Have a go at the 'Red Nose Day' song!

Grasshoppers Tennis Tournament

Last week, we had our Grasshoppers Tennis Tournament

Congratulations to Hamish, who was our class tennis champion!

Also congratulations to Kai, who was the player of the day.

Well done to everyone who took part - we all improved our tennis skills!

Zero Waste

We had our first zero waste session on Wednesday.
We are learning how to 'reduce' waste. 

If you are from Room 16, post a comment saying something that you learnt during our zero waste lessons.

Check out our Kowhaiwhai Art!

Our First Tennis Session

We had our first tennis session on Thursday. Here are our reflections: 

What we learnt 

 - hitting the ball - bounce the ball first

- how to hit the ball over the net

- it is hard to keep the ball on the tennis racquet

how to play kings and queens

- where to hit the ball on the racquet (direction)

- you needed to put in lots of effort

What we enjoyed 

- bouncing the ball on the racquet and turning the racquet over

What else did you enjoy or learn at our tennis session? 

Add a comment!

Jenna and Jasper's big weekend

Jasper and I have been very busy this weekend.

On Saturday we went shopping with Dad and Arden for Mum’s mothers day present. That night we went to a 40th birthday party. I think Jasper had too much fun because he feel asleep in the car on the way home. I might have too.

On Sunday it was Mother’s Day and we all gave Mum her mother’s day present which she loved. We had lunch with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunty Erin, Uncle Kris, Dad, Mum, Arden and Blake at our place. After they went home Jasper and I rode my bike around the back yard. Later, Dad took Jasper, Arden and I to the river and we went four wheel driving. It was very bumpy and there was lots of mud. The truck got really dirty and Jasper thought it was cool.
From Jenna

Maps and Directions

We have just begun to learn about maps and directions.  

Here is a list of what we already know about maps:

• They lead you to where you want to go (Jasmine)
• They are a square (Kai)
• Maps can lead you to treasure (Roisin)
• They make you learn (moneck)
• They tell you where places are (Taine)
• They are helpful (Shannon)
• If you want to travel across to the other side of the world it shows you where you need to go (Lizzie)
• We need to learn how to read maps so we know where to go (Mrs Chappell)
• They lead you to lots of other places (Tayla)
• You can buy them at information stores (Nate)
• They are useful (Rinaldo)

This is what we want to learn and do:

• How do you find maps and how do you know which way round the map goes? (Roisin)
• If you go somewhere else and you get a map in a different language, how do you know what map to get? (Nate)
• What do all the lines and things mean on the maps? (Jasmine)
• Where do you need to know when you use a map? (Bethany)
• How do you know where you are on a map (Kai)
• How do you read a map? (Taine)
• Who makes the maps? (Tayla)
• Which way round does a map go? (Shannon)
• Have a treasure hunt using a map (Tayla)
• Make a map (Kai)
• Make a map that leads to somewhere in the school (Tayla)
• Find out where some places lead to (Jasmine)
• Make a map of your own - find out where it leads to (Lizzie)
• Why do we use maps? why dont we just walk around? (Tayla)
• What does GPS stand for? (whole class)
• What does a navman do?

What else do you know about maps? Write a comment!