Caught being good!

We are such super kids in Renwick 3 that it isn't difficult for Neroli to catch us being good! Our social skill for this week is being in the 'right place'.

When the bell goes at the end of morning tea we all know to come straight back to class and to get our reading boxes out. Here we are doing the right thing, at the right time and right place.

Social skills

Over the last couple of weeks we have been learning how to appropriately deal with people who say things to us that we don't like while we are in the playground.

The first thing we do is stand tall and say...


"Stop it, I don't like it." If that doesn't work....

We find the duty teacher wearing an orange jacket to help us sort out our issues.

During break times there is a duty teacher in the adventure playground, the front field, the quad area and back field. There are also peer mediators wearing bright yellow vests who are also specifically trained to help us.

Our Suter Trip

This week we had a class trip to The Suter to learn all about how a tivaevae is made. The teachers name was Esther and she taught us lots of things about tivaevae, such as,

* tivaevae are made in groups

*the skills are passed down through the elders

*tivaevae have leaves and flowers on them

We then got to make our own patch to make a class tivaevae. We were so lucky to have so many wonderful mums and dads to come and help us because it was quite tricky

cutting and gluing all the materials.

Super Suprise!

Today we had a super surprise at school. Ronald McDonald came to visit us! We went to the hall thinking it was for assembly and while we were waiting for the other classes to arrive Dianne found Ronald McDonald outside in the playground. Wow! He made us laugh and laugh with his story about his missing sock. While he acted out his story looking for his sock he taught us lots of safe ways to behave as a pedestrian. This is the poem he shared with us.

Stop, Look and Listen

Stop, look and listen

Before you cross the street.

Use your eyes, use your ears

Before you use your feet.

Top Twenty

Last Friday the school had 'Top Twenty'. This is to reward all the students who are able to abide by the 3 school rules. Everyone in Renwick 3 got an extra 20 minutes to play after lunch. Some of us were playing in the Junior Playground where Neroli was on duty. This playground is only for 5 years olds.


We made it to the top!


Hold on tight everyone!

Water

This week we have been thinking about what we know about water. Alice was able to tell us that most of our bodies are made up of water! We decided we need water for lots of things from washing ourselves, drinking, cooking, watering plants to flushing the toilet! Ethan reminded us that we also need water to put out fires. On Thursday Jane asked us where we thought water came from. Hmmm... this got us thinking so we put on our 'Sherlock Holmes' hats, took the camera and went out to search the school grounds. This is some of what we found.


From the gutter down the drain pipe.


Puddles from the rain!


The fire hose!


The water fountain!

We also had a look in the swimming pool but it was empty at this time of year!

Literacy in Renwick 3

In Renwick 3 the majority of our morning is spent engaging in literacy activities.
After we have greeted eachother at 9 o'clock we take turns to share any news we have. We each have a specific day to share news. Some children bring special items from home to talk about which we really enjoy. However these items stay in our bags or in Neroli's office for the rest of the day.
When we have finished sharing our news we like to get our bodies and brains moving. This week we have been dancing and singing to 'Walking on Sunshine'. This helps us get our brains in gear to help Neroli read a big book. Sometimes she needs help to remember what commas and fullstops are for so we have to remind her!
It is then time for reading. Have a look at some of the fun activities we do to help us learn to read.



After morning tea we read from our boxes.


Play dough is always a favourite!


Some friends join us from Renwick 2 for reading too!

We love to share our learning with each other.