Maths: Basic facts learning

We have been learning basic facts in maths like:

• patterns for making ten
• groupings with 5
• doubles
• patterns for making 20 

Swimming: Session 4

Today we had more swimming lessons at the New Windsor pools.  The water was warm and we had lots of fun.

We worked on floating, gliding and kicking.

Here are a few photos of us:

Rimu Cross Country

Today we had our Rimu Cross Country run at school.

We have been working on running since the beginning of the term and are now very fit!
Today we got to run in our age group race

We were grouped into age groups to run races:

• 5 year old girls 250m
• 5 year old boys 250m
• 6 year old girls 250m
• 6 year old boys 250m
• 6 year old girls 500m
• 6 year old boys 500m
• 7 year old boys 500m
• 7 year old girls 500m

All the children raced well: Two children from Room 5 got certificates:

Fantastic running: 

5 year old boy 1st place

5 year old girl: 3rd place

Swimming: Session 3

Swimming: Session 1

ROOM 5 SWIMMING: 

Today Room 5, Room 1 and some children from Room 4 went on the bus to our first swimming session at New Windsor pool. We were all very excited to go swimming. We remembered to bring our towel, togs and plastic bag.  Well done Room 5!


We had so much fun riding on the bus.

This was our bus.  We all got on safely.

Room 5 all lined up and got ready to go on the bus to the pool.

We saw lots of houses and the new motorway.

Room 5 watched Room 1 in the pool.

The pool was nice and warm.

The instructors were really good!

We had fun using the boards and noodles.

We swam with boards and did lots of good kicking.

We blew bubbles and floated on our backs with the instructor.

Room 5 had an amazing first swimming session.  Thank you to the parents who came to help us.

Room 5's Bubble Experiment

Life Education: Session 1 and 2

Health Nurse Visit: Sneeze Safe

Sneeze Safe:

Today we had a visit from Laurelle the health nurse to teach us how to sneeze safe.


We learnt 4 tips to help keep SNEEZE SAFE!

1. Trap it!
2. Bin it!
3. Wash it!
4. Don't eat it! 

We know where the tissues and instant foam (Mr Squirty) are in room 5.





Room 5 also know that when we have used a tissue to blow our nose it goes into the yellow (landfill) bin.

School Focus: Be Confident

Our school focus over the next two weeks is:

Library Visit

Room 5 Skipping

Discovery Time

Today we had lots of fun playing with cars, toys, dress-ups, tea party and building blocks. 

Here are a few photos of us.

Phonics: -at words

Rimu Assembly

A great first week back at school. Room 5 have started Term 2 off with great learning and excellent manners!

We had our first Rimu team assembly today and two children from Room 5 got certificates for being great learners and for making good choices!

Well done!

Science in a Van

Today we all went to the hall for a fantastic science session with  'Science in a Van'.

We had fun watching them blowing different sized bubbles in the hall.  We also enjoyed learning about mixing different liquids together to create a reaction.



We had fun being scientists today.  We can think like a scientist and we can:

• Investigate
• Predict
• Experiment
• Observe
• Explain