Term 3 - Week One

Wow, how quickly the first week of school has gone! I have really enjoyed getting to know the children and establishing some new routines with them. I have also had the opportunity to meet many parents and family members. Thank-you for kind wishes. We have a very busy time ahead of us and I am looking forward to a great term with you and your children.

This week Room 9 received pedometers for the Greatest Feet Challenge. This is a challenge that lasts for 3 weeks. The program was designed to Help Kiwi kids get active and into the Olympic Games. At the end of each day the children are recoding the number of steps they have taken on a log sheet. At the end of each week the steps will be recorded on the website. They’ll then track their progress – individually and with their classmates – as they take on new challenges, and make a simulated Olympic journey the length of New Zealand, learning and being inspired by local Olympic athletes as they go. If you would like to have a look at the website go to http://www.mygreatestfeat.org/.

This week we have also began out inquiry into the Olympics Games. The children have been really fascinated leaning about the Modern and Ancient Olympics. They have also been creating an Olympics class timeline that is displayed in out room. They have found out lots of interesting things. For example - Did you know our own Mr Bird is a former New Zealand rowing cox who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul.