Our Absolutely Brilliant Assembly hosts...

I just wanted to give a shout out to our absolutely brilliant hosts in today's assembly!  Zan, Aakash and Kobe (from Room 9) did an amazing job...using their loud, clear voices with a load of expression too!  They made me VERY PROUD.

During assembly there was a staff 'skip off'.  What was supposed to happen was that teachers begin skipping, and if they trip, they stop until there is one teacher left.  Evidently 'we' teachers are not so good at following instructions.  It was A LOT of fun though.

Fonterra Milk in Schools

This week Wairakei School began participating in the Fonterra Milk in Schools programme.

This programme is purely optional, and only if the kids want it.  Thank you to those parents who returned slips saying their child was unable to participate due to health reasons.

In Room 12 we drink our milk during book box time...the kids love it!

Fonterra Milk in Schools on PhotoPeach

We love handwriting!

Last week we practiced writing the following letters: p, n, m and r.  These all begin the same way (down, up and round).

Abigail writing a p on the activboard.

We practice on whiteboards too.

Zan writing a p on the activboard.

New people!

A big welcome to Miss Byrne (Aleisha) who is spending the next 6 weeks in Room 12.  Miss Byrne is from the Graduate School of Education and is completing her last teaching placement!  We know you will love it in Room 12 (because we're the best class at Wairakei School....shhhh!  Don't tell anyone!).

Miss Byrne reading about pirates!

We also have some fabulous new kids in Room 12.  A big welcome to Eniitan (pronounced Any-tonne), Chloe and Ghazal (pronounced Gaz-zelle).


Meet Chloe, Ghazal and Eniitan on PhotoPeach

Lots to share today!

Lachie obviously wants to be a photographer when he is older...here are some of the pics he took using the ipod today.  He is learning to 'check his frame'...
Lachie the Photographer! on PhotoPeach

Last night Phoenix took Mr Bojangles home for the night.  Phoenix and her Mum made up a poem...it is so good I thought I would share it.

Mr Bojangles came home with Phee,

They jumped, played....ate their tea !

Brushing their teeth, they went to sleep,

Both were very tired, and made no peep !

Phoenix was also our First Mate today...hence the pirate hat!

Room 12 are looking at the pirate culture and how they sustained themselves (or not!).  Today we had a go at speaking like a pirate!  Quite a few of Room 12 sound quite convincing!  What do you think? Some of our pirates have improvised and have a pirate hook too...can you see it?

If you would like to learn how to speak like a pirate also...? 

Visit http://www.fissio.com/pirate.pl 

Have a sneaky peek at our dancing!

Hopefully you have all marked the 25 June in your diary, so you can come and watch our Move n Groove night!

This term all Otakaro children are learning a variety of dances to showcase at our Move N Groove night.  Luckily we have Donna Head teaching us one of our dances...here's a sneaky preview!

Miss Gray is a bit of a groover, isn't she?

Kelly Sports Day Two

This afternoon we had our second skipping session with Connor.  It was so much fun!

Kelly Sports Day Two on PhotoPeach

Here is Eniitan and Aakash skipping...

It was hard work learning to skip and move at the same time...

We love the helicopter game!  It came down to Eniitan and Lachie at the end...

It's okay...Lachie wasn't hurt!  

Nobody was harmed in the making of this video.