Room 8 Team Blog

The wonderful behaviour of our Room 8 children has been noticed!! Last week they won Syndicate Sam for their amazing behaviour and attention during our LMS Whanau Hui.  This week, they were also recognised by Mrs Taylor and given an extra 10 minutes free play because of their outstanding behaviour during Whole School Assembly. Well done Room 8.  You really shine!!

Thank you to Anke, Joan and Youn for helping in Room 8 today with making our God's Eyes. The children all enjoyed choosing their wool and weaving their piece of art.  They look fantastic on display on the wall in our classroom.

Thank you Ruby and Michelle for bringing Smudge in to visit Room 8 yesterday.  The children loved seeing, patting and learning about Smudge. These are some of the things they learnt about Smudge: She is over a year old. She is a twin and her sisters name in Malteser. She is a Jersey Woolley and her white fur falls out a lot. Smudge loves snuggling with Ruby. She is toilet trained. She likes eating carrots, pellets from the Pet Shops, grass and cabbage. She is a wonderful pet to have.

As part of our Kia Kaha (Be Strong) unit we are working on, Constable Debbie came in and talked about Bullying and the power bullies think they have over others.  She talked to the children about how to recognise bullying behaviour and what to do about it.

Yesterday, Room 8 was lucky to have a visit from Robinne, The  Bug Lady.  She talked to us about what an insect is, the parts of its body and brought in a few insects for us to look at, talk about and hold.  She also talked about how they adapt to the environment they live in. She told us that if we catch insects, they should be released back into nature quickly as they do not like being kept in a cage or jar.  She releases all her insects at the end of the day and catches new insects the next day to share with children. The children really enjoyed her visit and were fascinated by the slaters, crickets, grasshoppers, head lice and beetles.  The head lice were dead and the children were able to look at them through a magnifying glass!

Some of our Room 8 children have been helping to collect seeds for planting in our school garden. We have taken all the seeds from a sunflower head so that we can plant them in one of our garden beds.  We can't wait to see a whole garden full of beautiful yellow sunflowers next summer. We were amazed at how many seeds we got from just one sunflower head.

On Friday afternoons, the Room 8 children have the opportunity to finish off any uncompleted work then choose their own activity from around the room. One of the most popular activities is the dress up clothes. Last Friday, we had Super Woman, Spider Girl, a boxer, The Fairy Godmother,, a scientist, Mr Wokky Chang Chang and a traveller in our room. The Room 8 children have wonderful imaginations.  Thanks for the donations of used and dress up clothes.  The children love them!