Class Reward Celebrated in Style

Following the students in the Octopus' Garden filling up their 100s chart with 100 scales, today they were rewarded with a Class Party.

What a fun day we had with a  dress-up fish and chips lunch with some of our parents, followed by fun and games in the afternoon.  Thank you to Melissa for picking up the food, and to Fish Stop in Alton Street for providing the amazing fish and chips.


Octopus' Garden from Kathryn Robertson on Vimeo.

Scooterly dooperly fun day Friday!

After much anticipation, FUN DAY Friday arrived, and so did our scooter sessions - we were so excited to show off our scooter skills.

Marty Clarke and his team explained all about scooter safety, how we should always wear a helmet and closed shoes and that the handle bars should sit in line with the top of our belly button.

We showed off how we can glide, switch feet, stop (a very important skill!) and turn corners.  We also practiced crossing the road by walking our scooters when it was safe.  Watch our video to see the amazing skills we now possess!


Scooter Safety At St Joseph's from Kathryn Robertson on Vimeo.

Junior Assembly

Well done to everyone for the wonderful performances and great behaviour we had at the Junior Assembly last Thursday.  It was neat to see so many parents there to support their children.

And for those of you who couldn't be there .....

Junior Syndicate Assembly from Kathryn Robertson on Vimeo.

Father Tony shows us around St Mary's

Today we met with Father Tony and he showed us around the church.  He showed us the special furniture that is there.  The lectern, altars, pews and organ aren't things we would find in our own homes.  We also looked at the Stations of the Cross, which are depicted by stone carvings on the walls.  These tell the sad story of the last few hours of Jesus' life on earth.

Road Safety - Stepping Out

Fun Day Friday was certainly that last week.  Discovery Time was based around the theme of road safety.   We painted road signs, drew pretend roads on really long paper and made a chalk town outside, working together.  We practiced our road rules with Mrs Robbie's vehicles and we even had our own road patrollers!  Room 5 joined us for some of the time - they seemed to enjoy themselves in the Octopus' Garden!

In the afternoon the Room 1 students ventured out with Constable John O'Donovan to learn how we can keep safe around the streets of Nelson.  We learned what to do when crossing the road by carrying out the kerb drill; we looked out for sneaky driveways and we even checked out the Smiggle shop in Morrison Square.  Thank you Constable John for taking such good care of us.


Stepping Out from Kathryn Robertson on Vimeo.

I'm sure everyone slept well after that busy day.

The Holy Spirit

This term we have been learning about the Holy Spirit.   On Fun Day Friday we performed a science experiment to show how three separate colours become one.  This reminds us of the Holy Spirit because God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are all one God - 3 in 1.

 

Waka Huia: Treasure Box

We are incredibly fortunate to have the Suter Art Gallery on our doorstep.  This week we visited Esther to enjoy the treasures at the Suter.  We looked at the art and found things in the paintings that were similar.  The size of the paintings, the colours the artists had used and the shapes were some of the similarities we spotted.  

Then, in groups, we created miniture art exhibition choosing our own paintings.  We made little figures of ourselves and 'visited' the Art Galleries.

VIsitors of the Furry Kind

Thank you to our Room 1 family for bringing in their precious pets - Diamond and Motorbike.  They were so well behaved and a massive hit among the children in the Octopus' Garden!  See for yourself.


Special Visitors Of The Furry Kind from Kathryn Robertson on Vimeo.