OUR FIRST DAY OF SWIMMING

Today we had our first swimming lesson at DNI Pool with the Jill Clarke Swim School.  We enjoyed our first class and we are looking forward to going back tomorrow!

SWIMMING STARTS TOMORROW!!!

LEARNING ABOUT OUR MIHI WITH MISS DONALD

Today Miss Donald began teaching us about our mihi.  We are learning how to introduce ourselves in Māori.  Miss Donald will continue working with the children next week but before then she would like to find out the following information:

*  If your family belongs to a specific iwi, can you please write this down on a piece of paper and send it along to school.

*  If your family identifies with a a country (other than New Zealand), can you please inform Miss Donald of the river and mountain closest to the town which is special to you.

Thank you!

ROOM 11'S ASSEMBLY

Thank you to all the parents who came along on Friday to support us at assembly.  They children gave a wonderful performance - acting out road safety rules, sharing a movie, showing their artwork and reciting a poem.  If you missed our assembly, here is a snapshot of our performance.

SWIMMING HELPERS

Last week a notice was sent home to gather volunteers to help us to walk to and from the pool when swimming lessons start next week.  Thank you to all the parents who have offered their assistance.

We are still looking for helpers on the following days:

Wednesday 1st March
Thursday 2nd March
Wednesday 8th March

If you are able to help, please contact Mrs McCulley natalieb@georgestreet.school.nz

Thank you!

FUN WITH BOXES

This week our optional extra was to make something creative with our stationery box (or another box). Watch the movie to see all the interesting things the children created: FUN WITH BOXES on PhotoPeach

CLASS OF THE WEEK

Did you see this week's newsletter?  There was a very handsome class on the back page - Room 11!

OUR TRIP TO THE ART GALLERY

We were excited when a double decker bus pulled up to take us to the Dunedin Art Gallery.

When we got to the Art Gallery, John talked to us about lots of interesting pieces of artwork.

When we went into the art room, we creating amazing pieces of artwork.  We used colourful paper to create a scene with motor vehicles.  We will be showing our creative pieces at assembly next week.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Today Mrs McCulley was thrilled to receive a heart-shaped cookie from Jai.

At writing time, we wrote about people or pets who are special to us.  Here is a lovely piece of writing from Oliver S.

"I love my family because they care for me.  I give them cards and presents and before I go to bed I say something nice to them, like how much I love them.  They mean the world to me."

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

WALKING SAFELY WITH CONSTABLE SOMERFIELD

Today Constable Somerfield taught us how to walk safely on the footpath and watch out for sneaky driveways!

MEASURING TREASURE HUNT

At the moment we are learning about measuring during maths time.  Today we went on a treasure hunt around our playground and had lots of fun finding and measuring slides, bins and tennis courts!

MEET THE TEACHER EVENING

I am looking forward to seeing all of the parents/caregivers who are able to come to our 'Meet the Teacher' evening on Thursday night.  For more details, please see the notice below:

CONSTABLE SOMERFIELD VISITS AGAIN

Today Constable Somerfield visited us again to talk about road safety.  He told us how important it is to protect our brain by wearing a helmet when we are riding our bike or playing on our scooter.

Constable Somerfield also told us about being a policeman.  He showed us lots of the equipment he uses and some lucky people got to dress up!

MEET MISS DONALD

Miss Charlotte Donald is our third year College of Education student.  She will be working in Room 11 throughout the year, both on regular Tuesday visits and for several weeks at a time for postings.

ART GALLERY TRIP

This Wednesday (15th February) we are off to the Art Gallery.  Thank you to the parents who have returned the form and are coming along with us.  I am sure it will be a great trip!  As we will be having an early lunch before we catch the bus, Room 11 children will not be able to order hot lunches this Wednesday.

THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

We have been learning about the 'Treaty of Waitangi'.  Watch the video below to learn more about New Zealand's history.

ROAD SAFETY

One of the topics we are learning about this term is 'Road Safety'.  Today Constable Somerfield visited us and taught us important rules about travelling in the car and walking on the footpath.  We watched a fun 'Bryan & Bobby' video.

'ME' BAGS

This week we have been sharing our 'Me' Bags.  The children were asked to decorate a paper bag and fill it with five special things.  We then shared our bags with the class.  We are enjoying getting to know each other!

HOW TO DRAW A MINION

After learning about our class rules, we drew our own minions.  If you would like to try again, watch the video below:

CLASSROOM RULES

This week we have been talking about our class rules.  We watched a fun Minion video.  You can watch it again below: