End of Term 2

The final week of Term 2 was, as always, busy but rewarding. We started with a visit to the museum to learn about Maori musical instruments and to make our own Koauau flutes from bamboo. In the afternoon we made special holders to keep our koauau safe by reusing old cardboard tubes. Playing a koauau needs a lot of practice but as you can hear on this clip we are slowly getting the hang of it.

As it was the last week of term we were busy checking all the knowledge and skills we have acquired duirng the first half of the year. I am looking forward to sharing these results with you all at parents' evenings in week 2 of term 3. Don't forget to book your online appointment time through the NCS home page.

But without a doubt the most exciting thing we achieved last week was the completion of our work on '10 Ways to Save the Planet". Have a look below and watch your child's face as they see the finished movie for the first time! We will be sharing our movie with some govermnet officials from Asia who will be visiting in the first week of next term to see our work on sustainability.

The first Thursday of next term will mark 100 days at school for Room 11 2009. A day of special 100 activities is planned ending in a ukulele sing-a-long with Nico's mum and Will's dad. I hope you are all busy coming up with creative, imaginative 100 days ideas to make over the holiday.

Our new inquiry topic for the first 5 weeks of term 3 is " Rights for Everyone" with a specifc focus on rights for the visually impaired. If you are able to assists in anyway with tihs study please pop in during week 1 to have a chat .

In the meantime I wish everyone a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing you all back safe and well in Room 11 at 8.55 on Monday 20th July.