Voicethread: Triathlon Recounts

Click here to listen to us reading our recounts - Link to our Voicethread

For Writing we have been focusing on "showing not telling". We are learning to "paint a picture" in our readers' minds so they can "see" and "feel" what we are writing about.

We love receiving comments about our learning so please leave us a comment today.

What words did you use to "show" your audience what happened?

Perseverance: Triathlon 2013

Triathlon 2013 - We Persevered!

Results:

Year 0-2 Boys - Daniel, Jayden, Zion

Year 0-2 Girls - Ji'reh, Emma, Molly

Year 3-4 Boys - Eli, Henry, Josh W

Year 3-4 Girls - O'Meara-Jean, Shampagne, Jordan

Year 5-6 Boys - Kyle, Gianlucca, Lukaz

Year 5-6 Girls - Angel, Teigan, Mikah

Year 7-8 Boys - Ruairi, Mason, Moio

Year 7-8 Girls - Lauren, Cheymani, Tiana

Congratulations to all the competitors - you trained hard to take part in this event and so many of you achieved  a huge goal for yourselves - well done!

Rosie's World Visits Tokomaru School

Rosie and her team visited us today to teach us about dairy farming in New Zealand.  We enjoyed the songs and dances, and everything was FARMTASTIC!

Becky, Rosie, and Matt dance farmtastically!

Lucky Tokomaru students get to give Rosie a big hug.

In the milking shed - how many litres of milk were there?

Queen Mary 2

Take a look at the Queen Mary 2 - the biggest ship to ever visit New Zealand! 

I wonder how many people are travelling on the ship?

Where is the ship travelling to?

March: New Zealand Book Month

What books have inspired you? 

Who wrote them?

How have they changed your life?  

 

Check out the NZ Book Month website to read about books and how they have changed peoples' lives.

 

Use your $5 off voucher to buy a book that inspires you to read even more!

 

 

Swimming Lessons at the Lido

As part of our swimming programme this term, Room 1 and 2 went to the Lido for our swimming lessons today.

Check out our great technique in the water: