See ya Matthew!

On the last day of term we said goodbye to Matthew and his family. We hope you have great adventures up in Auckland. Your new school will be lucky to have you - especially during running competitions! 

Keep in touch.

From all your friends in Room 19.

Mondrian Inspired Art

Last week we learnt about the artist Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944). We looked at images of his paintings and then created our own in a similar style.

Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian

We think our geometric art looks fabulous, come and see for yourself. Thank you to Ruby, our Paparazzi, for the great photos.

If you want to try one yourself, click on the link below.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/paint/artists/mondrian/coloring/matrix.shtml

Big Day Out at Clip 'n' Climb

What an awesome afternoon we had at Clip ' n' Climb this afternoon. Thank you very much to all our parent helpers who came along and helped; we would not have been able to get so much climbing in without our help checking harnesses and belay attachments.

Some reflections on our Big Day Out;

Holly - I went up the walls lots of times.
Neo - I tried three times on the rope and ball wall to complete it.
Nick - I was proud when I got into the hole in the rock wall.
Lily - It was hard but I managed to do the dark chimneys.
Ella - Today I tried my best to get right up to the top of the coloured square wall.
Thomas K - I was pleased that I climbed to the top of the timed wall and pushed the button.

T2W3 Assembly

Thank you to Room 7 for hosting the Year 2 Assembly this week. Congratulations to Matthew and Vianca who received certificates this week. Keep up the great work!

Cross Country

Wow, I am so impressed at the way everyone has improved their fitness since the beginning of the year! You did great in the Cross Country today and your behaviour and support for the other runners made me proud.

Congratulations to our place getters :

Matthew - 1st Year 2 Boys
Riley      - 2nd Year 2 Boys
Lexie     - 2nd Year 2 Girls

St John

 This afternoon we learnt about St John and how to get their help if we need it. First Alannah, Ella and Brooke N got to try on some of the uniform items.

Next we found out about the ambulance and some of the equipment, like the oxygen tank and masks.

Then we looked at some pictures of situations when you might need to get help from the emergency services and which one would be best to help - ambulance, fire or police. Sometimes you need more than one. Finally we practised phoning for help on broken phones. You should never practise on a real phone. We had to know our name, address and phone numbers for this. Do you know yours?