Week 6 in Room 12

We have had a great week in Room 12

On Tuesday we had The Money Man (Marlon) from the ASB visit us. Much to the children's delight Marlon  soon turned into Captain Cash. As well as talking about notes, coins etc Captain Cash gave them a very good message on saving. Captain Cash was full of enthusiasm which immediatly rubbed off on the children. They listened carefully, answered questions confidently and concentrated fully for the full 45 minutes.



The next morning a parcel arrived. The children had no idea what it was but after several guesses we decided to try and put it together. Some of the children persevered longer than others with Samuel lasting the distance, and he and Miss Robertson completed the task quite quickly.

What was it - perfect timing - a shop and a chance to practise money! This week we will price the goods and begin shopping with the purses and shopping bags we now have.







From this











to this - a great effort.

What fun we will have with our shop which came with fruit, a cash register and scanner and scales. Hopefully lots of learning about money, weighing and collaborating will be evident.

On Friday morning it was the Fathers Day Breakfast. The PTA had done a wonderful job and the hall was buzzing with excited children enjoying an early morning breakfast with fathers, grandfathers, uncles or a  special friend.  One Room 12 child said "this is amazing. Its like a party!"
Thank you all for your donation to the Cancer Society - the school wide collection was very successful.

Our Vegetable Garden

Over the last few weeks we have been creating a vegetable garden with the hope we will grow enough vegetables to make soup.

It was after a discussion on plants that the children had a vote between a flower garden and a vegetable garden and they have really enjoyed having a chance to plant in small groups with Jennie Robertson our Learning Assistant.

At the same time it was decided we needed to put signs in the garden and yesterday the children were pleased to be able to add the signs in the garden.

At the same time the children have been waiting patiently for their bean seeds to shoot and hopefully grow tall enough for Jack to reach the castle!

Through these two activities the children have learnt what plants need to survive and that plants are suited to certain environments.

If you have a chance ask your child to take you to see the garden.

Thank you to Piptia's for showing us how to make dumplings last week. The children enjoyed to experience and were certainly very happy to sample the dumplings they made.