Round up of Term 2 week 5 

Hi Everyone

Last Friday we watched the play 'Matariki--The Little Eyes in the Sky'. We had 3 actors from the Court Theatre performing the play which they wrote. It was great and the children seem to really enjoy it. I hope they shared some of it with you. When we got back to class after the show we did some 'yellow hat thinking' --that is when you share the good things. Every- one shared something they enjoyed and there were no double ups! 

Also on Friday as it was the end of our 'Music focus' the Rutherford team had their performance items filmed. You will see this when you come for Parent Interviews in week 10. By then we will also have a piece of the children's art up on display. This will be all set up in the hall. 

Peter, Lucy and Tom were some of the leaders helping with the actions to the Coldplay number. 

Preston and Finn performing.

All the Rutherford team. If you look closely you can see Jyla ash and Archie with their instruments.

On Thursday as part of Phonics the children had to choose a partner and see how many words beginning with A they could find around the room. 

Jyla and Lucy prefer to spell the words they know beginning with the letter A.

Malia is helping Reuben. 

Preston and Tom are absorbed in their task! 

On Tuesday to start our Art focus off we have the trip to the Art Gallery. The children need to come in full school uniform. They will need to wear their jumpers/cardigans rather than the polar fleece. As the the trip is a short one --we are leaving school at 10 am and arriving back at 12.00 we will not need to take any food or drink bottles with us. They will have some morning tea before they depart. 

We have been learning the prayer the Our Father over the last three weeks. [The prayer is in the back of their homework notebook]. On Friday we began to say it all together rather than repeating after the teacher. I was impressed at how quickly they are picking it up!!