End of a Huge Year

Our year together in Room 12 is coming to an end.
The students have been very reflective over the past week in sharing how much they have changed and the lessons they have learned. Some have included:

• "It's not all about me!"
• Iceskating yesterday
• Ngaire growing in confidence
• Everyone has encouraged other people in the class when they have put themselves out there
• How much our vocabulary has grown
• Kyan having a huge change in his attitude
• Claudia having so much confidence now
• Bonni changing herself and people trusting her now
• Camp at Living Springs was a huge highlight (especially the monorail)
• Making cupcakes with Miss Rowe
• Learning how to find the circumference of a circle using Pi!
• Jake solving the Rubik's cube - FAST!
• Louis grading to black tip in Tae Kwon Do
• Amelia and Maia having the courage to go on the monorail at camp
• Braeden growing up heaps and learning to handle heaps of stuff
• Findlay being a scientist!
• Going to Lincoln University to do robotics
• Friends!
• Choosing topics for reading inquiries
• Art!
• Chloe winning Canterbury 1000m
• Hatchett
• Lion Boy
• Singing
• Dance competition
• Syndicate interchange
• Claudia's iceskating test
• Lit Quiz!
• Listening to authors
• Friday sports
• Ms Saxon getting her fifth degree black belt
• High marks in ICAS exams
• Fiesta!

There are so many highlights, more than we can remember, and so many children have come so far. Thank you for your ongoing support and for making my job a pleasure.

Enjoy your summer holidays together, stay safe, have fun.
Ms Saxon.

Beach Ed Fun

Room 12 had a fantastic day at Waikuku Beach today for Beach Education. In the morning we learned all about sun safety, what to do and what not to do when at the beach, how to recognise rips, CPR, a tour of the clubhouse, as well as some great games on the beach. Louis and Amelia were the fastest at beach sprints.
In the afternoon everyone got into the water. It was pretty chilly and a little rough. All the children had an absolute blast on the boogie boards (some may be requested for Christmas!) They caught great waves and the smiles on their faces were an absolute delight.

Well done Team for being pretty much faultless for a really enjoyable day.

Ms Saxon.





 

Financial Literacy

In Maths today we began looking at Financial Literacy. It is great to hear students talking about saving up their pocket money that they earn by doing jobs, to buy items that they would like. Claudia worked out that it would take 300weeks to save her pocket money to buy an IPad!!
We discussed mortgages, interest rates, needs and wants, trade-offs, profits, income and other similar words and concepts.
This is such a crucial topic for children of this age to be increasingly aware of. Please have some really rich conversations at home around this topic.
Thanks!

Congratulations Chloe the Champion!

Yesterday Chloe and Louie traveled to Ashburton to compete at the Canterbury School Athletics Championships. 1939 competitors were part of this event!

Chloe had an amazing run in the 10yr old girls 1000m event. She pipped the NZ Cross Country Champion on the line to WIN the event!! What an amazing success Chloe, we are all so proud of your running ability and potential. I can't wait to hear about you representing NZ in the future!

Learning About Life From Our Special People

Can you guess who the authors are and who they are writing about?

A young girl and her dad together
Filling the air with incessant energy
Making it hard
Not to have fun.

Laughing at each other
Have fun whenever you like
No matter what happens
There's always time for fun.

Take a risk
Make your dreams
Come true
Choosing my own path.




My only way to life is to find
Where I sit or stand
But there is only one thing that starts me.

I push myself to the limit
I remember someone saying to me
"Don't give up when it's tough."

I always keep
It in the back of my mind
All the time
Whenever
It always keeps me safe.




As we wait upon
The unknown
We laugh
We talk.

Until we felt a nibble
And another
Was it a slimy mammal?
I asked.

I quickly reeled it up
Into the bright world above
But it was too small
It was lucky it was not going to be grilled.




My mum andI
Following the path
Through nature
Towards life.

Listening
To the voices of trees
Whispering secrets
To one another.

Understanding
The call of warning
What I will go through
In my unknown future.

Finding
Where I belong
What I will become
Finding my own way in life.




Dad and I sit
Waiting
For the sound of wind
Weaving through the power lines
It's like the challenges life will bring
Weaving in and out of you.




A girl and her dad
The sun shines constantly
Open skies revealed all under
Tall trees make dark shadows.

A solitary bird sings a lonesome song
As he tells secrets of the world
As the branches
Sway in the calm breeze.

And at the end
We sit and look
At the outstanding
Work we did.




We walk
Getting lured to the right
But I choose
To go to the left.

As I walk
I hear a noise
A call
From a man
Looking.

Looking for something
Or someone
Saying
Be Strong
And Don't Doubt.




The waves
They tumble over
It broke their hearts
It took them
Took them to a world
Of despair.

They held each other up
Barely breathing
Underneath the unwelcoming veil
Of swirling clouds.

And as they fell
Something let them rise
Shining
As they looked down
On the land
That held their future.




A Boy and His Dad
They sit
Waiting, remembering, observing
The faint sound of water echoes in the background
They are thinking the same thoughts
Remembering the same memories.

Darkness falls as he teaches his son
Deciding the path into the unknown
And beyond.




You've given me a passion
To stick with what I'm doing
I learn to defend myself
Because of you
I feel safe around you
I'm glad you're my teacher
I feel loved because of you
I'm lucky to have you.




We sit
Waiting, watching
Observing the unknown
A crack of thunder splits the sky.

Incessant booming banishes the silence
A drop of life strokes my skin
Leaving a patch of hope
We stare at each other
And laugh.

A relationship came to life
An irresistable one
One that can not be replaced.