Kiwi Kids News

Caleb and Charlotte were part of the team that made this episode of Kiwi Kids News. Well done to you both.

Football Festival

On Tuesday afternoon English Park held a Female Football Festival to encourage girls to get into football. Since we are just next door, we got to take our girls and boys over to have a few games. It was a beautiful afternoon packed full of non-stop football. It was hot and thirsty work but heaps of fun. Hopefully after this, as well as the football lessons we have been having, we will have some girls and boys keen to get into football clubs. 

We Love Milk!!

Milk In Schools has been a pretty big hit in Room 23. We usually drink it during writing or while we listen to Ms A read our novel. Thanks Fonterra!

Our New Room - Explaining the madness!!

This term in Room 23 we are trying out a new learning environment. We had a think and a talk about where we each learn best, as well as what size groups work best for us in different curriculum areas. We realised that there are times when we work best in a big group, a small group or a pair and other times when we need to be on our own.

So we got rid of messy desk trays and individual desks and we changed our room around. The Room 23 children planned how the desks would go together, moved the furniture and set up a completely new and exciting layout. Now, each time we begin a new task, each child thinks about which learning area will work best for them. This is a step towards managing our own learning in the ways that suit our learning styles. And so far we love it!!!

Here are the names we gave our new learning areas:

Single desk - a cave
Two desks - an office
Three/four desks - a cubby house
Six desks - the conference room
Under a desk - a burrow
Moving from space to space - the gypsy caravan
Our equipment area - the smiggle shop / the stuff boxes

We can also work in the library corner, the computer lab or on the floor.

Jada-Lee and Charlotte in an Office

Niamh, Grace and Jordyn in a Cubby House

Toby in a Burrow

Libby in the Corner Cave

Quillan and Kairau in an Office

Josh in a Cave

Caleb in the Art Cave

The Library

THe Smiggle Shop / Stuff Boxes

The Conference Room

Hagley Golf Trip

Last week the senior school got to test out all the golf skills they had been learning by playing on a real golf course. Here are some pics and two recounts about the day. Thanks Libby and Neve for your stories.

Plop, in the hole! Soon the bell rang. It was 9am. Soon enough everyone came charging down to the mat! The roll was being read out. In my head I thought, “here comes my name.”  “Good Morning Ms Archbold,” I said quietly. Soon she started to talk about golf but I had completely forgotten about it.! We all listened with care and you could tell we were all excited! Soon we (the year 5 and 6’s) went outside and lined up next to Room 24, but the Year 4’s and Room 27 didn’t come.

We walked over to the parking place and we waited for 25 minutes because the bus was late! We waited and waited and waited. I got so bored! “Look,” I said. “The bus is here.” The bus pulled up and took Room 25 and Room 26. “Nooooo!” I said, looking disappointed. So we kept waiting. After a while the bus came up. “In we go,: I said to myself.

Soon we all rushed onto the bus. I sat in the 3^rd seat from the back of the bus. In front of me was my two best friends, Jake and Thomas. We started to talk about Minecraft (the computer game)!  Thomas soon changed the subject to War Hammer! Jake talked about Orks and I talked about Space Wolves. Soon I changed the subjest to tigers. WE talked for such a long, long time that we didn’t realise that we were there!

We walked in pairs over the bridge and into Hagley Park golf. We got into groups so we could get into the real stuff. On hole number 7 I got the longest hit. Soon we got it into the hole. Next we were on number 8 and Finley got the longest hit and I got it into the hole.  Then we were on number 9. Michael’s ball got us half way so we were the first group finished. We had a little practice where the grass was really short and it had the holes in it.

We had a lot of fun at golf. I liked it when I got the longest hit and we got to use my golf ball!

By Neve Vangioni.

I woke up early in the morning, tramped out of bed and started to get into my uniform. Once I had gotten dressed and pinned on my Eco-Warrior Badge I sped down the hallway following the smell of breakfast. Mmmmm yummy. “Lib,” I heard Dad say. “Yeah,” I replied back. “You going to walk to school by yourself today!” I stopped and stared at him like he had gone crazy, then my mouth dropped open. 1…2…3…. “Ok,” I shouted. When I got to school I went to put my scooter away. I walked into class and remembered – it was Golf day.

So next we were on the bus going to play golf. Screech! “We’re here” Ms Archbold said. Clap clap, clap calp clap. Mrs Jones clapped to get everyone’s attention. “Listen up everyone,” she called. “Today I have a golf helper who is going to explain to you how to use this short grass.” “Good morning everyone,” said the helper. “Good morning,” we replied back. “Ok everyone, can anyone tell me what this grass circle thingy is?” A Year 6 boy put his hand up. “Yes, what is it?” she said. “It’s called a green,” he squeaked quietly. “Good, “she said. “now you’re going to go off in groups and you’re going to do some golf.” Half an hour later we had done a few golf hits and were trying out different greens. Bella and Emma were hitting golf balls up sandy hills.

The net thing we knew we were going back on the bus. My Dad said, “Maybe you’ll take up golfing!”. “Maybe,” I mutter. But I think for now I’m fine!

By Libby Scott.