Room 2 Nativity Scene

Caleb

Volaki

Praise

Matthew

Jean

Baby bird found at school

Yesterday the students found a baby bird at school. 

Enjoying our milk and listening to The Twits

A cute story written by Sammy

Two little boys had a pet cat. It wasn't a normal cat it was a robot cat. It had two legs and three eyes but you could tell it was a cat because it had triangle ears. The cat had four mouths and ate a lot. It ate banana's because it was a healthy food robot cat. The two little boys whose names were Arry and Burt, they played hide and seek with their pet. They played ice cube the fire place, where they freeze the fireplace.
by Sammy

Look what we are selling

Contact school to order

Medi PAC 

Room2 at work

Room 2 focused and ready to go

Bryan ready for his  Spelling  test

Mr. Wells brings his music organ to school

Yesterday room1 and 2 went up to the chapel and listened to Mr. Wells play music. I liked all of the music. When he played the music we all danced. by George

Mr Wells and his music organ

Yesterday room one and two walked up to the chapel.  At first I thought we were going to learn about an organ in our body but we learnt about the organ that we play .  We learnt that the biggest organ has two paddles, seven boards and 22 000 pipes. Mr. Wells played some music. The best music was the funeral music because we all played dead. I enjoyed the whole lesson because it was fun and we got to dance
by Volaki

Mr Wells and his Music Organ

Yesterday we went into the chapel to see Mr Wells about the Organ. The Organ can play

different kinds of music. I liked the flute sound. Later room 3 came in and we went out to class. I like the Organ. 

                                by Jean

Mr Wells and his music organ

Mr. Wells and his Organ
On Monday Me and Room 1 and Room 2 went to the chapel and we learnt about  organ music. We danced and danced to the organ. Leah and I were dancing to the organ. I loved it and wanted to dance to another tune. I learnt that the biggest organ in the world has 7 keyboards.
                                                                     by Praise

Mr Wells and his Music Organ

Mr Wells and his Music Organ

Yesterday we went to chapel and saw Mr.Wells on his organ. We learnt that the biggest music organ had two paddle boards, seven keyboards and 22 000 pipes! It was great and we wanted to hear the drums but he could not do them yet. We heard Swan Lake, funeral music and lots of other tunes. My

favourite part was when the funeral music ended and we all pretended to die.

                                                           By Caleb Chessum

Mr.Wells and his Music Organ.

Mr.Wells and his Music Organ.

Yesterday in the afternoon me and my class went up to the chapel to se Mr.Wells and learn what a organ is .We had lots of fun and danced to lots of cool music .We  listened to high notes and low notes .You have an organ in your body as well it is different to the music organ. Organs in your body help it to work. I enjoyed the dancing and fake dying the most.

by Africa

Zac went surfing retold and written in her own words by Jean Keet

Ben Went to Football

When Ben went to Football one weekend he remembered to take his football uniform and his shoes. 

He remembered to  take his lunch and tell his mum where he was going. 

But when Ben got there he forgot to take the football.

The Runaway Animals By Praise

The Runaway Animals

One Thursday morning the animals escaped from the farm. The bull tugged on the gate and it opened. The animals felt free and ran all the way to the other side of town. They found another farm with a big paddock. They all had their own space and yummy juicy grass to eat.

When the farmer woke up he was surprised that the animal weren't there. He drove around the town looking for his farm animals.

The farmer whose paddock the animals were eating in was cross. He chased the animals out. The animals were sad because they were lost on the other side of town.

The owner of the animals found them on the path near his cousin’s house. He took them home on the back of his truck. He had planted more grass and made the paddock bigger by moving the gate. They animals were happy with all the space and ran around. They all lived happily ever after.

By Praise

Space by George

Space

no gravity and dark

hot, floating, flashing

the world is turning

the universe

by George

My Cinquaine

Space

Bright and eye-catching

Exploding orbiting flashing

It is very mysterious

Universe

BY CALEB

 

Leaves

brown and green

grow, change, fall

I think they are cool

Green

by Matthew

Leaves

nature, food

camouflage, shade, noisy

Leaves are very handy

Food

By Boaz

Sunflowers

Yellow and beautiful

grow, make oil, flowers

looks like the sun

sunflower

by Bryan

Sunflowers

tall and yellow

whooshing, crackling, juicy seeds

sunflowers are awesome to look at

flowers

by Volaki

Leaves

shiny and colourful

fluttering, growing, rustling

makes our world beautiful

frond

by Carlos

Leaves

shiny and evergreen

flutters, grows, crackles

makes our world better

blade

by Caleb

Leaves

shiny and evergreen

growing, photosynthesis, falling

makes me feel good

leaves

by Petur

leaves

skinny and long

falling, fluttering, breaking

makes the trees pretty

bush

by Jean

           Plants
  colourful, bright 
scented, crackling,blooming
   makes our world awesome
           trees           
 by Leah



Plants
pretty and beautiful
growing, gives food, moving
I think they are pretty
flower
by Sammy

plants
green and beautiful
whooshing, growing, blooming
has a nice scent
flower
by Praise

Flowers
pretty and colourful
sways, blooming, budding
makes our world beautiful
floweret
by Arfica

   A Cinquain   Written by some room 2 students

                                                                                Leaves
                                                                         shiny evergreen
                                                               crackling, fluttering, rustling
                                                                makes our world beautiful
                                                                               blade

                                                         

CJ and Bailey by Bryan

On Monday  morning  while I was in the classroom reading I saw Bailey chasing CJ. Bailey is Miss Pryde's dog. She has brown and white spots on her back and she licks me to give kisses. CJ is Mrs Pearson's' chicken. She has a fluffy white tail and a red comb on her head  it looks like an Afro.

CJ raced  down  the  deck. She was  frightened  when  Bailey  chased  her.  Miss Pryde had to grab Bailey because she wanted to chase CJ again. Mrs. Pearson put the chicken in another cage in her office.

Bailey and the chicken. by Carlos

On Monday, Miss Pryde and Mrs. Pearson were coming to school with Bailey the dog and CJ the brown and white chicken. On the way to school Bailey started to bark at CJ she only wanted to play with her.

 At school Mrs. Pearson made a box cage for CJ and put her into it. Bailey was trying to play with CJ she stuck her nose into the cage. CJ got a big fright and ran right down the deck   with Bailey chasing right behind her.

Miss Pryde chased after Bailey and she got her by the collar. Mrs Pearson grabbed CJ’s white tail feathers. She made another cage for CJ and Bailey got locked in the class for the day.

Bailey and the chicken by Petur

On Monday morning we were reading with room 1 class. Suddenly a dog named Bailey was running after a brown and red chicken. The chicken looked scared and frightened. It was running away down the deck. Miss Pryde got Bailey from the deck. The chicken got caught by Mrs Pearson.

Bailey and the scared chicken By Leah

One day Mrs Pearson brought a little brown chicken to school. It was brown and fluffy like a blanket. Mrs Pearson brought the chicken into class and when no one was looking, Bailey the dog, sniffed the chicken and gave it a big fright. It jumped out of the box and ran out the door. Bailey chased the chicken down the deck. The chicken squawked loudly. Miss Pryde and Mrs. Pearson heard Bailey and the chicken barking and stomping down the deck. Miss Pryde caught Bailey by the leash and Mrs Pearson caught the chicken by the tail. I thought it was very funny. 

Bailey and CJ by Praise

Bailey and CJ by Praise

On Monday Miss Pryde and Mrs Pearson came to school in the same car with their pets. When they got to MCS,  Bailey the dog, chased CJ the fat chicken. She zoomed down the deck squawking and flapping her wings. Mrs Pearson and Miss Pryde came running to rescue their pets. Mrs Pearson got CJ by her white soft feathers and pulled her to safety. Miss Pryde got Bailey by the collar and kept her in the classroom for the rest of the day.

Bailey and the chicken By Matthew

Bailey and the Chicken by Matthew

On Monday morning while I was in the classroom reading I heard barking and stomping. I looked up and saw Bailey chasing CJ the brown and red chicken. CJ flew out of her cage and squawked running down the deck. Then Mrs Pearson jumped up and grabbed CJ by her golden feet and Miss Pryde grabbed Bailey. Bailey went to her classroom and CJ went to the office. Mrs Pearson put CJ into a plastic box and put a proper lid on it.

Chicken Rush by Caleb

CHICKEN RUSH by Caleb
On Monday,Mrs Pearson and Miss Pride drove to M.C.S. in Miss Pryde's car. Bailey and CJ were in the back. CJ the chicken, was in a box. Bailey, Miss Pryde's dog, couldn't see CJ but she  knew CJ was there. She desperately tried to get into the box. She couldn't . Mrs Pearson and Miss Pryde had to listen to her whining all the way to school.  At M.C.S, Mrs Pearson made a cage in the shape of a square for CJ. Bailey found a gap in the cage. CJ was frightened of her. She flew out . Bailey chased CJ up and down the deck making a huge racket. Mrs Pearson caught CJ by the  tail feathers. Miss Pride grabbed at Bailey. Mrs Pearson made a new cage for CJ and put her in the office. She was very happy.

Run Chicken By Volaki

RUN CHICKEN BY Volaki

On Monday Mrs Pearson and Miss Pryde brought a cage to school with a fat brown chicken in it. While Mrs Pearson put the cage down on the bench Bailey came up. She jumped excitedly at the cage and the frightened chicken flew up and out. Bailey chased the scared chicken up and down the deck. The chicken kept squeaking and squawking at Bailey. Bailey barked and barked and barked until Miss Pryde caught her by the collar. Mrs Pearson jumped at the chicken and grabbed it under its tummy. The deck was full of brown and white feathers.  The chicken stayed in its cage for the rest of the day.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Bailey and CJ by Africa

Bailey and CJ Last Monday Mrs Pearson bought her ginger coloured chicken to school for us to write about. The small eyed hens name was CJ. Mrs Pearson made a big cage but when no one was looking Bailey sniffed the cage and CJ flew out. CJ zoomed across the deck and back again. Bailey was hot on her heels. Finally Miss Pride grabbed at Bailey and caught the playful dog. While that was happening Mrs Pearson grabbed CJ by the white fluffy tail feathers. She made another big cage and put it in her office. Bailey spent the rest of the day inside.

Bailey and CJ by Jean

Bailey and CJ.
On  Monday  morning  Mrs Pearson  and  Miss Pryde  drove in the  same  car.  Mrs Pearson had a light brown and white chicken in a cardboard box. Bailey was in the boot.   Bailey didn’t see CJ come into the car but she could smell that CJ was there.   Bailey was barking all the way to school.   Mrs Pearson made a big cage for CJ.  The hay was soft as a blanket. There was a gap in the cage.   Bailey barked at CJ and scared her.   She jumped out of the big cage and darted down the deck.   Bailey raced after her. Miss Pryde   jumped ontoBailey’s back and pulled her collar.  CJ flew into a tree.                

The End.

Chicken Rush By Boaz

Chicken Rush

At school yesterday Mrs. Pearson brought her fat red hen to school. She made a little house for the chicken and when no-one was looking Bailey sniffed out CJ. CJ is the chicken’s name.  CJ flew out of her little hen house and then Bailey chased CJ across the school deck. CJ was freaked out and flew squawking down the deck. Mrs. Pearson and Miss Pryde heard the commotion and sprinted after them. Mrs. Pearson grabbed CJ by her white feathery tail. Miss Pryde captured Bailey by her collar and tied her up. It was very funny to watch all the sprinting.

We wrote the story for you.

By Boaz

Bailey by Caleb

Bailey
Bailey is a very cute dog. I love playing games with her. She likes to bounce her tennis ball and catch it. I like it when she licks me. She is fun, exersised and plays soccer with the school. Baily is my best friend. I will miss her when I go to the South Island.
BY CALEB








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Bailey is a very cute dog. I love playing games with her. She likes to bounce her tennis ball and catch it. I like it when she licks me. She is fun, exersised and plays soccer with the school. Baily is my best friend. I will miss her when I go to the South Island.

BY CALEB


ute dog.

Term 2     

Highlights and Reflections   

by Room 1 learners and teachers...

We were very sad to say farewell to Melody and Naomi Piclisan-Perrin, early in Term 2. They  were an inspiration and a joy to us and will be deeply missed.

PMP with Mr Lark

Room 1 learners did ball skills and PMP training every week with Mr Lark.  Thank-you Mr Lark for helping us to become fit and teaching us to take risks, especially on the high beam.

Maritime Museum Trip

At the Maritime Museum we saw some huge boats and waka. The highlight of the day was when we all sailed to the bridge and back on a boat.

Assembly and Snell's Beach Kindergarten Visit

Some special visitors.....

Daisy came to visit and was super keen to share Kyro's snack.

Mrs Presland-White has spent some time in our room each week; teaching us and helping us with our learning.

Jade shares a book with Baby Shiloh.

Collaborative Art 

And this is how our Queen Esther pictures turned out...

The man who lost his house by Africa

Once upon a time there were two men there names were Richard and Jono. They both needed a new house. Richard built his house on the beach and Jono built his house on a rock. One day a storm came it was very windy. The wind made a big wave and it hit Richards house and it fell over. Jono felt bad for him but his house stayed calm and dry. He had a fire going. He thought he could help Richard.

  The Junior Learners are very creative in the afternoons. We are learning valuable skill to use at home and school. Here are some of the activities we do.

 Caleb and Alannah working together to create a beautiful art work. They are both learning about Noah's Ark in devotions. We used out art as inspiration for writing in Room 2.

                                                                                                           Mrs Kimber is always helping us.

 Naomi, Ruby and Jasmine are reading together while waiting for an older student to assist them with Art. Well Done Girls.

Volaki working on 'Maths Rescue' a computer programme enriching  his Maths skills.

Bryan showing a younger student the steps spelling programme and the activities he is doing.

Ashton and Zion using the ipad to increase literacy skills

 The learners love using blocks for imaginative play and collaborative story building.

 SSR is always a popular choice where learners have an assigned time to explore books in an informal setting.

Noah's Ark room 2

Noah's Ark  by Caleb yr3

God told Noah,"build an Ark for you and your family. Take two of every animal on it.one male and one female." Noah listened. he built a huge Ark that was bigger than a whole Rugby field! But it had already started raining and two animals were still coming! at last they came through the huge door and God shut it. When it stopped raining Noah sent a dove to find land but it came back. One week later he sent the dove again. It came back with an olive leaf. God opened the door and the Ark rested on top of a mountain.



Noah's Ark by Boaz y2
God said to Noah build a Ark.  There is going to be a flood, you and your family have to collect 2 of evry kind of animal. and noah obeyed God and started building it.



BRYAN WORKING HARD ON HIS STORY


Noahs Ark by Volaki yr 3
One day a long time a go God speaks to Noah and he side "Noah you need to build a ark".  So Noah started building the ark.  When the ark was finshed Noah gathered up two of every kind of animal.  When the flood came all the animals were in the ark.  After forty days and forty nights Noah sent a dove to go and get an olive leaf.  After two weeks the dove came back with a leaf.  Noah new that the rain had stopped.


Noahs Ark by Africa yr 2
God told Noah to build an ark.  Noah loved God so he listened to God.  It took a long time.  Soon the ark was finished and now all he had to do was to gather all the animals.  There were foxes and lions and zebras.  Soon everyone was in and it started to rain.  Soon the earth was covered with water and they were floating.  After forty days and nights Noah sent a dove to finde land.  It came back with an olive leaf Noah knew that things were growing again.


Noah's Ark by Duncan yr 3
God spoke to Noah about a flood.  You have to build an ark and gather all the animals up.  So Noah built an ark out of wood with his family.  Then he gathered all the animals.  The water was coming up fast, Noah said hold on it is going to be a bumpy ride!  The food came very very fast.  Then Noah said, "the rain is stopping".  The rain has been raining for fourty days and fourty nights.  Then Noah sent a dove out.  Then the dove came back with an olive leaf.  Noah new there was land.


Noah's Ark by Carlos yr 2
One day God spoke to Noah.  God said "build an ark, get 2 of each animal, one mael and one femael.  Keap them safe, get food fo8r each animal".  Noah build the ark with his family then he got one of each animal.  One mael and one femael.  It rained and rained for 40 days and 40 nights.  It did not rain for that day.  Noah sent a dove to find land it did not come back for 3 days.  On the 4th day it came back.  They must of found driy land the water was going down.  They saw some grase.  They got on the land.


Afternoon art