2016 Terrific Kids

Congratulations to our 2016 Terrific Kids who were awarded badges and goodies from the Kiwians on Thursday. 

Tyler, Ocean, Hollie, Jimi, Kase, Keah, Libby and Arie - you are all TERRIFIC kids and display all of the values!

Last blue badges for 2016!

Congratulations to our hard working students who earned their badges this week!

MLC End Of Year Trip 2016

The Middle team had heaps of fun on our end of year trip to Inflatable World and the Selwyn Aquatic Centre.

Special thanks to our helpers who came with us!

Here in the link to the photos: Trip Photos
Below is some of the action at Inflatable World:

Christmas Fun

Room 12 have been having some fun making Christmas videos using elfyourself.com - check out what amazing dancers we are!

More photos from Top Team

View on Flipagram

MLC Top Team 2016

Zones Team

Good luck to our MLC athletes competing today at zones!

Friendship Recipe

Today at lunch time the girls group working with Catherine (our school social worker) created a recipe for friendship.
It is certainly worth sharing!
Very wise words from these young ladies!

Orana Park Trip

Link to photos from our trip

Respect

The MLC has been learning all about RESPECT for Term 3.  We led Celebration Assembly for the final week of term and shared everything we had learnt for the term, including this wee number.  Big thanks to the wonderful, brave Rap stars who stepped up to learn the words to this!!  You guys rock!!

Congratulations

Another 2 super stars got their blue Smiler Sam badges at assembly today!

Arie Workshop 2

James - Google Doc's how to do tables

James - How to insert and image

Arie's Workshop 1: Google Documents

Mass Group Photo

Showing Respect

The Legend of Porirua Harbour

Descriptive Writing

We watched this clip of the animals that live in the rain forests in Rio, and we wrote these 

"What am I?" descriptions.  We were trying to use adjectives to "show not tell."  

See if you can work out what animal they are.  

[Answers are at the bottom of this post.]

[1]  What animal am I?

I have really long arms.

I am competitive.

I am orange and brown.

I can swing so high, like a ape.

I have long fur.

I steal stuff.

I have ears on the side on my head.

By Angus

[2]  What am I?

On the top of my head I have sharp pointy ears.

My nose is as long as a banana.

I have long whiskers as hairy as a carpet.

The rest of my head is light brown.

I have a short neck shorter than a human's neck.

My body is  as short as a block of wood.

I have sharp claws as sharp as a shark's tooth.

I can jump long distances like as long as a door.

I can leap high like as high as the ceiling.

I have four legs.

By Cody

[3]  What am I?

I have got an unusual face.

I have got a jungle as my home.

I have got yellow eyes.

I have 4 legs.

I can not be raised in homes.

I am orange.

I would be useful for a race.

I have tail like a snake.

By Lily

[4]  What am I?

I have black fur from head to toe.

I have greeny, yellow eyes.

I have black ears.

My nose is like a cat’s one too.

I have long white whiskers.

I have a weird mouth.

I have sharp teeth.

My tummy is long.

My legs are skinny.

My tail is like a cat’s tail.

By Teagen

[5]  What am I?

I am really slow.

I have two eyes.

I do swinging.

I like to hang upside down.

I have floppy arms.

I have a grey and brown, furry body.

By Henrietta

Answers:

[1] I am a monkey.

[2]  I am a fox.

[3]  I am a cheetah.

[4]  I am a panther.

[5]  I am a sloth.

Reading Thinglinks

A couple more Thinglinks from the hardworkers in the KiwiKiwi and Tawa Reading groups: