Week 8
Exploring time 
This week we had themes of 'Challenge' and 'Keep Trying'.

It was challenging to get the bean bags into the container.

What can help us overcome the Challenge? We looked at the container. We
aimed with our arms.
We increased the challenge by stepping further away from the container.

The Lego activity had some Challenge Cards.

The jigsaws were a challenge.
We could see some shapes on this puzzle to help us.

Our letters of focus this week were 'i' and 'j'.
This activity involved making an ice cream out of
collage materials.

We even put some sprinkles on to look like chocolate chips.

Making jelly was another fun activity. We read the instructions and
Mrs Hinman poured the boiling water over the crystals (it looked just like a powder).
It turned pink when it had dissolved, was a liquid.

The jelly had to set in the fridge. We got to eat it in the afternoon.

Yum! It was sweet, smooth and tasty.

Mrs Hinman's challenge was finding gelatine free jelly!

As part of our challenge theme we did handwriting a bit differently today.

We had a buddy who described a letter of the alphabet using 'Casey Caterpillar' letter
descriptions e.g. h = tall stick (l), tunnel (n). Our buddy had to draw it on the whiteboard.

This was fun - but a challenge too!
We had to describe the letters and listen carefully.

Top Team
What a fantastic time everyone had this morning.
Check out our photos.

Study ladder.
Well done to Rynie who has been using Study ladder and earned 3 certificates already.

3 certificates - not enough hands!

Exploring Time week 6

This week we focused on Being Kind during our Exploring Time.

The children decided that using manners, sharing, taking turns and asking others to join in their play was an important part of Being Kind.

Here are some photos of the activities we did.

Our letter focus this week has been 'f'. We have been working towards
making the parts of our frog puppets all week. We finally put them altogether on Friday
We love how they look now they are finished!

The frogs even have personailities.

We have been waiting all year to play with the  Elefun. We had
to take turns.

It was tricky watching and eating the butterflies.

So much fun.

These boys worked together so well...even when packing up.

Packing up is a team activity in R13. We all work together.

'F' is for fish too. We read the story 'The Rainbow Fish' (see literacy page on this blog)
and found out that sharing makes us feel good about
ourselves as well as being kind to others.

After we packed up our frogs loved singing the song 5 Speckled Frogs.
It can be viewed on this blog on the literacy page.

Dear whanau/families
Our whole school Top Team event takes place on Monday 19th March and we need lots of parent help. There are 11 activities and we need one parent to supervise at each activity. There are three time slots to choose from, or you may supervise more than one time slot if you are able. Please let your child's classroom teacher know if you can help, or email andrea.dykstra@ilam.school.nz.
Below is a timetable of events:

TIME ROOMS INVOLVED
9.00-10.30 17, 13, 7, 14, 8, 15, 18, 16

11.00-12.30 2, 6, 3, 11, 20, 9

1.30-3.00 1, 12, 19, 10, 4, 5

Year 1 Team Assembly

This week we had the privilege of leading the Year 1 Team Assembly.
The class were AMAZING! They were brave and took up the challenge impressively.
The photos show our practice. 

The children shared some of their rain art pictures.
The rest of the pictures are up on the display board in the school office.

When I grow up, I want to be...
What fun we had on Friday dressing up and exploring different jobs.
The children of Room 13 have great goals and vision for their futures.
See the photos below.

Tiffany - Ana from Frozen

Ballerina Sophie 

Florist Lam 

Teacher Nathari 

Artist Ashley 

 Famous pianist Will

Petal borrowed a vest to be a road worker

Tara - Elsa from Frozen

Vet Shawn 

Dr Rynie 

Ballerina Mackenzie

Superhero Charlie

Policeman Le Chen

Princess April

Soccer player Mike

Policeman Ryan

Room 13 lovelies