Joe's amazing cross country effort...

Well done Joe on your third placing in the Year 3 boys race!

This week's certificates...

Well done to Harry, Joe and Mae for being the recipients of this week's certificates at our middle team assembly! We are very proud of you!

Cross Country Fun...

Fantastic work by all the children in Room 16 today for their efforts in today's cross country!  All that hard work pays off!  I've tried to get as many Room 16 children today as possible! Apologies if your child is not here!

Well done Joe - third place in the Year 3 boys!

Images of World War 1

Check out a You Tube clip with images from WW1 by clicking on the picture below.

Click on the picture below to find out about Torty, the only living survivor from WW1.

Charlotte's White Rhino Movie...

Charlotte spent a lot of time in the school holidays preparing this movie on the White Rhino.  This was inspired after our trip to Orana Park and the follow up we did in class.  Fantastic work Charlotte - you have demonstrated creativity, excellence, initiative and fun!

Lucy's special grandfathers....

Lucy brought in some special items today that were her grandfathers' from the war.  One was a wallet that her grandfather got in Egypt and the other was a special newspaper article that her other grandad appeared in when his boat sank on the way to Korea!  What special momentos to have Lucy!

Anzac Biscuits ...

Thank you to the mums who came in to help make ANZAC biscuits with us on Thursday afternoon!  They were delicious!   They were good biscuits during war time because the ingredients were easy to send on the journey without perishing!  We bet the soldiers looked forward to their arrivals!

Lest we Forget

Today we had our very special 100 year Anzac ceremony. The children got to hear what the Last Post sounded like when played on a trumpet. We also had some quiet time to remember those soldiers who had gone to war, so that the world could be a better place for us to live in. Each class had a white cross with a soldier's name on it to place in our own remembrance garden.

Our Special Soldier ...

This Friday we will be holding a very special ANZAC service at school.  Each class will have a cross that represents a soldier who fought in WW1.  Our soldier is Private John O'Carroll.  Mrs Brown chose this soldier because her late father's name was John Carroll - we don't think they are related!

Private John O'Carroll was from St Albans, which means a lot to us.  We will be thinking of him tomorrow as we put his cross out during the ceremony.

ANZAC Images

This week we are researching and making posters relating to different aspects of war.  It would be great if you can find four images to do with your topic at home, online, and print them to bring to school!

Animal Posters

Following on from our trip to Orana Park some children choose to create a poster about an animal of interest during the school holidays. They shared their wonderful posters with the class today.

Vili came up with a very creative way of sharing his learning using a box with information on the outside and a kiwi habitat inside.

ANZAC Research Sites

This week in Reading we are going to be researching different aspects of WW1.  Click on the link that your group is researching.

What is ANZAC Day?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day

The Life of a Soldier at War
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-gallipoli-campaign/conditions

What happened at Gallipoli?
 http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-gallipoli-campaign/introduction

How did soldiers communicate during the War?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25401271

What role did animals play during the war?
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25401273

What roles did women play during war?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/26439020

ANZAC Day Symbols
http://www.anzac.govt.nz/significance/traditions.html

What illnesses and injuries did soliders suffer from? How were they treated?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/25403864

Request for Red Paper and Back Buttons

We would like to create some poppies for art in the first week back. If you have any black buttons or paper that is predominately red (can be patterned) - scrapbook paper, wallpaper, wrapping paper e.t.c. that you can spare, please bring them into class on the first Monday back - thank you

Maths - Basic Facts

Some new printable tasks have been added to Studyladder. The focus with basic facts is speed and accuracy.  

ANZAC DAY

Our first week back at school in Term 2 will be focused on commemorating ANZAC Day.  This is a very special year as it is the 100 year anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli.  

We would love any special items that you may have to share.  Do you know what the Last Post is?  Watch this clip and see what you can find out about it.

Teachers vs Champion Girls' Cricket Team!

On Tuesday, the teachers put together a cricket team to play again the Girls' Cricket team who have won the inter school competition.  Thank you Ms Ashby for being the teacher to represent the Year 3 team - you were amazing!