Cross Country

Room 2 has been training so hard for cross country and today all that hard work paid off. I'm so proud of each and every one of you for your effort and achievement today. The majority of Room 2 also chose to run the championship race which was awesome. Thank you to all of the parents and whanau that came along today. What an awesome afternoon.

If you missed the cross country today here are the year 4 and 5 results. 

Year 4 girls 

1st place equal - Stella and Carlia
2nd place - Hanna
3rd place - Breanna

Year 4 boys

1st place - Caleb
2nd place - Potiki
3rd place - Jacob

Year 5 girls

1st  place - Araleigh
2nd place - Sapphire
3rd place - Georgia

Year 5 boys

1st place - Lucas
2nd place equal - Taylor and Daniel
3rd place - Liam

Mexican Fiesta

Our theme for Adventure Learning this week was Mexican Fiesta. Over the past two weeks Adventure Learning has been quite structured, with a large focus on planning and reflection. This week Room 2 was provided with a group challenge. On Thursday I explained that on Friday we would all be making nachos. The children organised themselves into small groups. They were then given a list of ingredients to make nachos including nacho chips, cheese, salsa and guacamole. In previous weeks we have gone through step by step instructions of how we would carry out our activity. This week the children in Room 2 were told that they would have to discuss in their group the best way to make their nachos. The then had to work together as a team to develop their plan. No one method was right or wrong. Some groups decided they would put their chips on their plate, then sprinkle cheese on top. Other groups tried to melt their cheese on a plate first and then spoon it onto their nacho chips. It's important that Adventure Learning is student directed and that the teacher's opinion is kept out of it. The children will then reflect on their learning on Monday (we ran out of time today). When they complete their individual reflections they are all encouraged to think about what went well, what they learnt, what challenges they came across and what they might do differently next time. Room 2 will continue to work on 'whole class themes' for Adventure Learning for the next few weeks, before moving on to individual or small group projects. A lot of the children are already buzzing with ideas about what they would like to learn about. Our mexican fiesta really encouraged everyone to work together as a team. Room 2 has a lot of fun working in our class kitchen today. I couldn't believe how they could eat such big plates of nachos! If your child came home with a full lunch box today this will be why...

All About Leighton

My name is Leighton. I am 7 years old. In my spare time I like to play xbox 360 and swim. My favourite food is lasagne. My favourite movie is Batman. In the holidays I went to Splash Planet. In Room 2 I want to improve on getting my work finished on time.