

Classroom Walk-Through

This is one of the traditions at our school - once a year we take a walk through the classes to view the marvellous works of art and stimulating learning environments.  Every classroom looked stunning and we were most impressed by the wonderful work and pieces of art in every room.  There were also interesting displays and some great additions like fish tanks and comfy furniture.

Our Trip to the Auckland Museum

The Auckland Museum is packed full of amazing exhibits and we managed to see most of the exhibition halls across three  levels.  Having four children in each group made it easier to spend more time chatting about the various items on display.  It was fun doing a bit of a scavenger hunt and we were great at spotting all the things we set out to find.

After studying about volcanoes in Term two, we enjoyed looking at the amazing exhibits and having some hands-on opportunities to handle the various molten rocks.  We were also happy to see some toys from the past and the the dinosaur and natural history section also appealed to us.  Some of the Maori artefacts caught our attention and we were most impressed by the huge waka which takes up to one hundred warriors in it!