This year we have been thinking and will think more about Kaipupu Point and how to save New Zealand birds. In art  we have done Egyptian  Pyramids and our Self Portraits. We had to think about perspective and proportion. In writing we have been thinking about description. We had to try to "show not tell" and describe things well so people can agree with and understand what you are talking about. We also had to deliberately choose the best words to get people in the picture. In maths we were thinking about getting fast at our Basic Facts and knowing them all and knowing them well. In topic we have been learning about Maori art. We had been to Blenheim's Millennium Gallery where there were illustrations from Maori stories. In our topic books we had to draw a picture that was inspired by something at the gallery. On the day after and before A.N.Z.A.C Day we read a few poems and stories about it and then in our topic books we did a title page about A.N.Z.A.C and then glued in the poems. Fortunately the teacher said "don't draw pictures of bombs exploding and people dying." Netball practices have just started and our first game is this Saturday.
By Hannah

Wow! It's already Term 2 in 2012!. . .
In Room 1, we have being writing very interesting things about are holidays and weekends. We wrote a letter to Marlborough Express about Mothers Day and neat pictures. We started doing our portraits to be on the wall all this year and a little bit of next year. In Term 1, We learnt a lot about TEAM and I got very interested in art and the Millennium Gallery. In there, we learnt about three illustrators. We did some spelling tests too. Mrs. Easton gave us a Weekly Quiz once a week. Our Teacher, Mrs. Easton, Gave us Handwriting stuff To-Do. My handwriting got better everyday. I love writing. We are going on a Kaipupu Point trip, but it got cancelled three times. There, they take care of birds so the don't get extinct. In Reading, there are six groups. Pink is the best reading group for me,  Grace, Anna and Hannah are in Pink group.
By Grace

Suddenly it is Term 2 already in 2012. We have been waiting for a Website update, but as the present site is still there. Here are some updates about our school.
We now have 5 classrooms operating. Mrs Altoft is still in Room 3 with New Entrants, Mrs Cloudesley remains in Room 5 but this year has a Year 3 and 4 class. Mrs Easton continues in Room 1, with a Year 4 and 5 class. We have two new teachers Miss Whiting in Room 2 teaching Year 5 and 6, and Miss Merrall is teaching Year 1 and 2 in Room 4. Mr Pottinger is the Principal. We also have a new Secretary - Mrs Frisken, since Mrs Boyce retired partway through last year.
We make a happy team, and the year is humming along, with lots happening of course.

A Happy Memory

Early  in the year room 1 red The Terrible Taniwha of Timberditch. Then Mrs E said we could make a taniwha. I was  very excited . 

End of Term/Hayley leaves

It is the end of the term. That means good and bad. I think you would like to hear the good news first. Well, the good news is ............... SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!

The bad news is that HAYLEYS leaving.

She is going to Nelson. We made cards for her.

Now I have some in between news. Me & 1 of my mates are very excited & we are going crazy.We were making ooooooooooooooooooooooo aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa uuuuuuuuuu eeeeeeeeeeeeee iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii noises. For 1 more time............................... SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!

Still Life

In class we have been learning about still life. First of all Mrs Easton got out a bowl from her house and some fruit. There was oranges, apples, lemons, pears and grapes. She put the fruit in the bowl. From our desks we could see it but from different angles.At the moment Mrs Easton is putting them up on the wall. They all look great. For the first time in my life I'm actually proud of my own art. Well maybe only a little bit. All of them look good. My favourite one would probably be Keala's or Sapphire's. I LOVE doing art.   

Self Portraits

A couple of Thursday's ago we did self portraits. When I heard the good news I jumped up and down . Then the the troubles began. MrsEaston saw me. She told me off and sent me to the naughty corner for a minute. Soon a minute was gone. I was allowed to come out of the naughty corner. Soon It was time to do the self portraits.We did a lot of draft copies. Then we did the proper copy. I was really happy with mine. Soon it was time to pack up. We packed up and went to the mat. As soon as we were on the mat we had a story. Soon the bell rang, It was time to go home.

ps: I'm just tricking about a naughty corner. We all make good choices in Room 1!