On Friday 11th of May, the Year 5/6′s went down to the end of Plummers Point Road to visit Huharua Park and the Ongarahu Pa Site.

The visit was part of the Touchstone project we are learning about – where we learn about our local area and become familiar with what” in our own backyard!

We were lucky to have local author Tommy Kapai come down too and share stories and history about the pa.

Through his interesting way of delivering the information through stories and humour, all the children and parents learnt a lot of new exciting things about our history. We can’t wait to learn about lots of other exciting history in our area!

Welcome back to Term 2!

Click on the link to read our class newsletter for this term.

Term 2 Newsletter 2012

I hope everyone has had a great break and that we are ready for a term chock full of LEARNING!!

The school had a talent quest and a lot of Room 5 students showed off their skills!!

Well done to Sterre and Cleo who won the Senior Talent Quest with their ukelele playing!

On Wednesday 22 February, Rooms 5, 4 and 3 went over the hill to Lake Whakamaru Christian Camp for 3 days of jam-packed fun and challenges!!

The weather itself was challenging, however all the children were happy to complete all the confidence building activities with smiles on their faces.

The children completed activities such as: Flying Fox, Climbing wall, Archery, Air Rifles, Go-Karts, Dinghy and Lake Walk, Confidence Course, Treasure Hunt and Kayaks. We also had a marshmallow fire and a dark and spooky Burma trail!

We had a fantastic bunch of parents that helped us out with running the activities. Thanks!!

Check out our slideshow of our camp! Click on the link below:

Welcome back to Room 5′s website!!

We are back at school with 27 Year 5′s and 6′s, working hard, learning new skills and knowledge!

Lots of exciting things are happening this term, so keep checking back here to see photos and what the kids and I have been up to!!

Please leave us comments – we love feedback!!

Let’s have an awesome year!

Mrs T & the fab kids of Room 5!

Congratulations to Patrick who was the only finalist from our school for the MADE awards – and who won the whole category!! The prize? A Lumix underwater camera worth $330!
He entered a static image ‘Eyes’ which included another member of Room 5, Alex. The photo was taken at the Quarry during Term 3′s photography unit!

Well done!!

Check out the other winners - www.madeawards.com

Welcome back to a short term filled with learning!
We started the term by learning about the Rena disaster and illustrated our feelings with pastels.
Check out our slideshow full of awesome art!

Congratulations to Eden for winning the Western Bay of Plenty Speech Competition!

Eden was runner up at the North Cluster speeches, and due to the first place speaker being unable to go to WBOP, Eden stepped up to the challenge.

The competition was tough, but she took out the competition for the Year 5 section!

Well done Eden, you are AWESOME!!

Today, 30th September, we got the opportunity to experience golf through Sports BOP.

Tim taught us all to swing properly and we hit a variety of different balls. Some were better than others at accuracy and distance!

A lot of skilled children amongst us… perhaps the next Tiger Woods???

The Rugby World Cup has hit New Zealand and we as a school and class are celebrating!

We dressed in black to support our team – the mighty All Blacks!