Ski Trip Wednesday

The class have been learning about survival skills with an in class visit from Mr McCormack (a search and rescue policeman) in preparation for the senior school ski trip this Wednesday. 

He brought a lot of gear for us to try on and also talked about how to survive if we get lost or trapped in an avalanche. He showed us the sorts of food they carry with them too.

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS

The kids are working hard on these both at home and in class time. They are looking great! These are due in Week 4 so I'm confident they will complete them in time. Keep up the fantastic work Room 9!

Welcome To Term 3! It's All Go!

Welcome back to Term 3.  All the children look like they have grown AGAIN over the holidays! 

I hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable break (I know my cat did) and that the kids are fresh and ready for an industrious term!  

I went to the Abel Tasman with my daughter and nephew to see some native bush and birds and meet some new people and came across ... lots of familiar Clifton Terrace parents making the most of the Scallop season!  *I look forward to dinner with you later!*

A class newsletter has gone home today outlining what we are doing this term so dig through your child's bag because it will be in there somewhere!! 

This term in brief:

**WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR ALL THIS TO HAPPEN**

Writing: Speeches  

These have come early to coincide with interschool competitions this year. The children will work on this in school but will need to do work AT HOME on these, too!

Topic:  Science Fair

This is BIG. Your child will need to do experiments at home and should have already!! The board they present on is about 1 metre x 1 metre so they need to have plenty of information and time to present this. We started this mid way through term 2 so your child should be well under way. 

If not ... PANIC NOW!

Sport: The focus is on winter sports this term (continuing from last term)

Clubs: 

We need your help with these.(Parents, aunts or uncles, grandparents, friend of the family...) If you are available on a Friday morning from 9:00-10:30 from 7 August to 18 September and have a hobby you can teach to a small group of children (about 6-10) or can supervise an activity in this time please call us at the school on 545 0532. 

Ski Trip: Remember this is next Wednesday. 

All children going need to be at school by 6:45 am AT THE LATEST. 

Latecomers will be left behind because it is all timed to meet up with the shuttlebus to the skifield. Please check the clothing and food requirements so your child is properly equipped. An extra copy can be obtained from Room 10 if needed.

**WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR ALL THIS TO HAPPEN**

If you need any more information on any of the above things please call the school or call in to the class. I can't wait to see what the kids produce this term!

Regards

Hannah Moorhouse

On Wednesday  we had Cinamin's leaving party. Miss Moorhouse bought Cinamin a netball and we all signed it. Then we played the chocolate game, the most chocolate eaten at once was 5 pieces. After most of the chocolate had been eaten Miss Moorhouse handed out the last of the chocolate.  Some people just relaxed while they were eating. Then we watched a movie called Igor, it was very funny and exciting. We had a great morning and are sad that it is Cinamin's last day.                         By Melanie                         

                                                       
                          

        A NOTE FROM CINAMIN

                     

Thanks for the first half of the year. I had a lot of fun. I hope I get to see you again. Come visit me in Westport!

From Cinamin 

HEAVE HO HUMPTY!

Humpty dumpty sat on the wall. 

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. 

All the king's h

orses and all the king's men 

Couldn't get Humpty back over again.

Tuesday was the big day! We were going to see if our catapults could launch Humpty Dumpty back over the castle wall in his new costume since the king couldn't. We chose what catapult we wanted to use. We had 4 choices: 

the peg catapult 

the popsicle stick catapult 

the coat hanger catapult 

or one we had made at home with a little help from our parents.  

Some of the home made ones were massive!! 

We sat out on the wooden platform by the playground with our eggs. We had made a castle wall and propped it up at lunchtime so we were ready for action. 

We did a shoot off with the small catapults first. We used plastic jelly beans from class and the seagulls came over and tried to eat them. We had to run round and flap our arms to keep them away.

Then we tried the little catapults with eggs. Some of them of them didn't make it over. One hit the wall and slid down leaving a big, slimy egg-y trail. Lots didn't have enough power to even reach the wall. One even went backwards and hit the person trying to fire it! That was really funny!!!

Then we brought out the big ones. The homemade catapults sent eggs flying everywhere. Just about all of them went over the castle wall. Some of us didn't

 want to sacrifice out Humpty Dumpty eggs because they looked awesome in their outfits but in the end we all had a go! Some eggs didn't even break. Drew's went over 3 times and bounced every time!!!

We had a lot of laughs and a very fun afternoon. Afterwards we got some people to be gong farmers and pick up all the broken eggs. Then we went back to class. The people whose eggs went the furthest got "showered with gold" (Crunchie bars) and the rest of us got chewy snakes because we all put in so much effort with our catapults.

Humpty's Hot NEW Outfits

On Monday afternoon Room 9 did Humpty Dumpty designs and costumes. We had to get the material, the masking tape and sellotape and cotton and eggs. And wool as well. We got like a piece of paper with 3 blank eggs on it. Then Mr Schneider gave them out and we did designs with pencils really.

 We made one design each on the real egg. You wouldn't believe in the morning most people didn't bring eggs. We were told to bring them on Friday but lots forgot. Only 6 brang eggs!!

Our teacher raced down to the store and bought dozens of eggs for us.We put newspaper on the desk first. 

Then we drew on the egg with a vivid just for the face; eyes mouth moustaches and stuff like that. Then we got material and cut the costumes out and carefully dressed him up!  Michael cracked two eggs!! Arlo poked a hole in his in the eye by mistake. I broke one on the floor. 

When we finished we put them in a container and left it on the teachers desk. Some kids made boxes out of Clicko and put tissues in so it was soft like a nest.  

By Jack and Jordan G.