Room 3

We're Back!

2012-02-12T18:33:00.002+13:00

It's a new year, and an all new crop of kids, but Room 3 is back into things and gearing up for another exciting year. Swimming is well under way, and we will be introducing homework and Library time as of this week. Stay tuned to this station for more updates and information!

2011 over, well done kids!!

2011-12-16T19:25:00.002+13:00

Congratulations kids, on completing a fantastic year in Room 3. When you look back at all the things we did as a class and as a school, it seems impossible. However, I asked the children what their highlights were, and this is what they came up with...

The thing I liked most this year was… that we went to see Puss in Boots. It was really kind of Mr A to take us to the movies. Jodie
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Rabbit Island because we had a treasure hunt. Lara
The thing I liked most this year was… dioramas, homework, being Superkid, miniball, gymnastics, gardening and especially the Talent Quest. Maia
The thing I liked most this year was… the All Blacks visit. Braxton
The thing I liked most this year was… the Drive in Movie because I had never been to a Drive in Movie before. Ben
The thing I liked most this year was… the All Blacks visit because the whole school had to dress in black. Zarrie
The thing I liked most this year was… when we went to Rabbit Island because we got to get the treasure from the pirate. The treasure was chocolate. I also enjoyed making new friends and keeping old ones and of course, having the best teacher in the school. Thanks ‘best teacher’ Mr A. Chloe
The thing I li ked most this year was… the cross country because it makes us fit and fast and strong. Jacob
The thing I liked most this year was… watching Puss in Boots and going on school trips. Lucas
The thing I liked most this year was… the Amazing Race because it was fun exercising and challenging. I also liked Puss in Boots, because it was funny. Jed
The thing I liked most this year was… Ben and Ali coming because they won the World Cup. Corey
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Rabbit Island with Captain Blunderbus, my friends and Parents. It was a good day. Noah
The thing I liked most this year was… watching the movies because they are fun to watch. Paxton
The thing I liked most this year was… the athletics last week. I was so happy I was 8this year and could enter. Harrison
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Rabbit Island because we got to look for treasure. Jake
The thing I liked most this year was… the cross country because I like running. Kim
The thing I liked most this year was… the external activities, like watching Puss in Boots at the cinema. My favourite part was the beanstalk growing up to the castle. It was the first time I had been to the cinema. Another time was going to Nelson, to play the ukulele in the Red Square Performance. Khai Zhing
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Rabbit Island with the pirate because we got chocolate. Arlen
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Puss in Boots because it was funny. Bodelle
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Puss in Boots because it was really funny . Ivin
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Puss in Boots because we got popcorn. Quinn.
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Natureland because there were meercats. Liam
The thing I liked most this year was… doing fitness because it is fun and we learn how to play. Carlos
The thing I liked most this year was… going to Natureland because we got to look at the animals. I also liked going to Rabbit Island because we got to find treasure. Jasper

Good Luck in Room 4 guys!

Week 7!! Wow!

2011-12-04T19:18:00.009+13:00

Well, we are well into the final countdown for 2011. The year seems to have gone so quickly! Before we sign off though for the year, I wanted to post the reading activities that the children did over the last couple of weeks. They were dioramas and 3D presentations of a scene or fact from one of their books. They largely did these completely independently, and had to problem solve ways to create the scenery. I think they look terrific. Well done team! Oh, and apologies to those who are not here...

Term 4 (Abridged)

2011-11-02T22:41:00.002+13:00

Well, we are already nearly 2 weeks into our 7 and a bit week term, and it is looking like being another term that is jam packed with healthy scholastic goodness. With our garden now fully up and running, tennis and cricket coaching, the Keeping Ourselves Safe unit and a new song to learn for the end of year assembly, I don't think we are going to struggle for things to keep us busy! And those are just our afternoon subjects! The kids have had a tremendous year, and are working hard to finish 2011 off in style. Their progress has been very pleasing, and I am sure we are all looking forward to a fantastic finish to the year.

Red Square Day

2011-10-10T20:53:00.004+13:00

On Wednesday, about 100 children from all across the school, travelled to Nelson, to take part in a Westpac Red Square Performance. Our show started with the room 1, 2 and 3 children performing three songs. After rapturous applause, they were replaced by the Twenty 11 group, and then the Senior ukulele group (with back-up singers) and finally the Kapahaka group. The performance finished with a very powerful and moving haka, which had the crowd cheering and clapping. All the children did incredibly well on stage, and were a real credit to the school.
For the room 1, 2 and 3 children, the day was not over, as we then headed to Natureland for the afternoon. The children had a great time checking out all the animals, and it was a brilliant way to cap off a fantastic day.
Thank you to our helpful parents who took the time to come and share our day, and also to Mr Fitz and Mrs Wilkinson for all the effort they have put in, and to Kevin, Loufi and Margaret for all they have done with the Kapahaka group.

All Blacks Visit

2011-09-02T13:17:00.002+12:00

Today we were visited by Ben Franks and Ali Williams as part of the "All Blacks Coming To A Town Near You" campaign. Throughout the country, All Blacks were visiting the smaller towns in NZ, and getting to see slices of rural life. Lower Moutere was one of only a small handful of schools in all of NZ to get a visit; an incredible opportunity for our community. Ben Franks spoke of his delight at getting to come back to the school where it all began for him, and even seeing the teacher who first taught him! (That was Mrs Wilkinson, by the way). The pair were presented with Lower Moutere tops, signed by all the students, before they were on the recieving end (for a change) of a haka . Then they joined in with some rugby games, before posing for photos and signing some autographs. The kids (and adults) had a great time hanging out with their rugby heroes, and we wish them all the best for a successful challenge at the Rugby World Cup.

Term3 Week 5

2011-09-01T20:55:00.002+12:00

Well, this term is half over already, and it feels like it only just started! The exciting news is that the All Blacks (Ben Franks and Ali Williams) are due to arrive tomorrow! We are especially thrilled to have Ben coming, as he is a former LMS student (so the rumour goes...) and he has first cousins here at school, including our very own Corey!
Hopefully there will be heaps of wonderful photos and comments on here from tomorrow, really soon.
We have also had a new arrival in Room 3, Quinn, who has joined us from Nelson Central School. Welcome, Quinn, we hope you are settling in to the Lower Moutere Lifestyle!

Term 3 Already!

2011-08-11T22:35:00.002+12:00

Well, Term 3 is under way, and it looks like being another busy time for staff and students alike. With the countdown to the Rugby World Cup getting us closer and closer to All Black domination, it was great to hear that LMS was going to be a part of the All Blacks Pre-Cup tour. Yes, on September 2nd we will be visited by an All Black and other members of the All Black entourage. It promises to be an exciting time for everyone.
There will be many other fun and amazing things happening this term; in fact the children have just completed a 2 week gymnastics programme which was enjoyed by all. It taught the children some terrific skills, by pushing them mentally and physically. Thank you Nic for organising and running that. We also welcome to Room 3 Corey, Zarrie and Ben, who have joined us from Room 2. They have made a good start to this term, along with the rest of the class.
The year seems to be flying by, but I guess that means we are having fun...

Are we really nearing the end of Term 2?

2011-06-19T22:02:00.003+12:00

Well, in a word, YES! You know what they say, "Time flies when you're having fun." We have been really busy this term and it's not looking like easing up at all, so the remaining few weeks are sure to race by! We have had a (planned!) visit from some firemen, done some terrific cinquain-style poems about disasters (I hope to get some examples up here...) and are currently half way through our Kia Kaha unit, which deals with the problem of bullying. And with many cool activities still to come (Matariki Lantern making for example) and more Kia Kaha and Disaster topic work, plus a unit on Firewise, there will be some worn out kids by the holidays! And then there's reading, writing, maths, spelling, handwriting...

Cross Country

2011-05-23T18:11:00.010+12:00

Well, the 2011 cross country has come and gone, and the Room 3 children shone, with their effort and enthusiasm showing on their faces. Here are a few photos of them (and others) to prove my point.

Term 2 underway.

2011-05-21T14:26:00.002+12:00

Well, the second term has begun and this one looks to be as busy as term 1. It is another 11 week term, and it is already filling up with things such as visits from Bunnies with degrees, cross country runs and clubs!
Also, we welcome to our class Jack Fowler, a new student who has joined us from Blenheim.
I hope to bring you photos soon of the cross country!

BYE GEORGIA!!

2011-04-27T13:21:00.003+12:00

At the end of term one we said farewell to Georgia, as she and her family (Andrea, Marcus and Tyler) headed up north to Taranaki. We will miss having Georgia in Room 3- her warm smile and caring personality will be greatly missed. Good luck at your new school!

Week 11 already!!

2011-04-11T21:36:00.009+12:00

Well, it seems a long time since the last entry, and many things have been and gone in that time, but before we sign off on Term 1 there are a few photos we would like to share. These are some snaps of the dioramas the kids did for homework, based on our topic of Habitats. They looked fantastic, I'm sure you will agree... Apologies to Steph for not getting a photo of her diorama before it went home again.

Pirates ahoy!!

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Here are some photos from our visitor, Captain Blunderbus, and our following trip to Rabbit Island.

A good looking bunch...?

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and thoughtful too.

2011- The year we get our cup back!

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Well, it is a new year, with a new crop of students (mostly new, there's a few leftovers from last year!) and a new teacher in Room 3.
2011 promises to be a fun, exciting and busy year for us here at Lower Moutere School, and already the class has shown some terrific work habits and initiative. We are well into our swimming programme, and as long as it stays warm we will keep swimming for a few more weeks.
The class routines are becoming more defined by the day, and the children should be starting to bring things home in their zippits (homework book, reading book, poetry book, notices).
On Monday we have our Meet the Teacher evening, from 5pm. This is a very informal way for families to come in and see the school, and the classrooms. Oh, and to have a sausage in bread too!
Feel free to pop in and visit us throughout the year, we enjoy the odd visitor!
Room 3/Mr A.
P.S. Go the All Blacks!

Room 3 were very lucky today!

2010-10-12T14:50:00.003+13:00

Room 3 were very lucky today. We had three of the Mako's players come to our school and spend the afternoon with us. We had Tom Marshall, Jonathan Poff and Steve Alfeld and man was it fun! They warmed us up with a run and then 10 star jumps. We then got into two groups and had passes with the boys. Then we got our ripper rugby belts on and went and had a game of bullrush (ripper rugby style). It was great being alongside Mako's boys. Unfortunately we ran out of time and the dreaded bell stopped our fun. We could have spent the whole day hanging out with them. We did get a treat though we got to get our books, t-shirts and our rugby balls signed. They also gave us cool posters of the Makos, the All Blacks and a ticket for our whole class to go watch their game on Friday night. They rock!

Thank you for coming to spend time in Room 3 Tom, Jonathan and Steve. Room 3 loved it!

Thank you Mako's for coming we had a lot of fun. Harrison

I really enjoyed playing bullrush especially when you were the taggers. Kim

I liked when they signed our posters and our class rugby ball. Sam

I liked playing bullrush and ripping off the tags. Georgia

The makos gave us free tickets to go to the game in Nelson. My family is looking forward to going to the game. Go the Makos! Maia A

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Mako's Official Website: http://www.makos.co.nz

Book Character Parade

2010-09-03T12:28:00.000+12:00

Today was book character dress up day.

It was a lot of fun dressing up as characters from your favourite books.

Unfortunately Miss T's camera didn't have her memory stick in it. So thank you to Jodie Limmer for supplying these photos.

Finally the Cross Country

2010-06-03T18:45:00.006+12:00

After numerous postponment dates the cross country finally arrived and Miss T got to wear her gumboots.

I am very proud of all my children who gave the cross country a go!

Here are some pics:

DISCO TIME!

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On Friday night Lower Moutere had a school disco.

The Juniors had so much fun!

Miss T and Room 3 loved dancing to the music and having the chance to dress up.

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Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

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Ella

For always being polite and using your manners. You try your best in class and I love your smile.

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Wow! On Friday I got Benjamin Bear. When Benjamin Bear and I got home I went to the Disco but I forgot Benjamin Bear.

The next day I went to Bayley’s house with Benjamin Bear. We played on the tramp and Benjamin did a forwards flip and he landed it!

It was Jack’s birthday today and we had cake! It was fun.

By Ella.

Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

2010-05-07T22:21:00.002+12:00

Jodie

for your huge improvement in your behaviour in class. You get straight on with your work and are making it very tidy. You should be proud of yourself.

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On Friday I got to take Benjamin Bear home on the bus. When I got home I made a little bed for him. Later in the day we had Subway for tea. After tea we all went to bed.

In the morning we all had breakfast then I went to Ebon’s to play. When I got there we played tag. Later in the day we had lunch and after we played Mums and Dads.

Thank you Benjamin Bear for coming to my house in the weekend.

By Jodie.

What a surprise...

2010-05-06T12:39:00.004+12:00

We had Harold visit us during our Junior Assembly.

He was so tall he couldn't fit through our doors, he had to bend down to get in.

We can't wait to learn with him next Monday and Tuesday!

What a trip!

2010-05-06T11:14:00.002+12:00

We arrived at school all dressed up in our olden day clothes. We got a big group photo with Room 1 and Room 2. We were all very excited!

Our first destination was Bishop's School...

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Our next stop was Founders Park. We were really hungry at this stage as we hadn't had any morning tea but we decided to hold off as we got offered a ride on their train. Food could wait...

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After the train ride we finally had some food and a catch up with Room 1 and Room 2. Then they left to Bishop's School and we stayed at Founders Park and had a look around the village in our groups. We answered some questions along the way. We even had a film crew stop us to film us for their documentary, EXCITING!

Myah's Dance Competition

2010-04-20T13:36:00.000+12:00

This is Myah with the certicates she received in the Easter dance competitions. She got commended for both her dances and was also awarded with an encouragement award for each dance.

Well done Myah, we are all very proud of you.

Welcome back to Term 2

2010-04-19T18:56:00.000+12:00

Welcome back to term 2 Room 3. I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday.

We have a very busy term ahead of us.

We will be moving back into our newly renovated classroom in a couple of weeks, in the meantime we will enjoy hanging out in the hall.

We have our trip to Bishop's School and Founders park this Wednesday to wind up our topic on School 100 years ago.

We have the cross country, school disco, school photo competition and lots more exciting things to look forward to.

I look forward to another exciting term filled with lots of fun moments, hard work and enjoying each others company.

Where's Room 3?

2010-04-17T22:31:00.000+12:00

This is our classroom with everything taken out of it. No sign of Room 3, poor Benjamin feels sad but he is excited to see the changes ahead...

Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

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Harrison

I love the way you respect others right to learn Harrison. You put up your hand and you don't distract others. What a role model! Well done Harrison.

Here is Harrison's weekend with Benjamin Bear

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On Friday evening I made Benjamin Bear a bear sized bed from shoe boxes for him to sleep in.

On Friday afternoon I drew this picture of Benjamin Bear.

On Saturday Benjamin and I played on the scooters. Then we helped Mum with some gardening. Later on that day we took Benjamin out in our big, blue boat. We had fish and a BBQ tea on the boat. Benjamin and I caught a little fish called a herring.

On Sunday morning Benjamin and I did some paintings with my easel. Benjamin and I drew a car. In the afternoon we had fun playing swing ball together and bouncing on the tramp.

Thank you Benjamin for coming to my house.

Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

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Georgia

Well done Georgia on being a friendly and polite student. I like the way you take pride in your work. Well done Georgia. Keep it up!

Here is Georgia's story about her time with Benjamin Bear.

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On Friday afternoon Benjamin bear came home with me no the bus. He had fun. When we got home we watched cartoons next we went to Georgie's house to play. Then we went home. When we got home we had dinner. Then Benjamin Bear went to bed. Then a big thunder storm came and woke Benjamin Bear up. So I went to check on him. He was scared so I cudddled him with Mum. Next we both went to bed.

On Saturday Benjamin Bear and I woke up early in the morning to watch cartoons. After that we drove to the Naked Bun. Mum had a muffin adn I had a custard square. Benjamin Bear wanted Mum's muffin! Next we went to the playground. After playing we went to the wharf. At the wharf we saw boats and seagulls. I had a big mixed berry ice cream. Once I had finished my ice cream we drove to the Warehouse in Motueka. We did some shopping and came home. At home we went for a swim and a spa. Benjamin Bear enjoyed watching us swim. Then we went to bed.

On Sunday Benjamin Bear and I woke up at 7:30am to watch What Now. Then we went to Kaiterteri . First we had fun playing on the swings and slide. I liked playing on the monkey bars. After playing on the playground we went to the beach and had an ice cream. Benjamin Bear liked sitting on the seat. Once I had finished my icecream we went to playon the flying fox. Next we went home. When we got home I did some drawings while Benjamin Bear watched.

I think Benjamin Bear had a good weekend with me. I loved playing with Benjamin Bear.

By Georgia

Football Training is all finished...

2010-03-02T15:34:00.000+13:00

Well after four weeks of Football training with George, I know alot of Room 3 children have been inspired to play Football.

Thanks again to George for coming in to teach us the skills of Football.

Here is Room 3 with their certificates.

Weetbix Tryathlon

2010-02-28T08:27:00.001+13:00

Congratulations to all the children at Lower Moutere School who competed in the Weetbix Tryathlon.

Well done to those children in Room 3 who were old enough to compete and who took part. They were Myah, Ebon, Ethan, Charlie, Jack D and Bayley.

Thanks to Myah's Mum who sent in these photos of Myah competing in the Tryathlon.

Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

2010-02-26T08:21:00.000+13:00

Arlen C.

Well done Arlen. You were chosen to take Benjamin Bear home because you are a great listener and for thinking carefully about everything you do. Well done.

This is what Arlen got up to with Benjamin Bear

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On Saturday we went to the river for a swim. Benjamin stayed on the rocks because he thought there were man eating sharks in the river. We swam to some rocks and jumped into the current.

On Sunday we woke up very early to get to the Weetbix Tryathlon. Benjamin wanted to go for a swim but the Police said the beach was closed because of a Tsunami threat. There were 1400 kids racing. Benjamin saw Samuel (my brother) first. After that we went to Burger King. We had a good weekend.

By Arlen

Stars of Week 4

2010-02-26T08:00:00.000+13:00

Congratulations to the Stars of Week 4

Benjamin Bear - Arlen
Star of the week - Jack
Friendship Award - George
Helper Award - Jodie

Benjamin Bear goes home with ....

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Well done Myah L!

You were chosen for your beautiful presentation in everything you do. You are a great listener and you always try your best. Well done. Miss T

Here is what she got up to with Benjamin Bear

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On Saturday Benjamin Bear got to come to Ebon's birthday with me.

First we went to Hot Mumma's for lunch, next we went to the playground. Then we went to the movies and saw Fantastic Mr Fox. Then we went to the Wharehouse and got a movie and went home to Ebon's house and played on the bikes. Then we played mums and dads. The next day we watched Alvin and the chipmunks and then my Dad picked me up.

After lunch we went to my Aunty Vanessa's house. She lives on a farm. One of her cows had a baby calf that was one day old. Benjamin Bear and I got to pat and cuddle the baby calf. She was so cute!

We had a great weekend.

By Myah L

Stars of Week 3

2010-02-19T08:06:00.000+13:00

Congratulations to the Stars of week 3

Benjamin Bear - Myah L
Star of the week - Isabel
Friendship Award - Georgia
Helper Award - Camryn

Football with George

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STAR of the week: Maia A

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Every Friday someone is awarded a special award for being 'star of the week'. This lucky person gets to take our class teddy home for the weekend and have lots of fun together.

In week 2 Maia was awarded star of the week for getting on with her work and always listening to instructions. What a great start to the term Maia.

Maia wrote a fantastic story in Benjamin Bear's adventure book and Room 3 would like to share it with you.

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Maia's Adventure with Benjamin Bear

On Saturday we went to Kina on our bikes with Benjamin in the backpack. He liked riding with Mummy, Eddie, Oma, Roger and me.

I made a special bed just for him and Pinky in our tent.

He went with me and he went on a treasure hunt at Yaz's Birthday. We got to have lots of lollies.

We found a fairy in the forest. We made a little volcano and when we got to the end we made a big one.

Thank you Benjamin Bear for coming to my house.

By Maia A.

Stars of week 2

2010-02-12T08:08:00.001+13:00

Congratulations to the stars of week 2

Benjamin Bear - Maia A
Friendship Award - Kim
Helper Award - Harrison

A cute visitor in Room 3...

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Today Jack came in with his puppy to show everyone in Room 3.

She was cute! Miss T fell in love with her.

Crusaders played the Blues last night

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Last night the Crusaders came to Motueka to play rugby against the blues.

The Crusaders bet the blues in rugby.

Miss T loved the horses at the start.

I enjoyed the rugby because the Crusaders won. By Ryan Martin

I loved the rugby because the Crusader guy bowled the ref over. It made my laugh. By Sam Drummond

I liked the chicken chips and hotdog that I ate. By Stephanie.

I was really disappointed that there were no tickets left to go to the rugby. I missed out but i heard the crowd going wild. By Jack D

Welcome to Term 1 2010

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Welcome to the new students in Room 3.

What a wonderful day we have had today.

I look forward to a very exciting year together.

Miss T

Thank you Room 3 2009 for a fantastic year!

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Thank you for all your hard work and the wonderful memories we have shared.

All the best for next year and remember to come and say hello to me.

Take Care and have a happy holiday.

Love Nicky

What we had been looking forward to all year...

2009-11-13T11:06:00.007+13:00

Room 3’s Camp

What a fantastic idea for a school camp, overnight camping at Quinney’s Bush. Together with all that free space to run about in, and all those wonderful activities to amuse what a formula for success, and that is what it was.

With great planning from Miss Taylor (Room 3’s Teacher), enthusiastic parents, the watchful eyes of Mrs Gibson, and just a few simple rules it was destined to be a good safe camp. The role call took me back to my military days, each child had a number and when Miss T blows the whistle to start a new activity the kids would muster and say their number in order to check for any absentees, what a great idea. The children had lots of free time in between activities and on the odd occasion they would all run over and look for Miss T, maybe a bird had mimicked her whistle or they were just ready to have some more fun.

The activities ranged from racing against each other down the big flying fox, tackling the confidence course, bird spotting, artistic drawing with charcoal, team sports or just playing on the many smaller play areas. A lot of free time was spent playing “Bat Down”, a form of cricket/longball where the person who receives the ball without catching from the batsman has a chance to hit the bat on the floor to get him/her out. Other free time was spent on the big roundabout, playing soccer, touch, or just swinging on the tractor tyre swing.

Good food was plentiful and set up by the many parent helpers. At the end of the day we had other exciting activities like a group treasure hunt, class quiz and when it was dark we all went possum spotting to find the missing code. After that we just crawled into our tents absolutely worn out after a really fun day.

To finish off a wonderful camp the water slide was opened, after breakfast and an activity of your choice, and many parents braved the cold to the absolute delight of the children. Miss Taylor was the star of the day splashing down to the chants of, “GO MISS TAYLOR, GO MISS TAYLOR”. A huge thank you needs to go to Mark the owner of Quinney’s Bush who worked really hard to make sure the water slide was ready for us.

You would think that would be enough fun but it was topped off with a visit to Nelson honey shop where a full live demonstration of how the honey was gathered. Many questions had to be answered as the students were amazed by the live bee hive opened up in front of their eyes.

What a camp!

Kindly written by Dave WIllers (Julius's Dad)

Dress up Day for Book Week

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On Friday we got to dress up for Book week. Miss Taylor was very dissapointed and sad that she had to go on a course instead and wasn't able to dress up.

I was Rey Mystero a wrestler and I hated wearing the mask all day because it was hot! By Julius

On dress up day I was Bart Simpson and under the hood I was Toby.

We got into groups for the Quiz. We were split up with other children from other classes. The quiz was a bit hard. By Isabella

On Friday we dressed up for book week. I was Pippi Longstockings. I had wire in my hair. I enjoyed it. By Genesis.

My character was a cowboy from the story outlaw trail. It was fun to wear my new boots. By Carlo

The parade was awesome! Everyone's costumes looked outstanding. By Sam.

Book Week

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Book Week

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Term 4

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Welcome back to Term 4 Room 3. I hope you had a wonderful holidays filled with lots of special memories.

We have a very exciting and busy term ahead of us. Some of the events that are happening – School Photos (23rd October), Book Fair (Tue 27th- 30th Oct), Uke’n Play Music show (11th Nov) and Doug the Digger Show (16th November) just to name a few and hopefully even go on an overnight camp (fingers crossed).

I can't wait to see the learning that will happen this term.

Miss Taylor

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Well done Julius!

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This is me with my trophy, medal and photo of my team. For my trophy I won most improved.

Tennis

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Vanessa came to teach us Tennis.

A tennis racquet has a throat. The throat is between the handle and the strings.

We learnt how to hold our racquet properly with our knuckles on the top. By Carlo

She showed us how to bounce the ball on top of our racquet. By Mark

We learnt how to do a round the world. The ball had to roll around the sides without it falling off. By Isabella.

I felt good because I learnt how to hold the racquet properly. By Zoe

I felt happy because I know how to bounce the ball on the racquet. By Tyler

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Benjamin Bear out and about

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This is Benjamin Bear playing playstation with Julius and his bear.

This is Benjamin Bear with my Rugby team Riwaka White. We play tackle rugby.

Look at the Computer Whizz Kids!

2009-08-21T12:07:00.002+12:00

In Room 3 we have been making powerpoints on the computers. Our powerpoints we are working on show the learning we are doing in Topic, on Cultures.

"It is cool because we get to do Animations" By Sam

"It was great fun because we got to put pictures on our slideshow" BY Alana

"Everybodies power points look cool" By Isabella

Look out for our finished powerpoints at the end of the term!

Room 3

Another Riding Star

2009-08-21T11:39:00.002+12:00

Look at Alice on her horse Manu.

Can you spot a parent of one of the children in our class? It is Isabel's Mum Judith.

YOu look like a real STAR Alice!

Look what Jasper showed us

2009-08-18T11:37:00.001+12:00

Jasper from Room 1 came into our classroom to show us the Tongan Flag he made.

"It looked awesome" Said Genesis

"The flag moved like a real flag" said Lewis

"He did a good job" said Zoe

Cross Country

2009-07-29T12:00:00.001+12:00

The big day has arrived... The Cross Country.

Well done all of Room 3 for competing in the Cross Country, you ALL did so well. You made me very proud!

These children got the following places:

7 yr old Girls

1st - Genesis
2nd - Isabella
3rd - Alana
4th - Zoe
5th - Mikayla

7 yr old Boys
1st - Carlo
2nd - Toby
3rd - Beau
4th - Neo
5th - Julius

8 Yr old Boys
4th - Sam Curran

Welcome Alana and Beau to our Class

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Alana has come to our school from Parklands.

Beau has come to our school from Riwaka.

We hope you enjoy being in Room 3.

Animoto.com

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Animoto.com

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WELCOME BACK ROOM 3

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Welcome back to Term 3!

I am looking forward to yet another busy term of exciting things including 100th Day Party, School Cross Country, School Council events and some very interesting topics including looking at other cultures around the world.

Have a great term everyone!

Miss Taylor

End of Term 2

2009-07-03T15:20:00.001+12:00

Well done Room 3 on a very busy term.

I hope you all have a safe and exciting holidays and I look forward to seeing you back in Term 3.

Take Care Miss Taylor

Jorden's Horse Riding at Rough Island

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Jorden's Horse Riding Story

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On Sunday I went riding in the Winter Woolies at Rough Island. My ponies name is Bart Simpson. Miss T came to watch me. I felt good because Miss T came to watch me. I won four ribbons. I dressed up as a hunter and Griffon dressed up as a deer. It was freezing. It was a cool day.

By Jorden

We run the morning program

2009-06-29T11:22:00.000+12:00

Every morning the Star of the Week takes the class for the morning routines. We let the class know what the timetable for the day is, get them to sing the 'goodmorning boogie', sort the responsibilities chart, do the 'today is song'and count down the number of days till our 100 day party. Then we have to line up the class (which is the hard part) and take them out to tidy up our area and do our fitness.

This is a picture of Sam when it was his turn.

What Room 3 children get up to in the weekend...

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Billy Carts

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On Monday afternoon Room 3 went to Lower Moutere School Road to see Room 7 & Room 8 race their Billy Carts. By Genesis

Room 7 & Room 8 had to plan their billy cart on paper. Then they had to find the parts and then build it. By Sam

Room 3 enjoyed watching the Billy Carts. By Bayley W

This is Mrs Bowen telling the Room 8 & 7 children what they are going and how to keep safe and not deliberately crash into other people. By Carlo

Mrs Parfitt was wearing a safety jacket and she told them when to start. These children are lined up to start racing. Their buddy is there to start them off. By Mark

These children are wearing helmets to keep their heads safe because they might fall over. By Nicole

This is Shianne on her Billy Cart. It is like a tricycle but there are no pedals. By Neo

I felt excited because I thought the Billy carts would crash into each other. By Lewis

I felt nervous because I thought someone might get really hurt. By Genesis

I liked the Billy Carts because Josh went down the hill really quickly. By Linkin

Stars of Week 7

2009-06-12T20:28:00.002+12:00

Well done to these Room 3 children. They were spotted being STARS!

Benjamin Bear - Isabella
Star of the week - Mikayla
Friendship Award - Alice
Happy Helper - Neo

Well done Isabella you deserve Benjamin Bear. You have shown that you are a very hard working student. You have not only been spotted by myself but also by the relievers we have had in our classroom. Keep it up! You are a STAR!

DISCO

2009-06-12T11:56:00.002+12:00

On Friday night we had a Junior Disco. The theme was free choice. By Bailey P

At the disco everybody was dancing, eating, singing and drinking soft drinks. By Julius

This is a picture of Mark who is dressed as Captain Hook and Me. I am dressed as a Zombie. By Toby

I dressed up as a Lion and I said "rrrrrrrrrrr." By Genesis

I really enjoyed the disco because I got to play with my friends. By Bailey P

Who won the Piggy Hunt?

2009-06-12T11:53:00.002+12:00

Zoe told us about how she won the BNZ piggy hunt.

She had to find the piggy banks in the different shops around Motueka.

Zoe won lots of prizes like balloons, magnets, stickers, piggy bank and even $50 in a BNZ bank account.

WELL DONE ZOE!

Who is our Electronics Expert?

2009-06-10T11:50:00.005+12:00

This is James teaching us about Electronics.

This is James showing us his box organiser of his electronics gear. Inside he showed us an LED, crocodile clips, speaker and relay to name just a few.

James is showing us his heliocopter circuit. He pressed down switch which connected the circuit. The helicopter flew up in the air. It looked really cool. By Lewis

We got to ask James our electronics expert questions. Toby asked how does the current run through the circuit. James said it ran through the metal bits on the bottom. It was charged by 4 batteries.

I like electronics beacause it can do heaps of amazing things. By James

Thank you for teaching us and showing us about electronics. From Room 3

Stars of Week 6

2009-06-05T20:19:00.002+12:00

Well done to these Room 3 children. They were spotted being STARS!

Benjamin Bear - James
Star of the week - Sam
Friendship Award - Paige
Happy Helper - Bailey P

Well done James on getting Benjamin Bear. You have shown that you are a responsible Room 3 member. You are kind to others and make a wonderful friend. The children in Room 3 love listening to your amazing knowledge. Keep up the hard work!

CCCCC Day

2009-06-05T11:45:00.003+12:00

On Friday the 3rd June our class participated in the school's CCCCC day (Crazy, Colourful, Creative, Cool Clothes).

This is Jack and Miss T with their Crazy glasses.

We even had a Grandma join us for the day. Can you guess who it is?

This is Room 3 all dressed up.

This is Room 3 doing for Parade for Room 1 and 2.

This is Granny (Mark) working hard.

On CCCCC day I saw lots of cool people. The best bit was when we did a march around the school. By Bayley Wilson

I loved CCCCC day. By Sam

I dressed up as Grandma. My Costume came from my Nana. It was hot inside the costume. I kept on falling over with the heels. By Mark

CCCCC Day

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What a fun day we had getting all dressed up!

Looking After Ourselves.

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Desiree Heywood came to teach us about washing our hands. By Isabel

Desiree works as a nurse. By Paige

Desiree told us if you play in the garden you will still have germs on your hands and she taught us how to wash our hands properly. By Isabella.

We learnt to wash our hands so we don't get germs and don't give germs to others. By Nicole

She read us a story about Tama who didn't wash his hands and got a tummy ache. We learnt all about how germs can make us sick and how it is important to wash between our fingers, finger nails and our palms of our hands. We were told to wash our hands for 1/2 minute which is about the same time as singing Happy Birthday and the same amount of time to dry our hands as germs like the wet and grow much quicker in the wet so we need to make sure we dry our hands properly.

We learnt a saying - Do what you oughta, wash your hands with soap and water.

Thank you for teaching us how to wash our hands Desiree

From Room 3

Stars of Week 5

2009-05-29T20:04:00.001+12:00

Well done to these Room 3 children. They were spotted being STARS!

Benjamin Bear - Bailey P
Star of the week - Nicole
Happy Helper - Isabel

Bailey Puata was given Benjamin Bear for the weekend for his outstanding behaviour in class. He is a real role model. Bailey is always willing to help and also uses his initiative. Well done Bailey. Keep up the hard work!

Puppet Show in Room 3

2009-05-28T11:37:00.000+12:00

Room 7 came to our class to perform 4 puppet shows. The shows perfomed were Tinkerbell, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Ugly Duckling.

In this picture they are performing the Three Little Pigs.

We all loved the performance by Mark.

The children had to make the puppets, the stage and the scenery. In this performance the children wrote the puppet show.

I liked the performance about Tinkerbell because when I looked at the stage it looked amazing! By Julius.

I liked the performance about the Ugly Ducklings because they found cool materials to make the props. By Toby

I liked the performance about the Three Little Pigs because they didn't say how the wolf died they just put him down the chimney and said he was dead. By Sam

What an Amazing Display

2009-05-20T09:09:00.002+12:00

Below are some pictures of our AMAZING 'Imagine' Artwork. It has all of our artwork that we worked on with Room 5 and also the rest of the schools artwork. We were so proud of our work!

Photo Competition

2009-05-18T11:59:00.001+12:00

The school has been involved in a photo competition. Children who entered had to take a photo of their choice. There were 3 different prizes - First Prize, highly commended and People's Choice Award for each of the sections - Junior, Middle and Senior. The People's choice award was voted on by the children in the school of the photo they liked the best out of each section.

(Junior Entries)

We have two winners in our class.

Carlo won the Highly Commended in the Junior Section for his photo called Sky High.

Bailey Puata's photo (Dog in Teddies) of his gorgeous dog was voted the People's Choice for the Junior's by all the children in the school.

Well done to these two children and to the other children who entered. I was one of the judges and it was VERY hard to decide.

Stars of Week 3

2009-05-15T11:48:00.002+12:00

Well done to these Room 3 children. They were spotted being STARS!

Benjamin Bear - Corbin
Happy Helper - Toby
Friendship Award - Genesis
Star of the week - Bayley W

Well done Corbin on your huge effort this week.

You have shown amazing listening skills, how to be kind to others and really thinking about doing the right thing at the right time. I am very proud of you and I know the class are too!

Top 5/5 Spellers for Term 1

2009-05-15T08:47:00.002+12:00

This is Neo, Julius and Corbin they were our top 5/5 spellers in Term 1. That meant that they got their spelling right every week for the whole term. WOW, you guys are awesome! They got to go into the treasure box for their hard work

Maths Roadshow comes to Lower Moutere School

2009-05-13T08:43:00.002+12:00

We are lining up to go to the hall to learn some maths at the Maths Roadshow. By Isabel

This is Nick and he let us play with his maths games. Maths is everywhere. By Mark

In this game you had to push the light switches to lead santa to go to the houses in the quickest way possible. By Isabella

In this game you had to see which net does not cover the mouse. We found that the green one didn't cover the mouse. By Corbin

In this game you had to look at the pictures and you make one up against the mirror and it showed the reflection. It was really fun! By Carlo

Now I like maths more than any other subject in school. By Julius

I liked the maths roadshow. By Zoe

It was really cool because I could use my hands to create things. By Jorden

I liked weighing the frogs because you had to figure out the secret answer. By Bailey P

Sports - Player of the Day Awards

2009-05-11T08:50:00.000+12:00

This is Toby and he got the player of the day for good performance on the rugby field.

Well done Toby. We are very proud of you!

This is Bailey Puata and he got player of the day because he played good rugby for his team Riwaka.

Well done Bailey. We are very proud of you!

You both are STARS!!

Stars of week 2

2009-05-08T18:29:00.001+12:00

Well done to these Room 3 children. They were spotted being STARS!

Benjamin Bear - Sam
Happy Helper - Bayley W
Friendship Award - Zoe
Star of the week - Isabella.

Well done Sam on getting Benjamin Bear! You have shown that you are a real role model. You think about your behaviour and do the right thing at the right time. You are a hard worker, well done! I hope you have a wonderful weekend with Benjamin Bear.

Autumn writing

2009-05-07T18:10:00.000+12:00

AUTUMN

Room 3 went out to enjoy an Autumn day. Here are some of the stories that they wrote, using their senses to describe what they experienced.

Today our class went to see what it was like on an Autumn day. We saw mushy snow up on the mountains. We heard leaves crackling under our feet. We smelt fresh air. We felt veins of delicate leaves. Autumn is exquisite!

By Toby

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. I saw bare trees. I heard cars. I smelt the cold air. I touched leaves. Sometimes playing in the leaves are fun!

By James

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. I saw snow on brown mountains. I heard baby birds chirping. I smelt smoke. I touched tatty leaves. I like Autumn because you get to play in the leaves.

By Neo

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. We heard birds chirping. We saw bare trees. I smelt air. We touched crackling leaves. I’m upset because winter is coming.

By Corbin.

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. I smelt some leaves and some trees. I touched some leaves and they are smooth. I heard the little leaves moving in the wind. I like the wind blowing the leaves.

By Taylor

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. I saw leaves crunching. I heard birds chirping. I smelt fresh air and I felt the cold wind. I was very cold outside.

By Zoe

Today we went outside to experience an Autumn day. We saw leaves falling from the trees. We heard birds chirping. We smelt air from the sky. We all touched tatty leaves. I like Autumn because we get to play with leaves.

By Genesis

MASSIVE

2009-05-05T08:30:00.002+12:00

Lower Moutere is participating in Massive which is a combination of performance and visual art created by schools around the region. This year we decided to take part in the Visual Art side of things. We decided to work together with another class to produce part of the whole schools visual art based around the theme of IMAGINE.

We had visitors

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Taylor and Grace from Room 4 brought us in a surprise today!

They brought us in some of their puppies. They were so cute and very playful.

They made us laugh.

Julius has a sister!

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Room 3 would like to welcome to the world.

Jenny Lilly Willers who was born on the 14 April at 2:44am.

Here is Jenny with her very proud big brother.

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 2

2009-04-27T08:00:00.000+12:00

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 2

I hope you all had a wonderful holidays.

I am looking forward to another exciting, action packed term.

Can't wait to see your smiling faces.

Miss T

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Our Star Horse Rider

2009-04-26T17:23:00.000+12:00

Here are some more wonderful pictures of our STAR horse rider Jorden at the Murchsion A&P Show 09

Helicopter Visit to Lower Moutere School

2009-03-30T19:32:00.000+13:00

How lucky were we. Two helicopters came to visit our school! We had so much fun looking at the helicopters.

Our Trip to the Rocky Shore and the Touch the Sea Aquarium

2009-03-17T16:31:00.002+13:00

Bejamin Bear was very excited that he was getting to go on the Room 3, 2 & 1's trip to the Rocky Shore and the Touch the Sea Aquarium.

Here is Taylor, Mark, Jack and Benjamin Bear in the car on the way to the Rocky Shore.

Room 3 went to the Rocky Shore first. We had a great time looking for all the different creatures we could find.

After the Rocky Shore we went to the Touch the Sea Aquarium and meet a man called Richard. He taught us lots of things about fish.

He even dressed Bailey Puata in our class as a fish.

We saw lots of amazing animals like crabs, Eels, Stingrays, sharks, turtles, sea horses (Miss T favourite), squid, Octopus and many others.(look at the slideshow below of some of those animals. Zoe took the amazing photos)

After the Touch the Sea Aquarium we came back to the Rocky Shore and ate our lunch before our afternoon of activities.

One of our activities was sketching the rocky shore.

We got to play on the playground and Miss T did too!

Here is Nicole going down the slide.

We played rob the rock pools. We had parents against children. Children think that they won and the parents thought that they won! We couldn't decide so we did a draw.

I felt good because I could see the animals under the microscope. By Tyler

I felt excited because I saw lots of crabs. By Bayley W

I felt scared from the crabs. By Isabella

I felt happy when I was playing on the playground. By Isabel

What a fantastic day we had!

Thank you to all the parents who helped us. From Room 3

What we saw at the Aquarium

2009-03-17T10:28:00.000+13:00

This is what we saw when Room 3 went to the Aquarium in Mapua. Zoe in our class took these amazing photos

Conservation Talk

2009-03-13T10:11:00.002+13:00

Motueka High school students visited us at school to teach us about the environment.

These are some of the things we learnt:

We can reuse can bottles to make pictures by Isabella

We can give food scraps to our animals By Jorden

I learnt that you could reuse newspapers to make dresses By Genesis

I learnt that slugs and snails didn't like spiky surfaces. So i could put down egg shells in my garden By Neo

They taught us that when you put paper in the bin you put it flat because then it can be recycled. By Bayley Wilson

They even asked us if we would like to help them clean up beaches and other areas each month.

Benjamin Bear gets a Lower Moutere School Uniform

2009-03-11T21:19:00.003+13:00

Thank you very much Nancy (Mark's Nana) for making Benjamin Bear a school uniform with a bag to match. She also made a pair of Pj's for Benjamin's Sleepovers. Room 3appreciate all your hard work and effort.

Benjamin Bear modelling his new outfits:

Pattern Poem

2009-03-11T10:09:00.000+13:00

In Room 3 we have been learning to write pattern poems.

Here are some of the children’s poems

Slow fish
Nice fish
Cat, dog fish
Hot fish
Cold fish
Rainbow, Beautiful fish

By Jorden

Big fish
Fat fish
Cruel, nasty fish
Gold fish
Hot fish
Inquisitive, knowing fish

By James

Little fish
Big fish
Fast, flounder fish
Gold fish
Smelly fish
Smart, fat fish

By Mark

Well Done Nicole

2009-03-09T16:13:00.000+13:00

Well done Nicole on receiving the Rm3 award in Assembly this week. You were spotted respecting the others rights to play in the playground. Keep it up! We are very proud.

Awards for Week 5

2009-03-06T16:19:00.000+13:00

Well done to these children for getting the room 3 awards.

Benjamin Bear - Mark
Friendship award - Taylor
Helper Award - Tyler
Star of the week - Julius

Well done Mark on getting Benjamin Bear for the weekend. You are really showing that you are a great role model to other chidlren in room 3. You are respecting others rights to learn and showing that you are keen to learn as well. You are polite and contribute ideas in class. Well done Mark. We are very proud of you. Keep it up!

Walk To School Day

2009-03-04T16:06:00.001+13:00