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