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The Year 3/4 children had fun in house teams working cooperatively to solve problems.  Have a look at some of the fun activities they got up to. The winning team was Huntsbury.

Year 3 and 4 Speech Competition

Listening quietly to the poetry finalists

Finn performing 'Jelly Fish Stew'

Grace performing 'Dorothy Jane'

Congratulations to everyone that performed last term in the poetry competition

Christmas Shoe Box Diorama

Yes, we're doing this very popular homework challenge again this year! This is a fun project to make a Christmas shoebox diorama depicting a Christmas scene. 

To begin, you will need to scout around for a shoebox (or something similar). Then help your child create a Xmas scene in a box eg. Santa's workshop, animal scene etc.

It would be great to have all the boxes on display in the class for the beginning of Week 9-10 December. Check out Google: Christmas Diorama- images for some simple cool ideas.

'How to grow your own salt crystal'

This term Room 16 has been learning about instructional writing. We worked together to grow a salt crystal and we discussed the process and steps we went through. Students then designed a 'How to grow your own salt crystal' recipe book, featuring the ingredients, instructions (method) and a diagram. Some students also presented their work orally. Listen to Finn Howard's salt crystal recipe.

Live from the America's Cup

Hi Room 16,

My good friend Lydia has a special message for you :)

Hi Room 16
Live from the Americas cup village and the finish line!
Lovely day here in San Francisco the sun is shining and the dreaded fog is no where in sight.

Hundreds of kiwi flags waving as the boats sail pass warming up and checking all the equipment before the big race.

30 minutes till the race count down is on!

Looking forward to the presentation and tour of the tv compound where all the footage is filmed and edited live.

Nz merchandise all sold out and kiwis are everywhere.

Will send you a photo of the boats as they cross the finish line

Go team nz!

...looks like we will have to wait for the next race to bring the cup home! Fingers crossed!!

From Lydia

Working with clay

Today Room 16 worked with Suzy from the Christchurch Art Gallery to make clay plates. They are currently drying and will hopefully be ready to take home for the weekend. 

Having fun with our clay

Working hard to mould our clay into a circle

Brendon, Finn J, Finn H, Dominic

Boys working hard with their clay

Fun Times!

Grace, Reeya, Eden, Bonni, Izabella

Boys working hard

Say cheese Lucy and Eliya

Bonni, Reeya, Grace, Eden, Izabella

Using everyday objects to create the designs

Reeya's plate design

Jaden designing his pattern

Jimmy working hard on his pattern 

Looking good Charlie!

Dominic's plate design

Well done Bonni, looking fantastic!

Look at our designs :)

Halswell Quarry Trip

Last Thursday Room 16 went to Halswell Quarry. It was a beautiful day filled with sunshine and fun activities. We learnt about the history of Halswell Quarry, volcanoes, different types of rocks, conservation and lots of other interesting facts. Check out photos of our fantastic trip.

Thank you to Miss Rowe and the parent helpers for your help :)

Looking through the International Gardens

Looking through the International Gardens

Looking through the International Gardens

Halswell Quarry

Learning about the rocks

What a beautiful day!

Rock passing challenge

Room 16 sharing their geology knowledge-impressive!

Heading to the Japanese Gardens

The challenge is on!

Fun rock games

Learning about the parts of a volcano

Listening to Hamish the Park Ranger

Can you guess what type of rock this is?

Miss Rowe the photographer

Hello Spring time

Learning about the different trees growing at Halswell Quarry

Listening quietly in the Japanese Gardens