Last blog for the year

This will be the last blog post for the year.  What has been the highlight of the school year for you?

Pepper Mischief

Pepper Mischief the elf arrived all the way from the North Pole 'School of Elves'.  He is here to see who is ready for middle school.  What mischief do you think he would of got up to in the middle of the night?

The 'Annie' Production

We watched the 'Annie' show on Friday and it was awesome.  Our senior students did an amazing job of performing the show.  I loved the singing, how the backdrops kept changing and of course watching Alex be 'Drake'.  What was your favourite part of the production?

Athletics Tomorrow

It is Athletics tomorrow.  What event are you most looking forward to and why?

A memory

Today we are writing about a time when you did something special with your family or a friend.  What will you write about?

Earthquakes

On Monday morning there was an earthquake down in the South Island.  Lots of people felt the earthquake in the North Island but I slept right through it!  What do you know about earthquakes?

'Spr'

What words can you think of with 'spr' in them?

Fireworks

Did you get to see fireworks on the weekend?  Today we will be writing about fireworks.  Watch the video clip of a fireworks display.  What do you notice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRCWxuL5bCk#

Sounds

This week in writing we are going to be adding in sounds (something we already do but it will be a focus).  If you think about your weekend - what sounds could you use in your writing today?

Savanah's Bunny

Savanah bought in her bunny rabbit called 'Snowflake'.  She was so little and cute!  What words could you use to describe the bunny?