Welcome to week 8.

Kia ora,
Great to see this photo of our Kapa Haka children who performed at the opening day for Cobblestones last Saturday - he tino pai!

Events coming up:

1. This Tuesday 2nd December - OUR TRIP TO PUKAHA Mt Bruce. 
Remember to pack a good lunch, drink, sunhat, wear school uniform and school shoes. (Raincoat just in case). And 100% manners.
* Friday 5th Dec: JUMP ROPE FOR HEART - Room 7 have a 15 minute slot where we will be skipping - join us if you would like - our time is...11.15am
* Wednesday 10th Dec: ALL library books in please.
* Wednesday 17th Dec: Last day of term 4 

Ephemeral Art/Nonpermanent 

We will be starting this on Monday.

The class love this wonderful example.

Bella's Octopoem

God

A sunny bright rainbow

The Summertime

A golden heaven

A warm hot Summer breeze

A long white cloak

One News

A soft fluffy cloud

A lovely golden apple

A great discussion clip - How wolves changed the rivers.
Watch this with your child and have a discussion..we watched this and the children discussed what happened.

WE DID IT!!
Room 7 had a challenge to beat my last class of writing more than 100 things we loved...and look at this. Awesome writing Room 7..
I LOVE YOUR WRITING AND IDEAS!

I LOVE LIST…Room 7 - 2014

1. Playing with excited, energetic animals
2. The sound of the hurried scampers coming from my guinea pigs cage.
3. Feeling the soft fur of a fresh born chick in my hand.
4. Cool, fresh water oozing past my body in the pool.
5. Shining smiles on peoples’ faces when they have fun
6. The endless fun of wooshing waterslides - CAITLIN.
7. Hanging out with my friends
8. My mum
9. Playing on my scooter
10. Money $$$
11. Living life - SHKHAN
12. Animals
13. The sound of frogs croaking
14. The sound of the singing sea
15. Octopoems - GEORGE
16. The sound of the breeze
17. The sound of goldfish blobbing
18. The sound of screaming pigs.
19. Snowball fights - ISAAC
20. My cat purring.
21. My mum when she is nice.
22. The sound of the birds
23. When fireworks go bang!
24. When I see everyone. - KOBY
25. The taste of ice cream.
26. The running wind blowing across my face.
27. The coldness of ice cream.
28. The bright orange sunset.
29. The softest sand ever.
30. The sound of ripping presents. - BOSTON.
31. The sound of whistling wind.
32. The sound of the sea.
33. The noise of the hay going wish wosh.
34. The orange sun rising.
35. When I wake up to a new day.
36. My brother and I play games.
37. Living my own life.
38. The crashing sound of sand hitting the bucket.
39. The sound of people laughing.
40. The flavour of crunchy chips.
41. Having rolling races down hills.
42. Doing maths. - CAMERON
43. The sound of wind.
44. The sound of my cat.
45. The sound of trees.
46. The sound of stags roaring.
47. The sound of cows mooing.
48. Getting presents.
49. The sound of happiness. - ALEX
50. The sound of people screaming.
51. When Boston scares me.
52. Christmas.
53. The sound of flowering life. - ARCHIE L
54. The sound of sizzling sausages.
55. My family because they love me!
56. My relatives because they play spotlight.
57. Secret Santa because I believe in Santa. - RUBY M
58. My lovely cat.
59. God so much!
60. My cousins.
61. My friends.
62. Wearing pyjamas all day.
63. My life. - BELLA
64. The taste of coldness in ice cream.
65. The sound of Miss Burt’s laugh.
66. The sound of splashing sea.
67. Loud people. - CLAUDIA
68. Seeing people laughing and having fun.
69. Relaxing with my cat.
70. Giving people joy.
71. Complimenting extraordinary things to people.
72. My family.
73. My cool friends.
74. My great teacher.
75. My nice home.
76. My awesome school.
77. My cool life.
78. The sound of happiness.
79. My awesome cool class.
80. Playing with my cool friends. - SCHALK.
81. The last of the vanilla cake.
82. The sound of soft wind.
83. Having fun.
84. The sound of the roof rattling.
85. Outside.
86. The sound of the sea. - SAM
87. The sound of the waves crashing.
88. The Summer sun shining down on me.
89. Seeing Miss Burt every day.
90. Doing jobs for Miss Burt.
91. Seeing Molly everyday after school.
92. Hearing the birds tweeting everyday.
93. The sound of the wind blowing.
94. Playing with my brothers.
95. The sound of the cork popping.
96. Reading interesting books.
97. Listening to Christmas songs. - EMMA.
98. Dogs because they are soft and cuddly.
99. Seeing Miss Burt happy.
100. Seeing the swirly whirly sea crash into the rocks.
101. The smell of fresh rosemary from the bush.
102. My little brother smile and laugh.
103. The trees and the bushes swishing.
104. Doing maths at school.
105. Read books. - GISELLE.
106. The sound of a newborn baby bird.
107. The sound of crashing waves.
108. To have fun.
109. The sound of a male frog croaking in the mating season.
110. The buttery sound of me buttering my toast.
111.      Seeing my cat purr softly in the wind.
112. Jezza doing exciting adventures.
113. The seven seas shattering water. - MITCHELL
114. The sound of buzzing bees.
115. The sound of the sun when it goes down.
116. The sound of a splashing waterfall.
117. The fluttering of a butterfly’s wings.
118. The sound of the silent sea.
119. The sound of trees swishing back and forth.
120. The bang of hockey sticks. - GRACE.
121. When people cheer my name when I play soccer.
122. The wind blowing through the trees.
123. Cold drink. - THEO.
124. Going to the A&P show and doing top team with my favourite classmates.
125. Having fun all day. - OSCAR
126. The sound of pouring rain.
127. The soft white sand in Australia.
128. My inspiring teacher.
129. The sound of birds chirping. - BAILEY.
130. The sound of Jingle Bells in my ears.
131. The wind brushing on my face.
132. Watching the sun going down.
133. Feeling of the blue sea touching my mouth.
134. The smell of the rainbow coloured flowers.
135. To wake up to a new fresh start.
136. The sound of birds tweeting.
137. The sound of leaves rustling past me.
138. Waking up in my warm cozy bed. - MICHELLE.
139. The taste of popping candy on my tongue.
140. The sound of the rolling sea.
141. The way the wind blows.
142. Waking up.
143. Calves crunching their food.
144. Rainbows shining brightly.
145. When my mum tells me how much she loves me.
146. Seeing my Grandma.
147. The sound of popcorn popping.
148. The smell of fresh air.
149. Biking into town.
150. Shopping with Mum & Dad. - AMY
151. The feeling of dogs soft fur.
152. When my cute little nephew laughs.
153. When Miss Burt teaches us new things and smiles at us. She smiles like the big sun.
154. The sound of quiet wind blowing.
155. The sound of music on the radio.
156. When my dog barks and growls.
157. When my Mum says I love you!
158. The sound of tap shoes tapping.
159. The sound of crackers breaking.
160. People around me they inspire me, like all my friends. - RUBY L

This is a good read for all parents :9 things every parent with an anxious child should try. Anxiety is real and it is a hard thing to see your child with. 

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/stress-better/2014/11/9-things-every-parent-with-an-anxious-child-should-try/

Quote of the week:
Life; It has its wonderful moments. It’s laughing with your friends. It’s the sweat in your palms and that lump in your throat when you are waiting to meet that someone for the very first time. It could be a date or an interview but just the same, it lets you know you’re alive. It’s that feeling you get in the pit in your stomach when they actually see you. Or seeing someone that you’ve longed for and they’re finally in your arms. It’s that feeling you get when being held by hands that aren’t your own. It’s the thrill of an escape with someone that excites you. It’s helping a friend find something they’ve lost. It’s a smile, a joke that makes you laugh until you cry. It’s reading: “I love you” on a note. It’s the thinking of things you may never do again and the doing of things you only dreamed of. It’s the road ahead and the road behind. It’s the good things and the fond memories you can remember in your darkest times. It’s the first step and the last and every one in between because they all make up the good life.
~Brigitte Nicole