We are learning to recognise and make sequences

In maths we have been looking at how to make and continue patterns. We've created our own simple sequences using cubes, teddies, and colours. Take a look at our work -

Week 8 Notes

• There is a PRIDE assembly tomorrow at 10am in the hall- all welcome
• The senior students are having a sausage sizzle at lunchtime tomorrow- $2 each
• The Room 4 children had their individual/whanau photo's today
• We went to the library today and most students were able to issue two new books for the week- please check with your child that they were able to issue. The library books can be kept at home for a week! 

Koru Time Week 8

The Room 4 students enjoyed another fantastic Koru Time this week! The focus, cooperation and enthusiasm is a pleasure to see and hear!

                      

We had more wood-working exploration

 sound making 

construction

outstanding collage, fairyhouse-making, and painting

and flour fun!

Fun Fitness

There were giggles and smiles this morning as Room 4 has some sack-jumping fun. We took turns with the sacks until everyone had given it a go!

Tuesday's Reggio "Express" Time

Smokey was watching the action!

The water tray had lots of exciting things to explore

Tools, wood and glue... 

Constructing a fairy house

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Learning collaboratively

"The teddies went to the movie theatre"

Exploration and investigation

Look what we designed!

Expression through painting

There was some happy singing at the water station

PURPLE PURPLE PURPLE

Room 4 had a fun day!

Some of us got to try a purple cupcake 

Don't we look great getting our purple face-paint on!

8 March 2013: Purple Cake Day at Beckenham School.

Over $785 dollars was raised thanks to the enthusiasm and drive of our student council team and everyone who got involved and supported this great cause. To find out more about why Beckenham School did this, visit  http://www.purplecakeday.org/ — (from the Beckenham School Facebook page) 

Citizen of the Week

Room Four are so proud of their "citizen of the week"! She was given her certificate in front of the whole school at the PRIDE assembly on Friday, which also happened to be Purple Cake day. Ka rawe!

We are learning to write thank you notes

Paper Plus Barrington have helped our school refill the library by offering a 30% discount for donated books. We thought that it would be good to say "thank you", just like we say thank you to our friends and family when they do something nice for us. 

During writing time with Mrs Ngan we brainstormed different ways we could write thank you. Then we wrote and published our thank you notes onto bunting flags. They looked amazing when strung up. Miss Buick is going to give our thank you gift to Paper Plus on our behalf.

Visiting Santa Maria Rest Home

 

Room 4 went to visit Santa Maria Rest Home last Wednesday. We experienced many interesting things along the way - monarch butterflies, tar and gravel being laid on Birdwood Avenue, and sweet scented roses. While we were there we read books, sang a song and looked at the goldfish.

There were lots of smiles from the residents of Santa Maria that day.

Music, Magic and Hula Hoops...

A visit from the Shanghai Starlight Acrobatic Troupe

On the 28th of February the Shanghai Starlight Acrobatic Troupe visited Beckenham School. They played music on traditional Chinese instruments, hula hooped and performed magic tricks. They even made a human pyramid! 
Room 4 liked the hula hoops a lot - here is a video of the best bit: