PMP

Who knew that having fun was good for the brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PMP or Perceptual Motor Programme, is to assist students in their learning by focusing brain activity in the brain. (That's it in a nut shell, but far more complex than that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Room 1 and 2, the Brainiaks and Rockets have started the programme again this term, and having great fun with it.
There are six stations, each one developing specific brain functions and body movements. One station is changed each week to maintain development but also the fun for the children. It really is so interesting from a teachers perspective, how children co-ordinate movements in such diverse ways.

Aiden striving for accuracy when balancing
on the low beam.

Wobble boards to centre balance. Following direction
to move minutely left or right. Persistence, Risk Taking
and Accuracy essential.

Hoopla, for hand eye co-ordination. Distance, speed
and accuracy.

See the concentration! You can just about touch it!!!!!!

Balancing the body whilst throwing a bean bag into
a hooper. Taking a Risk, Managing Self and Great Persistence.

Do you remember the good old 'Moon Hopper'?
Yep, you learnt to centralise your body core, as well
as striving for accuracy, taking a particular route.
Yep and you were having fun!

Go go Gabby.

Eye tracking. To focus the
eyes on an object, improve muscle control and strength,
enhance visual stamina.
(Press-ups for the optical muscles... Go the Team.)

Hand and eye co-ordination

Co-ordination of various parts of the body through the
obstacle course. Accuracy in placing the hands, feet essential,
whilst jumping, balancing, and changing direction.

          Kids are learning by having fun and becoming much more receptive, focused and interactive  
                                        learners, by just 'playing' for half an hour a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                             ........'LETS MOVE IT, MOVE IT.... MOVE IT'........

Books, books and more books........YEAH!!!!!!!!!

What fabulous fun to become a blood thirsty pirate, or a fluttering fairy, or my be a friendly dragon with a giggling witch!!!! The magic of character and books. We have enjoyed escaping into the fanciful fantasy of book week, developing our reading skills through reading millage, using the Habits of Mind by bring prior knowledge, imaging, questioning and most definitely developing a sense of wonderment.
Along with our book week the junior syndicate ran a readathon. WOW, the teachers could not keep up with the amount of students that ploughed through books. Great enthusiasm!!!!!! Fabulous higher order thinking too, changing endings, developing different plots. The list is endless.

Famous princesses
came to help.

Mischief.........watch out!

Adults had loads of fun too!
Keep your head on!!!!

Lola, a likable loveable
fairy.

Cheeky witch. What's Lucinda
cooking up?

Mascot in the making?
Go the AB's and Gabby!

"Happy to help", says
smilie Nouelle the
Tooth Fairy. 

Friendly Fairy, to
make all people smile.

Jacqui and Honey Bear,
ready to make people laugh.

Macka, Queen of the
fairies.

Modern fairy, Jaide
just loves to have FUN!

Perrrrrrfect.... Miss Jennifer.

Magic is in the air Stella.

MEeeow Miss Kitty.
Jenna that lucky cat.

Maggie is Bad Jelly's
pretty sister. 

More VIP's to help with
our parade. Go Cat in the Hat.
(Aiden and Mrs. Potter)

Trouble is brewing............

High jinks from these rascally
characters!

As the saying goes, 'Just
when you thought it was safe
......up pops Wills!

Poutu up to farm yard
tricks.

Always safe with a Super Hero!
Go Nicholas.

Permission to come aboard
Captain George?

Cole the friendliest
dinosaur on the block.

Green is the name of the Game!!!!!

Room 1 learnt lots about recycle, reuse and saving our environment, from the 'Waste Wise' Team.

Energetic young people, two from Hawkes Bay and two from Auckland, who delivered an entertaining but powerful message about how to recycle waste.
Room 1 had great discussions on how we could improve our school and what we could do better at home as well. We also brought many of the HOM's into our discussion.

I wonder if you can think of the ones we talked about???????????????????????

Podletts

Welcome to the 'Pod'.


Room 1 has had so many great children join us, that we have now form the 'pod'. The podletts are taught in the morning by Mrs Pease. In the afternoon we all join together again to have fun with Topic research and P.E.
At present the 'pod' is developing in the library, and what a wonderful learning environment they are developing.

Way to Go, Podletts.
Just a few of the clever Podletts hard at work.

Phenomenal Patterns

We have been working hard in Term 2, studying Algebra. Phew! How grown up are we?!
We are able to create our own patterns and state a rule for them. Take a look!