Value of the Week

Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude.

 

Excellence is doing something ordinary, but doing it exceptionally well.

Ask yourself, "Have I got the right attitude to achieve excellence?"

Senior Paper Day

Senior Paper Day

We had a Paper Day on Thursday 7th November. Activities included origami, paper planes, parachutes and paper making.

 

Creativity!

How are we going to be creative this week Kahikatea 7????

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day: A time for people special to us to come in and see what we do in our class. We enjoyed making heart baskets and sharing our work with them. (Sorry the pictures are upside down!!)

The value of the week is ENTHUSIASM! Which means cheering people on, being 'dead keen' and being excited to do something. We also thought it meant to do things with a smile on your face, even if it is not what you feel like doing.

Room 7 is always enthusiastic about music with Mrs Hampton every Wednesday afternoon. Today we learnt Jingle Bells on the the marimba, keyboard and glockenspiel's. 

At what other times can we show enthusiasm???

We have noticed that our Brassica plants have really shot up in the last few weeks! We still are not really sure what type of plants they are, but we hope they will grow some type of vegetable soon! Before you say we need to do some weeding, the little plants around them are mustard plants!

In class we have been talking about sustainability. Why do you think growing our own vegetables would be a sustainable way of living??

Lets write together!

Since we have been learning all about narrative stories, I thought we could write a fun narrative together here on our class blog. I will start off with a story starter, then you can carry it on by adding a sentence or two.  

Things to think about:
- Does your sentence make sense?
- Have you included description and detail?
- Have you checked that the spelling and punctuation is all correct?
Don't forget to come back and have a read again one day soon; who knows what twists the story will take!

So lets get started!


The fire had completely burnt out during the night. It was so cold that I woke up shivering and sniffling.  I could hear Dad's loud  snoring, so I knew he was still sleeping soundly."I'll get the wood for Mum" I thought, and I slipped on my shoes to go outside. I barely had the door open when I saw her looking right at me. . . .

Last Thursday was our school cross country. It was a freezing cold day, but by judging all the smiles I recieved while standing by the far goal post, it really looked like every one was themselves! Keep training hard for the Interschool Cross Country which is happening next Thursday :)

 

 

The Value of the Week is: Tolerance
What does tolerance mean to you? How do you show this in class, in the playground and at home??