Holidays Challenge

 Room 4 students love a challenge, and what better time to sink their teeth into something fun than in the school holidays. These holidays they were given a number of options to choose from, and they could do as many of them as they chose, or they could choose not to do any of them.

 Toby chose to create a fantastic board game called 'Lawrence Cup'. It was based on the America's Cup racing. If you rolled the dice and landed on a picture you had to pick up a card and do what the card said. Some of the examples were, 'You have capsized, go back 4 spaces.' 'Racing is cancelled, everyone must go back to the start'. 'Great racing, go forward 2 spaces.' It is a terrific game with easy rules and everyone enjoyed playing it today when it was raining at lunch time.

 Jessica completed two of the challenges. She created a board game called 'Question Climbing.' You had to correctly answer a question based on TV programmes to progress to the next sqaure. The person who answered the questions the fastest and climbed to the top was the winner. This was a cool game. Jessica also completed the matchbox challenge, and she had filled her match box to bursting point. Her match box was filled with things starting with the letter P. It contained - passport photo, plaster, postage stamp, paprika, pepper, putty, purple order stamp, picture, purple lollie, pink hairclip, picture hook, pie wrapper, paper tape measure, plastic bread tie, panadol, pink eartag, peg, pink pom-pom, purple nail polish, purple mini drop, peppermint, purple plastic, pink highlighter, pumpkin seed, penny, plastic fuse, pink paper clip, pink magnet, plumbers wire, purple pansy, pea, pink bead, plastic aeroplane, purple hair tie, pencil, pen, purple DNA sampler, potatoes picture, pink sticker, purple ribbon, plastic sleeve, polish, purple glitter, pin, pink piece of lego, pink paper, pasta, pink nail polish, picture, purple bandage, purple key, purple earring, pipe cleaner, pop timer, plastic tie.  

 Abby completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose to fill hers with things beginning with the letter C. It contained - cracker, card, cup, lolly crumb, candle, crown, cotton, coin, copper, clasp, clip, paperclip, charm, clutch purse, corn, chewing gum, chocolate chip.

 Lucie completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose the letter M. It contained - magnet, movie ticket, money, match. Lucie also completed the blogging challenge, commenting on our class blog and others as well.

 Alesana completed the Matchbox challenge, he chose the letter P. It contained - pea, person, pencil, playdough, paperclip, pear stalk, pin, purple playdough, pip, piece pf paper.

He also made a fabulous musical instrument. He created a drum out of a plastic baby wipes container. He filled it with letters from 'Letto-gram', so it rattles when you drum on it. It can also be used as a shaker. Great job Alesana!

Josie completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose the letter P. It contained a post stamp, pasta, pink popcorn, pip, paper, paper clip, pink paper, pin

Josies also created a drum set for the musical instrument challenge, and she completed the blogging challenge, commenting on our blog and other blogs too!! Great work Josie, glad to see that blue cast didn't stop you from doing lots of homework!!!!

 Lanie completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose the letter L It contained - Lollipop, lolly, lettuce, ladybirds, letter, leaf.

Lanie also made a set of musical shakers. She made these instruments using drink botlles and rice. Well done Lanie!!!

Samara created a fabulous wordfind about dinosaurs. She had hidden the name of 12 dinosaurs in a massive grid of letters for others to solve. Terrific effort Samara!!

 Lucy completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose the letter P - her matchbox contained -

pipi, peel (mandarin), pin, pencil, petal, pip, plastic, pea, pasta, paper, pink and purple

Lucy also made a musical instrument - It was a shaker, made from juice bottle and rice.

Alyssa completed the Matchbox challenge, she chose the letter P - her matchbox contained - pencil, pink paper, letter p, pink paper clip, pin, pink pyjama button, pebble

 

Rubie also completed the blogging challenge, leaving comments on our blog and other blogs as well.

 

This was such a terrific effort and we really enjoyed seeing all of your presentation this morning. Great work everyone, and good luck to Mrs O as she chooses who gets the prizes!!!!!

Student of the week - Abby

Abby could receive Student of the Week almost EVERY week.  She works so studiously and is always keen and ready to learn.  However, she absolutely shone during our whole school production of 'A Blast From The Past'.  It was wonderful Abby to see you step outside of your comfort zone, and take on a speaking role with so much enthusiasm and expression.  FANTASTIC effort!  We are very proud of you.

 

Room 4 Speech Finalists

The Junior Speech Recital was held last Thursday in the school library. We had six finalists entered into this years competition.

Year 3

Toby - If I could meet anybody from history it would be Eric Liddell

Josie - Sport is better than music.

Year 4

Abby - Books are better than TV

Connie - It is better to be a kid than an adult

Blake - Sport is better than music

Jessica - Grandparents are better than parents

We were exceptionally proud of all of our speech finalists. It takes a great deal of courage to stand before such a large audience and present a speech and you all did a fabulous job.

Congratulations to Toby and Jessica who won their year group section.

Student of the Week - Abby

The star of the week (or in fact any week so far this year) is Abby.  She always gives 100% effort in any learning situation, listening carefully to instructions and completing work to the best of her ability.  Tino pai rawe Abby - you are a terrific role model to everybody in Room 4.