Willow pome

Willow is a sparkling silver singlet on a hot summer 's day with black and white soccer ball on the front.

Enya Roses' poem

Enya is a long beautiful white sparkly dress with a tiara.       Enya is a yellow eye owl that flies in the deep dark wood.

Jack's poem

Jack is a singlet with white and black spots.

kayla's poem

Kayla Proudfoot is a tall sparkly building with a soft golden floor.  

Dan's poem

Dan is a red worn out school top which says Centennial School Waimate on the front of it in white letters😃

Things I did in the holidays

*watched the movie Cinderella
*went to Inflatable World
*drove to Waimate to see my cousin
*Got visited by my uncle came and see us
*built a hut
*went to Timaru to Chipmunks
*had fish"n"chips

Ruma Kakapo’s list of things they did in the holidays

·         Saw the movie “Home’’.
·         Walked the Routeburn Track.
·         Went to the Leap.
·         Went to Moeraki to go fishing with Mum and Jace
·         Fed the ducks at the park.
·         Built a hut.
·         Went to Twizel.
·         Went to the poppy parade, then went to work at the Salvation Army.
·         Flew to France.
·         Went to Inflatable world.
·         Watched you tube and Gizzy Gazza.
·         Got my own TV.
·         Looked at the exciting exhibits in the Otago museum

Newsletter 1 May

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

After two weeks back at school, it feels like we’ve never been away! I hope that you and your families had a nice Easter break and were able to enjoy the long weekend. Here’s is what’s happening in Ruma Kakapo this term:

Inquiry

We are learning about the ANZACs and Gallipoli and what this meant for individuals as well as for New Zealand as a country. Later this term, we will be going to the Waimate Museum and, with the help of the South Canterbury Museum Educators, learn a bit more about the Anzacs and the Gallipoli landing.

Maths

During the first two weeks this term we have been learning about 3D objects in geometry. Hands-on activities combined with Euler’s formula

V + F –2 = E have kept the children engaged and learning. (Ask them to explain the formula to you.)

We will be returning to number teaching and basic facts next week.

Student teacher

We are very fortunate to have Joanna Miller join us for a seven week placement from next week on.

Joanna is completing a graduate diploma in teaching through Christchurch College of Education and I look forward to working with her over the coming weeks.

Home & School Lunch & Visiting Performers

Order forms for this went home a couple of days ago and need to be returned by Tuesday, 5 May please. We also have The Playhouse theatre group coming to visit us for a performance next Thursday. Please send $2 along for your child. Thank you.

Netball & Miniball fees

If you child is participating in any of these sports and you haven’t sent the fees along, please do so soon. Thank you.

Remember summer

Remember when we went to the beach and we had ice creams and they were melting on Sunday with my friend Jessica?

Remember the time when we kept on playing hide and seek with Mum, and I heard hard thumping when we were running?

That was summer.

Remember the fun that we had with my dog Sach, playing with the ball, and the colour of her fur was brown?

Remember me having cheese sandwiches for lunch at school? Yum yum.

That was summer.

Remember the day when I kept on laughing at Jess’s house on her fluffy pink bed?

Do you remember the time when I had snake lollies with Grandma and Grandad?

That was summer. 

Silver's Remember summer poem

Remember the ice cold water at the Waimate pool on New Year’s Eve?

Remember when we touched the freezing raspberry slushy on that hot summer’s day?

That was summer.

Remember when I ran across the boiling hot squishy sand at the beach on the shore line?

Remember when I squirted you freezing water with ice in it out of the water gun?

That was summer.

Do you remember when you scared me on that really hot day from behind the curtain when I was walking through the door?

Remember the gooey fish swimming around in the sea, touching our legs?

That was summer. 

Sammy's summer

Remember when mum threw you in the pool

and it made a big splash?

Remember when the cold water touched our feet

and we screamed?

That was summer.

Remember when Dad chucked water at you

and we shivered and ran away?

Remember the sound of the ice cream truck shaker

shaking the sprinkles onto the ice cream?

That was summer.

Remember the taste of patties

on the boiling bread with sauce?

Do you remember the taste of hot chocolate

on a cold day in the middle of January?

That was summer.

Remember summer?

Remember the freezing cold ice block melting in your hands, when it first came out of the wrapper?

Remember the cold water tickling your feet when you first jumped into the pool that’s as blue as the sky?

That was summer.

Remember when we jumped into the pool and made a big splash ?

Remember the burning hot sun shining in your eyes at the town pool?

That was summer.

Remember people playing on the beach, screaming and making sandcastles that looked like a tower?

Do you remember when I went to a friend’s place and had home-made chocolate?

That was summer.                          

Pareawa's summer

Remember when we were in the ice-cold water,

screaming and laughing?

Remember the ice from your drink melting on your

tongue while we watched my older sister

helping my younger sister float on her back?

That was summer.

Remember when you jumped into the car

and started to sweat?

Remember moaning because it was so hot

you couldn’t move?

That was summer.

Remember the high pitched screams

when Dad chucked you into the pool?

Do you remember when you and me

were laughing so hard?

That was summer.

Micah's poem

Remember when we splashed in the big waves

at Moeraki Boulders?

We were jumping over the waves.

Remember when we ate cold ice blocks

that dribbled out our mouths?

That was summer.

Remember when we couldn’t sleep the night before Christmas because Santa was coming?

Remember when we woke up

and the presents were in our sacks?

We were so excited.

That was summer.

Remember when we spun around in the Super Bowl?

We got wet when we zoomed through the tunnel.

Remember the hydroslides?

It felt fun and exciting to slide through the dark hole.

That was summer.

That was summer by Mere

Remember when the mud felt like it was sticking to my feet

at my Koro Martin’s house in Auckland?

Remember the time when I saw lots of stars shining like glitter?

That was summer.

Remember the giant playground at the family day out and I couldn’t  find  Joe, mum’s friend?

Remember the smell of the curry chicken steam floating up through my nose?

That was summer.

Remember the time when I saw two children stuck in the room all day?

Remember the feeling of cold ice cream melting like sand going through my hands?

That was summer.