Term 2!

Nile Room is currently investigating all things ANZAC. Check out Ms Kelly's 1914 iMovie below...

BEACH DAY!

APS is off to Rabbit Island beach on March 2nd.

Check out some of these sandcastle pictures as inspiration for the big day!

Also check out the amazing driftwood sculptures by artist Helen Jansch

The Brain!

Nile Room's topic this term is ME and HOW I LEARN.

We are thinking about our brains a lot.

Below are some web links about the brain that we will be exploring!

Kid's Health Brain Page

National Geographic - Your Amazing Brain

Your Brain and Nervous System

Cricket Coaching

Today Jaap and Gary from the Cricket Association came to APS to teach us some fundamental cricket skills.

Students from Nile and St.Vincent joined in the fun.

Maia was the roving reporter and took a good number of action pictures of people running around the field.

Noah from St.Vincent made a wonderful catch.

Whaitiri from our room was the catching superstar of the day.

We have had quite a sporty day today with swimming straight after play, movement skills with Helen straight after swimming, lunch time swim and cricket coaching straight after lunch!

It was wonderful to see so many people choosing to participate and contributing to our positive atmosphere!

by Maia, Eden and Ms Kelly

2012!!!

2012 is here and so is our new teacher - Ms Kelly!

Stay tuned for a photo of our new class and updates from our Nile Room students!

My Trip to Melbourne Zoo

We have just arrived and entering the Melbourne zoo. I am here with mum and Grandpa.

Wow it's huge. Hope I have a great time.

Uh-Oh it started to rain!

Phew it was only a short shower of rain.

The first animals we saw were the meerkats. We took lots of photos and videos.

Then we moved down the track to the tree kangaroos and red pandas.

Then we went down a lot of different paths with Gorillas, Elephants, Frogs, Reptiles, Lions, Tigers, Penguins, Seals, Pelicans, Stingray, Fish, Bugs, Apes, Monkeys, Otters, Hippos, Kangaroos, Birds, Emus, Bears, Big Cats, Small Cats, Peccaries, Orang-Utangs, Koals, Bongos, Giraffes, Zebras and even Lemurs!!!

We went back to the start and got some popcorn and we headed back to my Granpa's house.

I had a fantastic time at the zoo.

(We were there for three and a half hours!

23.09.2011

Escher

QUADBLOGGING

Trafalgar Room

St Vincent Room

Moturoa

Check out our Blogging Buddies - this makes our world such a very small place:)

"DAFFODILS" - a Haiku Poem

Flutter in the wind

Yellow petals, heads nodding

Daffodils in Spring

By: Brearna, Jayde, Maia

Rock Da House

This morning, along with St Vincent class, Nile class rocked the roof off Trafalgar Centre for a final rehearsal before the BIG night - "Rock Da House"!!!!

You SOOOOO have to come and hear and see us to believe it - we ROCK:):):):)!!!!

The Trip to Sissy Bay

Two weeks ago my family and I(including Jed, our dog)drove to Sissy Bay for the weekend. When we got there(after about two and a half hours!)we got out of the car and started unloading. It took about twenty minutes doing that and when we finally did that we just sat down and did nothing.Phew! The next day it was very sunny so Dad went out to spray the weeds and of course Jed wanted to help!

All Mum did was lay in the sun reading a book and drink wine.

We were having a pretty lazy day and all we did was watch a movie. On Sunday Dad went out kayaking for a while and he saw dolphins chasing him so he came back to get me so he could show me.

When we got there the dolphins where gone. Anyway we still did some fishing. Mum and Jed could see us so Jed started barking.

On the way back to shore we also went through this cut through a mountain and the wind kept bashing us into the side of it. It was not pleasant.We were being pulled hard. We were paddling furiously trying to stay upright. Finally we got back to land! I walked up the hill while Mum and Dad kept throwing the stick for Jed. Our weekend was over and we drove back to Nelson and home.

Imogen

Rugby League

We have started our weekly Rugby League tournament at Tahuna playing fields. A bus comes and picks us up from school to take us to the field. We have 2 APS teams competing against teams from Nayland Primary, Tahuna, Birchwood, Stoke and Victory.

There is a drills area set up for us to use while we are not playing a game. We all had great fun getting muddy after all the rain we have had.

Tree Planting

This morning we walked to Neale Park to plant trees with some people from Nelmac and Nelson City Council. We got to plant Macadamia Trees, Locot Trees and Kowhai Trees. At the end we all got to have a baby Kowhai Tree to take home.

Tree Planting on PhotoPeach

Otis I am poem

I’m funny and reliable

I’m wonder if the world will end

I hear constant gunfire

I see the explosions

I want a p.s.3 and a Zippo

I am funny and reliable

I pretend I am in the army

I feel fizzy inside

I touch the comets falling by

I worry about the enemy bombers hoping they wont hit me

I cry when something disappointed

I’m funny and reliable.

Otis
16.5.11

Star of the week - Week 2

Jayde is our star of the week for week 2. Jayde always has a bright and bubbly smile and she can cheer anyone up. Jayde is a great friend and she is a good buddy to the children in Trafalgar Room.

Star of the week. Term 2 - Week 1

Jaladhi is the star of the week for the start of term 2. Jaladhi is a helpful member of Nile Room and he is always working hard. He is a great friend and he includes other people in his games.

It is great having Jaladhi in our room leading by example.

Star of the Week - Week 10

Otis is the star of the week for week 10! Otis can always put a smile on someones dial! He is a great character and keeps a happy buzz happening in our room. Otis has been working really hard during reading and maths. He is always willing to share interesting stories with us or to add another view point to our class discussions.

Star of the Week - Week 9

Eden is the star of the week for week 9! She is an absolute star in our classroom and always leads by example. Eden works hard during class time and remains on task to complete her work on time. Eden gives everything a go and is a real asset to Nile Room and APS.

Mac's Boulder Bank Story

Whoa! I said as I stumbled off the ferry and onto the Boulder Bank. This was the first time I had been to the Boulder Bank and I was really excited. As we made our way to the lighthouse, I had to keep stopping to get prickles out of my socks.

I realised Judi was screaming at me from behind “I’m the leader!” “Sorry” I say and doodle back. I thought to myself ... your too slow! Soon after that, Judi let us walk ahead slightly so I met up with Buda and Spider. We walked and talked so the walk to the lighthouse didn’t seem to take too long. It felt weird looking at Nelson from another angle. When we got to the lighthouse, I spotted an old couch. Bruce the ferry man told us on our trip back to school that the couch had washed up there after the flooding last year. The couch had travelled all the way from the Maitai River!

After lunch, I built a hut with Spider, Allan and Buda.

Megan called us over and told us to go up the lighthouse. The walk up to the top of the lighthouse took ages. The stairway was really steep. When I got to the top of the lighthouse, I was surprised how much of Nelson I could see.

All the children in our school held hands for a picture around the lighthouse.

I could see Bruce the ferry man waiting for us, I knew it was time to go back!

My favourite part of our trip to the Boulder Bank was finding out about how the Boulder Bank was formed and building the huts.

I hope I get to go again sometime.

By Mac

Boulder Bank

Star of the week - Week 8

Caleb is our Star of the week for Week 8. Caleb is stepping up to be a great leader in our school. He is a great helper in lots of aspects around school. He is a fantastic buddy to Addison and he organises Jump Jam and singing for us each morning. Caleb is also a keen sportsman. He plays rugby for the Nelson Rugby Club and is great at league too.