Flat Stanley Arriving from around the World

It has been so exciting in Room VH.  We have had 3 Flat Stanley's returned from around the globe.

Flat Stanley in England

Elanor’s Flat Stanley visited Nanny and Grandad in Shobdon, Herefordshire.  Shobdan has a very famous church.  Flat Stanley also visited where the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, grew up.  Flat Stanley visited Gloucester which is a very old city.  The English King Edward II is buried there.

Flat Stanley also arrived from Fleet in England from Charli's grandma.  He had an exciting time in Fleet seeing a hedgehog and fox roaming around grandma's garden.  Stanley also visited Fleet Pond.

Flat Stanley in Japan

Today we received Regan's Flat Stanley from Japan from Aunty Noako and Uncle Egon.  They took Stanley to a shrine close to their home in Tokyo.  People go there to pray in the grounds of the shrine.  There is also a stage for "Noh" play which is a traditional dance and drama in Japan.

This is the view from the apartment Stanley stayed in. The tower in the distance is called the Tokyo Tower.  The bridge on the right is called the Rainbow Bridge and it is very beautiful when it lights up at night.  Tokyo is such a big city I bet Stanley had a great time there.

Flat Stanley Has Arrived in Australia

Chase's Flat Stanley has arrived in the Gold Coast, Australia.  He has been having lots of fun exploring all the Australian delights.

 What a spectacular afternoon to share with our special mums and friends.  It was really cool to have so many great women to support our kids. Thanks for coming along.  We really appreciate you!

Here is the special video we created for our special people!

Yum! Boerewors Anyone?

This week we have begun learning about Africa.  We were really lucky because Mrs Kotze came in and cooked us some boerewors.  It was delicious.  Boerewors is a South African delicacy.   It is a special sausage.   The name boerewors comes from the Afrikaans words boer (farmer) and wors (sausage).

Most of us said that it looked like a long snake.  Finley thought it looked like a snail's shell.

Thank you Mrs Kotze for sharing this yummy delicacy with us.

Look at our great readers

Look at some of our great readers.  They have achieved their 50 night award.  Big congrats to Elanor who is up to 75 nights.

Keep up the great reading everyone!

Ola and Welcome to Term 2

We have started our new term full of excitement and learning.  Today we had a day of travelling around the globe (well Adventure Syndicate).

The kids had a great day of learning about different countries.  Mrs Lough taught them about China, Mr D introduced France, Mrs Saunders showed the children Egypt, Mrs Arrowsmith taught the children games from South Africa and Mrs Harvey introduced the Netherlands.

In Egypt two children got to get dressed up in local costumes too.

Our day began learning about Brazil.  The kids learnt about the rainforest and why it is important to our planet.  They also saw the fun Brazilians have at the Rio Carnival - we even had our own.

Enjoy the fun!

Sliding into the Holidays!

Have a great holiday everyone. Term 1 has been full of fun!

Easter Scones

Last week to celebrate the upcoming holidays and Easter we made some yummy easter scones. It was fun baking and sharing together.

Big thank you to Annette for your help and the yummy recipe.

Learn about Sharks from the Marine Biologists in Room VH

Sharks, sharks, sharks

Over the past weeks we have been learning so much about the ocean and the creatures that live in it. We have learnt about the different habitats of the ocean. We have also learnt about fish. Today we had fun learning about sharks. Here are some fun facts for you...

This afternoon we also made some cool shark puppets. We had fun learning about sharks today.

School Conferences Are Coming Up!

Have you booked your conference time?

In the last week of school we are having school conferences. Our conferences are designed to share learning, set goals and celebrate achievements so far in 2012.

You can book online on the school website.

www.discovery.school.nz

Enter the code for Discovery School - 8XY7V

Follow the on-screen instructions to book a conference time with me.

You will receive email confirmation of the conference time.

Easy peasy!

Looking forward to seeing you on the 2nd or 3rd of April.

Fish Poems

This week we practiced usingwords to create fun and entertaining fish poems. Here are four that the students wrote.

Awesome Athletics

In the wild wind of Wellington we had athletics this morning. Although chilly we had a blast running, jumping and throwing in the inaugural Discovery School Junior Athletics. Dressed in our house colours we all did our very best in high jump, javelin, long jump, hurdles, sprints and shot put.

Lots of mums and dads put on their jackets and hats to come out and support us.

A big thank you to all the parents who helped with the events too. You know who you are!

It was a great morning!

Rock and Rolling at Discovery School

Australian musician Andy Jones visited our school yesterday. We had such fun listening and joining in with all the musical styles he presented to us. We learnt about Hip Hop, Rock, Disco as well as music from around the world including African music, Indian music and Pacific Island music. Andy, with the help of many from Room VH and modern gadgetry, created and recorded music on the spot. It was certainly one of the best performances we have had for a long time.

Here are some of us having fun, participating in and creating some great music.

Rockpooling this Sunday at Pukerua Bay

What a fun afternoon out for all our budding Marine Biologists.

ROCK POOLING

WHERE: Pukerua Bay DATE: Sunday 25 March TIME: 2:30 pm

Kiwi Conservation Club is hosting Katrina Subedar, the marine expert from Forest and Bird. She will be with us at Pukerua Bay to show you exciting things and answer all the questions you were keen to ask about rock pools and the oceans.Come to Pukerua Bay and park at the end of the beach road at 2:30pm.Wear good shoes for walking over rocks and explore the delights of the rock pools. Bring a drink, clothing for all seasons, your enthusiasm and trickiest questions.

For further details and to register contact Sharyn on 04 905 2300 or mobile 021 1804 309 .

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Enjoy this fun play presented by the Starfish reading group.

It reminds us that is important to keep on working hard as it pays off in the end.

Ravishing Reading in Room VH

This week all the students have been working really hard in their reading groups. One group read a book called 'Robber Pig and the Ginger Beer'. The children enjoyed sharing the Fizzy Whizzy Ginger Drink together afterwards.

Here are some more learners enjoying books during Super Silent Reading Time.

Reading rules!

Last Day of Swimming

Three weeks of swimming is now all over but what progress everyone has made. The kids have had a super time developing their swimming skills at Ally Todd Swimming.

Big big thanks to Ally and Sandra. We are so lucky to have you so close to our school.

Island Bay Marine Visit

What an amazing day! Today we visited the Island Bay Marine Centre. The whole class had a real fun time exploring, collecting and creating sandcastles before actually heading to the Marine Centre where we learnt and touched snake starfish, sea cucumbers and kina. We even saw octopus' and their eggs. Enjoy some of the highlights of our day.

We Remember Christchurch!

Today we wore red and black to school to support and remember the people that died in the Christchurch Earthquake. We watched a little video which was really sad of all the buildings and people after the earthquake. Then we watched our 2011 Discovery School Red and Black Day video.

We hope all the people of Christchurch get better soon.

We are thinking of you and love you Christchurch.

Parent Info Evening

Thanks to everyone who was able to come tonight to our Adventure Syndicate Information Evening. It was great to catch up and share what we do in our Junior School. One parent suggested I post our class timetable so that they can talk at the end of each day with their child about what has happened at school. Great idea!

If you were unable to join us and you have some questions please don't hesitate to contact me. Also I am keen to put together a phone tree for you. Please let me know your current phone number and I will add you to it.

Thanks

Vicki Howarth (aka Mrs H)

Growing Seeds

This week two reading groups have been learning all about seeds. Today the whole class got to plant some snow peas all ready for winter.

The reading groups have learnt that seeds need soil, water and light to grow. We are going to see how long it takes for our seeds to start growing.

Swimming - What a Blast!

What a fantastic afternoon at Ally Todd. Today the children got observed to be put into appropriate swimming groups.

For the next few weeks our swimming days are....

Tuesday: 1.45pm

Wednesday: 11.15am

Thursday: 11.15am

What a Fantastic Week One!

Welcome to 2012! We have had a fantastic week in Room VH. Lots of fun, meeting new friends and birthdays too.

Room VH is a great class of 23 Year 2 students. This week the class has been learning all new routines and games. We have had fun learning to throw the shot put. Today we finished some fantastic posters all about ourselves so come into the classroom and have a read.

Today we meet our big buddies from Room SHA. They are Year 5 and 6 students. We had lots of fun together playing inside and outside together.

Welcome to 2012

Hello and Welcome to 2012 and the new Room VH students and their families.

This will be an exciting year with lots of fun learning. Over the coming weeks I look forward to getting to know you.

Keep up to date with all the latest goings on in Room VH by regularly visiting our class blog. Add us as a favourite to your toolbar.

So let this new year begin.

Catch up soon.

Mrs H