National Jandal Day

We celebrated the great work of our local Surf Lifeguards on Thursday by supporting National Jandal Day. Since 1910, Surf Lifeguards have been patrolling our beaches in their jandals.

For more information, have a look at the Surf Lifesaving New Zealand website or the National Jandal Day page on Facebook.

We decorated our jandals creatively and showed them off in a parade. The Teachers made some tough decisions in awarding the Junior School jandal prize to Kayden, and the Senior School's to Max. Well done boys, some excellent creating, innovating and imagining there!

Ethan's Holiday

Dear Miss Revell

We went to the Coromandel and stayed in Whitianga. We watched the All Blacks game against Argentina. We went out on a really big boat and caught three fish. I let them go. We went to the beach and made sandcastles and I buried my Dad. We went on a ferry. We had a train ride in native bush and learnt about the man who made it all by himself. It was fun. On the way home we stopped and stayed with friends and got to have lots of hot swims.

From Ethan

Magic Tree Marvels

The Rockets learn high frequency words using a fun learning system called "The Magic Tree." This was devised by the Junior Syndicate Leader at Maraekakaho School, Ms Chris White. 

Today, Ayden and Ethan were  Super Star learners. They passed their "Strawberry" spelling words, which means they get a ladybird to put on the Magic Tree in our classroom. Mr Jones, our Principal, was really thrilled with the persistence they have shown in their learning. He has taken their picture and put it up in a frame in his office. Here is the picture that he has put up. 

The Rockets are really proud of Ethan and Ayden. Marvin can't stop smiling. Ka pai boys!

What did you persist at this week?

Ethan's Holiday Fun

Dear Miss Revell and Marvin

Yesterday we had Thursday Fun day with Mum and Dad and Amelia...we went to Napier and went biking on the walkway, we saw this big as anchor from a ship from the Royal New Zealand Navy. We saw Pania of the reef and a huge clock. We had such a cool day!

Hope you guys are having a great holiday!

Love Ethan

Strange Fairytale Characters...

This week have been reading Sir Nobonk and the Terrible, Awful, Dreadful, Nasty, Naughty Dragon by Spike Milligan. 

We are glad that we have some strong knights to defend the Rockets in Room 2! 

Here is Sir Ethan.

Marvin's Exeats

Marvin's mates - free slideshow maker with music

As promised - a little of what our marvellous man has been up to lately...

The Big Fat Gorilla (and Mr O' D)

We had a great time last week, when Mr O'D came in to teach us one of his favourite games. It's now our favourite game!
Its all about a bit fat Gorilla, down in the jungle...

Art Attack!

The Room 2 Rockets have had an outstanding day today, creating their very own rockets. (What else?!)

The Rockets have left me in complete Wonderment and Awe, blasting off into the stratosphere, completely surpassing the Success Criteria that we constructed.

Stunning work Rockets.

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