Pink Shirt Day

In Room 4, we have been learning about and practicing mindfulness and self-care throughout the year. Not only does this help us connect with ourselves and our classmates, but with the events of this year our mental health is more important that ever. We were honoured to have Ms. Toyah Hoyes come in to speak to us about Pink Shirt Day. She is not only an important member of our community being on our school board, but a classroom parent as well. Pink Shirt Day is celebrated with different colours and at different times across the world, but what is the same is the importance of coming together, having authentic conversations about adversity, bullying, and how to we can spread kindness. Thank you Toyah for your contribution to our classroom community! 

Greedy Cat Play

 

Our Junior School was able to attend a Greedy Cat live performance! We have read these kiwi classic books in class and had so much fun watching these characters come to life on stage! You can find out more about how to attend with your family at https://timbrayproductions.org.nz/greedy-cat/ 

Working in the Garden

 Room 4 received a very generous donation from Mr. Salmon for a Garden-to-Table project. We weeded the garden, mixed in new soil, and learned about what plants need to grow strong and which plants help each-other to grow. We planted lots of different kinds of herbs, vegetables such as corn and broccoli, lettuce, and flowers to help bring in the bees. We will be learning to cook some nutritious meals with what we grow! It was great to be out tin the sunshine and working with our hands. 

Cricket Practice

 Our class had fun practicing our hand-eye coordination and playing some fun partner games at cricket practice this week! 

Building Earthquake Resistant Structures

 We have been learning about safety during natural disasters this term. As part of our emergency preparedness investigation, we wanted to explore how we can design buildings and desks that are safe for us to be in during an earthquake. These are some pictures of our engineers hard at work:

Life Education with Harold the Giraffe

 This week we got a visit from Harold and his friend from The Life Education Trust! We loved being superheros, learning about our feelings and how to manage our emotions. Want to learn more? Visit https://www.lifeeducation.org.nz/