End of Term 3.. Bring on Term 4!

We said good bye to Term 3. It was certainly a sad time. Room 12 were not impressed that they would have to sleep in, go to parks and spend time with family. They hated the thought of watching TV and using their devices. Just the thought of going to movies did not impress.... 

We hate holidays

Perhaps a hint of sarcasm there.... This is a more accurate reaction: 

Over the moon! 

Today Room 12 came back bouncing off the walls! Brimming with excitement to see one another, the guinea pigs and what Term 4 will bring. We began the day with a class problem solving activity to get our brains working. Room 12 had to cross an acid river in groups of 5 using only diamond lilly pads (paper). Only two lilly pads could ever have two people at a time standing on it. Once they got to the other bank, the whole class at the same time had to jump onto it. I was so impressed with the way they worked together, problem solved and encouraged others. Check them out in action.

Room 12 Crossing the Acid River from Caitlin Roberts on Vimeo.


Room 12 makes it across the acid river! from Caitlin Roberts on Vimeo.

Our New Furry Pals

Hi Everyone and welcome to Term 3 

Have a look below and see how our little friends are settling in. We have been thoroughly enjoying their funny behaviours especially their loud squeaks, 'popcorn' jumps and their habit of jumping on top of their hay rack for a nap. The children have developed a real empathy for them which you can see in their very careful handling of them. Keeping the cage clean is the not so glamorous side of owning guinea pigs but they are showing real responsibility to get the job done each day without a fuss. Check out our first couple of days with them below featuring our buddies from Room 7. 

Lastly, we need your help! The guinea pigs need about a cup of vegies per day, with about 2 servings of fruit (depending on the level of sugar) per week. We've discovered they LOVE celery (the leaves especially) and are enjoying cucumber and carrots almost daily. Guinea pigs are able to eat a huge range of foods so if you have leftovers or want to pop something little in your shop to help, here are some ideas: 

There is also an extensive list through this website here 

SHE SAID YES!

Its been a long road... but Mrs Goodin said YES! We proposed to her with a real ring box and link inside to the presentation. Thank you to Hannah for that clever idea.

Room 12 and buddy class Room 19 do the Running Man!

Hello all!

Room 12 and Room 19 had the shared responsibility last Friday to host whole school assembly. Seen as it was book week we decided to create our own Running Man video... book week style! Check out it out make sure to share it with friends and family.

What do you think of our moves??

Room 12 Meet Nibbles. THE Nibbles.

Kia ora everyone!

As you know, Room 12 is working on the change of getting a pet for the classroom, specifically a guinea pig. We read an article about a very brave guinea pig called Nibbles which you can find here. Nibbles lives down the road at Tawa School and survived last year's flood. Little did we know, the story of Nibbles' survival was so good it became a Ready to Read story that was only released a couple of weeks ago! You can listen to it here. Room 12 decided to get in contact with Robyn (Nibbles' mum) to ask a few questions in the hope we might perhaps receive a reply.. which we did from some Year 1s at Tawa Primary. Next thing you knew.. we had THE Nibbles and her rescuer Annette visiting our classroom. Even Mrs Goodin was excited we had a celebrity visitor! Annette helped us answer a few more questions we had and has also given us some things to think about. We are currently working on a proposal for Mrs Goodin and now know we may need to seek evidence to back up our thoughts and ideas from different people.

See our questions, response and photos of the final visit below.

Summer and Shea passing Nibbles carefully 

Room 12's Change Inquiry - What's Happening?

Check out the videos below to see what we've been up to! Make sure to enlarge them to full screen by pressing the little square in the right hand corner. 

Let us know what you think by leaving a comment. We would love to hear from you!

Easter Fun

Room 12 participated in an easter hunt!...but before any chocolate was consumed, they had to perform a number of physical, literacy and maths challenges found in little plastic eggs. Their last clue provided them with a map of the school and an 'x-marks the spot' clue. It certainly wasn't easy but they did a wonderful job! Today we also recognised people living with epilepsy by taking part in Purple Day. Do you like our moustaches?

Summer, Harper, Hope and Chhung Li hold little chocolate
 eggs which they are about to gift to our buddy class!

For this clue, they had to unscramble a word.
Using the magnetic letters helped! 

"I HAVE TO WHAT??" Xavier laughs at their next task.

Hard at work. How many dots would their be on an 8 sided dice?
This was tricky!

X Marks the spot

Hurrah! Smiles all around for chocolate. 

Lets just say the eggs lasted all of 20 seconds