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The Leaf Boat Race

We made leaf boats and had a leaf boat race at the school pool.  We went back and wrote stories about what we did...

Riley's boat went too fast because it sailed the high winds.  I said, "Wow, Riley's was fast."  Mine sunk to the bottom of the pool.

Sebastian

We made leaf boats today and we went to the pool.  We put the leaf boats in the water.  We blew and blew and blew.  My leaf didn't go fast.

Ahniqua

We had a leaf boat race.  Riley's boat zoomed.  Everyone's boats were slow even my boat was slow.  Some sunk too and the water was a little bit calm.

Waiariki

We went to the pool.  My boat sunk.  My boat is a leaf boat.  I went to Paki's paddock to pick a leaf.  My leaf was yellow.

Pippa

Riley's leaf boat zoomed across the pool and my leaf was really slow.  Riley won.  I wanted to win.

Fynn

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St. Patrick's Day in Room 1

We were so excited to celebrate St. Patrick's Day today with Jenna.  Jenna is visiting from Ireland for 6 months.  We learned about leprechauns, pots of gold, shamrocks, the Irish flag, speaking Gaelic and much more!  We sung a leprechaun song (see below), did lots of St. Patrick's Day art and even looked for gold to fill our 'pots of gold.'  Jenna brought us in some shamrock chocolates that she had made with her Mommy.

Jenna told us some special things about her life in Ireland.  We loved hearing about the leprechaun that hides in the floxglove plant by her front door.  Every morning when she walks past she says something nice about the leprechaun's  shoes, like "Oooo I like your shoes!"  This makes the leprechaun happy so he won't play tricks on her!" 
We had such a fun day!

Jenna with 'Larry the Leprachaun's Pot of Gold'

Yummy shamrock chocolates with gold inside!

Gold!

More gold for us to find!

Ready to fill our 'Pots of Gold'

Lots of treasure! 

Amazing Reading!

One of our task board activities at reading time is called 'Read to self'.  This is when we find a quiet place to sit with our browsing box and read quietly. This is great way to practice and enjoy our reading. Today we were all superstars at reading quietly to ourselves.  Well Done Room 1!

Manuka Hub Certificates

Congratulations to Pippa, Maddi, Waiariki, Lucas, Cameron, Sydney and Bree for receiving Manuka Hub Certificates at Assembly on Friday.  Fantastic work! Well done!

Red the Ted!

Red is our classroom teddy bear.  Every morning the children in Room 1 introduce themselves to Red.  He has loved learning their names and it has helped everyone in Room 1 learn each other's names!  

We practice using our classmate's names by playing some fun games!  We love singing, "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" and also calling names as we roll the ball to each other.