FIRST week back term 2

Welcome back to Room 7 - what an awesome week. I was so proud of Room 7 on Wednesday in our school assembly - they were so SHARP!

Our SHARP students for our first week back are.....Harrison, Campbell and Ali =)
Thank you to these 3 boys for attending the ANZAC parade in the holidays.

 Welcome back Room 7 students - Miss Burt has a prezzie for you......Douglas looking at his book.

Liv & Sophia unopening their book to read. 

Jet was very happy to get his book to read ;)

Woohoo here we are: Ali, Dallas, Tyah, Harrison, Fergus & Max. 

Max, William, Logan, Zac and Ava with their books to read. 

Tyah, Esther, Petra, Jet and Mackenzie.
(Hi to Petra's Grandma) =)

Mackenzie, Kuini, Elliot & Campbell - books to read!!

Liv, Sophia, Annabelle & Charlie.

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW HOW SPECIAL THEY ARE.
As part of our SHARP lesson - showing RESPECT to others and things...
We did this exercise - the children wrote their name in the middle of the flower. And the flower was passed around all the children. Each child wrote a compliment in a petal =) 

Jet writing on a flower...

Charlie...

Zac & Max....

Logan, Niysa & Ava...

 WOOHOO - Room 7 had a big surprise on Monday afternoon. The children had written a letter about their Mum and why she should be queen for the day. (Kane did a letter about his sister)....I took the letters up to the Times-Age.
A staff member from the Times-Age turned up to Room 7 on Friday with a big bag of Freddie frogs - see photo below...Esther with our entries and the bag of Freddies.

 Ngā rakau (sticks).....the below photos show the children using ngā rakau to do the actions to a couple of songs in Māori.

Good on you Ali & Niysa. I have started reading the book Gangsta Granny by David Walliams to the class. The next day Ali & Niysa brought some other David Walliams books into class. 

Super SHARP ANZAC day title pages - these had to have information, questions and pictures on them. 

Well done to Sophia who won the title page competition. 

Dear Room 7......I wrote the class a BIG LONG letter with all the things they have to look forward to in term 2. Please have a read of this (it's on the wall in class).

CONGRATULATIONS to these wonderful readers...

These are all the children who have read over 50 nights in their reading log.
Fergus 88
Esther 88
Campbell 87
Jacob 87
Jet 86
Petra 80 or 86
Mackenzie 82
Harrison 79
Liv 68
Charlie 65
Ava 65
Zac 59
Niysa 53
Annabelle 50
Time for the rest of the class to catch up.......let's climb that ladder....=)

Something fun you might like to do. 

My daughter Amelia & I...Mother's Day =)

WE NEED YOUR BAKING !! For the annual X country cake stall fundraiser 

Tuesday May 10th. 

• Biscuits/muffins/cakes and slices 

• Drop off at school office BY 9AM Tuesday morning

 • Or bring to the Bartons Farm with you

 • All proceeds go to Greytown School 

• Bring your small change for the sausage sizzle and to buy a piece of cake for yourself and your kids too!

 • Thanks in advance. We really appreciate your support. 

Queries to: Jackie 021 155 3902 /Belinda 021 446 512 /Rachel 027 829 5130

SHARP lesson this week is RESPECT.

ROOM 7 had some good discussion on different ways of showing respect to other people and property.

This is what they told me they do at home to show respect:
Jordyn - tidies up in her room every day. She tidies her plate.
Petra - helps clean up after dinner.
Fergus - puts the dishes on the bench. Eats with his mouth closed. Doesn't talk with his mouth full (nice manners Fergus).
Zac - does stuff for Mum and Dad.
Kuini - puts things where they go. Takes care of her brothers. Picks up rubbish for her mum.
Mackenzie - does jobs.
Niysa - helps her mum.
Charlie - tidies up the house.
Campbell - puts the dishes on the bench and tidies up after himself.
Ava - puts the dishes away. Puts her plate away and cleans up the kitchen.
Jet - does mum's jobs.
Elliot - does the washing.
Harrison - puts his toys away.
Tyah - puts the dishes away.
Esther - opens the door for people. Puts her plate up.
Jacob - picks things for dinner from the garden.

I talked to the class how it is important to show respect to yourself - so this is how some of Room 7 do so: 
Look after yourself - Zac
By telling yourself that you're important every day - Mackenzie
I look where I am going - Niysa
Get yourself a treat - Charlie
Keeping myself healthy - Campbell
Treating myself and not falling over - Ava
I brush my teeth, I stay fit and I eat healthy - Jet
I be good to me - Elliot
Feed myself - Tyah
Look after my body and stay healthy - Esther

Things Room 7 get excited about...

Being back at school - we did a little exercise to see how many things we could come up with to say what we get excited about.

BIRTHDAY PARTY, GOING SOMEWHERE NEW, THEME PARK, SEEING FRIENDS, LUGE, GOING TO ROTORUA, WATERSLIDES, BAKING, PLAYING ON ELECTRONICS, PARTIES, SEEING MY NANA, CHRISTMAS, GOING TO GERMANY, SEEING POP AND NANA, GOING TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE, WINNING COMPETITIONS, TRAVEL, ANZAC DAY, EASTER, SEEING YOUR TEACHER AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, SLEEPOVERS, HOLIDAYS, SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, SEEING FRIENDS AT SCHOOL, SEEING NANA, CAMPING, BEACH, CUBS, BONFIRES, GOING A PLANE, OPENING PRESENTS..........

Because Miss Burt had a present for all of us to unwrap -

Ask your child - WHAT THEY GOT IN THEIR PRESENT???