## BOOK PARADE ##

Last Friday on the 22nd of August, we had a book parade. We had to bring in a favourite book and dress up like a character from that story. All the classes went down to the courts and each had a turn parading their costumes. Everybody was dressed up... even the teachers!!

We saw the three blind mice, the enormous crocodile, a paper bag princess, harry potter, lots of pirates and much much more!

MRS KIM FROM KOREA

This term we were one of the lucky classes that got to host a Korean Teacher for 2 weeks. Mrs Kim was really nice and we really enjoyed learning about her culture. We made origami and learnt about korean patterns and greetings. We hope you enjoyed your time in New Zealand and with Room 7 Mrs Kim!

Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori:

Kia Ora!
Room 7 celebrated Maori Language Week by learning Maori phrases, creating Maori artwork and playing Maori language games. We tried to use Maori in the classroom as much as we could, such as days and months, classroom objects, weather and colours.

Ka kite Ano! :-)

TERM 3 - Room 7

What is happening for this term???

Our school wide concept is: ENVIRONMENT

Our Big Picture will be: 'Caring for Our Environment'

Our Big Question will be: 'How can we make our school community a better place to be?'

Our writing focus will be: Personal Recounts/ Picture Plans/ Cameo Writing/ Recrafting/ Publishing and a particular focus on Transcational Writing: Exposition.

Our mathematics programme will be- Algebra- patterns and relationships (2 weeks)--> Numeracy (5 weeks)--> Measurement- time (2 weeks) ---> Statistics (1 week)

SPECIAL EVENTS:

-Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori: Maori Language Week (Week 1)
-Year 2 hosting Assembly: Friday 25th July (Week 1)
-Travelwise in the Hall: Wednesday 30th July (Week 2)
-Korean Teachers visiting school/ Room 7: 5th August- 14th August (Week 5/ 6)
-Book Week: (Week 5) -Book Parade: Friday 22nd August
-Kahurangi Group Performance: Wednesday 20th August (Week 5)
-Maria Gill- Author Visit: Thursday 21st August (Week 5)
-Year 2 Folk Dance Festival: Tuesday 26th August (Week 6)
-School Disco: Friday 19th September (Week 10)
-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Friday 26th September (Week 10)

If you have any questions or there is anything else you would like to know about the class programme for this term please pop in and see me

:-)Miss Helen Fisher

{ Amazing Autumn Artwork }

Watch this video if you would like to see some of the amazing artwork Room 7 students created this term. We thought really hard about colour, texture, shading, line and shape.

***SHARING OUR WORK*** <---ISOBEL, HELEINE, McKENZIE, THOMAS.M--->

Posted below are the powerpoints/ podcasts created by Room 7 after our trip to Howick Historical Village.

Unfortunately we experienced a lot of difficulty trying to post powerpoints to our blog- we will continue to work on this problem but in the mean time we have converted the powerpoints to media player videos and they can be watched without sound.

We did present these in assembly and if you bring a Disc into class we will give you your own copy to keep!

<---ANNA, SEBASTIAN, THOMAS.W.--->

<---TAFA, TALLYN, JACK, JAYDEN--->

<---SARAH, NASON, LIAM, VICTORIA--->

<---ALYSHA, SOPHIE, ROSCOE, HARRY--->

**YEAR 2 TRIP TO HOWICK HISTORICAL VILLAGE! AND...PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS!**

Hi Everyone,

Don't forget our trip next week! Yahoo, can't wait!

Where are we going? Howick Historical Village

When are we going? Wednesday 25th June

What do you need to have done to go?
Handed in your permission slip and fee of $5.50

Dont forget to dress in the style of the colonial days and bring a packed lunch!

:-) Miss Fisher

Ps. Parents you should have received a newsletter about this but pop in and ask me if you have any questions and....

Don't forget about Parent Teacher Interviews Happening the VERY next day!! You should have received a form with your individual meeting time on it, please let me know if this is not suitable. Remember that school finishes for the day at 12.30pm

Jump Rope for the Heart

Wow! What a great day it was! We jumped our way to a healthy heart all day long! And also made a fantastic donation for the Heart Foundation. Well Done Room 7.

You practised hard to learn skipping styles such as the Bell, Skier, Backwards, Partner skipping, Criss Cross etc and you participated in fundraising for a very worthy cause!

If you took part on the day you will receive a certificate shortly and if you raised money you might also receive a prize! So remember to get your sponsorship money in as soon as possible!

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY- *SCHOOL CLOSED*

Hi Everyone, Dont forget school is closed on Monday the 2nd of June for the Queens Birthday, see you all back on Tuesday. Have a great long weekend :-)

OUR ASSEMBLY- 30.05.08

Room seven took the lead and hosted whole school assembly with the assistance of Rooms 8, 9 & 10. We made 'Autumn crowns' specially and wore Autumn colours so we all looked fantastic. We shared two Autumn poems and a couple of Autumn cameos from each class. We also shared the amazing Autumn artwork we had all been making.

We all sat beautifully and spoke clearly- we were very proud of ourselves!

TERM TWO- Room 7

What is happening for this term???

Our school wide concept is: DISCOVERY

Our Big Picture will be: 'Changes over time'
Our Big Question will be: 'What was life like in New Zealand before I was born?'

Our writing focus will be: Personal Recounts/ Picture Plans/ Cameo Writing/ Recrafting/ Publishing and a particular focus on Transcational Writing: Writing Instructions.

Our mathematics programme will be- Geometry- shape and space (2 weeks)--> Measurement-Length (2 weeks)--> Numeracy (4 weeks) ---> Statistics (1 week)

SPECIAL EVENTS:
-Family Day & Sausage sizzle: Thursday 15th May (Week 2)
-Year 2 hosting Assembly: Friday 30th May (Week 4)
-Queens B'day: Monday 2nd June- SCHOOL CLOSED (Week 5)
-World Environment Day: Thursday 5th June (Week 5)
-Jump Rope Day: Friday 20th June (Week 7)
-Trip to Howick Historical Village: Wednesday 25th June (Week 8)
-Parent/ Teacher Interviews: Thursday 26th June (Week 8)

If you have any questions or there is anything else you would like to know about the class programme for this term please pop in and see me :-)

Miss Helen Fisher

TERM ONE--- Room 7

What is happening for this Term???

Our school wide concept is- RELATIONSHIPS

Our Big Picture will be- 'Getting to know you'
with the Big Question- 'Who am I and how do I live and Learn'

Our Writing Focus will be- Personal Recounts/ Picture Plans/ Cameo Writing/ Recrafting/ Publishing and a particular focus on Transactional Writing: Life Cycle of Butterfly.

Our mathematics programme will be- Assessment (2 weeks)--> Measurement-Capacity (2 weeks)--> Geometry- Symmetry (2 weeks)--> Numeracy (4 weeks) ---> Statistics (1 week)

SPECIAL EVENTS:
-Meet the Teacher Evening- Monday 18th February (week 3)
-Class Photos- Monday 10th March (week 6)
-Easter weekend (School closed Friday 21st , Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th March.)


If you have any questions or there is anything else you would like to know about the class programme for this term please pop in and see me :-)

Miss Helen Fisher

Heeellllllooooo 2008!!!!

Well as you can see the class blog didn't go so well in 2007..... But this time Room 7 we will be much more determined!! We will make sure we use this blog to share our news, our events, our amazing work and just what is happening in the wonderful world of Room 7!

So join with me in celebrating the arrival of an exciting new year! A new class for me! a (wonderful) new teacher for you! A new Year level and a new and exciting class blog!

Bye for now
:-) Miss Fisher

The Adventures of Our Class Mice!