Dances For Schools

We had so much fun this morning participating in a dance workshop with Dean from Dances For Schools!  The whole senior syndicate gathered in the hall at 9:30. We were a little unsure of what we were going to experience - but wow! Dean had us moving and grooving! He gave really great instructions and we all picked up the moves no sweat. Watch the video for a wee taste of our amazing dance workshop with Dean.
Thanks Dean and Renee!

Dance Workshop - Room 7

Planet Earth & Beyond Padlet

We were having such a great class discussion about our current Inquiry topic today that we ran out of time to share all of our ideas! Mrs Jackson decided to create a Padlet so that we could collate and share our ideas next week. Padlets' are pretty much like a big board for post it notes. Click on the link below to open the Padlet. Remember to enter the password (hopefully you can remember it!), then double click to add a note. Remember to type your name in so we know who has shared an idea. Also please remember to be respectful and a good digital citizen. Keep posts relevant and don't comment on others posts please.

Padlet - Planet Earth & Beyond

Kiwi Sport Golf with Melanie

We had a great time at golf coaching today. We played golf relay where we were put in teams of 5 or 6 and we had to hit the ball towards a flag. It was pretty tricky! It was quite a change from hockey skills and we had to think carefully about how we were holding and swinging the club! Thanks Melanie.

Funky Friday!

Don't Be A Zax!

We had a great discussion on Friday all based around the word - 'Conflict'. Sometimes we aren't even aware of how our actions annoy or upset others. We began by defining the word then creating a list of all the things that can cause conflict in our classroom. Little things like pushing to be first in line or fighting over who gets a particular book can turn into arguments that leave people feeling upset. When we looked at our list we decided that these 'squabbles' are often over the silliest things! They are also often caused by not respecting or considering others feelings.
Mrs Jackson showed us a clip about some Dr Seuss characters called 'The Zaxs'. These characters were incredibly stubborn! Watch the clip:

What do you think about the Zax?
We created posters displaying some ideas on how to solve conflict - we acknowledge that conflict happens everyday but we know that it is how we solve the conflict that is important. We are working on taking responsibility for our own role in conflicts.

Term 2

Week 1 of term 2 and what a week it has been! We have had a lot of great opportunities, including being a part of a performance and having hockey coaching. We have also started our 'Kia Kaha' programme.
Here are a few photos and videos from our first week back.

We all got a drum to play!

We really enjoyed the performance

Warm Up - Octopus

Practicing our dribbling skills...