Another Great Creation at Action Stations

What a fabulous year of action stations we have had.  The children have enjoyed leading their learning and trying new things that they may not have chosen as an interest before.

Here is one last video of learning in action.

Poppy, Alice, Brooke and Lucy have worked together to manage themselves and persevere in their creation of this jingle.  They created the music together and performed wonderfully to a well-known Christmas carol.

Well done girls.  Great job working together and performing to our audience.  See what you think by clicking on the photo below!

Letters to Santa

We thought it would be a good idea to write letters to Santa today and use some lovely language to ask nicely for gifts we would like to receive.

We hope Santa is up with the technology so that he can read our letters although we are posting them to him also.

Junior Production

Well another year has rushed by on us and of course this means that another Junior Production was on show.

This years Production was 'The Magic School Bus - the Habitat Hunt' and it was a way of winding up our inquiry for the year all about Living Things.

The children did an outstanding job learning their dance with Miss Fairbairn and the show was amazing.  Well done Room 5 and all the other Juniors involved.

Here is a photo of us before the production and a sample of our writing. We hope you enjoy sharing it.

Junior production

The juniors put on a production called The Magic School Bus - The Habitat Hunt. I was a main character. I sat on the stairs to watch the classes dances. My favourite dance was room 1’s. The juniors did a great job. 
By Ted

The juniors at St Clair School put on a production. Room 5 dressed up as a sloth and some penguins. Room 2 put on a chicken dance. Room 8 got lion costumes that looked scary. Room 7 dressed up as zebras. Room 1 were tigers and cheeky monkeys. Everyone was great. 
By Harry

The juniors did a production and room 5 did a penguin dance. Room 7 were zebras and Room 2 were cheeky monkeys. Olive and Ted were acting. Room 4 were seagulls. Harry was a sloth. Room 5 did well. 
By Rachael

The juniors of St Clair School put on a production!!! Room 5 dressed up as penguins and danced to the Sid Shuffle. Room 2 dressed up as lions and their dance was scary. Room 2 dressed up as yellow chicks and my friend Kiana is in that class. She did good. Room 1 dressed up as monkeys and tigers their dance was scary as well. Oliver and Ted were the main characters. At the end we sung Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and Move it Move it. The juniors did a great job. 
By Lucy

The juniors at St Clair School put on a production. It was about the magic school bus. Olive and Ted were in it too. Room 5 dressed up as cool penguins and danced to the Sid Shuffle and it was called the Continental Drift. The other classes were dressed up as other animals too and they were dancing to other music. It was very cool.
By Emily-Rose

Beach Education!

We had so much fun at Beach Ed.  The weather was good for us and with the help of Sunsmart Sam we helped fill in all the things we need when we go out in the sun!

Check if your child remembers what each word is with each letter represented by looking at the photo of Sunsmart Sam.

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in the summertime!

Labour Weekend Fun!!!

Labour Weekend Recount Writing!

We are working hard to make our stories more interesting by adding more detail and some 'wow' words that will 'capture the reader'.  How do you think we are going?

My Weekend

In the amazing awesome Labour weekend I went to the park.  I saw Leila and also my other friend.  I went with my brother Lucan and my brother Cohen and I came with my Dad. 

First I played with my friend’s puppy.  We took the puppy for a walk.  I played on the swings.  It was fun because my Dad swung me high.

After that we left and we walked home and we ate dinner.  It was a fun Labour weekend. My fun weekend was just what I wanted!

Then I went to bed.  I felt so terrific that I went to the park, only that it was a bit dark.

My favourite was when I played with my friend’s dog.  It was cute.  I like dogs because they are fluffy. 

By Safia

Labour Weekend Fun

In the hot weekend I went to Hampden. 

First we let the birds go at the beach.  I collected shells and they were different, beautiful colours.

Then we went home.  We went to the park.  We went on the climbing frame. It was high.

Later we had ice cream, it was raspberry and strawberry flavours.

Lastly I went biking on my scooter.  I had fun because I can do tricks on my scooter.

By Rachael

Labour Weekend Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

In the fun, fun, fun Labour weekend Ben came over.

First I put my shoes on.

Then Ben and I went down to the tree hut.  Ben gave me the wood to make weapon holders.

Next Nana and Wawa came.  We were surprised.

Then my Dad and I went to the beach.  I looked for crabs.

Next we walked to a restaurant.  I had butter chicken and an L’n’P.

I felt amazing because we got an extra days holiday.

By Mana

Labour Weekend

A windy, sunny, watery, playful weekend.

First I went to an Asian shop.  We were looking for a medicine for my grandad.

Next we went to Brighton.  This is what we did.  We went to the park.  We went up some steep stairs to go down a long, slippery slide.  We also had lunch – it was sushi, a pear and feijoa drink.  We also played on the circle, black, two-person chair.

Next we went to the beach.  We didn’t have to go far because the beach is connected to the park.  I found heaps of shells.

Then we went home.  When we got home Tahlia and I had an ice-block. 

I like my weekend because I have not been to Brighton beach for ages.

By Poppy

Labour Weekend

I went for a fantastic sleepover at Grandads bus.

First we had a yummy snack of chocolate.

Next I went to the fair.  I went to the shop to get candy and I watched ‘Finding Nemo’.

After I went fishing at the fresh water river. 

I was sad because I did not catch any fish.  I had a picnic too.  I was happy because I went fishing.

By Ajay

My Weekend

I got an electric train.  It is a diesel train.

First I drove to amazing Toyworld.  That was where I got the train.

I watched a movie called ‘Wall E’.

My track goes around the wheelbarrow, then around the baseball bat, then around the big shell, then to the stairs.  I did it with Sam.  I had a wheat grass drink.

I liked my weekend because I got to go to Sam’s and Zach’s.

By Maia

Labour Weekend Fun

Yay!  It is amazing, fantastic, wonderful Labour weekend.  My family and me went to Woodhaugh gardens.

First we had a walk.  My Mum tricked us that a lion was here but there was no gold maned lion.  So when my brother heard about it, he threw rocks at stuff just to pretend.  We took our dog because we do not normally take her.

Next, we went to the park at the Woodhaugh gardens with the whole family. 

Then my Mum asked, “do you want to go on the flying fox or in the pool?” and Emily and me said “the pool!”  So we went in the cold pool.

Lastly when we were in the pool we had a water fight with Aiden and we got soggy and so wet that we had to change our wet and sooooo soggy clothes to dry clothes.

I liked going to Woodhaugh gardens because we got to go in the cold pool.

By Alice

Labour Weekend

I had the most boring weekend ever. 

I vomited about 6 times.  Then I went to Grandma’s house.

After that she gave me an ice-block and cookie.

Lastly my Mum picked me up and I watched TV, I watched Sponge Bob.

I had a boring time because I didn’t get tot do anything but watch T.V. and eat.

By Olive

Labour Weekend Fun

Yay!  We got an extra day for the weekend, it is called Labour Day.

First my family and I went to Portobello to have a picnic.  We had chips, sandwiches, and yummy raspberry buns.  They were yum, yum, yummy.

Next I played catches with Jack, Harry, Mummy and Daddy.  Mummy caught me lots of times. 

Then we drove back to our house and we stopped at the ice-cream shop.  I got a boysenberry ice cream.

After that we were finally home and we watched ‘Lego Friends’ and ‘Dinosaur Train.’  Lego Friends was about when it was Stephanie’s surprise birthday party.

The next day, on Monday, we decided that we would go to Moana Pool.  Daddy, Jack and I went on the fast, zooming hydro slide.  We saw Kiana and her family so we all went on the hydro slide.  I raced my Dad and Jack.  I went on the hydro slide with Kiana.  We went by ourselves even though Kiana is only four.

Later on we decided to get out of the hydro slide.  Dad said, “We will come back,” we said “ok Dad.”  Then we had a race in the big water slide.  I won the race!

Next we went back on the hydro slide, Kiana and I still won the races.

Lastly all of us went back to see Mummy and Harry in the learners pool.  There was another big water slide.  I went on it lots of times.

I loved my long weekend because I got to have a picnic and I got to go on the amazing hydro slide.

By Lucy

Labour Weekend

Sweet, we got an extra day for the weekend.

First we drove to Alex from 7pm till 9pm.  We were going to Grandma’s and Grandad’s. 

The day after that, we fed the dogs with Grandad.  We fed them biscuits and meat and Grandad ate one of the biscuits.

When we were coming back I had a triathlon but no swim.  I was really fast because I got a medal – I came 3^rd.

Once we were back we went to the butterflies and heaps of them landed on me.

I felt proud of myself because I came 3^rd in my triathlon.

By Harry

My Weekend

In the long weekend my bedroom was moved into the spare room.

First Aimee needed a space for work so Aimee used my bedroom.

Then we went to the farm to meet some people to buy the farm.  Those people said it was too small for their horse.

After that we went home to see my new bed.  It had a stretcher bed under my bed.  My bed is pink. 

Later on a desk came.  I didn’t know what it was yet, but when it was built I saw it was a desk.  I love it!

After that, we went out for tea and we had seven things.  I had noodles with spaghetti and meatballs and some chips.  Then I had an ice cream sundae.

I liked my weekend because I like to go out for tea.

By Isabella

Labour Weekend Fun

In the weekend I went to Mana’s fun house, he had a new tree house

First we had food.  They were chips and grapes.  Behind his tree house there’s dirt and they had lots of branches.  It was a fence of branches.  There were 100 branches.

After that I got new tiger shoes.

The new holiday house is in Queenstown.  The letterbox number is 36.  It is an A-frame.  It has a big back yard.  It has a prickle bush and an older tree that’s a plum tree.  There is a glasshouse.

On Saturday I got a new marble game.  You join some blocks together and the marbles go through the blocks.

In the weekend my Grandma looked after us.

I liked my weekend because I did lots of stuff.

By Ben

Labour Weekend Fun

Wow, in the weekend I went to my cousins.

First we played Lego Chima, I won. 

After that I sang a song.  I made the song up.

Next I played hide and seek.  I was in.  I hid in the closet and Isabella couldn’t find me.

Later on we played soccer.  I kicked the ball and it went in the goal. 

I feel goo because I like going to paly dates.

By Marley

Labour Weekend Fun

Hooray, we get a free day off school, it is called Labour Day.  In the extra holiday my family drove to Fern Gully.

First we hiked up and up and up!  On the way we crossed a bridge, I pretended to be big Billy goat gruff. 

Then we had a yummy packet of biscuits and then we were off again.

Next we hiked down the hill.  That was quicker than going up. 

Finally we are at the bottom of the hill.

Last we played at the park, it was at the bottom of the hill.  At the park I went up and down on the swinging swing.

After that I went down the pole.

I felt very proud of myself because I walked up the hill.

By Ted

Weekend

Splash!  On awesome Labour Day I went to the pool.  It was hot when I got in and the waves were on.

First I went on the hydro slide.  I went on the fast one.

Then I played ‘Battleship’.  I made the game up.

Next I played with my ball.  I kicked it really high.

Lastly I went skateboarding.  I went zooming fast.

I enjoyed my Labour Day because all those things were awesome.

By Sam

The Weekend

Haha, I caught a bit of seaweed in the weekend when I went fishing.

I first had to get my amazing fishing rod and tackle box.

Then we went in the gate to go fishing.  We had to walk for a long time.

Then I went on the Wii, I played ‘Fun Park Party’.  You have to find the mayor and then find Planting Pete.

Then we had the pancake maker.  We made 5 lots of pancakes.  We put chocolate buttons in them.

Then we went to Starfish and we had five bowls of wedges with chilli sauce and sour cream.  It was good and it was with the rest of the family.

Later we went to the supermarket because we ran out of food.

I liked Saturday, Sunday and Monday because I felt happy.

By Daniel

Weekend

Splashing, screaming at the Salt Water Pool.

First we went into the big blue pool.

Next I went into a ring.  I could do tricks in it.

After that we went to my cousins birthday.  At the party we first had lunch.

Next we had dinner.  After that we watched ‘Jane and the Dragon.

By Glenn

My Fabulous Expealidocious Weekend

First I got my mining tools.  Then I mined but we thought we had found gold but we didn’t.

Hahaha, so then, something exciting happened…

We found gold!  One big block of gold.  We were so excited that we got gold.

Hooray!  You wouldn’t believe it.

By Lewis

My Weekend

I went to Uncle Kevin and Aunty Ester’s and I had amazing fun.

First I jumped off the stairs and I watched Uncle Kevin make the donuts.

Next I ate breakfast and then we went home.

Then Dad went to work.  But before we went home Uncle Kevin made such an amazing house out of lego.  It had a driveway at the bottom and at the top.  Now that’s where the people live.

I liked my weekend because Uncle Kevin made me such an amazing house.

By Isaac

My Weekend

Guess what?  I got an extra day off in the weekend.  Oh it was so fun. 

My neighbours came over for tea and dessert and my friends came too.  All there was were boys.  I asked Gracie, my big sister, if I could play with her but she said “No!”  So I asked Leo, my little brother, if I could play with him but he said “No!”  So I went into the shed and pretended to make some soup.

One day later Rewa came over.  We watched a movie, we played Mum’s and Dad’s, we played musical statues and we played lots more games.

The next day we went to the museum.  It was Josephine the trains’ party.  Don’t worry, she’s just pretend.  There was a big, big, big, big caterpillar and we went though it.  “Ouch!  My hip, I cut my hip while I was going down the hill inside the caterpillar.” 

We were allowed to get our face painted and get a balloon but while we were lining up in the line a lady came who owned the museum.  She was curling her hair.  She said, “Where are your parents?”  We said, “Right there.”  “The one with the cap on, the one with the bow?”  “No, they are around the corner.”  “Oh sorry” she said, “the face painters are going home now.”  We went, very sad, back to Mum and Dad so Dad painted our faces at home.

The next day we got some lollies for Halloween.  I picked some jaffas, Gracie picked lollipops, Leo picked jaffas like me and Ollie picked lollipops like Gracie.  Mum and Dad got some different lollies, some candy corn and lots of other lollies too.

I liked my weekend because Mum and Dad took us to fun places.

By Emily-Rose

Labour Weekend Fun

In my awesome Labour weekend I had a fun time.

First I went with Dad to Jacob’s Ladder.  We walked up lots of stairs.

Next we took Doogie for a walk on the beach.

Then my family and my next-door neighbours went out for dinner.  For dinner we had some chips and salad and two ice chocolates.

Last Mia, Harry, Luca and me went across the road and to the park.  At the park we played on the grass.

Lastly we thought to make a mixture of games.  The games that we played were hide and seek, rugby, dodge ball and octopus fall. 

I felt good because I got to go out for dinner.

By Leila