Learning the Super Haka

This term we have been given the challenge of learning the Super Haka for Christchurch.  On Friday we split into girls and boys and began learning the Haka.  Use the following video clips to help you learn it at home.

Learn the Super Haka Actions - Male

Learn Super Haka Actions - Female

Term 4 begins!

We have had a fantastic start to Term 4.  This term we will be looking at our school values and learning lots of fun, creative and new ideas related to our 7 values.

Today Onnah and her Mum Lauren shared Bernies adventures up in Northland.  Bernie was lucky to go to the Rugby World Cup semi final with Onnah's Dad and they even went right to the very top of New Zealand. We learnt that the top of New Zealand is called Cape Reinga.  Lauren read us a strory about how the Kiwi lost his wings and she also talked to us about the massive Kauri tree called Tane Mahuta in the Waipoua Forest.  We made our own beautiful Kiwi birds.  Mrs Allen used to live up in Dargaville and knows and loves Northland! Thanks for coming in and teaching us today Lauren!

Go the ALL BLACKS

Hello everyone
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and you are ready for an amazing term 4.  I have had a lovely break with my family. We did lots of swimming and had some movie nights.  Today we are getting ready to support the All Blacks.  We are dressed in black and white and have put up some balloons.  Did you do anything in your house?  I wonder if Bernie is going to watch the All Blacks with Onnah's Dad?  How exciting!
I will see you all back at school on thursday. GO THE ALL BLACKS!!!!
Love Mrs Toohey

Holidays!

Have a fantastic holiday Room 9.  I can't wait to enjoy the lovely spring weather and spending some time in Queenstown with my family.  Enjoy the break and we will look forward to seeing you all for a busy and exciting Term 4! Mrs Allen x

Willowbank Visit

Samoa World Cup fun Day!

Talofa! Wow what a super day we have had in Room 9 with our buddy class Room 22.  We have dressed up in Samoan costumes.  We have headbands, flags, hula skirts, lei and beautiful painted faces!  The Samoan flag is red, blue and has five white stars on it.  Our clothes are these colours.  This morning we coloured in Samoan pictures, we decorated some biscuits, cracked open a coconut and drank the milk and ate the white flesh.  George's wonderful Mum Hannah bought in cupcakes in the shape of the Samoan flag for everyone - YUMMY!!! In the afternoon we had a big Jump Jam session in the hall.  We have had a fantastic day!

Awesome work Jacob and Hannah

Congratulations Jacob and Hannah for getting last weeks class certificates.  It is getting very hard to pick who will get our certificates each week because everyone works so hard!  Keep up the super efforts Room 9.

Our questions about Dinosaurs have been answered!

At the beginning of our Inquiry Unit on Dinosaurs each child had a question they wanted to find the answer to.  We have learnt lots of interesting facts and information about Dinosaurs.  At the end of our Inquiry we answered the questions.  Check out the video.

Brooke's Mum's Birthday!

Today Brooke told us it was her Mum's birthday.  Mrs Sutherland heard us singing Happy Birthday so she ran through and gave us the St Albans School Birthday Hat!! Happy Birthday Kylie - Have a fabulous day.

From Room 9

Talofa!!!

Talofa!  In week 10 the whole school are participating in a Rugby World Cup/Top Town fun day.  Our country, along with our buddy class Room 22, is Samoa!  We will be learning some interesting things about Samoa in class and also lots of Rugby World Cup facts.  We will be dressing up for the fun day!  

Heart of Achievement Winner

Congratulations Hamish for getting our Heart of Achievement certificate this week.  You have been displaying our School Values with pride.  Keep up the super efforts Hamish!

Mrs Warren's Birthday!

We hope Mrs Warren has had a fantastic birthday and loved the surprise this morning!

Each child in the school had a  balloon for Mrs Warren and they were all tied on the school gates.  Phoebe was our Superstar today and she got to give Mrs Warren the pretty pink gerbera flower.  Each class gave Mrs Warren a flower.  She really was surprised!

Fun Day Friday Dancing

We love dancing in Room 9!

Certificate Winners this week

Fantastic work from Maggie and Onnah this week.  Keep up the terrific efforts girls.

Congratulations to Phoebe for her certificate from last week too.  What a neat smile!

Balloon Fun

We had fun on Wednesday with balloons.  We have been reading a big book called "Oh, jump in a sack."  It is about a cheeky balloon who tries to float away.  Our balloons floated away from us at times too!

Certificate Success

Congratulations to our wonderful certificate winners for Week 5 and 6.  You are all awesome!

Dinosaur Funday Monday!!

What a fun day in Rooms 8 and 9 today.  We have made collage dinosaurs and dinosaur cakes.  We had Alex's Mum helping and what a fantastic job she did - Thank you Loretta!  We decided once we had eaten our dinosaur cakes we made them extinct!

Poetry Competition

Today Onnah, Brooke and Hamish recited their poems at the Year 0, 1 and 2 final competition.  We were so proud of how wonderful you all were.  Mrs Allen had so many comments from other teachers and parents singing your praises! A big congratulations to Hamish who was placed 3rd - your Triceratops poem  was fantastic!