Term 3

Wow what a busy start to Term 3 that we have had!  It's hard to believe that we are in Week 6 already, that means that half of the school year has passed. 

• In Week 2 and 3 we had Tennis Coaching
• In Week 3 we had a Flava Day rotation as our Kapa Haka group went to Timaru to compete
• In Week 5 we had a Netherby Talent Quest and what a lot of hidden talent we have in our classes.  

Have a look at the slideshow below to see how busy we have been over the first half of this term.  

A successful weekend for Ocean!

OCEAN WAITOKIA SINGS HER WAY TO VICTORY!

In my fascinating weekend, I went to Waimate.  In Waimate I entered the Country Music Awards.  I sang four different songs; I'd like to see Jesus on the midnight special, He taught me to yodel, Country girl with a rock 'n' roll heart and Cowboy sweet heart.  At 4.30pm the judges started the prize giving.  I got three awards; one for my country rock, one for my country solo and one for the junior runner up overall.  

While I was down in Waimate I got to go up to the White Horse in the hills, the White Horse is a big stone.  It was very bumpy ride but I got a back  massage on the way up!

At last Gran and I came home to Ashburton.  We had to go the Event Centre to watch my sisters performance called Youth 4U!

Let it snow, let is snow, let it snow!

Week 7 at Ashburton Netherby School was the shortest of the school year so far!  We had the Monday off due to the Queen celebrating her birthday and then we all woke up on Wednesday morning to a wonderful white surprise so school was closed for the day.  Thursday at school was a day filled of making snowmen and having snowball fights as the field remained cover in the delicate white powder.  Before we knew it, Friday had rolled around and the end of the week was there.  Here are some creative pictures that the children of Room 1 took amongst the snow.

Well done Monaro

Kotiti spelling out his name.

Jacob's name clearly written

Emma getting up and close with her 'cool' new friend

Music Festival!

We are only one week and two days out from performing on the biggest stage that Mid Canterbury has at the Heartland Mid Canterbury Music Festival.  The children have been practicing very hard for the past term and their performance is becoming well polished.  It would be great if you could come along and support all of the children as they sing for a huge audience on Thursday the 31st May.  Tickets can be purchased from the Ashburton Trust Event Centre for a cost of $12.00 or online at ticketdirect.co.nz.

When the teachers went on a course!

On Wednesday after school Miss Cruickshank, Miss Saunders, Miss Bishop and Mrs WF attended a workshop to learn about how to use iMovie in the classroom.  We learnt about all the excellent effects we can add to enhance our movie.  Check out the video below that Miss Cruickshank made. 

CrOsS CoUnTrY!!

On Tuesday the 1st of May Netherby School headed for Chertsey to compete in the annual Cross Country event.  The Senior Syndicate had been training since last term and were hoping for some pleasing results. The weather wasn't fantastic but we weren't going to let that dampen our spirits as we boarded the bus and headed north.  Conversations were at a premium as the excitement levels grew.  It was all too much for Kotiti as he fell asleep not long after we departed.  

    WE HAD SOME GREAT RESULTS ACHIEVED.  WELL DONE TO         ALL THOSE CHILDREN THAT TRIED THEIR VERY BEST AND    DIDN'T STOP RUNNING FROM START TO FINISH. 


 It was pleasing to see that the Senior Syndicate had 13 children qualify for the County Cross County and they will run at the A and P Show grounds on the Friday 11th May.

Check out the iMovie below that Miss Cruickshank created, credit must be given to our fantastic photograph Andrena Skinner.

Room 1 welcomes Seluvaia Ratoul to their class this term.  Seluvaia has moved down from the North Island with her family where she attended Levin East School. She has made a great start to her learning at Netherby.  Charlie in Room 3 is Seluvaia cousin, so she was lucky enough to know someone as soon as she started.

We hope you are enjoying your new school Seluvaia!

Welcome back!

Wow, the holidays have passed already.  Sometimes it feels like we blink and miss them.  I hope you all took the time to relax and spend time with your family doing exciting activities.  This term again is going to be super busy.  We are currently practising on a daily basis for our cluster cross country, which is to be held on Tuesday the 1st of May.  Well done to those children that are managing to run around the block 3 or 4 times that is a fantastic achievement.  We all look forward to watching you race on the day!  This term the Year 5 and 6 students will be taking part in the Mid Canterbury Music Festival we have been spending a lot of time learning the mass choir songs, now we need to get going on our own school ones. 

Pyjama mufti!

On Friday of Week 9 the student council organised a PJ mufti day. It was fantastic to be able to come to school in such comfortable clothing, however it did seem like the day took a long time to pass because we were all feeling so tired and just wanted to jump back into bed. A big thank you to Ms Bodie and the members of the student council for organising a great event.

Swimming!

Last week the whole school went swimming!!  Everyday the juniors caught the bus from school at 10.30am and swam between 11 - 12pm.  When the juniors came back the seniors excitedly jump on the bus for their turn. 

Watch the slideshow below to see us having a fantastic time in the water. 

Mount Hutt Retreat Camp!

During week 5 of this term the Year 5's from Room 1 went to camp at Mount Hutt Retreat near Methven.  They had a fantastic experience partaking in a range of activities and pushing themself out of their comfort zone.  All the children would love to say thank you to the parents that came on camp and made it a memorable experience for them, your help was greatly appreicated.

 

BUDDY READING

Check out the slideshow below of some of the Room 1 children reading with/ to their buddy on a nice sunny Ashburton day!

  
   

WELCOME BACK!

A huge welcome back to everyone at Netherby School. It has been fantastic to see your smiling faces and have your laughter back within the grounds of Ashburton Netherby School. I do hope you have all had a great Christmas break with your family and did something extra special during this time.

The blog this year is set up a little bit differently to those I have done in the past.  Rather than having just one page where all posts are put I have created a range.  These can easily be accessed by clicking on the learning area.  Over the course of the year students will be sharing the learning that they have done in class here on our blog.   

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Miss C :)