Whaia te iti kahu rangi! Reach for the stars!

Whaia te iti kahu rangi! Reach for the stars! Whaia te iti kahu rangi! Reach for the stars! Whaia te iti kahu rangi!

Caine's Arcade Part 2

Do you remember watching Caine's Cardboard Arcade? I found a video showing what has happened since Caine's Arcade discovery! Check it out and get creative these holidays!

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Yay! We Were Promoted!

YAY! SPELLING PROMOTIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS
to
Amina! Hayley! Paige!
This demonstrates your resolute attitude! 
Ka mau te wehi!


Wednesday 22 February 2012

We Remember...

Our Year 5 team are Resolute, Responsible and Respectful. 
Today, February 22 2012, we Reflect, Recognise and Recover. 
Our very own rose windows are filled with belief, hope and pride.
WE LOVE YOU CHRISTCHURCH!


 



Monday 20 February 2012

Spelling Promotion

Our first Spelling Promotion is coming up!!


Monday 27 February!



Spelling Activties
Write your words into sentences.
Create a crossword
Create a word-search.
Play hangman.
Pull your spelling word apart - colour code chunks of the word.
                                               - find smaller words hiding within your spelling word.
Copy and paste these sites into your toolbar (or find them in 'Let Me Loose with Literacy'):
                   http://www.spellingcity.com/
                   http://www.kidsspell.com/

Best Wishes

You can do it!

Friday 17 February 2012

Principal Awards! Term 1 Week 3

Room 23 awarded four students with their final step in their Principal's Award. Ka Mau Te Wehi! Awesome!
The following four students have Stepped Out and Reached Out using one of the three R's.

Oscar
For being Responsible: for always being ready to learn and always using his initiative!

Ryan
For being Responsible: for always being ready to learn, listening carefully and always following class instructions!

Paige
For being Responsible: for always being ready to learn and always following class instructions!

Kiah
For being Responsible: for always being ready to learn and always following class instructions!

Super work!

Thursday 16 February 2012

Riddle Me This!

What am I?


Look at my face and you see somebody.
Look at my back and you see nobody.



I am a...


(Hint: think of our maths from last week... translation, rotation, reflection.)

Friday 3 February 2012

Room 23 2012!

WOW! What a week we have had and what an amazing class we share!

This week we began working on reflection and rotation during Maths. 
Room 23's word of the week is asymmetrical. We found that we could relate our knowledge of symmetry and asymmetry to our Picasso self-portraits. Tune in to see our creations.