This week the 'Milk in Schools' programme began at George Street Normal School.  Each day we are able to drink a small carton of milk.  We then fold up the carton like origami and put it in the recycling.  We are drinking milk to make our teeth and bones strong, to help us to grow, and to help our brains think really well!

The optional extra of our homework this week was to write 5 different ways you could be kind at home. Olive made a great powerpoint of how she was going to be kind to her puppy, Kip. Check it out!

Welcome to Mr Patrick Ahern who will be working in Room 11 for the next two weeks. Mr Ahern is in his second year of study at the Dunedin College of Education/University of Otago. We are looking forward to Mr Ahern teaching us lots of fun things!

Hello Room 11. I hope you are having fun this term. I have a fancy new collar and a haircut. What do you think? Love Poppy xxx

Each Friday this term we will be having Te Reo Maori sessions with Mrs Yeoman. With Mrs Yeoman we sing waiata, say karakia and learn new Maori vocabulary. During the class Miss Barnett is very lucky and gets to wear a beautiful korowai (cloak). We are looking forward to learning lots with Mrs Yeoman this term.

Our optional extra for homework this week was to draw a picture of our Mum and write about why she was special. Many children wrote some lovely things about their Mums. What lucky children they are to have such lovely Mums!

On Friday, all of the Room 11 students participated in the 'Big Crunch'. At 2.13pm all of the children crunched into a Jazz apple in an effort to set a world record of 18,000 children crunching apples at the same time. All donations that were given during the 'Big Crunch' went to the children's charity 'Kidscan'. 'Kidscan' are working to improve the lives of New Zealand children who live in poverty.

On Wednesday, we watched the Rosie the Cow Show. Rosie and her friends taught us about life on a dairy farm and the benefits of drinking milk.

Today we watched an amazing show by the talented performer Bernard Mangakahia. The show focused on celebrating Polynesian cultures including Native American Indian, New Zealand Maori, Hawaiian and Samoan. Bernard talked to us about the importance of family, challenges and pride. We were spellbound watching his amazing dance and performance skills. Many children were invited onto the stage to join in the fun. We were very excited when Manu was chosen to try out the poi!

Look at the amazing portraits we made at the Art Gallery.