Boys just wanna have fun too ...

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What's happening in Term 4...

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Hi everyone - I've run out of space on my ipad so decided to make a movie with some of the photos and videos so I can delete them to make room for more projects.

I hope you enjoy our Girls Having Fun.

Disco dancers in Room 14

Wow!!!  Just came from the black and white disco.  What a great time the children had. Here are a few photos we'd love to share with the world...   Neena was our class photographer and took some of the photos using our new class iPad. Great job Neena!!!

Congratulations Hazel - winner BEST GIRL DANCER 

Franny's beautiful little sister Nora came along and enjoyed the dancing too.

Learn Create Share - Dioramas - Animals & their Habitats with R20

Farewell Charlotte

Thanks for spending time with us Charlotte - we wish you safe and happy travels.

Duffy Assembly

Thanks to Duffy Books for all our beautiful books.

 We just LOVE reading in Room 14.

Neena's Healthy Living tips

Dinosaurs ....

We have some super dino experts in Room 14 and I am still editing the Dinosaur movie , it is coming and I thank you for your patience.  Here are some photos of our dinosaur study so far ...

BIG THANKYOU to Tracey (Tamati's mum) for organising the dinosaur hunt and fossil making.

That looks REALLY cold Hazel!

LOOKING for dinosaurs ...

The dinosaurs were in ice glaciers and we had to smash the dinosaurs out , FUN!

Then we went inside and made fossils with our dinosaurs ...

Fairy week ...

Wand making requires absolute concentration - 

How cute is he?  This is Aundreah's gorgeous little brother Trinity who was in class with us while his lovely mum helped with wand making. Thanks D.

The finished wands were beautiful

We used them as part of our table setting for our shared fairy lunch where we shared our terms learning with guests

These delicious cupcakes were made especially for Room 14 by Mrs Ashe's sister - Sharron - thanks Sharron! They were Fairylicious!!!

Sharing our Maths ...

We have been learning about shapes ...

Thanks for helping us Charlotte

Sharing our success in Room14 ...

Alisba and Franny with their 100 books read certificate, congratulations and keep up the fabulous reading!

Estelle won the Travelwise prize for walking to school on our Green day, congratulations Estelle!

Another Room 14 WINNER -  Hazel won the wrapper free lunch Challenge on Green Day, well done Hazel!

Love Food Hate Waste

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign launched on Thursday the 12th of March.  The campaign aims to bring the problem of household food waste out into the open and provide information to help Kiwis cut the waste. It highlights the importance of planning food purchases and meals, being smart about food storage and being creative with leftovers.

The campaign is being run by Councils nationwide and is based on research that included surveying 1,365 New Zealanders, examining the contents of 1,402 household rubbish bins and giving 100 families diaries to record food disposal for a week. Findings include:

•  It is estimated Kiwis spend $872 million a year on food that then gets thrown away uneaten.
•  We throw away over 122,547 tonnes of food a year – enough to feed around 262,917 people, or the population of the Bay of Plenty for 12 months.
• Bread, fruit and vegies, and meal leftovers are the most commonly discarded foods. The equivalent of 20 million loaves of bread is thrown into rubbish bins uneaten every year.
• The average household sends around 79 kg of edible food to landfills every year.
• Avoidable food waste costs the average household $563 a year.

Special GREEN Day & Walk to School Day Tuesday 8th September ...

Tuesday 8th September is our very special 

Green Day & Walk to School Day

We are encouraging everyone to dress in green and walk, scooter or bike to school.

IF you walk, scooter or ride your bike to school on this day as part of our schools TRAVELWISE program please go to the school hall foyer and put your name into the box for a chance to win a prize.

If you are interested in joining or starting a Walking School Bus please leave your contact details at the school office or email Susan Whysall (our deputy principal) at    swhysall@owairaka.school.nz.

&

WRAPPER FREE Lunchbox Challenge

We will be looking for healthy lunchboxes with NO plastic wrap or packaging. 

IF you have an environmentally friendly lunchbox you WILL go into a special prize draw.

The Princess Tales

Book week was just SO much fun in Room 14