Saturday 27 February 2016

Silhouettes

Our finished silhouettes.

Room 7 Hosts School Assembly


Room 7 were the hosts of Nayland Primary's Assembly last week.
Callum, from Celtic Pipe band, demonstrated playing bag pipes.

It has been 5 years since the big Christchurch earthquake.  It was a timely reminder to think about the tragedy and talk about how we would be prepared.

Wednesday 17 February 2016

Wild Windy Moana Beach Day

Wild Windy Moana Beach Day on PhotoPeach

Sensational Sentences about Room 7

We are learning to write fabulous sentences. We can use our senses to observe detail about our classroom so that others can imagine being there.
The smell of nature as it wafts through the classroom. FM
I can hear the spectacular tweets of the birds. JF
My classroom looks like a rainbow. We have colourful pictures hanging on the wall and many colourful desks.  BTT
I feel the beautiful cold wind through the fantastic classroom. AB
On this burning hot day I can see heat waves flashing up and down. LG
I can hear loud clicking cicadas being annoying.  CM
The class looks like a nursery with lots of children eagerly learning. RV
The pictures are firmly stuck on the grey fluffy walls.  I listen carefully and hear the flickering pages of the children’s books. AD
I can see lots of people working. BH
I hear bells ringing through open doors. CE
I taste fresh air on my tongue. DB
I can hear a spelling board flapping around. LJ
Sticky sunscreen going up my nose. MM
I can see thirty children working quietly. HW
I’m tasting the taste of toothpaste still in my mouth until now. LK
I hear the clicking of black shiny pens. RT
I can see a colourful path on the big black TV. RJ
I hear the clicking cicadas out in the trees. BM
I can smell the canteen’s delicious food.  TK
I can smell the ink that is on my page.  BW
I hear black pens on white pages with blue lines. SM
I can see fantastic children working and concentrating around the classroom. ZA
I smell the sticky hair gel in my beautiful hair. CH
My ears can hear Pam talk to the kids. RS

I can smell sunscreen. CF

Sunday 14 February 2016

Room 7's Treaty

We have been talking about the Treaty of Waitangi and made our own treaty for Room 7.  We all have rights when we come to school, and this helped us think of the rules we need to have. Everyone signed their name to show they have made an agreement.




Wednesday 10 February 2016