Holiday reading logs

It's hard to believe we are nearing the end of the year. We have loved teaching your children, and helping them settle into school. They have all done a great job and are now ready for a big holiday before the exciting move into year 1 in 2020.
Just a reminder about holiday reading logs. 
All children have been given a holiday reading log to fill out over the Summer break. It looks like this and can be found in your child's book bag.

Remember to record every time you read- it doesn't have to be only your child reading, it can be a story you read together.
When school returns in February, bring back your reading log and then you will get a visit from Fairy Judy!

Thank you so much for your support and have a wonderful holiday!

Athletics

We had our Rimu athletics on Wednesday morning. We took part in activities such as high jump, long jump, softball throw, three legged race, and hurdles. It was hot work, but lot's of fun.

Congratulations to Bruce who placed third in the 5 year old boys race.

Picnic Day

What an active week we had!
We had our Tuatahi picnic on Tuesday, and it was lots of fun.
We enjoyed activities such as bubble blowing, parachute activities, and egg and spoon races.
We then had a fun swim in the pool followed by a picnic lunch on the field.
Thanks to those parents who were able to share in our fun!

Swimming

We are all very excited to see the pool open for the last few weeks of term.
Tuatahi had their first swim on Wednesday afternoon. It was a fabulous way to cool down after a very hot day!

More water play......

We had some fantastic investigations going on with our water play this week.
Some of our learners found a pipe and began to investigate the movement of water.
They came up with a plan to move the water through the pipe and into a bowl. It then overflowed into a boat, and got trapped in a dam!

Reading

Some of our learners have been learning to read words by sounding out the beginning, middle and endings of words.
Layla and Abigail put their skills to use today by reading the words and finding the picture to match.

Wonderful Water Play

Water play was a popular choice today.  Games and ideas included watering plants, scrubbing and washing the table, jumping in the puddle that kept getting deeper and muddier and exploring ways to make a water volcano!  So may creative and wonderful ways to play with water!

An awesome car ramp!

Harper made this awesome car ramp out of the magnetics. He had to do some problem solving to work out how to attach the side magnets onto his ramp. He showed perseverance and resilience.

Great job Harper!

Volcano fun in the sandpit!

We made volcanoes in the sandpit.
We poured vinegar over the baking soda and watched the bubbly lava flow out.
We were amazed at the 'reaction' that occurred once the baking soda and vinegar mixed together.

Great team work everyone!