Some water fun

Not quite the sunny day we ordered, but lots of fun anyway!

Giving back to our Community

The Explorers and The Pioneers were so excited to deliver our Baskets to our local heroes. They did a great job creating for the baskets and really grasped the concept of giving back. They should be really proud of themselves as Muireann and I are really proud of them all - Milly

Check us out on Stuff - http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/87413118/kids-wish-queenstown-heroes-merry-christmas-with-crates-full-of-treats

Maths Like A Pirate - Day 4

Can you build a tower without a hammer and nails?
We are taking up the challenge of building the tallest tower using only marshmallows, toothpicks and collaboration. Chocolate fish to the best collaborators and the tallest tower.

Christmas On The Beach

Our annual Bring and Sing is in a week's time. We are looking forward to having a picnic and a singalong. We are singing Christmas On The Beach. Can you please practise our song at home? We can also bring our ukulele in to learn the chords. The chords are below.

Street Art

Maths Like a Pirate for Skippers

This week Skippers will be collaborating whilst doing some Maths Like a Pirate challenges. Here is them building a pirate ship to hold all their treasure - "argh me hearties!"

Exploring The Months of the Year

We have been learning about the months of the year. You can practise at home too!

How could you not love this?

Pounamu children living their Green Goal

Water Safety

The Pioneers have been learning about being safe in the water and have been really Brave trying some new things such as jumping into the big pool with a lifejacket and floating around the lazy river with a life jacket. The children have been having a lot of fun learning about water safety.

Future roles for Pounamu and Skippers

Future Musicians

Future Builders and Architects

Future Retail Managers

Future Designers and Artists

Future Dancers

Future Authors

Super Swimmers!

 

Pioneer Swimming Fun

How was swimming today Pioneers and what was your favourite part?

 "I dunked my head under the water" said Missi-Lee

"We went in a circle in the water in the big pool" said Baxter

"I put my head under water with my goggles on" said Dylan

"I liked going swimming" said Finnley

"We put our arms around each other and made a circle, to keep us safe" said Elie

"We are in the water and cosy when we were warm" said Lorena

"I put my head under the water with no goggles" said Oliver

"I went under the water in the big pool with no goggles" said Isla

"We went into the lap pool" said Oscar

"It was hard on put our seatbelts on, on the bus" said Quinn D

"The cold water was nice and warm" said Lola

"I dunked my head under the water with no goggles" said Coralee

"I dived in with no goggles" said Nahkita-Lee

Skippers are learning to Rap

Shotover Air Show

We are doing a lot of thinking around writing this week in Skippers. We're looking at procedural texts (instructions). In order to understand how to write instructions, we had to follow some to make a paper plane.  Check out our planes! Next we're going to write our instructions.

Skippers writing time.

We are learning to illustrate our silly sentences.