I hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Be Safe!

See you in the New Year!

Thank you to everyone who came along to our end of the year picnic.

Some class photos taken at the end of the year.

 Kia Ora!

Just 18 sleeps until Christmas!

Room 2 is getting very excited about how close Christmas is getting! Last week we wrote letters to Santa and are hoping to hear back from him soon.

We also made Christmas gifts in art making little pots out of salt dough and then painting them when they were dry. We filled them with treats!

Amongst all the excitement we are also getting ready for our school show. We have been practicing and can't wait to show everyone on show day. 

There will be two shows for parents these will be on the 17th at 11.30am and then on the 18th at 2.00pm.

Here's a few photos from our week:

Ella, Evelyn and Carey enjoying the reading corner.

Sharing Time

Construction in Discovery Time

Christmas Colouring in Discovery Time

Enjoy your weekend!

Broad Bean Dip

Today we made broad bean dip with beans and garlic from the schools edible garden!

Lots of us weren't to sure about what it was going to taste like - but some were pleasantly surprised!

Growing your own food is lots of fun!


After making our dip we wrote about what we thought about it.

We made some dip. It was good I am going to get the recipe. Jack did not like the dip. He thought it was bad but it was good.

Max Mallory


I smelt the broad bean dip. It smelt like rotten onion and looked like mash potato but I liked the cracker.

Joel Batchelar

middle eastern broad bean dip

Serve with toasted pitta.

Category

salad dressings & dips recipes  

Ingredients

• 1kg fresh broad beans in their pods
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil + more to finish
• paprika or sumac (sour spice available from middle eastern stores)
• handful coriander leaves, chopped
• toasted pitta bread to serve

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Method

1. Shell the beans and blanch for 2-3 mins until tender. Run under cold water then pop the inner beans out of their grey skins by making a small tear and squeezing gently (this isn’t essential for small beans, but for larger beans it makes the dish a brighter green as well as improving the taste and texture).
2. Place beans, garlic, cumin, lemon juice, olive oil and coriander in a food processor. Pulse a few times to combine, but keep the texture slightly chunky. You can use a potato masher if you prefer. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn out onto a serving plate, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika or sumac. Serve with toasted pitta.

Term 4 Week 5

Hello and Welcome

There is always so many exciting things that happen in Term 4 and as the Term flies by I will try to share all the amazing things happening in Room 2.

We spent the first 2 weeks of Term learning about length in Maths time. We measured ourselves against    others in the classroom. We used language like - I am taller than ... and I am shorter than.

Here we are getting lined up form shortest to tallest.

We have now moved on to Addition and Subtraction and are enjoying beginning this unit.

Last week we had the school disco which was very exciting!

 Kaylee and Ava looking fabulous!

 Chali and Ella all dressed up for dancing!

Every Wednesday we have Discovery Time with Room 1 which we LOVE! Learning through play is a really important and a fun way of learning new skills!

Heres a few pictures from this week: 

 Making Peacock Fans.

 The boys and their castle. This was an amazing piece of construction!

 Renee and Talei looking gorgeous in their dress ups.

We were also lucky enough to have an author called Rebecca Metcalf come in and read her book ' The girl who loved to sing' to the class today. It was a lovely book and the children enjoyed asking her lots of questions about being an author. 

This weeks Star of the Week was Kaylee! She is always working hard in the classroom and trying her best! We can't ask for more than that. Well Done Kaylee!

Coming up:

Tuesday 19th - Athletics Day - Please come along and support your children. It should be a great day!

Every Friday - Whole School Assembly

Friday 29th - Family Picnic Night

End of Term 3 Swimming Room 2

 We loved our Swimming Lessons!

 

Week 2

Week 2

Week 2 has been a busy and productive one for Room 2. It was great to see all the parents at our 3 way conferences on Thursday. I really enjoy that time, as we get to talk about the successes your children are having and can work together to help the children form and then achieve goals they set for themselves. Thank you to all those who attended.

Here are some pictures from our week:

Sophia using the magnetic letters to make words.

Renee with her Tricky Bags

In Math this week we looked at which is heavier and which is lighter. We used 'tricky bags' to help us find out about how heavy or light objects might be. We asked questions like: Is a full bag always heavier than a half full bag?

We Love Discovery Time on Wednesdays!

This weeks Star!

Ava was our Star Student this week. She is a super reader and always makes good choices in the classroom. You're fantastic Ava!

Important things to know for next week:

Monday - Throwing Skills with Janice Oliver.

Tuesday - Bible in Schools.

Wednesday - Mrs Corcoran starts teaching in Room 2 while Mrs Probert is away.
Grasshopper tennis coaching today, please ensure you have paid your $5 fee for the set of lessons to the office. Library day today.


Thursday - Discovery Time today with Room 1. 
Reading presentation after school at 3.15 in room one should you wish to attend. All welcome.

Friday -  Whole school School Assembly - We would love to see you there!

Hello and Welcome to Room 2's Term 3 Blog!

All students came back to school on Monday happy and excited to tell their friends what they had got up to over the school holidays. Thank you to all those parents who helped their children with their holiday diaries. They turned out amazing and the children were so proud of them!

                         

                                        Students sharing their holiday stories with each other.   

On Monday Mr Butterworth got us excited about our new science topic with some chemical explosions on the field using coke and mentos. We have been talking in class about what a Scientist is and what kind of Scientist we might like to be. Lots of great questions are being asked in the classroom already around this topic. 

On Wednesday we started Discovery Time with Room 1. Will be be doing this every Wednesday to encourage the 'lighting the fire rather than filling the vessel' philosophy that Discovery Time provides. The children love this time in the classroom and it encourages them to discover and learn themselves by providing hands on activities. Thank you to Talei's Mum - Rachel who is providing parent help at this time. You're amazing!

It was Room 2's turn to share something at assembly this week and because of how proud the students were of their holiday diaries we decided to share these. I was so proud of everyone standing up in front of the school and reading from their diaries. 

Well done to Shakana Brooks who was this weeks class star! 

Important things to know for next week:

Wednesday - Grasshopper tennis coaching today, please ensure you have paid your $5 fee for the set of lessons        to the office. Library day today.

Thursday - This afternoon is our 3 way conferences please make sure you have booked a time to see me with your child. School closes at 2pm today for these meetings to take place.

Friday - Peace Day. We will be wearing white today (or at least one item of white clothing) in order to show our support for Peace Week. Please bring a gold coin donation for The Peace Foundation if you can. Whole school assembly is at 2.30pm you are welcome to join us.

Welcome to Term 3

29 July 2013

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Term 3. I hope you have enjoyed some quality time with your children over these last two weeks. I am looking forward to the Term ahead and want to take this opportunity to inform you of some of the things we have to look forward to during the Term.

This Term our topic is science based, called “Forever Now”. This topic will be about ‘Energy’ in Room 2. We will be learning about what energy is and where we get our energy from. This will include discussions and learning about how energy comes from the sun and how it is passed from plants to humans. We will also be talking about what energy does for our body and why we need it to live.

In physical education we will start the Term off with Gymnastics, finishing a unit we started last Term, this will be followed by Te Ao Kori (the world of movement) this is a Māori celebration of life through movement and its many expressions. It develops ways to sharpen mental and physical agility, hand-eye coordination, and a sense of well-being. Activities include such things as: stick games Te rākau, hand games Tākaro ā-ringa, string games Whai, games and pastimes Ngā mahi a te rēhia, poi activities Ngā mahi poi and music and movement Te kori me te puoro. During the last two weeks we will be undertaking swimming lessons at the Aquatic Centre, which will be a fun way to finish the Term.

Of course as always there will be a strong focus on numeracy and literacy within the classroom and I look forward to watching the children’s writing in particular grow this Term. We will also be focusing on basic painting skills in visual art. Could you please provide an old t-shirt or shirt for your child to put on over their uniform during art lessons.

In week three of this Term I will be taking some leave as my brother-in-law is getting married in Wales. Clare Corcoran will be teaching Room 2 in my absence for just over three weeks. She is an experienced New Entrant / Year 1 teacher who will be teaching my programme and I am sure the children will enjoy their time with her. If you would like to meet her prior to her teaching in Room 2 she will be in the classroom on the morning of Friday 9 August. Please feel free to come in and introduce yourself to her. She will be spending that morning with us so the children get to meet her and work with her before my leave.

Many Thanks

Karina Probert

Room 2 Teacher

Watch this space!

Room 2's Blog will be up and running this Term.