Welcome to 2014

Welcome back. Its been a great first 2 days in room 21 as the children and I get to know each other. Welcome to all our new families and subscribers! (If you haven't subscribed yet to this blog, enter your email address to the right and you will know when it has been update via email!) We love to hear comments about our work from parents, friends, neighbours and extended family, so feel free to share. From Ms. Grant.

Swimming, Awhina meetings and Athletics Day

Swimming starts on Tuesday the 29th October. Please make sure that the children have their togs (swimsuits) towels and goggles all named and in a bag ready to catch the bus at 9:30. Awhina meetings are on this Wednesday (30th October) the children in year 3 are allowed to wear mufti in their awhina's colour. Whole school athletics day is on Wednesday November 6th (rain day is Friday the 8th) With summer on its way, please ensure that the children are coming to school with their school hat from now on. We highly recommend that it is clearly named so if it is lost, it can be returned to your child.

Key Dates for Term 3.

Friday Week 2, Wacky Hair Day Friday Week 5, Father's Day Breakfast Friday Week 6, Cross Country

Photos of our Castles.

Our Castles on PhotoPeach

Our Self Portraits.

Dressing Up

During the winter months, when it is wet and rainy outside, sometimes the kids have to stay inside during morning tea and lunch. On one such day I came back to the classroom to find a group of room 21s boys having a great time dressing up in the outfits from the dress up box!

Celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2013 (Maori Language Week)

How many of New Zealand's place names can you pronounce correctly in Maori? Test your knowledge and learn how to pronounce the name correctly at this interactive webpage... http://www.korero.maori.nz/resources/map.html

Maori Place names.