Cross Country 2014

We had been practising for weeks.  The sun was finally shining, the parents were gathered and we were ready to race!

Room 16 put on a good show this year, taking out 3 of the 4 top positions in the boys' race and 2 of the top 3 positions in the girls' race. Congratulations to Laila and Ethan for winning the Year 2 Cross Country races for 2014, to Callum and Pesi for their third placings and Taine for 4th.  Well done to all who put in their best effort. 

On Friday Leanne said "Goodbye" to the last of her lovely little puppies.  She was quite sad to see him go, but she know that he was going to make a great pet for the people who bought him.

Money-wise 

On Thursday we had Vane, from ASB, come to visit Room 16.  He showed us all of the different money that we have in New Zealand and we talked about what we use money for.  Sometimes we have to spend money on things that we need, like food and power.  Sometimes we spend money on things we want, like toys and lollies.  We need to make sure that we pay for the things we need before we pay for the things we want.  It was great fun to see Vane again.

Room 16 maths

This term our Triangles maths group is learning to add and subtract numbers by using strategies that are faster than counting on and back.  Today they were adding several numbers together by pairing up numbers to make tens, then adding the tens with the leftover ones to get their answers.  Before they could use this strategy, they had to know all of the compatible numbers to 10, like 6+4 and 2+8.  This is why basic facts are so important to learn.

One game we play to learn our compatible numbers to 10, is frogs and lily pads.  One person has 10 frogs and they hide some of them under the lily pad while their partner closes their eyes.  Then the second person opens their eyes and checks how many frogs are on top of the lily pad.  They need to work out how many frogs are hiding underneath.

Firewise

We have been learning about being fire-wise.  We learned that if there is smoke in the room we have to 'Get down, get low, get out.'

How to cure hiccups

You fill a cup with water and drink from the wrong side of the cup while you are leaning forward so your head is upside down!

Trentham School Triathlon

We had a great day for the Trentham School Triathlon on Friday.  Everyone had heaps of fun as they put lots of energy and enthusiasm into the race.

2/4/14

WOW - just like that we have one frog!  He is quite little, as in this picture he is sitting on a jam jar lid.