Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Happy holidays
Well tomorrow is the last day of term! The year has certainly flown by and I have loved teaching you all and have enjoyed getting to know your families. Please check the school web site and click on 'information' so you can find the 2014 stationery list - remember you will be year 3s next year! You will need your stationery for the first day of school in 2014. Have a great holiday and come and say hi next year! Love from Mrs Simmons
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Eden's Quick Christmas Cake
Quick Christmas Cake
500 ml fruit juice
1kg mixed fruit
* Soak overnight
Mix in 2c self raising flour, mixed spice and any essences you like.
Bake 1 and a half hours at 160 degrees C (fan bake).
Enjoy!
500 ml fruit juice
1kg mixed fruit
* Soak overnight
Mix in 2c self raising flour, mixed spice and any essences you like.
Bake 1 and a half hours at 160 degrees C (fan bake).
Enjoy!
Georgia's Easy Pavlova Recipe
Pavlova
You need.
3 egg whites
6oz castor sugar
pinch of salt
1 t cornflour
1/2 t vanilla essence
1 t malt vinegar
What to do:
1. Make sure oven rack is in the middle of the oven.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius
3. Beat egg whites and salt until stiff.
4. Add 3oz sugar and beat.
5. Mix in cornflour and the rest of the sugar. Fold in the vinegar and vanilla.
6. Mix/beat altogether until stiff and thick.
7. Put baking paper on tray.
8. Tip the mixture into the middle of the paper as high as you can.
9. Put in the oven for 1 hour.
Do NOT open the oven door once it's in!
*If it starts to go brown turn it down.
Once cooked, turn oven off and leave door slightly open to cool. Decorate once cooled.
You need.
3 egg whites
6oz castor sugar
pinch of salt
1 t cornflour
1/2 t vanilla essence
1 t malt vinegar
What to do:
1. Make sure oven rack is in the middle of the oven.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius
3. Beat egg whites and salt until stiff.
4. Add 3oz sugar and beat.
5. Mix in cornflour and the rest of the sugar. Fold in the vinegar and vanilla.
6. Mix/beat altogether until stiff and thick.
7. Put baking paper on tray.
8. Tip the mixture into the middle of the paper as high as you can.
9. Put in the oven for 1 hour.
Do NOT open the oven door once it's in!
*If it starts to go brown turn it down.
Once cooked, turn oven off and leave door slightly open to cool. Decorate once cooled.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Reindeer Cam
Check out this very cool app! We even saw Santa feeding the reindeer this afternoon at about 12.10! It was AWESOME!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Athletic Sports is Postponed
The Year 2/3 athletic sports have been postponed on Thursday 28 November due to the rainy weather. We will now have our sports day on Thursday 5 December.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Dairy NZ Rosie Show
Today we went to a great show in the hall. It was all about dairy farming - it was FARMtastic! We had a great discussion about farming and Mrs Simmons could help answer questions because she grew up on a farm.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
How to clean a fish tank using a syphon
How to clean a fish tank.
Equipment
- syphon
- bucket
- net
- fish tank
- a container (to put the fish in with water in it)
- cloth (for wiping spills)
- Unplug and remove the bubble machine.
- Use the net to remove the fish and put it in the container filled with water.
- Put the big end of the syphon in the tank. Put your thumb on the small end of the syphon and fill with water.
- Carefully put the small end of the syphon into the bucket and put the big end into the tank.
- Move the syphon up and down on the stones so the dirty water flows into the bucket.
- Continue until all the water is in the bucket.
- Carry the bucket outside and pour the dirty water on plants in the garden.
- Refill the fish tank with water.
- Turn on the bubble machine and leave for a while.
- Put the goldfish back into it's clean tank.
- Now your goldfish has a clean tank.
Special thanks to Isabel, Sarah (Samuel's Mum), John (Lucy's Dad), Lachlan our photographer and all the Room 15 children who helped - especially Abe who didn't complain when Mrs Mrs Simmons accidentally wet him!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Thanks Jo!
On the evening of the wearable arts show, Annabelle lost her favourite red shoes. Her Mum Jo said that if anyone found her shoes that she would make cupcakes for the class! Luckily, Sammie found them the next morning. True to her promise, Jo made us all cupcakes today. Thanks Jo, you are a star!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Brainstorming problems and solutions for our wearable arts show...
We are learning to use our initiative and solve problems before they happen. These are our problems and solutions.
Problem: It's raining!
Solution: Bring an umbrella from home to use. Borrow an umbrella from somebody. Share an umbrella with a friend. Wear a jacket over your costume.
Problem: Something falls off your costume on stage.
Solution: Keep going. When you walk off the cat walk scoop down and pick it up.
Problem: The music stops.
Solution: Keep going.
Problem: You need to go to the toilet.
Solution: Go before you put your costume on. Tell Mrs Simmons - there are toilets in the hall foyer. Hold on and go after you have been on stage.
Problem: Your poi gets tangled on you piupiu.
Solution: Carry on walking.
Problem: A thunder storm is noisy.
Solution: Mrs Pelham would turn the music up.
Problem: You trip on stage.
Solution: If you are not hurt, carry on. If you are hurt, stop, Mrs Simmons will come and help you.
Problem: There is a lock down at school.
Solution: Stay with Mrs Simmons. She will lock the door and take the roll. If you are walking to the hall, go into the hall and stay there.
Problem: You turn up late to the show.
Solution: Find Mrs Simmons straight away and put your costume on.
Problem: There is an earthquake.
Solution: Make a turtle. If you are on the catwalk step down and make a turtle. If you are on the stage, make a turtle there. If you are on the stairs, go up or down the stairs and make a turtle on the floor. Wait for an adult to give instructions.
Problem: Mum or Dad might not pick me up after the show.
Solution: Mrs Simmons will ring your parents to pick you up.
Problem: It's raining!
Solution: Bring an umbrella from home to use. Borrow an umbrella from somebody. Share an umbrella with a friend. Wear a jacket over your costume.
Problem: Something falls off your costume on stage.
Solution: Keep going. When you walk off the cat walk scoop down and pick it up.
Problem: The music stops.
Solution: Keep going.
Problem: You need to go to the toilet.
Solution: Go before you put your costume on. Tell Mrs Simmons - there are toilets in the hall foyer. Hold on and go after you have been on stage.
Problem: Your poi gets tangled on you piupiu.
Solution: Carry on walking.
Problem: A thunder storm is noisy.
Solution: Mrs Pelham would turn the music up.
Problem: You trip on stage.
Solution: If you are not hurt, carry on. If you are hurt, stop, Mrs Simmons will come and help you.
Problem: There is a lock down at school.
Solution: Stay with Mrs Simmons. She will lock the door and take the roll. If you are walking to the hall, go into the hall and stay there.
Problem: You turn up late to the show.
Solution: Find Mrs Simmons straight away and put your costume on.
Problem: There is an earthquake.
Solution: Make a turtle. If you are on the catwalk step down and make a turtle. If you are on the stage, make a turtle there. If you are on the stairs, go up or down the stairs and make a turtle on the floor. Wait for an adult to give instructions.
Problem: Mum or Dad might not pick me up after the show.
Solution: Mrs Simmons will ring your parents to pick you up.
Wearable arts and our school values...
We are nearly ready for our wearable arts show and we are wondering how our show preparation and the show fits into our school values. This is what we think:
Fun
We get to do our own designs and sew - Amelia
You get to plan your own ideas - Eden
You get to show people your finished designs - Sammie
The dress rehearsal was fun going on the cat walk - Johani
Respect
We have to wait quietly for our turn and when we watch someone go down the catwalk - Lucy
We have to listen to instructions from the teachers - Lucy
We had to share fabric - Sammie
Community
Spending some time with our year 2 team and showing our wearable arts show to the school and our families - Annabelle
After the show we will have supper together - Tanner
Manaakitanga
We cared for other people in our class and gave them good feedback - Dante
I helped people make their piupiu - Tanner
I helped people put their costumes on - Georgia
If someone doesn't have a poi at the show we know to share ours - Frankie
You say well done to other children - Emma
I will help other children draw their moko on - Lucas
Excellence
Our costumes had to be a great design and show the Maori culture - Hunter
We had to persevere to get our costumes right - Lucy
Initiative
Mum got pricked by a needle and I got her a plaster - Sven
I watched people walk down the catwalk and I learned what to do - Tarin
If you don't have a poi when you are in line, you need to organise to get one from someone else - Samuel
If someone is slow on the catwalk, wait for them to come off before you go on - Samuel
Creativity
We all had our own ideas for our plan - Eden
We watched wearable arts shows on you tube to get ideas - Mrs Simmons
Fun
We get to do our own designs and sew - Amelia
You get to plan your own ideas - Eden
You get to show people your finished designs - Sammie
The dress rehearsal was fun going on the cat walk - Johani
Respect
We have to wait quietly for our turn and when we watch someone go down the catwalk - Lucy
We have to listen to instructions from the teachers - Lucy
We had to share fabric - Sammie
Community
Spending some time with our year 2 team and showing our wearable arts show to the school and our families - Annabelle
After the show we will have supper together - Tanner
Manaakitanga
We cared for other people in our class and gave them good feedback - Dante
I helped people make their piupiu - Tanner
I helped people put their costumes on - Georgia
If someone doesn't have a poi at the show we know to share ours - Frankie
You say well done to other children - Emma
I will help other children draw their moko on - Lucas
Excellence
Our costumes had to be a great design and show the Maori culture - Hunter
We had to persevere to get our costumes right - Lucy
Initiative
Mum got pricked by a needle and I got her a plaster - Sven
I watched people walk down the catwalk and I learned what to do - Tarin
If you don't have a poi when you are in line, you need to organise to get one from someone else - Samuel
If someone is slow on the catwalk, wait for them to come off before you go on - Samuel
Creativity
We all had our own ideas for our plan - Eden
We watched wearable arts shows on you tube to get ideas - Mrs Simmons
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Gymnastics reminder
We have our trip to the Christchurch School of Gymnastics tomorrow (Monday 16 September). You can wear mufti, however remember to wear shorts or leggings. Bring your water bottle. See you in the morning - we can watch the America's Cup on the data projector - Go Team New Zealand!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Look what Lucy won!
Lucy has won a cup, medals and a sash for her overall Irish Dancing points in the Friends of Claddagh competition. The cup is for winning second place in the under 7 division. Well done Lucy!
Room 15 Poetry Competition
We had our class poetry competition on Wednesday 28 August. It was wonderful so see so many family members come along to support the children. I was very proud of all the children who learned their poems, projected their voices, looked at the audience and used some actions or props. Ms Ashby (or buddy class teacher) had the very hard job of judging the competition. Her class gave some great feedback to the children. Well done to our place getters: First: Lucy Second: Sven Third: Georgia :)
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Canterbury Rugby Team visitors
This afternoon we were lucky to have 2 Canterbury Rugby players visit our class. Their names were Marcel Cummings-Toone and Belgium Tuatagaloa. They are going to come and visit us again another day - yippee!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Wearable Arts - Maori theme
Today we made some decisions about what we will do for our wearable arts show. We will have a Maori theme and we are asking some questions about what traditional Maori clothes were like.
- How did the cloaks get made?
- How did they stick the feathers on the cloaks?
- What were the piupiu skirts made of?
- What were the head bands made of?
- Is the moku a tattoo?
- what do the moku pictures mean?
- Why do Maori people wear mokus on their chins?
- What are the rock necklaces made of?
- Where did they get the rock from?
- How did they know how to make woven basket?
- How did poi used to be made?
- How did they learn how to do poi actions?
- Did men or women have moku?
Now we know these things about moko:
Together we researched about moko and we learned so new information:
- This is how you spell moko: moko
- You had to be very brave to get moko and not cry.
- It hurts a lot.
- While you get a moko you are not allowed to eat.
- A moko tells a story about your family.
- A moko can look like nature, like a fern frond.
- An albatros bone was used as a chisel.
- The stone and wood hammers were used to chisel the design.
- Chiefs and important people got moko.
- Men get moko on their faces. Women get moko on their lips and chins.
- Men can have moko on their legs, faces, arms and bottoms also.
- A moko is carved into your skin. A tattoo uses a needle.
How will we use this new knowledge in our wearable arts plan?
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Minion song
We have all been writing about the school holidays and some children have seen the movie called Despicable Me 2. The word minion was not in our dictionary so Mrs Simmons looked on line at a dictionary to find the correct spelling. She also found this crazy song - with lyrics!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Wearable Arts
Today at reading time the Stars group read about a boy called Kosta who wore his Greek national costume to school. The dance was called the Zorba dance. There's a clip below showing it. What other countries can you think of that have a national costume?
Saturday, July 27, 2013
New class pet
Hi everyone. One more sleep till we are back at school! We have a new class pet. His name is Nelson. What type of animal do you think Nelson is?
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Clip'n'Climb reminder
Tomorrow (Thursday 4 July) will will visit Clip'n'Climb to celebrate the end of the term. Please ensure that:
- You wear suitable mufti clothing (no skirts, dresses)
- Wear covered footwear (no jandals, gumboots)
- Hair tied up if necessary
- Please be at school on time
- We leave school at 9.30 and will return around 11.15am
Please bring your bike helmet as we may have some unicycle fun in the afternoon:)
Welcome to school Aoife
Today Jessie and her Mum Andrea introduced their puppy to us. Aoife is a Golden Retriever and she is 8 weeks old. The puppy missed her Mum and brothers and sisters for the first night, but now she is happy playing with the toys that Jessie gave her to play with. She eats Weetbix and she sleeps a lot as she is busy growing. Thanks for showing us your cute puppy Jessie!
Monday, July 1, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
It's snowtime!
Today we have 3 children in our class! We went to the cafe and had a hot chocolate and then we walked around the school in the snow. We hope you are all having fun at home in the snow:)
Monday, June 17, 2013
The birthday girls
Today Johani and Eden celebrated their birthdays in class. Johani shared some lovely cupcakes and Eden made a pass the parcel. The children had to solve a maths equation before they could open a layer. Freddo Frogs were the prize. This is Johani's first birthday in New Zealand and Eden shares her birthday with her twin brother Brook.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Let it snow!
It snowed and we were all VERY excited! Johani and Livinya have never been in the snow before! Isabel, Maddie and Henry took some photos around school this morning. 
Maddie scooped some ice off the picnic table at home and added some orange juice. She made a slushie! The snow has begun to melt very quickly. This is what we thought about the snow:
Maddie scooped some ice off the picnic table at home and added some orange juice. She made a slushie! The snow has begun to melt very quickly. This is what we thought about the snow:
- It was really cold and I liked playing in it. Annabelle
- It had a snowball fight with Cooper. Georgia
- I went to the Palms. Lachlan
- Snow rocks! Amelia
- I did the moon walk on some ice. Lucas
- My Mum's car was frozen and the wipers went and we didn't even push a button. Tanner
- I saw the snow when I got up this morning. Livinya
- My sister was scared of the snow. Emma
- Mum's car was covered in slush. Lucy
- It's a winter wonderland. Isabella
- The dog's water bowl was frozen. Frankie
- Today I nearly ice skated to school. Eden
- I wanted to make a snow man by myself. Rehan
- When I got up I saw a wee bit of snow. Dante
- I got a balckcurrant drink when I got to Poppy's after school. Sammie
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