Thank you

Thank you all very much for your lovely gifts and kind wishes. I hope you all have a fabulous holiday with friends and family. Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year and I look forward to catching up with you next year.

Vegetable Creations on PhotoPeach

Herb Detectives

Emma had us all guessing the herbs and they were quite tricky!

Disappearing water

Ben showed us how paper towels absorb water.

Science Learning

We watched Laura's flowers change colour as they sucked up the food colouring.

Room 3 Rock Personalities

Our Rock Personalities on PhotoPeach

Cool Hair!!

Wheat men hair styles! on PhotoPeach

Room 3 Assembly

Room 3 Assembly on PhotoPeach

Room 3 Assembly

Thank you for coming to our Assembly. I was very proud of Room 3. They all did very well especially as we had no time to practise with the microphone. The school one didn't work so we borrowed one from Taieri College, thanks to Mr and Mrs Baines and Mrs Cochrane.

Thank you for your comments

Thank you for writing comments on our blog. We all look forward to reading them and it's great to know that you can share what we do at school.

Vegetable Pets in Room 3

Vegetable Pets in Room 3 on PhotoPeach

Athletics Day!

Junior Athletics Day on PhotoPeach

Roslind and Switch

Roslind and Switch on PhotoPeach

Thank You

A big Thank You to all the wonderful people who made the Fair a huge success. The children in Room 3 thought it was amazing and they all had a great day.

The Bean Race!

Which beans will grow the fastest??? on PhotoPeach

The Three Little Pigs by Room 3

The Three Little Pigs by Room 3 on PhotoPeach

School Musical

What a busy week we had last week. Room 3 enjoyed performing "The Three Pigs" for you all.

Paige can make a paper clip float!!!

Paige showed us how to make a paper clip float. You should try this at home.

Whiskers comes to school

Pyper's kitten Whiskers came to school to visit after she had been to the vet to get some drops for her eyes. She has a very cool carry-case to travel around in.

Teachers vs Year 8

It was lots of fun watching the netball game on the last day of term.
Teachers vs Year 8's on PhotoPeach

Science Experiments in Room 3

Kayla showed us what happens to an egg if you put it in water or salt water.
Will showed us how to get a raisin to float.
Science Experiments by Kayla and Will on PhotoPeach

Science News

Aarnika showed us how her magnetic spoon could pick up her necklace.

Coloured Flowers

Will showed us an experiment showing us how dye can make flowers change colour.

Coloured Flowers on PhotoPeach

Science News

We have had lots of exciting Science News in Room 3. Sara showed us some fossils and Akayla talked about Earthquakes.

Well done Dylan

Congratulations to Dylan who won the Trophy for the Most Improved Player for his Soccer team.

Hot Seat

We worked in pairs to look more closely at a Fairy Tale. Then we were put in the "Hot Seat " where we talked about the Fairy Tale and answered questions.

Fun with our buddies in Room 5

Plays by Room 5 for Room 3 on PhotoPeach


Thanks Room 5 for showing us your plays. We really enjoyed them.

T-ball

Today we had lots of fun playing T-ball with Donna.


T-ball with Donna on PhotoPeach

Margaret from Altrusa and Otago Rugby Players

Thank you to Margaret from Altrusa for reading us a story yesterday and to Peter Merrilees and Josh Tatupu for speaking to us and giving us tickets to the game on Sunday.

We had lots of fun today with Steve from Otago Cricket. Thank you Steve.
Cricket with Steve from Otago Cricket on PhotoPeach

Small Wheels Day.

Small Wheels Day on PhotoPeach



We had great fun with our small wheels and we raised $150 more dollars for the Shelter Boxes.

Fabulous news in Room 3

Room 3 News on PhotoPeach

Fairy Tale Characters

We have been very busy in Room 3 making collage Guess Who Fairy Tale characters. Come in to Room 3 and see if you can guess who they are.


Guess who Fairy Tale characters on PhotoPeach

Science News

Jasmine's rose crystals on PhotoPeach

Cross Country

The best bit was when I came third. – Thor

The best part was when I came second – Bridget

I was proud when I finished - Paige O

I enjoyed coming 7th and going round the corner – Akayla

I liked it when we started because we had waited so long- James

I enjoyed the wind going through my ears because I was going so fast.- Billy

I enjoyed running and I was happy that I finished- Mason

I enjoy crossing the finish line and I was proud. Laura

I enjoyed walking in the mud- Jessica

I enjoyed finishing the race and sprinting to the finish line.- Jemma-Rose

My favourite part was the start when the blocks went bang together. –Jonty

I enjoyed going through the mud. – Chelsea

I enjoyed the finish and when I got changed out of my muddy clothes. – Emma

I enjoyed when I got up and ran after falling over and I finished the race. –Kayla

I enjoyed when we crossed the finish line. – Caitlin

It was fun going the watery bit and finishing.- Thomas

I enjoyed going through the mud and taking my break.- Sam

I enjoyed going through the mud and going with my friends -Gracin

I enjoyed running fast - Aiden

I liked going up the hill, it was fun. - Blythe

I enjoyed running in the mud - Josh

Sprinting through the mud was fun. - Pyper

It was fun when I slipped over. - Taine

I like it when the race was over. -Jasmine

I liked it when the race was on. -Finn

Taieri beach Cross Country

Taieri Beach Cross Country on PhotoPeach

Cup Cake Day

We were very lucky today to be able to buy a cup cake to support the SPCA. Thank you to all the wonderful parents who made such yummy cup cakes.

Cross Country stories by Kayla and Blythe

On Friday it was the Cross Country. Laura, Kayla, Akayla, Jasmine and I were in the Year 2 race. Mr Sullivan did the blocks. I was trying to get past James who was leading us and I won. I got a red card. I was very puffed at the end and I was hot but I did my best. We get to go to Taieri Beach on Wednesday.

By Blythe

It was the Cross Country on Friday. I came last but it was still fun. I liked running in the Cross Country. I tried hard. I have done two Cross Countries, in my first one I was last too. I'm not very fast but I can beat my sister and Rhys and Dad. Dad is so so slow.

By Kayla

Friday's Cross Country

Cross Country on PhotoPeach

Lucky Room 3!!!!

Today Mrs Kenneally delivered a wonderful surprise to Room 3, a new touch screen computer! It is awesome and we are all very excited about it. Our old computer has gone into the foyer.

Thank you Room 1

We were very lucky to have a visit from Room 1 today. They performed the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" for us. It was awesome. Thank you Room 1.
"The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Room 1 on PhotoPeach

Fairy Tale Books

We have been looking at a variety of Fairy Tales. We have looked at the characters, setting and the theme of the story.

Ben's Experiment

Ben's Great Experiment on PhotoPeach

Room 3 Star

Check out the Room 3 Star on the door each day. The star is a person who has done particularly well in some aspect of their learning and/or behaviour for that day.

Science News

Today's Science News on PhotoPeach

Yesterday we went for a walk with Constable Somerfield and lots of parents/caregivers. It was great to see the children put their learning into action. For those of you who missed out as there were 9 children away I am sending a wee note home so you know what we focused on.

Shelter Box Coin Trail

We had a coin trail as a way of raising money for "Shelter Boxes." Thank you Room 6 for organising it and well done to all of you for being so generous.

Coin Trail on PhotoPeach

Ploughing on the Taieri on PhotoPeach

Ploughing on the Taieri

We walked to see the Ploughing Competition with our buddies from Room 5. The tractors were ploughing very slowly in straight lines. We walked around the tractors so that we could see the Clydesdale horses pulling a plough. Alot of us had never seen horses pulling a plough before.It was very muddy but awesome to see.

Fun with Constable Somerfield on PhotoPeach

New Maths games

Here is a Maths site you might like to try. I would especially like you to try the addition and subtraction site. http://www.dovewhisper.com/3rd_C_C.htm

Safety Equipment

Today we got to talk about equipment that keeps us safe. e.g helmets, knee pads etc. Constable Somerfield showed us some of the safety equipment the Police use. We learnt that booster seats are a really good idea to keep children safe until they reach about 1.45metres.

Friday's Disco

A big thank you to the parents who organised the school Disco on Friday night. The children had lots of fun and there was alot of talk about it on Monday.

Safe Walking

We are learning about Safe Walking in the Junior School at the moment with Constable Somerfield. On Monday (weather permitting) at 11:00 we are going to take a short walk to put our learning into practise. If you are able to come with us can you please let me know.