Camp Reflections

• My funniest camp moment was when our group was doing canoeing and Peter was trying to stand on his canoe, but it tipped over - luckily he was wearing a wetsuit!  Alexi
• The best activity on camp was the rockwall, because I got to the top and I saw Wellington. Lachlan
• The funniest camp moment was at camp cooking when we stuffed the pancakes in our faces. Jackson
• The best thing about camp was the bush walk becuase when you got to the top it had a great view. I love nature too. Kyle
• If I could change anything it would be to not get a birds nest in my fishing line and not losing my hooks and sinkers. Ben
• My best camp memory will be the picnic because my family was there. Ollie
• My favourite place on camp was my tent because it was nice and warm. Max
• The best thing about cmap was going to the Eastbourne Pool because it was fun and the inflatables were out. Toby M
• The funniest camp moment was when there was a cicada in my tent. William
• The best activity on camp was fishing. I love trying to catch fish. Logan

Me Boxes

Over the past week and a half, the students in 5S have been sharing their 'Me Boxes' with the class. Each box was significantly decorated with details that were relevant and important to them. The students then filled the boxes with various items and memorabilia that were special and had signifcant meaning. Not only did they share a range of special, unique and interesting things, many also included clothing and items from babyhood - very, very cute. However, I was most impressed by the number that contained objects that represented their goals, aspriations and dreams for the future. We have a whole host of professional sports players in the making, amazing entrepreneurs and even a budding marine biologist. Here's a look at our wonderful boxes:

Year 4-5 Camp

Yay - what a fantastic camp!! We spent three fabulous days engaged in a huge range of outdoor activities including:

• hiking
• tent pitching
• swimming
• rock climbing
• canoeing
• fishing
• working with harakeke
• camp cooking
• scavenger boat building
• problem solving & much, much more!!

What a wonderful time we all had, with some amazing experiences and we'd like to say a huge big "THANK YOU" to all of the parents who gave up their time to assist us, particularly our fabulous 'Camp Mum' - Lara Baker.
Watch this space for more camp comments and photos!! :-)

Introducing "Giggles"

This is "Giggles" - our Wellesley Class bear.
He was named by the boys and will be a special member of our class. "Giggles" likes to travel, so if you are going away at any stage and would like to take him with you - we can arrange this. Of course, we will want to see a few photos of him at some of the places you visit.

Otherwise, he will spend his time in the class, working on his reading, writing and arithmatic.

Week 2 - We're Working Hard!!

Wow - I can't believe Week 2 has vanished and camp is just around the corner - how exciting.

Despite only being four days - it was a very productive week. We have continued to be extremely busy completing various spelling, reading and maths assessments, as well as working on our 'Kiwi Corkers' Unit and our 'Me and My World'. In addition we've had:

• swimming sessions
• music lessons beginning for some
• a very detailed, informative and valuable discussion on Te Tirite O Waitangi - the ability of the class to think about and share their opinions on this topic was very impressive!! 
• a lovely school assembly with three 5S students being picked out of the gold card draw - yay!!!

It was also very exciting when the students arrived with the most fantastic array of 'Me Boxes' - I am soooooooooooooo excited to see and hear about the contents of them - watch this space!!

Two class days left till camp - it is going to be a whole heap of fun!! :-)

Friday 3rd February

Congratulations 5S - what a wonderful first week. In the last three days we've:

• got to know each other
• broken a "silent pen clicking" record
• dabbled in our "Kiwi Corkers" reading unit.
• had fun with "High Flyin' Fractions"
• thought about "Me & My World"
• been creative about our Wellesley Bear's name (we'll be voting on this next week)
• sang beautifully at our syndicate assembly
• enjoyed an afternoon at the beach!!

Busy, busy, busy - with only four days next week, we've got a lot more to pack in, including getting ready for camp.

Have a nice break over Waitangi weekend and a good rest - you deserve it!!
See you all on Tuesday.