Thursday 2nd February

Class Treaty

This week we read a story called “The Treehouse Treaty’. We decided to come up with our own class treaty. The class treaty will be the basis of what our class culture is like. Together we brainstormed a list of terms that we all agreed on. We also included our school values into these rules. We then signed our names as a way of signing the treaty.

Our class treaty

Some of our rules we came up with

Tuesday 31st January

Welcome back!

Welcome back everyone! It is going to be a very busy term one with lots of activities and events happening along the way. We will be posting updates on here about what is happening in the Middle Room.

We can’t wait for another exciting and fun year at Waiwera South School!

The Middle Room 2017! (minus Courtney!)

Wednesday 23rd November

Technology

Over the past couple of weeks, the Middle Room have been very busy with our technology. We were given a brief that related to our inquiry topic of “Watch us Grow”. The brief was to design and make something that helps things grow. To be successful we had to design something that:

• Can be used in the garden
• Helps things to grow
• Is our own design
• Doesn’t cost a lot to make
• Works properly
• Is interesting
• Can work independently on this
• Doesn’t take a lot of time to complete

We have been really engaged in our work and have been working very hard to get these completed. Have a look at some photos of us busy creating our designs. We can’t wait to show everyone our finished projects!

Girls painting their designs. 

Courtney decorating her worm farm. 

George drilling holes for his worm farm. 

Cooper filling up his bird feeder. 

Boys helping to saw the wood needed fro a planter box. 

Cooper helping Maddie with her bird house. 

Flynn helping out on a planter box. 

George is layering his worm farm. 

Nic is making a container to grow wheat.

James is filling up his worm farm.

Tuesday 8th November

Middle Room Camp

Last Wednesday-Friday the Middle Room went on their camp to Waihola and Dunedin. We all had such a fantastic time. We had a jam-packed three days which saw us doing many activities including Leap Trampoline Park, Ten Pin Bowling, Swimming, Kayaking, Art Gallery, Flying fox and Sinclair Wetlands. Thanks to our parent assistants,  Brony, Peter, Brendon and Mark, who came along to help Miss Chapman and Miss Ward. It was much appreciated. Here are a selection of photos of our enjoyable time at camp!

Camp on PhotoPeach

Monday 31st October

Sports Activator Visit
On Monday Greer came to visit and teach us some cricket skills. We enjoyed the challenges she set for us and worked hard to improve our cricket!

Wednesday 26th October

Book Fair

It has been a couple of exciting weeks here at school with the Book Fair on. Everyone has loved looking through and searching for books that appeal to their interests. There has been a great buzz around and the books are flying out the door. It is great to see the children with their heads in books throughout the day, even at lunchtime! Yesterday we had a dress up day where the theme was Kiwiana. There were lots of All Blacks, bushmen and Miss Taylor even came as a cow! The Book Fair ends this Friday so make sure you get in to check it out.

The fabulous Book Fair!

Such a range of books! 

The Middle Room all dressed up. 

The whole school looks fantastic. 

Friday 14th October

Cricket

Yesterday afternoon we had a visit from Shaun from Otago Cricket who came to teach us some cricket skills. We learned lots of new skills involving throwing and catching. Some of us were learning the technique of how to bowl correctly. You need to have a straight arm, your fingers are in bunny ears when you hold the ball and you have to "pull the chain" with your non-bowling hand to get the motion. At the end we played a game of 3-bat cricket which was very fast and exciting. We have another cricket session next week which we are all looking forward to.

Bree and Georgia racing!

Flynn rolling the ball back to his team.

Taylor making sure she is aiming correctly.

Flynn practicing his catching. 

Great catch Kordelia Rose!

Taylor playing 3 bat cricket.