Year 1-3 Cross Country

We are going to try for Wednesday at 9.10am to run the Year 1-3 Cross Country.  Fingers crossed for the weather!  Check the school website www.plimmerton.school.nz to see whether it is on or not in the morning.  We will be having a practice tomorrow (Tuesday) - so wear good running shoes.

Rock Pool Trip - Tuesday 8th June

Hiya!

Remember that we've got our Rock Pool trip coming up on the 8th June.  It's the first day back after  Queens Birthday weekend - so make sure you don't forget!  There's a few of you who haven't brought their permission slips back yet - get them in quick!

You should wear good shoes for walking over rocks, a warm jacket and a hat.  It's going to be great ... I wonder what we'll find!

Learning to Count to 10 in Te Reo Maori

In class this term we've been learning to count to 10 in Te Reo Maori.  We decided to make a movie with Room 9 to help us practice at home counting.  This is one of our Homework Challenges - so practice, practice, practice and you can get it signed off!

School Disco!

Here's a pic from Amanda (Finn's Mum) of Robyn, Grace, Amelia, Finn & Tom at the disco.  It looks like it was a fun night!  I did a "little" doctoring of the photo on www.picnik.com.

The Blue Whale - Awesome Video

We have been learning about Whales this week ... and we watched this awesome video on Blue Whales by David Attenborough.  Did you know that Blue Whales are the largest animal in the world?

New School Song - Love of the Common People

Our new school song is "Love of the Common People" by Paul Young.    Check out the you tube clip below - practice, practice, practice!  It starts at about 30 seconds in.  The other song is Individuality.

Finn's Holiday Pics at the Pet Porpoise Pool

Finn went to Australia with his family and visited the Pet Porpoise Pool in Coffs Harbour.  They took some awesome photos ... check them out.  One of the photos is of a seal putting rubbish in the bin.  One of the staff at Porpoise World said to make sure everyone knows that: "The biggest threat to sea life is made by humans.  We pollute the water ways with chemicals (such as oil and detergent) and rubbish (such as plastic bags and fishing lines)."  So DON'T LITTER!!

Red Hat Thinking - I felt happy ...

We have been looking at the different Thinking Hats - and wrote about a time in the holidays when we felt happy.  This used our Red Hat Thinking.  Here are our stories ...

I felt happy when I catched butterflies because I liked to catch butterflies.  I liked it because it was fun.

By Tom

I felt happy when I watched Alice in Wonderland.  It was fun.  I loved Alice in Wonderland.

By Nicole

I feel happy when I play with my toys and it is fun.

By Brodie

I went in my pool.  I went with Mum and me Emily.

By Emily

I felt happy when I like swimming.

By Robyn

I was happy in the holidays at Easter.

By Amelia

I love my ball because my Mum bought it for me.  I love it and I love my Mum.  I love it because it is a Warriors ball.

By Marae

I felt happy when I went on the mountain.  I got a lolly.

By Grace

I felt happy when I bought two cars.

By Adam