SummerSoccer Fun

Today was our First House Meeting. We are all in House groups and we get together every two weeks. Our House leaders organise all sorts of cool things for us to do. We had to work together  and support each other in this activity with the parachute. Can you see Hailey, Sophie and Oliver?

Our House groups are called Totara, Kauri, Rata and Kowhai, each a native tree.

Using our class blog.

Today we found out how to get onto our class blog on the laptop pod. Then we supported each other to play one of the phonics games using the sounds we have been learning. If we want to try it at home the game was called "picture match" under Literacy links.

Signing of Room 2's Class Treaty - slideshows

                                                       Look at us! We are famous.

First Day at School - slideshows

Two Little Dicky Birds

Tree Planting

Ko wai tenei? Who is this? - slideshows

Look at our wonderful word towers

Welcome to Kickstart Term 3 - slideshow

Disco fever - slideshow

Today we had our 3rd session of hockey skills. we have been learning to dribble the ball. A few of us have found it quite confusing learning how to hold our sticks correctly as they don't have left handed hockeys sticks.
Today we played "Rob the nest" and "Creep up Granny" which was lots of fun.
It was lovely having Mackenzie come for her first visit today .

Today we had fun with our big buddies being recorded reading our poems. It was exciting seeing ourselves and we were surprised at how our voices sounded so different.

Well I think we finally have action. If the video doesn't play straight away try again later. 

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Sorry folks, having real problems uploading these videos. Come up but wont play. will keep trying over the weekend to find a solution because they are so cute. Have a nice weekend.

We made a mixture with yeast, sugar and warm water. We mixed it up and left it overnight.
In the morning we found it was all bubbly and smelt like bread.

What could we do with our mixture?

We decided to add it to flour to see what would happen. Would it be work better than our plain flour and SR flour experiment?

This is what happened.

What do Scientists do? - slideshows

We have been learning how to be scientists. We read stories about "The little Red Hen". We had "Wonderings" about what would happen if we added different things to flour. We chose 2 questions to experiment with.

"I wonder what would happen if we added just a little bit of milk to the flour?"
"I wonder what would happen if we added a lot of milk to the flour?"

This is what we discovered.

Click on images to make them bigger, or pop into school and look at our "wonderings".

Mr Paterson and I had a lovely morning this morning watching Rippa Rugby. I was so proud of how well Issie, Nevaeh'a and Jed played.

It was a bonus to see lots of other Riverlands Kids out there having so much fun.

This is a video put together by Mr Walker. Can you see us?

Today we had our first day of rugby skills with the Tasman Makos team. We learnt how to pass the ball to a partner and and catch it. We are looking forward to tomorrows session.

Kickstart
Today we had our first session of Kickstart for term 2. Welcome to Charlie, Darling, Josh, Makayla, Mackenzie and their mums who joined us today. We are going to have lots of fun getting ready for school and getting to know each other.

At the end of last term we made 3D rockets and we added all the 2D shapes and their names. Don't they look great.
We also had fun baking with Mrs Paterson and Mrs Boyce. We made Gingerbread hands and we gave one to each of our big buddies and the rest of their class as well. They were delicious.

We have been learning about ways to enhance our lifestyle. We thought playing games was a great idea so we are teaching our class how to play our favourite games. These are the first 3. You might like to play some of these games during the holidays.

Easter Fun with Room 2

On Thursday we had a fun day. We made yummy Easter biscuits  and Easter egg number headbands. We had lots of fun with Mrs Kain and Mrs Boyce. Easter bunny left a wee message and some eggs in our cool rabbit baskets.

The day our butterflies hatched out.

On Wednesday afternoon the children were excited to see that not 1 but all 3 of our chrysalis had turned black and they could just see the colours of the butterfly inside. On Thursday they were lucky to see 2 of the butterflies after they had hatched and were drying out their wings. Below you can see a video of what they missed when they were busy working with Mrs Kain.

Fundamental Skills Fun

 

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What do we see in the garden?

What do we see in the garden? - slideshow

The Day the Variety Bash came to Riverlands.

When the Variety Club came to town. - slideshow

Over the last few weeks we have had the pleasure to meet our next group of New Entrants and their parents. We have had a lovely time and I am really looking forward to them joining Room 2 in the next few weeks. Here are some photos taken at our first Kickstart afternoon.

Having Fun at Kickstart - Online Slideshow Maker

Rainbow Fish Puppet Show

Welcome to 2013

 

We have all settled into a new year and are learning ways that we can all work together. We have made some class rules and we are learning how to be friends. We read a story called the Rainbow  Fish. This is a little puppet show about the story. We have made some beautiful fish pictures. Come in and be amazed.

Amelia's mum sent me this photo of our Dress Up Day. Don't we look great.

Jump Rope Fun - slideshows

Origami with Miwa - slide show

Hamburger cupcakes with Kendall - create a slideshow with music

Book Character Day

What an amazing array of Book Characters in Room 2 on Thursday. Can you guess who they all are? Look at the slideshow below and see how many you know.

Book Character Day - flash slideshow maker

Source: youtube.com via Maria on Pinterest

Have a go athletics - Online Slideshow Maker

"Have a go athletics" at Riverlands
We had a great morning at school yesterday while the big kids were at their athletics day at Athletic Park. We have been learning the right techniques to help us run fast, jump high and long and throw far. We were lucky because Mr Paterson came and worked with Mrs Paterson to help us learn new skills. He will be proud of how well we did.
Thanks Mr Paterson.

We wrote these stories with Mrs Paterson and Mrs Boyce to show how we felt on the day.

I liked doing running because I was the fastest runner.I was happy because I was going to be the winner and I actually won.I felt proud.  
by Tyler

I liked the long jump. I liked lining up.I ran and I laughed when I was jumping.I was so, so proud.  
by Sophie

I’m really, really good at running. I remembered to pump my legs and arms. I felt good because Mum and Dad and Matthew were watching me.   
by Hamish

I liked doing the long jump in the sawdust.I ran really fast and moved my arms when I was jumping. I was surprised that I could jump so far.  
by Zoe

I was sad when I was sick and missed the Fun athletics. I wanted to do the long jump but I had to stay home with Mum , Star Bear and our 9 puppies.  
by Emily.

I was excited when I was running because I like to run and I was so excited. I cheered for Mum when she was running.
She was fast too and hot. She had a drink because it was hot in the sun.     
by Trinaty

I was excited when I was lining up to have a turn at the high jump.We had to jump over the piece of string. It was easier than I thought it was. We were on the grass. 
by  Lilly

Hamish was at the front when I was doing running and I was running fast to try and beat him. I was running towards Mrs Boyce.She was cheering us on. I ran around the goal post and back again. I was happy and puffed. 
by George

I was good at jumping in the sawdust. I ran really fast and threw my arms to make me go a bit further. I  felt good when I jumped.  
by Charlie

I felt happy at the high jump and when I jumped  over the rope. I was proud because I jumped the highest.
By Linkin

I liked the high jump. I felt happy because I did it. I jumped onto the mat.
By Zeffi

I liked the high jump. I was excited because I knew it was going to be a lot of fun. I felt tired at the end and wanted to lie down.
By Matthew

I liked the running races. All my friends were there, Aika, Amelia and Tyler. Tyler was the fastest and I was puffed and tired and wanted to go home.
By Grace

I liked to jump over the string at high jump. I was proud that I did it. I was tired after all the activities.
By Bridie

I enjoyed the long jump, but I was sad as well. My Dad came with no Mummy, but Mummy came with Phoebe. I was proud of myself for doing all of the activities.
By Amelia

The high jump was the best thing I did, I felt happy because I did it and I had fun with my friends. I was a little confused doing the running race.
By Emma Jay

I liked the long jump the most because Mrs Paterson was doing it. I was good at it and jumped far. I was sad because I didn’t want to run without my Mum watching. Mrs Boyce ran with me and it made me feel better.
By Amelie

I liked the high jump and Mum was watching me. All my friends had a go and I felt happy.
By Aika
 

We made these cute piggy banks out of milk bottles. They took quite a lot of time and lots of sticky glue to make but we had lots of fun. We wrote stories about the adventures we had with our piggys and gave them all names.

My little pink Piggy Bank - slideshow dvd

All the junior classes worked hard to make items to sell at our Mini Market. We had saved pocket money from doing helpful things at home and were very excited about spending it. Our stall sold out of popcorn, pet rocks and paper planes, very quickly. We could have made twice as much popcorn as it was very popular. We had a fun time and Room 2 raised $70. We used this to buy a mini animal barn which has a goat, 4 chickens and some feed. We know it will make a big difference to a family in need.

We have really enjoyed our Inquiry about money. We have learnt about "Needs and Wants" and know that "Money does not grow on trees". People have to do things to earn money. We had jobs to do in our classroom and we earnt Riverlands dollars to spend in our class shop. We found we had to save to buy the things we really wanted. It was a real challenge for some of us.

Junior Teams Mini Market Day - flash slideshow maker

Kickstart Term 3 - create a slideshow

Our Junior Kapahaka performing for the Junior School today.

Today we were very lucky to be invited to watch the Junior Kapahaka Group perform for the first time. We were very proud of Thomas.

 

Finally, as promised, here are the amazing children of Room 2 wearing their fantastic Silly Hats in their performance at the Riverlands World of  Wearable Arts (RWOW).

The Silly Hat Store - Online Slideshow Creator

On Wednesday we met our new group of children at Kickstart. We had a lovely afternoon meeting each other and getting to know a bit about each other. Then the mums and dad had a lovely afternoon tea and they had a chance to meet some other Riverlands parents. The children had a lovely time in the playground with our big buddies from Room 10.

Kickstart - slideshow dvd

Poetry Reading

We are lucky to be part of the KEGs (Kids edible gardens) programme and we get to do all sorts of fun things on Fridays with Mrs Hepburn. A few weeks ago we made a GREEN smoothie. It was yummy.

Lovely feijoas. - free slideshow

At the end of Term 1 we had a Teddy Bears Picnic as a celebration of the end of our Capacity unit. We measured ingredients to make Teddy Bear biscuits. Then Mrs Paterson turned us into little bears and we had a party to say goodbye to the children who have now moved on to Room 1. Easter Bunny came to visit as well, so we had a really good day.

Teddy Bears Picnic Celebration - slideshows

 
                                                Our ANZAC day Wreaths."We will remember them."

Riverlands ANZAC service - slideshows

A Boat that Floats

By Room 2

Mrs Paterson said to Room 2

I have something I want you to do.

Please make me a boat

But make sure it can float.

You’ll get a certificate too!

Today we had our "Great float off" to see how many stars we had achieved from our Rubric. We all did really well and Ted only got a little bit wet a couple of times. Well done everyone and thanks to all the parents and granparents who were able to join us today. For those who couldn't make it, We hope you enjoy the slideshow.

The great float off - slideshows

Disco Fun - Online Slideshow Maker

We have been doing lots of floating and sinking experiments. Mrs Paterson challenged us to make our tinfoil into something that would hold Teddys. Some didn't even hold 1 but Kaitlyn got hers to stay afloat with 27 Teddys. Wow! I wonder why it worked so well?

Floating Teddys - slide show

Kizoa slideshow: Summer Soccer - Slideshow

We made little boats out of walnut shells. We added masts and sails. Then we experimented to see which boats floated best and then we had a race. Look at the sails on the winning boats. Why do you think they were the fastest boats?

On Thursday Wayne and Mate came to visit. We learnt all about how to be safer around dogs.

Kizoa slideshow: Wayne and Mate - Slideshow

Before we started to do our experiments we brainstormed what we knew about Floating and Sinking.
Then we predicted which things would float and which ones would sink.

We have been asking questions about "Water" . These are our "wonderings". We hope we can find out some answers.

Kizoa slideshow: "I wonder?" - Slideshow

Today Melody, Hamish and Samantha joined us for a school visit. We had a great morning with some of our Room 10 big friends. They made up lots of fun games for us using the equipment in the Sport Tasman Trailer that has been at school all week.
What a wonderful, fun week we have had.
Playground Fun on PhotoPeach

We have had a wonderful week doing Fundamental Skills at the stadium. We had motor sensory activities, futsal, bats and balls, ball skills, swimming and water safety.
We are all proud of ourselves for giving everything a go and doing things we never thought we could do especially in the pool.
Many of us can now go under the water, pick up things from the bottom of the pool, float on our fronts and even on our backs.
We know that when we fall into the water, we need to roll onto our backs and relax.
If we go in a boat, we know that we need to wear a life jacket and we know how to use it safely if we need to.
We will all sleep very well this weekend.
Fundamental Fun! Fun! Fun! on PhotoPeach

Fundamental Skills Day 1 on PhotoPeach

In the Garden with Mrs Hepburn on PhotoPeach

This morning was really cold and we didn't feel like going outside. We found lots of great games on the shelves and we learnt how to play them properly so we could really enjoy them. It was Melody's first visit and she enjoyed playing with Mylee, Kaitlyn and Molly.

Jack and Jill rolled down the ... on PhotoPeach