Our Pet Store

Jack bought along his pet kitten Rocket as Interest talk last Tuesday. jack has had Rocket since Christmas time. Rocket was preet excited about being in our class with all the children around and was quite happy wandering under the teachers desk away from the staring eyes of the children.

Duffy Hero

On Monday we had a special Duffy Heroes Assembly. Our guest speaker was Sioasi Mulipola frpm Christchurch. He works in ther performing arts as a choreographer. He spoke about the imprtance of reading to the school and then presented Duffy books to a child from each of the classes. Here is Justin recieving his book as well as others from our class with their Duffy Books. We are very lucky to be a Duffy School we enjoy getting the books.

The Great Race

Alice and Mitchell made boats from their recycled items. We decided to race them in the school pool. their ingenuity was the winner on the day.

Homework Project - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Our homework project was to design a toy and pencil holder out of recycled materials. Kaya was the first to finish

Interest Talk - Benson

Last week Mitchell's Dad brought in their pet dog Benson to show to the class. Benson is a Golden Labrador. He is nearly two years old. Mitchell has had Benson in his family since Mitchell was seven. They got Benson from the SPCA. Benson was very friendly in our class and seemed to look very happy around the children, as the photo shows

Enjoy

Homework no.5

Hmmmm a very cute photo, can you come up with a clever and interesting caption

How time flies when your having fun

So much has happened since the end of last term it's hard to say where to begin. Three weeks in to the term and we have had the Winter Warmers, where the children were treated to pumpkin soup for lunch. We had Te Wiki o te Reo and last week was an amazing day with Queen Charlotte College having the Wearable Arts followed later in the afternoon by Southern Jazz Jam Festival by Secondary Schools from around the South Island. Here are some pics.

Homework No.4

This is hard to resist. I look forward to reading what caption you come up with for this Pic from the Mid-Winter Swim. Hmmmm what about getting a comment from your parents and friends entered as well.

Brrrrrrrr

Sunday was the Mid-Winter Swim,. P.S.A.S was there fundraising by selling hot food. And plenty were there for a cool dip, down at the Picton Foreshore. The obvious question is.....WHY !!!!

Gym Festival

Last Friday children from Picton School participated in the Marlborough Primary Schools Gym Festival. The children had been practicing during their lunch hour for several weeks.

People Savers

Pauline from St Johns taught us how to;

• put people on their sides so they don't swallow when they spew and choke.


• That you pinch your nose and lean forward not backwards when you have a bleeding nose.


• How important it is for people who are not well to have oxygen.


• We learned how to dial 111 and give information for emergency services

We practiced what to do when someone is hurt.

Homework No. 4

Great to see so many comments and soon we will be putting up Pics from last weeks People Savers. This weeks Homework is to visit the other blogsites from the classes in Picton School and to leave a positive comment on each blog visited. Then to come back here and leave a comment about one of the sites visited and why you enjoyed it so much....!!! Have fun searching...!!!

Homework No.3-Tell the World...!!!

Hmmmmm a bit disappointing that not many had gone on to the blogsite last week, so this weeks challenge is to get as many as we can to leave a comment on our blogsite. The idea is to get someone you know to have a look at our blogsite and leave a comment.
How many people can we get not only from New Zealand but around the world ?
They must mention that you told them about this site and then they leave a comment on this homework page, and if they want on other posts.

Good Luck

Welcome to Room 2's Assembly...we hope you enjoy it...!!!

On Friday the 29th of May Room 2 ran assembly. We showed our drawings of three dimensional names. Liberty sang Rainbow Connection and the Kapa Haka group performed for the first time.

Homework No.2

Well done with last weeks homework some great comments. Take a look at these photo's see if you can find out what they all have in common make your comment and see if you're right next week.

Homework No.1

The challenge is to come up with an original caption for this photo. Type this in the comments part of this photo and the best one will be published. Be imaginative, maybe you could come up with a family caption.

And the winning caption is.......

A...Alice & Allegra are asking you to

B...Buy big blocks of
C...Caramello chocolate
D...Dairy Milk too
E...Enquires to Picton School
F...Fundraising for
G...Going on school camp

by Liberty.....BUT it was closely followed by....

Feed your tummy and help us make money.

by Connor.

Kids Can

Thanks to Kids Can an organisation who provides schools around New Zealand with raincoats, they have now also provided some children with Beanies. Don't they look good...!!!!

ANZAC Experience

Children had a unique experience at Queen Charlotte College where they got the opportunity to dress up in uniforms from the armed forces and learn about New Zealands involvement in campaigns around the world.

The Magic Flute

Last week we were fortunate to have an Operatic Show at our school, here are some pics of last weeks entertaining show.

Duffy Role Model Assembly

Last term Picton School were fortunate to have Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones visit as part of Dufy Role Models.

The children in room 2 wrote recounts on what was a wonderful assembly please read some of the excerpts.

"On Monday 23rd of March it was the Duffy Role Model Assembly. It was in the school hall. The people that did the Role Model Assembly was Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones......My favourite part about the Duffy Role Model Assembly was the play because it looked like the Prince was about to kiss Sleeping Beauty. I hope they come again." Brylee

"Some people got chosen for a play. It was called Sleeping Beauty. It was about an evil fairy and good fairies, Aurora and a Prince, a Princess and King and Queen. It was funny when everyone dressed up........I want them to come back next month." Gemma

"Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton-Jones sang ua a song 'I Don't Like My Pants Falling Down'. Mt favourite part of the song was 'I Don't Like My Bottom Making Noises'. Peters guitar look like it had been made a long time ago. Peter was very good at playing the guitar and Mary was a very good singer. I liked the song becaise it was funny......I liked the play, story and the song. I hope they can come again." Liberty

"My most favourite part was when P.J tapped Sleeping Beauty (Billie) on the shoulder. They both came together and instead of kissing they shook hands. And that was the end of the play. I didn't want them to go at the end. I wanted them to stay, but they have to go so I'll be waiting for them next year." Jack

Some of our Writing

Over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at how to write descriptions using adjectives (Describing words) and Similes (Using like or as to make comparisons i.e. As blue as the sky.)

My friend Mr. Sam.

My friend has brown eyes and white hair. He has brown skin and is taller than me.
Mr. Sam likes to watch The Simpsons. He sings and plays the guitar. I like to listen
Mr Sam loves rugby and supports the Hurricanes.

By Sean


My friend Cheyanne.

Her hair is dark as the night sky. She has two sisters and one brother. She’s got a big smile like a mini banana. She has the most beautiful dark brown eyes like bark on a tree. Her favorite color is red. Her favorite game is golden child.

By Kaya

My friend Josh R.

My friend is as fast as a cheetah he has won a certificate for running. He has got brown hair like a bear and he has brown eyes like chocolate.

By Armani

Kia Ora

Kia Ora and welcome to Room 2 at Picton School. We are new to this so please bare with us as we attempt to show you our busy life here at Picton School