Welcome back everyone!

Here we all are - what a gorgeous bunch! The new revised version of champion learners in Room 4! We lost a few kids to room 5 but we see them all the time! A HUGE big welcome and 'we are so glad to have you with us' to Brayden. It is like he has always been here!

Here is a copy of the class letter that went home today. Look forward to another exciting year on our blog -remember to keep checking in and leaving us messages!

Kia ora and welcome back to Bradford everyone!

I hope everyone had as good a holiday as I did! I am feeling very ready to be back with the gang in Room 4 – what a good looking bunch they are too, taller, browner, minus a few teeth and even some different hair styles!

A busy term ahead of us yet again… We are going to be discovering all about how “We Have The Power”. The power of Learning is going to be a big focus for us this term. The team in Room 4 have already been putting their ‘architect’ hats on and thinking about how we can set up our room to make sure we have a great learning environment. Keep an eye on our blog (bradfordfantasticfour.blogspot.com) to see what else we have been thinking hard about and trying out!

The regular learning programme will begin next week, while we will still have our reading bags, the reading logs are being replaced by a home learning journal! Keep up that daily reading though, it can be a great way to calm a busy mind before hitting the hay!

It’s a good idea to bring a nice big bottle of water to school to keep on our desk and keep our brains fuelled during the day. It is also a great idea to have a spare change of clothes in your bag, just in case of any accidents!

Library – Monday

Discovery – Thursday (see attached note)

Any ‘making stuff’ you have at home, magazines or old newspaper are always appreciated along with a box of tissues to keep sniffles tidied away!

I am really looking forward to another fabulous year at Bradford School.

Any questions, Mums and Dads, just come on in and have a chat – or alternatively you can email me on alittle@bradford.school.nz

Ka kite ano,

Anna

Thinking about Christmas!

We have been using the Thinking Hats to talk about Christmas and what it means to us! Here are some of our ideas.

First of all what is good about Christmas?

You get lots of presents. Jack
I like all the food we eat. Paolo
We get to spend time with our family. Salani



Next we used the black hat to think about the not so good parts of Christmas - or why some people might not look forward to Christmas.

Some people might not be able to afford all the food and presents. Josiah
I don't like helping. Darrin
You don't always get all the presents you want. Paolo
You might not get yummy food. Charlie
Sometimes you eat too much and get a sore tummy.
You have to clean up the house. Grace



Then we used the green thinking hat to think of what we could to do to help someone on Christmas day or round Christmas time.

...my Mum doing the baking. Kodie and Antonia
...my Mum with the food. Salani
...my Nana cook nice stuff. Campbell
...look after my cousin Willie while the parents set the table. Cameron
...my Dad make up the Christmas tree. Josiah
...my Dad wrap up the pressies. Paolo
...my Dad make monkey bars. Jack
...my Dad fix up cars in the garage. Callum




These are the words that tell you how we FEEL about Christmas...

love, excited, yummo, nice, great, exciting, good, hiamo, wana, relaxed, thankful, happy and delighted!






What do you think about Christmas???

Paolo's message about fire

Pet day at Bradford

I like pet day but I did not get a certificate on pet day. My pet died when I was six yeras old and my pet missed the pet day. I like the fairy dog it was cute. I love pet day.
by Darrin

Today was pet day. I took all the photos. It was so big. There were dogs and cats, guinea pigs, parrots, snails, chickens and birds. My favorite was the chickens because we have chicks too.

by Rob

Pet Day at School on PhotoPeach

Spritzy Sprinters

For the last two weeks we have been discovering the best way to 'take off' when we start running races. First we "take our marks"... (walk up to the line).

Then, we "get set"....

Then, we "go".... run as fast as we can to the finish line. It is important to look at the finish line and not at the people next to you as that might slow you down!

Natty Narratives!

We have been learning how to write proper stories. This type of writing is called a Narrative. You need to have a title, some characters, a setting, a great beginning, a middle and an ending.

This week we have been working on making our first sentences really interesting and having a good beginning, middle and end to our writing.

We used this picture to come up with some ideas for our writing this week.


The Seeker.
Written by Ethan.

It was a hot day in the Castle of Rome. The castle was magical. It had wizards but one wizard betrayed the Romans. The people ran and ran. They were terrified but there was a hero to save the world. He was the Seeker.
The Seeker had a weakness. His dragon was evil now but he had a plan.
He went to the forest and found an army and went back to the castle and saved the world. The they lived happily ever after.

The Key to the Dragon.
Written by Rob

A dragon was flying home. The a boy showed up and the dragon said,
"Why are you so sad little boy?"
"I am the lowest in my school."
"Jump up on me. I can fly higher than the moon and you can come with me on a hunt for treasures."
The boy jumped on the dragon and he flew over the boy's house and looked for treasure. They flew to the dragon's home and told his Mum about the treasure. They found in on a rock. It was a trap and the dragon was trapped.
The dragon tried to get out but he could not get out with all his might but still he could not get out and was killed.
The boy got out safe and went back to the dragon's Mum's home and told his Mum. She cried and cried. The boy was sad and left.


The Legends of the Guardians.
Written by Salani

One day Toto and Nick were out by the lake when there was a big explosion. Toto flew with Nick as fast as he could go. The sky was fiery yellow and misty. The mischievous dragon hunters did the explosion. They wanted Toto but Nick didn't let them take him. Toto was his best friend.
nick took Toto to a land where people loved dragons. There were heaps of dragons. It was a place where the dragon hunters couldn't find Toto and the other dragons.
Toto and Nick bought a house where the could both fit.
They never saw the dragon hunters ever again.

high jump

We have been learning high jump at school. The highest we have jumped so far is sixty9cm.

We have to remember to; scissor kick over the bar, lift the closest leg to the bar first, land on your bottom and run very, very fast.

by Paolo