Magnificent Tivaevae Completed

We are all very proud of Hazel who has worked so hard to complete her own Tivaevae.
Hazel decided to make her own quilt after reading and researching about Pacific Tivaevae.
She began by sketching tropical leaves and flowers, which were then used for her quilt design. After the fabric was cut and sewn onto the background Hazel persevered to hand stitch details and then to sew on a border using the sewing machine.

What a fantastic achievement for a seven year old! Well done Hazel!

A Surprise Visitor

What a wonderful surprise we had this morning when Ronald McDonald came to visit!
He told a story that helped us remember to 'STOP, LOOK and LISTEN', before we cross the road.
Ronald reminded us to keep safe by wearing our helmets when riding our bikes and scooters.
We loved joining in when Roald sang 'Make it Click", the song that helps us use seat belts in the car to keep ourselves safe.

Wow! Don't we look fantastic all dressed up as 'music box dancers' and 'Jack in a boxes' ready for our School Production. We have been practising singing and dancing for the whole term and this week we are performing for a packed audience in the local hall.
Our Show, 'The Toy Box', was written, directed and choreographed by Ray Priest and Raeleen Luckin who are teachers and parents at our school. It tells the story of a young girl who finds herself in a fantasy toy world. She discovers where toys came from and how special they are.
The show involves our whole school of 298 students from aged 5 to 13 years. It is full of colourful costumes and talented singing, acting and dancing. We are all very excited and proud of our performance.
 Well done everyone and thank you to all who have helped with props and costumes!

Lavalava

Some of our class made small printing blocks with tropical leaf and flower designs which they printed onto fabric. It was great fun getting dressed up "Island Style" in our own hand made lavalava.

Tvaevae





Hazel discovered that tvaevae are hand stitched quilts made in the Pacific Islands.

She has designed her own tvaevae and is busy embroidering details onto the leaves and hibiscus flowers. 

We can't wait to see her finished work!

FANTASTIC GYMNASTICS

We had loads of fun learning how to jump and land safely at gymnastics today. We used lots of floor equipment, benches, beams and big soft pads for bouncing off and climbing up onto. No one wanted to leave, it was so much fun!

SWIM SAFE CELEBRATIONS

We celebrated our achievements in swimming with a visit from Cecile, Wendy and Koru this week. We had a water safety quiz and some children received prizes for their improvement in skills last term. Congratulations on a super swimming season everyone!

What Makes Us All Different?

Room 4 have been wondering what makes us all different. We have been studying the Pacific Islands and comparing their peoples lifestyles to our own.
We discovered that the people of the Pacific grow and eat different fruit and vegetables to us because the weather is much warmer.
We enjoyed trying mango, coconut and fresh coconut milk in class.
Perhaps eating different foods is what makes us all different?