Mosaics in Room 2

Ms Lindsay  is teaching us to mosaic. We started by breaking up some ceramic plates and tiles we bought from home. Then we arranged the broken pieces to form a design and glued them onto a small white tile. Next we did the same but...

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Term 2 Room 2 Newsletter May 2009

  Welcome to Term 2 2009.  Last term was hectic to say the least! This term seems staid in comparison. However this will give us a chance to buckle down to some regular class work. Coming Events Rippa Rugby Tournament Thursday 7 May Money Game...

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Back to School Tips from TVNZ Breakfast

By Janice Davies – Attitude Specialist at www.attitudespecialist.co.nz Coping with transition from holiday to school 1. Younger children get tired. Allow them time to rest. You could give them a small reward/surprise at the end of the day/week. Give them something to look forward to....

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Protecting Our Native Trees

Our native area is fast drying out in the summer heat. Today we spent some time with the juniors weeding around the plants and laying a bed of barley straw around each to help retain the moisture in the soil. In the photo Courtney and Hayley are...

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BMX Track Fun

Eli is airborne! This week the seniors spent their interval and lunch breaks to lay crushed limestone on our BMX track. This has made the track much quicker to ride on. Thanks to Roger Gray and Hatuma Lime Marton for sponsoring the crushed lime and to Dallas Fraser...

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Mount Biggs Wins Silver!

Wow! Well done to the Green Group led by Ms Lindsay and Mrs Rakatairi, and to Mrs Marshall.  Your work has won Mount Biggs School an Enviroschools Silver Award. Winning silver is not an easy task. Here is what the judges said… “Your excellent application demonstrated...

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