School is out ... Farewell, Room 5

Finally, after 192 days at school, spent primarily in our "home from home" called Room 5, we are all leaving ...  this classroom has been a lovely place of sharing, caring, learning, growing, discovering, celebrating, making special friends and having fun!!  

Wishing everyone a special, joyful and carefree holiday. Travel safely and enjoy memorable times with family and friends xx  Enjoy this special festive season and we trust the New Year is a wonderful one in every way.

Lisa Gordon and Stella Shewring

Mondrian Art Works

The artist, Piet Mondrian, is well known for his abstract paintings.  He used the primary colours to fill some of the rectangular and square shapes created by black lines.  With a few blocks of white, the artworks are very eye-catching.  Here are our interpretations -

Our completed clay turtles

Our turtles have been painted and decorated and look very sweet.

Travel Talks by Balram, Ethan, Natalya and Ana

We have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the fascinating talks given by everyone. The wonderful photos and interesting captions have been captivating and we have all learned more about the various destinations that were featured.

Balram visited his family in India and attended a wedding there.

Ethan spent a month in China and he visited many places.

Natalya was lucky as she visited two wonderful places - Fiji and the Gold Coast.

Ana was so enthusiastic about sharing her travel tales so she had a second opportunity to share.  She showed us the photos from her trip to Taupo where she took part in a 5km cycle race.  

Outstanding Students - Ana and Caleb

Ana and Caleb were awarded merit certificates at our final assembly.  Caleb was the top academic achiever in Room 5 and Ana received hers for citizenship.  Bravo and three cheers to our worthy prize winners!!!

Funtime Lunchtime

This annual event always lives up to the huge air of expectation it exudes. With bags of coins our class descended on the Junior,  Middle and Senior school playground areas.  They were enticed by a wide variety of stalls selling chocolates, cakes, cookies, ice-blocks and lollies.  

There were also many opportunities to try out some fun activities and games with the chance of winning a lolly as well.  Face painting tables also abounded and the children looked great with their adornments. With so many delights and choices of things to do, everyone had a marvellous time!

Our Jump Jam Christmas Assembly and Mufti Day

We had a black and red mufti day to raise monies for Redcliffs School in Christchurch.  We hope the monies raised help them to get their school back again soon. They are still in a host school awaiting the time when their school is safe enough to return. Charlotte and her sister used to go to Redcliffs school.

Our final Junior assembly was a Christmas Jump Jam display and we all wore Christmas hats or headbands with trimmings of tinsel.  It was great having many parents there to enjoy the time with us and they also joined us for the last dance item.

Mr Whippy

Its the third day of summer and to celebrate the wonderful weather we had yet another special treat on our school calendar.  Mr Whippy arrived after morning tea and we were first in line to receive a delicious vanilla, soft serve ice-cream!  With rainbow sprinkles, the ice-creams on a cone were not only mouth-watering to look at but also to taste!  We most certainly felt very lucky to have had an ice-cream van visit us at school.