Done and Dusted!

Shoot the Cat, the year is over! Congratulations to the kids on a terrific year, you really did tremendously well. Good luck to those of you off to Room 4, you will have a blast. To those of you returning to Room 3, I look forward to another great year, with you as leaders. And if you are like Judah, and heading to another school, all the best from us. Have a fun summer break everyone, see you in 2013!

Week 6? Really?

Somehow it is week 6 already, meaning that after this week there is only 3 more weeks of school left. After such a busy year, it would be easy to think we were just winding down, but things are as hectic as ever. Athletics is the immediate focus, but there is plenty more going on, both inside and outside the classroom.

Cricket

Last week we had cricket coaching from Nelson Cricket's Jon Routhan. The kids had a great time doing their skill sessions and fielding and bowling drills. Hopefully this will be the start of some primary school cricket in the Motueka area. I know Room 3 will be out in the sun this term as often as possible seeing if we can develop the next Dan Vettori or Brendon McCullum!

Term 4 -homework-

Firstly, welcome back! A special welcome to Ella, who has joined Room 3 from another school in Motueka. Secondly, our homework this term is going to be quite different... The children have been given a list of activities for them to do. These are things that they can do at home, which will hopefully (eventually!) make things easier. This ties in nicely with our focus for the term, which is to look at ways we can contribute to our community. We will continue to do Reading/Reading Logs as well, but there will be no weekly sheets going home. They will also have spelling words at school. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Have fun!

Production "Thank You's"

"Thank you Mrs Milsom for all your help with everything in the Production. I loved it." From Johnny and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mr Fitzsimmons for your help with all the props. I really liked the swords even though I didn't get to have one." From Damien and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you to all the Mums and Dads and Aunties and Uncles and the other adults that helped at home, especially with our costumes and foundation make-up." From Jiawei and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Helen for your help with the make-up in our production. It was kind of funny seeing all the boys in make-up!" From Kiva and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mrs McCrorie for the help with the spot lights in our Production. It looked really cool when the main people went offstage and you made the spotlight follow them until they were in the wings." From Izzy and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mrs Bowen and the Board of Trustees for letting us do the Production. It was great that we could do it because it was funny and taught us about talking in front of lots of people." From Scarlett and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Carlissa for the pretty make-up you did in our Production. I liked that it made us stand out when we were on stage." From Jasmyne and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you to Mrs Perry and Mrs Wilkinson for your help with the costumes. I especially liked the Guards' costumes because they were fun to wear. Thanks also to Mrs Perry for playing the part of Il Gigantesco." From Jason and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Raquel for doing the make-up and costumes for our Production. I think it made us look awesome." From Bronte and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Carla for your help with the make-up. I love the way that you did my make-up because I looked like a rock star!" From Isa and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mr Frater for making the well and the seats. I love how you made the bricks look real." From Ben and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mrs Parfitt for doing crowd control at our Production. You did a great job. Keep it up, Mrs Parfitt." From Kase and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Miss Maher for your help with the make-up in our Production. It was weird wearing make-up!"From Fletcher and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mary for your help and for all the costumes you provided. They looked beautiful." From Pearl and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mrs Diack for helping in the Production. You were really good at being in lots of different places when you were needed." From Bronte and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mark for running around to make sure that people's microphones were working ok. I really enjoyed performing in your big flash hall." From Cloe and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Mrs Hadley for your help with the make-up. It was great that you were able to come." From Judah and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Miss Dear for your help with the make-up in our Production. It was great that you came to watch us." From Hui Qi and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Reuben for turning the lights on and off and for doing all the sound effects. You did a terrific job." From Manu and the rest of Room 3.------- "Thank you Sharon and Jo for helping with the programmes and tickets. I bet you had lots of parents asking you lots of questions!" From Alice and the rest of Room 3.------- And to anyone we may have missed, a huge "THANK YOU" from all of us in Room 3. We had a great time, and could not have done it without all the help and support we recieved.

Production DONE!

Well, after a full term (and some) of practising songs, learning lines, searching for costumes, building props, tweaking, changing, fixing, sorting; and spending days and days away from school going through the show from start to finish (and sometimes from finish to start!)we are finally done! And it was definitely a show to be proud of! The kids put in a tremendous amount of effort and can be extremely proud and pleased with the finished product. I hope you all had a chance to come along and see the kids in all their glory. Here are the last couple of pictures from the final show...

Apologies to parents if there is no photo of your child! I tried hard to get everyone, but it was very difficult... Check out the other classes' blogsites too!

Production photos!

As promised, here are the photos of the Thursday shows. Enjoy!

Production Time!

Dress Rehearsal today was a huge step up for the kids, can't wait to see how the 'real' shows go! Photos to follow (costumes are amazing!)...

Could be worse...

We think that we have had some horrible, cold weather lately, but it is nothing compared to what has been happening down south. These photos were taken yesterday by my parents, at their place in Lumsden. Brrr!!!

Production!

"C.A.B we love 'em. B.A G we love 'em. C.A.B.B.A.G.E.S! Cabbages!" Parents, if you haven't been hearing this sung at home yet, I will be incredibly surprised! We are full swing into our production practices, and the diamond that is 'The Cabbage Patch Dragon' is definitely sounding more polished by the day. We are looking more and more like a fine troupe of actors with every scene, and we are consistently making Glee look like a second-rate bunch of hacks (in my opinion though, this isn't to hard to do...). Tickets for this extraveganza are on sale at the office, any day now. We look forward to seeing you, and all your friends, there!

Junior Cross Country

Finally! After many false starts and wetness, we finally had a run of sunny days long enough to be able to run our Junior Cross Country. There was a tremendous amount of excitement in the air as the kids waited their turn. As you will see, there was a sea of smiles, as the children ran their little legs off, and their hearts out. It was especially terrific to see our pre-schoolers have a go, (and then ask if they could do it again!)and also a few brave parents (who didn't ask to do it again...)! Anyway, enjoy the photos...

I would also like to welcome Izzy to our class. She has joined us in the last week or 2, and has instantly settled. Her younger sister Phoebe is in Room 2. This, in some way offsets the loss of Angelica, who, along with her sister Chloe, is off to Brightwater School. We will miss having Angelica's bright cheery smile in Room 3, and wish her and her family all the best.