Brayshaw Park Old Schoolroom on PhotoPeach

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A reflection on our visit to Waterlea Resthome

I thought it was funny when the man pulled his teeth out. Cody
I liked going to the rest home. Araiara
It was fun going to the old peoples home. Lachy
I was a little bit shy when I talked to the old lady. Fergus
In the old days they had to walk to school. Max
I was shy but mum helped me talk to the old people. Reuben
I was shy to start with but Charlottes mum helped me. Sophie
I enjoyed the poems and songs. Jess
The lady talked to had to walk to school. It was a long way. Liam
I liked singing. Charlotte.
Mum asked the man to show us his teeth. They came out. Brayden
I asked someone how they came to school and they said, "In a car". Rilla

Wok and Wal by David Poulton on PhotoPeach

Today Fireman Ross came back for a visit. He brought Fireman Dion with him and Mr Parsons. Did you know Mr Parsons was a fireman? We did.
These are all the things firemen wear when they go into a fire. They are hot and heavy but very important.
When Mr Parsons put on his BA (breathing apparatus) he sounded like Darth Vadar from Star Wars.
We know that if we were trapped in a fire and heard that sound we wouldn't be scared. We would yell out very loud so the fireman can find us quickly and get us to safety.
Thank you for coming and showing us all the cool things need in a fire.

The fancy dress party on PhotoPeach

After watching Max and Lachy's team play ripper rugby I stayed to watch Liam play his first game. He scored a try just before the final whistle. Well done. I missed the shot because someone walked in front of me but this photo shows a proud Liam after scoring.

What a Ripper! on PhotoPeach

Today we had a special day where we made ANZAC biscuits just like the biscuits the soldiers were sent by their families during WW1. Thanks yo to Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Main for helping us make our yummy biscuits.
At 12 o'clock our whole school held a special service led by Mrs Lyons and Mrs Robinson and helped by Mrs Walker and Mr Parsons. We wore our poppies and laid a wreath under the flagpole.Now we know what to expect if we are lucky enough to attend the ANZAC Day Parade with our families.

ANZAC Day at Riverlands School on PhotoPeach

Welcome back to a busy Term 2.I have been without my laptop for 3 weeks so I am now back in swing with our blog.
During my holiday, we stayed with wonderful friends in Melbourne. Zack and Callum are nearly 5, so just a little bit younger than the children in Room 2. Poor Callum broke his leg over Easter so wasn't able to get out and about.I showed them Room 2's blog and we had fun playing some of the games. This is a photo of us having fun and one of us with Kathy, their lovely mum.
If you have friends or family who live somewhere else in New Zealand or overseas, why not tell them about our blog, so they can have some fun and see what you have been up to at school.

While we were at the stadium Mrs Paterson set up a special Holiday Challenge for us so we can keep being great readers.We have a bag of books and sentence cards to enjoy over the holidays.
When we complete the challenge we will get a special surprise.

Today Mrs Paterson didn't come to Fundamental skills, so when we got back we told her what our favourite thing was.

I got 10 things from under water. Cody

It was fun going under water. I dived under and got some toys. Liam

We went in the little pool today. It was good because it was the right size. Rileigh

Going under the water like a dolphin was fun. Reuben

I liked jumping in the little pool. Sophie

We got to do washing machines in the water. Lachlan

I was lying on my tummy and then the ball made me flip over onto my back. Max

I like jumping off the mattress to get the toys. Brayden

I liked the dancing because we had fun dancing. Rilla

Yesterday we had our first day at Fundamental Skills.
At the end of the day I asked the children what they liked the most.

Going swimming in the big pool. Liam
I could walk on the bottom of the big pool. Sophie
You had to put your hand on the bucket of balls and push it under the water. The balls popped out and you had to put them in the bucket. Cody
I liked when we bounced the balls really hard to someone else. Max
I liked going in the big pool and I stood up by myself. Rileigh
When I had to bounce the tennis ball and catch it. Lachlan
I liked jumping off the mattress into the pool. Reuben
I liked jumping off the mat to get the toys under the water. Brayden

Fundamental Skills-Day 1 on PhotoPeach

Today when Jess and Fergus came to visit, we retold the story of "The very hungry caterpillar" using picture and word cards. Then we made our own little books to take home.
At buddy time, some of our buddies helped us to make little caterpillars and we painted little branches.We glued on the caterpillars and some of the leaves we had made last week. Mrs Paterson put them together to make a butterfly tree like the one in our poem.

School Swimming Sports
We had such a wonderful time at the swimming sports last night that we decided to write some special cinquain poems.

Sports
really excited
good at floating
pulled Alec in hoola-hoop
shivering

by
Max

Excited
really fun
whirlpool was easy
pulling person in hoola-hoop
proud

by Lachlan

Swimming
really excited
went under water
Emma in big pool
shivering

by Sophie

Swimming
walking races
I was shivery
Parents watching, cheering loudly
good

by Reuben

Excited
Dad watched
head under water
pulling hoola-hoops was fun
happy

by Brayden

Whirlpool
people pushing
I liked everything
cold, itchy from water
excited

by Liam

Swimming
jumped in
didn't like it
heaps of noisy people
sad

by Rileigh

The day the Iroquois came to school on PhotoPeach

Red Day Fun on PhotoPeach

Today we tried some of our new reading activities.
We had fun making words with beads and with the playdough.

When Liam and Rilla came for their first school visit, we read a story called "Pop, pop, pop!"
We talked about the steps we needed to follow to make popcorn. We had a special sheet to colour and then we cut it up and put it in the right order. Now we know how to make popcorn. When we had finished we made popcorn with Mrs Paterson and then the best bit... We got to eat it!.
Thank you Mrs Nicholls for the photos.

This morning Max had fun making words with the letter beads. he made the words on the floor and then threaded them onto the pipecleaner. Max is becoming a good writer because he practices lots and lots. Why not see how many words you can make tomorrow morning.

Today we had buddy time with our Room 10 buddies. They are the oldest children in our school and we are the youngest. We showed them our shape pictures and our kidpix pictures.

We had lots of turns in the game.I caught them. I was so fast. Lachy
It was nice to play duck, duck, goose. Sophie
I tagged lots of people. Max

Our visit to Redwoodtown Kindy. on PhotoPeach

Computer fun with Maths Adventures on PhotoPeach

Today we revised the 6 letters we have learnt so far this term. We found that by saying the sound each letter makes and then blending them together we could make lots of words. See all the words we made. We can even spell some of them.

Friday Fun with Room 2 on PhotoPeach

What a busy week we had this week. I am sure there will be a few tired children after their first week at school. Today we met our big buddies. We told them all about us and they told us about themselves. We are going to have lots of fun together this year.

If you look at the very bottom of our blog you will find a jigsaw puzzle of Room 2 after their first week at school. Can you put it togther to see all the children?