Weeks 5 and 6, Term 4 in Room 2 :)

Week 6 we had our WFP Districts Athletics Day.  The students who didn't compete there were split between Miss Wilson, Ms Trow and Miss Malone.   The students with Ms Trow and Miss Malone produced some awesome silhouette art - using sketching, paint and pastel thanks to Miss Malone's awesomely fantastic art expertise!! Here we are working on our art and some of the amazing finished products:

Art with Miss Malone and Ms Trow on PhotoPeach

On Friday's we have been holding mini-science lessons.  We have held the 'Milk Colour', 'Mini Lava' and 'Flower Colour' experiments so far, with differing success rates.  The students enjoy writing their science observations using the 'I notice', 'I think' and 'I wonder' headings.  Friday week 6 we conducted the 'Dancing Raisins' science experiment.  Some performed as they should, others didn't, but again we were able to predict and analyse why or why not our raisins moved the way they did (or didn't)...  

We finished our alien art - watch this blog for photos as we display them next week... :)

Week 5 we started our cricket skills, and carried on with our cool social dancing.

Here's some photos of Room 2's first cricket skills session:

Room 2s first cricket skills session on PhotoPeach


We had an awesome day at the Stanley Ave School Athletics Day!  Thanks to all our fabulous parents and helpers who helped and cheered us on for the day! Here's some of the Room 2 students who won cups (congrats to joint winners of the 12+ boys cup - Jarden and Ruebin) certificates from the day:

Thanks to Jarden's mum who sent a basketball reps photo and update from the weekend - representing Te Aroha at the Thames Valley basketball tournament in Whitianga.

Jarden, Ruben and Hunter were in the boys A team and won, Iona was in the girls team and they also came away with a win!!

Super work!!!  Well done!!! :)

Joke of the week is from Summa:

What happens when you lose one of your hands?
.... you go to the second hand shop :)