Whizzy Week One

Welcome back to Term 2. How lovely to be enjoying the sunshine and Autumn colours.

Here are some of the things that we have been up to this week.

 We arrived back to school to discover a big flood. It's a big job for Ms DR to sort out but we were fascinated with all the machines!

This week we chose new workshops to join. In each of the 4 classrooms children are practising:

• cutting
• colouring
• pasting
• painting
• holding a pencil correctly
• giving compliments to others

Children in Room 1 will be working on Pirate creations.

 Children visiting Room 3 are working on kite creations.

 Room 2 is the Dinosaur Workshop.

 On Friday we had our Mihi Whakatau to welcome our new staff members, children and families to our Merrin family. Ms DR welcomed everyone and the kapa haka group extended their warm welcome.

 The Merrin school members welcomed our visitors with a hongi. Now everyone is part of our family.

 Here are the children and parents who were welcomed from Room 1.

 Alan brought along his sarcophagus. He made these at the Otago Museum when he was on holiday.

 Check out our new kneeling table from Ms DR's office. Thanks Ms DR!

We tested the aeroplanes that we made at 'International Day' with Ru. Caitlin and Oliver's planes flew the furthest!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Room 1 Mums and Grandmothers.