Swimming at the Lido

To follow up our swimming lessons last term, we went to the Lido for some more instruction.  Some students from Room 1 discussed what they had learned today:

Josh: "I learned that fast kicking is a good thing to know because that might make you better at freestyle"

Teigan: "I got better at backstroke today because I don't usually like backstroke, but I worked on it today"

O'Meara-Jean: "I got better at breathing today because I was trying really hard"

Cody: "I worked on freestyle.  I learned not to put my hands at the top at the board, I am supposed to put them at the bottom"

Natalia: "We had to hold onto the bottom of the flutterboard and not let go so we could get better at freestyle"

Henry: "I learned to spin my arms better by touching my thigh when my arm comes around.  This will make me better at freestyle"

What did you learn at swimming today?

How will this make you a better swimmer?

Tokomaru Tip Top Behaviour Awards

Make sure that you get 'caught' displaying the Tokomaru School values and you will receive a Tip Top Award.  Collect a minimum of 10 by the end of the term and you will receive a special reward.

Tokomaru School Values

iMove Term 2

iMove is an initiative promoted by Sport Manawatu to encourage children, whanau, and workplaces to ditch the car and walk or bike to school or work. 

At Tokomaru School, iMove starts on Monday 20th May.  We are running iMove every day for 4 weeks.  Walk, bike, scooter, skateboard: try them all!

How to iMove: Get to school using your own energy, collect a stamp, and be in to win heaps of awesome prizes!

Spelling Bee 2013

We have got our spelling lists and sponsorship forms: we are ready for the Spelling Bee 2013! 

We have to make sure that we test ourselves each night - both aloud and on paper - and collect as many sponsors as we can.

Check out some of the Spelling links on our blog to help you too!

Good luck everyone!

What is your best strategy for learning spelling words?

 

Important dates:

Spelling Bee sponsorship forms go home: 13.5.13

Spelling Bee sponsorship forms come back to school: 27.5.13 

Spelling Bee Testing Day: 4.6.13 (results go home on this day)

Sponsorship money back to school by 17.6.13

Scarecrows from Space

Henry and Philip Jack read the non-fiction article 'Scarecrows from Space'.  After reading they decided they would make some scarecrows too.  Check out their scary scarecrows:

Henry's Scarecrow - "It was exciting and fun to make it.  He looks angry because he is scaring aliens away"

Philip Jack's Scarecrow - "It was very fun making scarecrows.  You have to have hay to stuff the scarecrow with and you need rope so the pants stay up!"

Mellow Yellow, Henry, Philip Jack, and Alien Boxer keep the aliens away from Tokomaru School!

The Solar System

A song about the solar system: