Comics

This term in Writing we are focussing on comics.  This week during ICT we created our own ones using www.makebeliefscomix.com.  Check out Grayson's one below! (Click on it to enlarge it).

Adventures around town!

We've had such a full week in Room 2 this week with our education taking us all over town!

In Maths this week we have been learning all about capacity.  Sally gave us the challenge of designing a container to hold the greatest volume of popcorn using just one piece of A4 paper.  As you can see there was a great variety of capacities between the containers!

On Tuesday all the senior students were involved in a Winter Tournament against other Nelson City Schools. Totara students were involved in Netball, Hockey, Miniball, Volleyball and Ripper Rugby. Above are the Hockey Players.

Yesterday we visited the Maungatapu Murders Exhibition at Nelson Museum.  Thanks to Nicki who taught us more about this historical event that took place nearby.

To top off our adventures around town yesterday a group of students who had been involved in the Bike Inquiry Group went mountain biking up the Codgers Mountain Biking Track. We had lots of fun exploring the tracks and then at the end testing our skills on the jumps!

Week 8!

Well we've had a week of much variety in Room 2. Check out some of our highlights below!

This week in Maths we have been learning all about measurement, particularly about area and perimeter. We kick started our topic off with a paper plane contest.  Ryan's aeroplane was the winning one flying 17 metres!

On Wednesday Ruben, Ruby and Max represented  our school in the Inter-School Ski competition. Well done to the team who placed third and Ruby who placed second in the Primary Girls age race.

On Wednesday we had our Totara Trading. There were a lot of fantastic stalls on display where we could earn our Totara Dollars that we had earnt throughout the term

On Thursday Rosie brought in her pet goat Ponyo into visit. It was just eight days old and super cute!  Thankfully it was wearing a nappy as otherwise we would have been caught out!

Speech Finals

Well done to Floss and Sylvie who made it through to the Totara Syndicate Speech Competition. Both Floss's speech on the future and Sylvie's about Dreams were exceptional.  You can view them below.

Olympics and Calendar Art

Today in the Totara Syndicate we celebrated the Olympics with our very own mini Olympics.  As part of our Inquiry topic in groups we have been designing, modifying and evaluating games. Then as a class we've had fun playing them all and evaluating.  Our game that was chosen was Parachute Hoop. 

This term we've also been busy working on our calendar art. Parents can choose to have our artwork turned into calendars, cards and journals. Parents look out for the order forms coming soon!

Room 2 Calendar Art 2016 by Slidely Slideshow

Ski Trip

On Tuesday Room 2 were fortunate enough to go to Rainbow Ski Field.  For some of us it was our first time touching snow which was very exciting!  We had lots of fun skiing and tobogganing.  Most of us started on the beginning slopes, with a good number of us advancing to the intermediate slope and a group of us making it all the way to the advanced slopes.  The weather was amazing with the sun shining and not a puff of wind. One child was so warm he ended up skiing in his t-shirt and shorts!  Check out our pics below.

Sporty and Creative

This week we have had opportunities to be both sporty and creative.  We have enjoyed creating sunset/sunrise silhouette pictures as part of the School calendar art fundraising activity. Our parents can have our artwork turned into calendars, mousepads and put on the front of diaries. Look out for each individual child's picture on here soon!

We also had our first Futsal coaching session with Ben from Nelson Bays Football. We looked forward to the other sessions with him in the coming weeks.

Out and About

We've had a great week of action this week. It all began on Monday when we visited Piper's Reserve to help Nelmac plant trees and shrubs. They transported us there by bus and then walked us up to a location overlooking the valley. We really enjoyed this experience with some of us managing to plant over 15 plants or shrubs.

The planting theme carried on on Thursday. This time we were joined by Rick from the Brook Sanctuary. Every class has been involved in re-planting some of the gardens.  The aim of this project is to help develop a corridor to attract birds and other native wildlife down from the Brook Sanctuary.

On Tuesday we visited Esther from the Suter Art Gallery. We visited the exhibtion inspired by Dr Seuss's book 'My Many Coloured Days'. As part of this we painted our own little character in colours reflective of a chosen emotion.

Mahi Toi, Inquiry and Leadership Award

Well done to Floss who was selected from all NCS students to be awarded the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. She was selected because of her great commitment and involvement both at Nelson Central and the wider environment.

Last term the Totara Syndicate had an arts interchange where we were involved in dance, drama and visual arts workshops. Check out our final results below.

Here is another video from last terms EnviroSchool Inquiry Project. 

Here is their vision for what our school will look like 10 years on joining the EnviroSchool Programme.

One MASSIVE Week!

Term 2 well and truly ended with a bang!  It has been one action packed week!

On Monday a number of students from Room 2 participated in the Regional Cross-Country Champs. This involved shools from all around the Nelson/Tasman Region. Well done to Nills who placed second. 

On Wednesday we had Totara Trading. This was a chance for us to spend our Totara Dollars that we had earnt throughout the term as part of our class reward system.  Sally was particularly impressed by Sabine's stall where she sold beautiful handwarmers she had personally made. Way to go Sabine!

We were also treated to performances by Sylvie and Floss at lunchtime as part of Zoe's group of students who she tutors.

On Thursday NCS held their very first student led conferences. As part of this we shared our learning with our parents, completed Reading and Maths tasks together and played a fun Maths quiz game on Kahoot against other families. Most of us were very proud to be sharing our learning with our whanau.

And to wrap up the week we had our own class party. This was a part of our Statistics Investigations where we investigated Room 2's favourite flavour of chips, jelly, chocolate etc. Look at the delicious spread that we enjoyed!  What a great way to end Term 2!