WEEK 5 HIGHLIGHTS...

SOME pictures first of our Mandarin lesson last week. The children learnt about....

1. Peking opera or Beijing opera (simplified Chinese: 京剧; traditional Chinese: 京劇; pinyin: Jīngjù) is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century.

We related this to our WEARABLE ARTS: 

GUESS WHO...............................

LOOK AT OUR SUPER SHARP MUFTI GIRLS:

Happy birthday to our friend Jayden!!!!

Axel sharing Cuddles adventures at his house - the diary is full again ;)

Thank you Jayden for the yummy cupcakes for your birthday morning tea.

Dates: 

REMINDER Teachers’ Only Day Each year a Teacher Only Day is allowed for in our calendar in order for Professional Development to happen. This ensures that the education being delivered in the school is up to date with current best practice. This year the Teacher Only Day will be on Friday 11 September and the school will be closed to students on this day. During the day the staff will be developing a strategic direction for Maori education in the school and undergoing further training in PB4L (SHARP) interventions.

NZ Author Study

Hi all,
The children will be doing a NZ author study for reading while Miss Peters is teaching.
Here is a link for you at home to use with your child to help them choose a NZ author.
This site is fantastic as you find the author you want - click on their name and information about them comes up.

http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-childrens-authors/

By week 6 (next week) Thursday - they need to have chosen a NZ author.

We have done a little bit of discussion around this in our library session on Monday.
Some children have already chosen theirs. Eg:
Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Ben Brown, Stu Duval, Wanda Cowley to name a few.

Also - I love this Sam T went home last night and googled his fab author Stu Duval - and Sam came into school buzzing with information about Stu. Stu's an amazing artist as well. You might recognise his cartoon drawing books.
http://www.studuval.co.nz/