Room 9 QPS

GOODBYE

2010-06-30T14:37:00.000-07:00

Thank you for being such a fantastic class Room 9. I am going to miss you all! I will send you some postcards from South America! Keep up all the hard work.

Take care, Miss Blackford

Week 11 news...

2010-06-30T14:35:00.000-07:00

Jack - Jack got an award for most improved player in soccer. There is another Jack on Jack’s team. Cameron is also on Jack’s team. Soccer has finished for the year, but now they are playing footsaul (inside soccer)!

Jakob D – Jakob got a special pen from his mum. The pen is new and has six different colours. Jakob also brought in a magazine. It has an article about Jimmy Cowan. It has lots of pictures of Jimmy in it.

Jessie – Jessie brought in some blocks of chocolate for her netball coaches. Her netball coaches are called Haley and Jane. Jessie likes to smell the chocolate through the wrapping. It makes her hungry. Jessie has to hide the chocolate so Miss Blackford doesn’t eat it for morning tea!!

Troy – Troy’s Dad caught a trout. It is the first trout he has caught. His Dad brought it home to eat for dinner. They had it with a bun and it was delicious! The trout was a brown colour and was really big.

Damien – Damien went to the bowling centre. He went with his buddy, Lou Al and Lou Al’s buddy. Lou Al won! Damien had some hot chips. Damien is really good at bowling and can knock down all the pins.

How To Tell The Time

2010-06-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

You can also try this website http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec1.html
If you are unable to get into the website - google tell the time, online games.

Learning To Tell The Time

2010-06-28T19:20:00.001-07:00

Go to http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/clock/clock7hour.html to play the TIME game!

Week 10 - Sea News...

2010-06-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

Riley - When Riley went to Australia he got a toy shark. He saw one that was white and one that was black. His favourite was the black one because it had big teeth! Riley’s favourite show was the dolphin show. The dolphin made a big splash and wet some of the audience.

Millie – Millie brought in a book to show us. The book has special flaps you can open to find the creatures hiding behind. Millie also has a Magic School Bus book that is about sharks. It is full of facts like… “Sharks can hear a sound from miles away. They can smell a tiny drop of blood and even hear a fish’s heart beating.”

Mikaela – Mikaela brought in lots of toy fish! They are different colours, but look similar. We think they are Regal Blue Tang fish like Dory from Finding Nemo. Mikaela also has a starfish that her Mum made when she was younger. Mikaela’s Grandma made her a small, yellow and purple fish cushion as well!

Charlotte – Charlotte brought in a book called The Choosing Day. The mother dresses up in a wedding dress. The little girl dresses up in some dress ups. Charlotte is going to dress up like the girl in the story for our book parade. She is not sure where she got the book from but it is one of her favourite books.

Cameron – On Saturday Cameron went to the All Blacks versus Wales game. He got an All Blacks flag and book while he was there. The book tells you all about the All Blacks and Welsh teams. Cameron showed us the page with all the All Black players and their jersey numbers.

Week 9 news...

2010-06-17T14:42:00.000-07:00

Jessie – Jessie won a prize, it is a lip gloss and sunscreen. Jessie also has a My Little Pony. The My Little Pony has a magnet on its foot so it can stick to the board. Jessie has two other ponies at home.

Erin – Erin has brought in two Scottish stuffed toys. One is a man in a kilt and the other is the Loch Ness Monster. They both have plaid on because that is what Scottish people wear. The Loch Ness Monster also has bagpipes and plays a tune.

Dawson – Dawson’s Dad bought him a paper plane book. Dawson has made two fast planes, a slow one and a super fast one! Inside the book there are pieces of paper with designs on them to make the paper planes with!

Beckham – “Last Saturday I went to Milford Sound with my Uncle. On the way my Uncle took funny photos of me, there is one with a fish. There was a lot of snow on the way. I saw a waterfall with a rainbow!”

Paige – Paige made a cookbook at after school care. Paige’s favourite recipe is the ice cream one! The book is filled with dinner and dessert ideas! The recipes are from different magazines.

Jacob S – “Last Saturday I had a sleep over at my cousin’s house. We played on the X box. He has a secret password to get all the cars in the game. He let me play but I kept crashing! Sometimes I would crash into other cars and sometimes into walls!”

BOOK WEEK

2010-06-17T14:16:00.000-07:00

Week 10 starting 21st of June is Book Week.
Room 9's theme is sea creatures.
I would like the children's news for this week to have something to do with sea creatures or the sea. This could be facts, books, a movie they've watched or a trip they have taken to the sea.

Thank you!

Week 7 news...

2010-06-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

Jack - Jack brought in a wooden horse. It is called a Dala Häst. It is very important to the country of Sweden. Just like the kiwi is important to New Zealand. Jack got it for Christmas from his Uncle Siga.

Troy – Troy made a mask at home. It is a lizard mask. He drew some eyes, teeth and triangles on it. He painted it green at the end.

Jessie – Jessie brought in a toy she got from going on the plane. She named it Poppy. Poppy is wearing an orange cap. Jessie’s baby sister also got one. Jessie also brought in a Hello Kitty toy that her Mum’s friend brought back from China. They both clip onto Jessie’s bag.

Damien – “I’ve got this car. It is Lou Al’s car and I found it outside” said Damien. The car has a bit of green and it’s a hot wheel car. It can change colour from orange to green. You have to put it in water to make it change colour.

2010-06-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Greatest Feat

2010-05-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

Room 9 are participating in The Greatest Feat to support the All Whites (New Zealand's soccer team). Make sure you wear your pedometers all day and bring them to school. As we add our steps on the computer, we travel around South Africa visiting different places and collecting All White players.

Week 6 news...

2010-05-24T14:57:00.000-07:00

Cameron - On Sunday Cameron got his team soccer photo. Jack is in the same team. They have three coaches. Cameron is in the front row. Jack in our class is by Simon in the back row. There are four people in Cameron’s team from this school.

Mikaela – Mikaela has got a new sticker book. Mikaela showed us her favourite page. She used her pink sticker to catch Jakob. One of the stickers is missing and Mikaela doesn’t know where it is.

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Charlotte – Charlotte brought in some information about tree carvings in the Chatham Islands. Charlotte wanted to share this news as it is important to the people who carved them. The carvings were made by the Morori people.

Riley – On Wednesday Riley is going to Invercargill to see his Mum’s friend. She has just had a baby. The baby is a girl but Riley is unsure of her name. Riley is travelling down with his sister, his Mum and his Dad.

Millie – Millie’s Mum went to Pumpkin Patch and bought some socks, tights, a skirt and Millie’s brother got some new pants. He needs them because he slides on the ground and gets holes in them. Millie is wearing her new purple socks today with owls on them. Millie’s room has a leak so she has to sleep in the guest room. It is an adventure for Millie!

Week 5 news...

2010-05-16T16:17:00.001-07:00

Niki - “Yesterday it was my Dad’s birthday and we went to the Gondola again. After that we bought a cake because it was my Dad’s birthday. I ate it after my dinner and my dinner was curry.” Niki’s Dad turned 55 years old.

Harry – Harry has a new book that he got from his Nana. It is called Our Earth. It tells you all about volcanoes, earth layers, earthquakes and mining for diamonds. The book has 32 pages in it. It has an index and contents page so it is easy to find the pages that you want quickly.

Jared – Jared got some new gogo’s from The Warehouse. His favourite ones are yellow and red. Jared has so many sparkly gogo’s he doesn’t even know how many he has! All together he has 22 sparkly and none sparkly gogo’s. The orange gogo is a good one because he can go far.

Bailey - In the holidays Bailey got through all the levels in the shooting game. He is up to level 11. The blow bomb was the strongest weapon. It is a game that you play on the computer. Bailey really likes playing on it.

A letter from Harold!

2010-05-13T14:39:00.000-07:00

To all my special friends in Room 9,

Thanks for emailing me! I love hearing from my friends.

Sorry it's taken me soooooooooooooooo long to reply, I've had sooooooooooooo many emails, and I've been really, really, really, busy answering them all.

WOW – you all remembered heaps!!!!! Pip is going to be so proud, I can’t wait to tell her. I had such a great time visiting you and learning about breathing and where oxygen goes in the body.

Say hi to everyone at school for me.

You are all SPECIAL and UNIQUE - you are a STAR! Remember, stay strong and healthy, drink some water and eat healthy food! Most of all... remember to SMILE... ‘cos it feels good! :)

Love from your pal,

Harold the Giraffe xx oo

Week 4 news...

2010-05-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

Beckham – Beckham brought in a book he got from Whitcoulls. The title of the story is The Cat in the Hat. The book has lots of numbered doors that you have to open. Some have rhyming words behind them others have colours and letters of the alphabet. Beckham read part of the story to us. We really enjoyed his new book.

Erin – Erin is going to Riverton after school. She is going to stay at Julie’s house. They are going to get some jellybeans, m&ms and a dvd movie. Erin is going with her Dad and Cisco.

Dawson – Dawson brought in a book that shows you how to draw dogs. It also has a drawing pad that you use. Dawson showed us some of the dogs he has drawn. They are amazing! He got it for his 6th birthday. Dawson’s favourite one is the surfer dog.

Paige – On the 24th of May Paige’s cousin is coming to visit. She is coming to visit because she has a plane ticket to use. Her name is Lisa and she is 21 years old. Lisa is from Auckland where she lives with her Grandma. Paige is very excited about her coming.

Jacob S – Jacob’s Mum brought him a globe of the world. It also comes with an atlas. Jacob can find New Zealand and Queenstown in the atlas. Jacob can also find Korea, this is where his Mum was born. Jacob is really interested in where countries are around the world.

Week 3 news...

2010-05-05T19:33:00.001-07:00

Troy – Troy and his family went to the museum. When they were there they found a pretend man on the table who was drunk. He had drunk too much beer! Troy’s brother took a photo with him.

Jack – Jack has another new Dangerous Book for Boys. Jack showed us some of the war pictures in the book. There are pictures of war boats and planes. Jack also showed us a stamp that was made in the 1840s. The book has 330 pages!

Jakob D – Jakob went hunting with his Dad. They were hunting for deer, hawk and rabbits. He had lots of fun! They cooked the deer for dinner but Jakob accidentally burnt it!

Jessie – “My sister’s birthday was on the 4th of May.” Jessie’s sister got a Littlest Pet Shop. She also got slippers that you can decorate. They have flowers and butterflies on them. There are wee buttons that you add the decorations to.

Damien – Damien has a new drink bottle because he lost his other one. He lost it at the Event Centre. Damien likes his new drink bottle. It is actually his mums.

Week 2 news...

2010-04-26T14:46:00.001-07:00

Cameron and his mum made a map of the world. Cameron showed us Stewart Island on the map. His dad has just been there fishing. He caught twenty fish! They were all blue cod but Cameron’s dad had to put the small ones back.

Millie’s grandma is coming for a visit. Then they will all travel to Australia in a big plane. Millie and her family are going for her aunty and uncle’s wedding. Millie likes to talk to her grandma on skype. Millie’s grandma is from England.

Riley is going to soccer on Friday and Saturday. Riley has to travel quite far to play soccer. Last Friday Riley got two goals! Riley’s team always wins! Riley is number 1.

On Sunday Charlotte went over to Wanaka. They went to have lunch but had to wait for an hour! So they went into Wanaka town to have lunch at the pub. Charlotte had mini hotdogs and chips. Yum!

Mikaela got a panda bear from China. Her granddad got it for her. There was a boy and girl panda bear. You can take the panda bear’s jacket off. You can’t really see its eyes because they are dark. Mikaela got it when she was four.

Week 2.1 news

2010-04-18T15:45:00.000-07:00

Jared went to Leeston. By the time he got home it was 6 o’clock and was quite late. Jared got to watch tv in his Mum’s room. Leeston is quite far away but it is in New Zealand.

In the Easter holidays the Easter Bunny gave Niki a present. It was sitting on her desk and she found it first. She was reading some books to her Mum and it was in her pencil case with the lid off.

“In the Easter holidays somebody came over to my house to have a sleep over.
It was my sister’s friend but I can’t remember her name. She was five years old. She stayed for the Autumn Festival. When it had finished she had a sleep over and went home on Sunday” said Harry.

Bailey made a vehicle without instructions. It is an Indiana Jones vehicle. It is on level four where the bad vehicle chases the good vehicle. Bailey plays the Indiana Jones game on the computer. The lights on the vehicle can move up and down.

Week 8 news...

2010-03-24T13:14:00.000-07:00

Jakob has got lots of rugby cards. Some are worth more points than others. Jakob’s favourite player card is Victor Vito from the Wellington Hurricanes. Jakob has 17 cards.

On Monday Jack made lots of go go crazy bones. He made a puppy dog, a boxing one, a pig, shiny mush, a bird, a ninja, a shiny guy and a ghost.

Troy has got a lego helicopter at home. The top propeller can spin around. The blade on the back can spin too. Troy’s mum bought it for him.

Nicky Tall from the office fell off her bike and broke her arm. She was at the dump when she fell over. Jessie has made Nicky a get well card and Jessie’s mum made her dinner last night!

Damien has a helicopter. Lou Al got it from his buddy. Damien loves helicopters! It is made out of lego and has a propeller on the top. Damien made it with some help from his mum. They used the instructions.

Week 7 news...

2010-03-14T13:21:00.000-07:00

Bailey – Bailey has a game on the computer where he has to drive a train. You have to drive really fast and use the arrow keys to turn.

Jared – Jared is going to go swimming at Alpine Aqualand. Jared is having swimming lessons and after that will go in the play pool. It is a busy Monday afternoon for Jared and his family.

Niki – On Saturday Niki went to her dad’s work for a bbq. Before that they were shooting at a plastic plate. Niki went to the bbq because her mum was at work.

Emmy – Emmy went to Mikaela’s party on the weekend. Her cake was big and had green icing on it! It was a double cake. There was lots of food there like strawberries, sausages and bread.

Week 5 news...

2010-03-04T12:38:00.001-08:00

Dawson brought in a book he is reading at home. He is reading the last book, which is number seven. Dawson’s Nana bought it for him. She bought it from Queenstown.

Jacob – There is only five days until Jacob’s birthday. He is going to Auckland to visit his Aunty and Uncle. Jacob’s Mum went away to Invercargill to do some work. That just left Jacob, Liam and his Dad at home. Jacob’s Mum works for Westpac.

Beckham got a toy from Thailand. It is a Ben Ten watch that has a light. Beckham’s Uncle bought it for him. When you turn it different colours come out. It can also glow in the dark. Beckham’s Uncle has to help him put it on.

Paige – “My Dad works at Nzone and he skydives there.” Paige showed us a picture of him skydiving with the Cookie Monster, a Teacher from the High School and Paige’s brother. He is a tandem master! I wonder if Miss Blackford jumped with Paige’s Dad?

Erin – At Burger King Cisco’s diaper fell of. It fell off and flew across the room. Erin thought it looked like a rocket ship. It was a dirty diaper. Oops!

Week 4 news...

2010-02-24T15:22:00.001-08:00

Jake - Jake has a boat that comes with a trailer. A police van pulls it. Jake got it from Toy World. He got it a long time ago.

Jessie – Jessie got a notepad from her mum. You can rip the paper off or you can clip it on through the holes. Jessie is going to keep all her work so she can see it when she is older.

Damien – Damien has got a transformer. It has trucks on it. It does not transform into a truck. Damien got it from Burger King with his dinner.

Jack – Jack got a new pet dog and she is only one year old. Her name is Meg. He also has a cat called Possum Blossom that bit him yesterday! Jack likes to play games with his cat and dog.

Troy – Troy has moved to Queenstown from Whangarei. Troy has moved with his brother Jake, his sister Kate, his mum Liz and his dad Lawrence. Troy and his family are staying at a friend’s house at the moment. The family moved to Queenstown because Troy’s mum really likes it.

Week 3 News

2010-02-15T12:43:00.000-08:00

Mikaela – Mikaela has a My Little Pony. The pony can talk and blink her eyes. Mikaela got it for her birthday.

Millie – “This is a small possum that my Grandma got for me”. Sometimes Millie sleeps with it because it is so cuddly. Sam didn’t get one.

Riley – Riley is going to Australia for his birthday. Riley gets to pick two theme parks to go to. He wants to go to Movie World and Sea World.

Cameron – “I went to Australia and I went to the Crocoseum”. Cameron got a book from the hotel full of pictures of animals, Bindi and Diago. Cameron went to Noosa and Brisbane.

Charlotte – Charlotte got a mouse from her Aunty Michelle. Charlotte painted her eyelashes blue! She sleeps with the mouse at night because it is very cuddly.

WELCOME TO ROOM 9, 2010!

2010-02-09T15:47:00.000-08:00

WELCOME TO ROOM 9, 2010!

2010-02-09T15:45:00.000-08:00

Week 10 news...

2009-12-14T12:09:00.000-08:00

Alice - "I have this Smiggle pencil case. It has tons of things in it." It has pencils, rubbers and pens all from Smiggle. One of the pens has twelve colours on it! There is another pen that you can draw on, to rub it out you shake it. The etch-a-sketch pen used to belong to Alice's brother.

Ryan - The other day Ryan went to After School Care and met someone called Riko. Ryan got angry at Riko and fell back on his chair when Riko said "mush"! They played go go crazy battles with some g0 g0 crazy bones. Callum was also there.

Rohan - Rohan was watching tv this morning and Santa was on tv! Santa's phone number is 0800 22 22 22. Rohan rang and Santa's voicemail came on! He said he was very busy getting ready for Christmas so to leave a message after the jingle bells. Rohan said he would like two ripsticks for Christmas, a pink bike for his sister, two barrels of beer for his Dad and for his Mum to win lotto!

Lachie - "When it was my birthday I went to the movies. It was kind of sad because one of the monsters was getting really sad because Max was leaving the island." The monster realised that he had been mean and that was why no one liked him. He threw a dirt ball at one of the monsters and it broke his arm off so he had to have a stick for an arm! Lachie liked the movie, it is called Where the Wild Things Are.

Ella - On Sunday Ella's Dad was in a show. Ella went to watch with Isobel, Hugo, Jo and John. Ella's Dad was a ballerina on stage and he is in the newspaper. He had to ride a bike on stage and his knees were hitting the handle bars! He also had to chase a kitten and kept shouting "ouch". They also saw Scottie Thunderpants on stage.

We would like to wish you a very merry Christmas. Have a fantastic summer holiday break!!

From Room 9 and Miss Blackford (2009).

Week 7 news...

2009-11-25T12:08:00.000-08:00

Jessie - Jessie's brother gave her a book called Smelly Bertie. Jessie likes the page where a cup is thrown at Bertie by his sister. Blake has another book in the series which is called Dirty Bertie. Jessie really likes that one because the girl goes into the garden and collects worms that she pours on Bertie's head.

Matheus - Teo has brought in a piece of his big monster. He is able to change the piece into a duck. He can also make it into a worm. The monster was given to Teo by his Mum's friend who lives in Auckland. The monster has eyes that light up.

Isobel - On Sunday Isobel did a show with Ella, Brianna, Alice and Emma. Emma, Ella and Isobel did hip hop together and had to dress up as little checkered girls. The name of the song they danced to was Speed Racer. Isobel had to sing in a part of the dance routine. Some of the dancers got a bit confused and went the wrong way. Isobel showed us her awards she received for hip hop and jazz. Isobel prefers hip hop to jazz.

Aaliyah - Last Christmas Aaliyah got a little kitty that talks and plays music. Aaliyah's little sister likes to try and get the toy. Aaliyah also has another toy which is a little dog. It is covered in stickers and you can take the collar off. When it talks it says "please brush my fur".

Week 6 news...

2009-11-16T12:16:00.000-08:00

Ryan - On Saturday Ryan watched a funny movie but he is not sure what it is called. The man sings a song and plays a trumpet. The movie was a comedy and was very funny! The movie was on Sky on a channel called Comedy Central.

Ella - Ella got to go to The Warehouse to get a toy because they had been very good. They helped their Dad clean the house.

Alice - On Wednesday Alice went to Peter Pan in Invercargill. She got a book about it. "It has lots of wacky facts in it" Alice said. When Alice went there she got an ice cream that was really tall. She also got a teddy bear that is wrapped up in a dressing gown!

Rohan - Yesterday Rohan got a new school bag. It is really cool because you think it has an ordinary side pocket it but it is actually a drink bottle holder. Rohan asked his Dad if he could have it and he said yes. Rohan also brought in his karate badge. He has a white belt to wear with his uniform but Rohan would like a black belt.

Lachie - "On Sunday I went sailing in these little yachts. I got bumped on the head by the sail. But it wasn't funny because the metal hit my head. We almost tipped over. We got towed by a big boat. After that we went to a bike track and I was faster than my Mum. At the end there was this really cool bike bowl that you dropped into on your bike. There is also a little seesaw that you can go on on your bike."

Week 2 news...

2009-10-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

Jessie – Jessie went to Invercargill hospital yesterday because her friend was having a baby. He was three weeks early! He is tiny. Jessie didn't get back until 11 o’clock. The baby's finger was the size of a fingernail. His name might be Jackson but they are not sure yet.

Isobel - "Yesterday I went and got my brace. It is nice and comfortable." Isobel's brother keeps trying it on and she gets annoyed with him. She got the brace from the Medical Centre. Isobel isn't sure how long she has to keep the brace on for.

Aaliyah - In the holidays Aaliyah got some stickers. Aaliyah likes her fish stickers because they reflect and sparkle in the sun. Aaliyah also has a Cinderella book that you can colour in. The book has stickers in it that you can stick on the pictures and words.

Matheus - Teo's Mum bought some new shoes for Teo. They are exactly the same as his Dads, but his are newer and cleaner! Teo wants to look like his Dad so when he grows up he can be a builder too. Teo's Dad builds lots of different places.

REMEMBER - This week is bandana week at QPS. Bandanas are on sale for $4.00 and all money goes to Canteen (Teenagers with cancer).

TUESDAY - Junior Athletics Day

Room 9!

2009-10-12T15:03:00.001-07:00

Week 1 news...

2009-10-12T14:54:00.000-07:00

Rohan brought in his new puppy Casper to visit Room 9!

Here is a story Rohan wrote about his puppy.

On Ratapu I got a dog. We got to call it Casper. He cost $400 dollars. That would take 800 hours of garden work. Casper is black, he likes to chew. He feels cuddly and lovely! He also plays all day. Sometimes he gets excited.

Ella - Ella went to Temuka and Timaru. When she was there she got a Littlest Pet Shop. It is a penguin. Ella was going to call it Pengo but she decided to call it Penguino!

Alice - When Alice went to Christchurch she wrote a diary. Alice went to the ballet and watched the Peter Pan show. She also went to the zoo and got a little kiwi.

Lachie - "In the holidays my Grandma came and I did lots of work. I got lots of money so I decided to buy a skateboard".

WRITING

2009-09-22T14:22:00.000-07:00

22nd September 2009

Dear Parents,

Would you like your child to be writing more at home? Visit www.kidlandia.com.

Children will have to create their own country by naming towns, rivers and writing information about what they have created. We will be looking at this website in class so children should be familiar with what they need to do. This is a free game though they may ask you to purchase a map of your country at the end (this is not mandatory).

This may be something useful for those wet days over the holidays.

Have a great break!

Kind regards
Sarah Blackford

Week 6 news...

2009-08-24T22:17:00.000-07:00

Jessie - Jessie has a new Care Bear book from McDonald's. She also got another book called Angelina, Star of the Show. Pink and blue are Jessie's favourite colours.

Aaliyah - Aaliyah has a new book about a flying elephant! The character in the story is Dumbo. There are lots of different animals in the story on a broken down train.

Buddy - "On the weekend it was my Dad's birthday." Buddy drew some pictures of his Dad heli-skiing! Buddy got his Dad a game called brothers in arms. His Dad turned 44.

Isobel - Six years ago Isobel got a book from her Grandad and Grandma. It is a very special book with parts that open up. It still looks new because Isobel has kept it in a cupboard.

Teo - Teo got Eeyore the toy when he was born. He is quite old now but Teo still likes him. Teo calls Eeyore friend because he was his very first friend.

Week 5 news...

2009-08-16T18:16:00.000-07:00

Thiago - "On the weekend I went into the shops. Then I went to the toy shop in McDonald's." Thiago got a black toy from Toy World that has a cape.

Georgette - On Saturday Marsha slept over at Georgie's house. They played a game but didn't let Johnny play! They also went motor bike riding.

Adam - Adam got some teeth pulled out! He had it done in Frankton. Adam had to have an injection to stop the bleeding.

Brianna - On August the 21st Brianna is going to Christchurch on Jetstar. They are going to visit Grant. They will go swimming at QE2 or Jelly Park.

Week 2 news...

2009-07-27T15:58:00.000-07:00

Jessie - "I went to Cardrona to do skiing lessons" said Jessie. She brought a brochure to show where she has been skiing. Jessie went on the magic carpet. Blake didn't like it because he kept falling off.

Isobel - One day when Isobel was coming back from the store she saw Ella. Isobel asked "would you like to make a cake with us?" Ella said "yes." The cake had dark chocolate and cream.

Aaliyah - Next Monday Aaliyah's mum is going to get married and have a baby. They are going to call the baby Alice. Aaliyah is very excited. She is going to feed the baby.

Buddy - "On the weekend I went skiing on the Olympic half pipe." Someone crashed into Buddy on the ski field! The person's ski hit Buddy's goggles and broke them!

2009-07-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

Ice Skating will start next week on every Thursday till week 8!

Week 1 news...

2009-07-19T20:38:00.000-07:00

Brianna - Brianna's brother got braces on that are black and red. His tooth fell out and he got $4.00 for it! He got them on in Queenstown.

Adam - Adam played computer games with his brother. Adam played with his Mum and Dad. Adam enjoyed staying at home.

Georgie - Georgie had ski lessons from Monday to Friday. On the last day they got two crazy babies and two snakes each!

Thiago - Thiago stayed at his house and played on his PlayStation. Thiago also went to Arrowtown for a walk. He walked by the river and played with the rocks.

Connor - Connor went to McDonald's for breakfast. He got pancakes and a drink. Connor got a mammoth toy with it.

Book week parade!

2009-06-28T16:05:00.002-07:00

A visiting hot air balloon at school.

2009-06-28T16:05:00.001-07:00

Kylie reading to Room 9!

2009-06-28T16:03:00.000-07:00

Week 10 news...

2009-06-28T15:58:00.000-07:00

Ella - Ella went to the parade on Saturday. She saw Isobel and Alice there. Ella was very spoilt at the parade because she got lots of lollies thrown to her.

Ryan - Yesterday Ryan's friend Dan came over to play. Ryan also had a sleepover with his friend Jonty. They watched a movie called Borat. It was really funny!

Lachie - Lachie went to the parade on Saturday. He got a bug bag of goodies. In the bag there were some lollies, a key chain, a book and some pamphlets. Lachie's favourite character is Flash the dog.

Alice - Alice went to the fireworks show. There were some beautiful colours that Alice got to watch from her dad's shoulders. Alice saw Ella at the fireworks. Later on in the weekend Alice and Ella played on the trampoline.

Week 9 News...

2009-06-25T16:07:00.000-07:00

Jessie - Jessie has two stained glass windows that she got for her birthday. They are very breakable. You can hang them in a window.

Isobel - "Last night I did eight dances at QPS hall. I did jazz with Ella and Alice. I did hip hop with my friend Emma. My brother did hip hop too."

Aaliyah - Tomorrow I am going to Greymouth. I am going to meet my Nanny. My Nanny and Uncle Pete are going to give me my birthday present. My Nanny really misses me. I miss her too.

2009-06-21T20:30:00.001-07:00

19th June 2009

Dear Parents,

Next week is book week at school. Room 9’s theme this year is pirates! We will be reading lots of pirate stories and poems as well as making lots of artwork and pirate crafts.

We will need some empty tissue boxes, if you have any spare bring them in as soon as possible. I would also like to invite any family members (including Grandparents, Aunties and Uncles) in to read to the children for 5 to 10 minutes. This would be in two different time slots either 12.20-12.30 or 2.50–3.00. Please let me know beforehand with a note from your child if you are coming in the following day so we don’t have too many here. I will respond and let you know if it suits.

On Friday we have the whole school book parade. Remember that your child needs to come to school dressed as a book character. It is great if they have the book the character came from, but not mandatory.

We are all looking forward to a very enjoyable week!

Kind regards
Sarah Blackford

Week 8 news...

2009-06-17T21:50:00.001-07:00

Thiago - Tomorrow Thiago is going camping in Arrowtown. He is going to camp because his Mum is not at work. Thiago thinks camping is fun! They might have toasted marshmallows.

Georgie - Two days ago Johnny was sick because he couldn't breathe. Georgie's Nanny came to pick her up. Johhny got taken outside because the cold air helped him to breathe. Georgie knew Johnny was better the next day when she saw him eating all the marshmallows!

Adam - Adam played with his friends. There was a cake that was square, brown and had cream in it! Adam had lots of fun at the party because he played with his brother and friends. It was his Dad's birthday.

Brianna - Brianna got a new Animal Allsorts book! Brianna's favourite picture is one of a butterfly. You add water to the pictures to colour them in. Brianna knows one picture is of Autumn because the leaves are falling from the trees.

Connor - Connor has a credit card holder for his snazzy business cards. It has Connor's name on it. It is metal and you can see your reflection. Connor has spare cards in case he runs out.

Week 7 news...

2009-06-08T17:49:00.000-07:00

Chamonix - Chamonix made beds for her Littlest Pet Shop toys. She used containers and tissues. She likes playing with them.

Marsha - Marsha went fishing at Kelvin Heights. Her brother caught a huge fish! She ate the fish for dinner. She enjoyed it.

Alex - Alex's dad went to Auckland last week. He's coming back today and we're going skiing.

Oscar - Oscar's mum joined the Queenstown Library. He got some cool books and movies from there. He was super happy she joined.

2009-05-20T20:38:00.001-07:00

DON'T FORGET OUR ASSEMBLY ITEM NEXT FRIDAY STARTING AT 2.20PM!

Week 4 news...

2009-05-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

Adam - Adam has a toy truck. Adam has got lots of friends in Room 9. He likes to play cars in the playground. Adam also has a brightly coloured truck.

Connor - Connor got a new computer game. You can see the different levels on the back. One of the hardest levels has snow. The game is called Medal of Honor. Connor plays it every night.

Thiago - Thiago got a new toy from a shop on Sunday. It is a Ben Ten toy! You can see Ben inside the alien's chest. The alien has four arms and his name is Four Arms.

Brianna - Brianna is going to Christchurch to live, she is not sure when though. Brianna's brother Grant already lives up there because he goes to Medbury School. Brianna is excited about moving to Christchurch.

Week 3 news...

2009-05-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

Karen - Karen went into Queenstown with her Mum. She had two pieces of fruit. Karen went into town for a big walk.

Marsha - Marsha got a decoration from her Mum's friend. Marsha had six decorations but she gave some away!

Chamonix - On Sunday Chamonix gave her Mum a puppy. It said World's Best Mum on it. It is a teddy bear, cuddly toy. It is a white puppy.

Alex - Alex got a Lonestar rugby ball. He also got a trophy. Alex got the ball when he registered for rugby. He got the trophy last year for most improved player.

Oscar - Oscar got a new toy with a jet pack. It can freeze people. Sometimes when Oscar goes too fast with the jet pack he crashes into the wall. It came from the Warehouse.

Week 1 news...

2009-04-30T18:26:00.000-07:00

Jessie - At Easter Jessie got an easter bunny teddy. Her brother didn't know she had it. Jessie's mum and dad hid it in the garden for her, her brother got a pink bunny.

Isobel - Isobel has a friend who can make a doll out of a paper towel. Her friend is Lisa. Isobel didn't have a go at making one. It is shiny in the dark.

Aaliyah - Aaliyah won a prize in the holidays. Her dad won it for her. Aaliyah likes the prize, it is a big fat cat. She named it Sarah and she named the toy from her mum, Jessie.

Teo - Teo is going to Brazil for ten weeks. He takes a little pill to help him sleep on the plane. Teo loves travelling on a plane. Teo misses his family especially his grandma. In Brazil he will play soccer and go to the horse racing.

2009-04-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

Try this website for phonological awareness activities...

www.starfall.com

Term 2 News Groups

2009-04-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

News days will be changing in term 2 as follows

Monday

Ella
Ryan
Alice
Lachie
Rohan

Tuesday

Chamonix
Alex
Marsha
Oscar
Karen

Thursday

Georgie
Connor
Brianna
Thiago

Friday

Jessie
Isobel
Aaliyah
Venkatesh
Matheus

Week 9 News...

2009-04-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

Karen - Karen went to a show. She won a big prize and a chocolate cake! It was a magic show with some dancing.

Ryan - On Saturday Ryan is going to his friend's party. They are going swimming and then having lunch at Winnies. At the end of the day they will go home for some birthday cake.

Ella - Yesterday Ella's Dad came home. He brought Ella and her sister some special animals. Ella's Dad had been in town at Kylie's shop.

Rohan - On Rohan's holiday he went to a castle. He showed us some postcard pictures of the castle. Before they went to the castle they went to the Royal Armouries. "It showed you all the weapons that were used in World War 1 and World War 2" Rohan explained.

Lachie - Lachie had a delicious dessert. It had strawberries and chocolate in it. When Lachie and Benny served it Lachie's Dad pretended to eat it all!

Week 8 news...

2009-03-23T21:21:00.000-07:00

Thiago - "Tomorrow I'm going to Raha's House". Thiago is also going to a shop with his Mum and Dad. He likes going to the supermarket to buy food.

Georgie - Last night Georgie lost a tooth. The Tooth Fairy gave her $5.00. Georgie's brother said he would try and steal her money, but he was just joking!

Alex - Alex made a photo book at home. It is of Stuart Island. Alex's brother ran into a tree! Alex saw two types of endangered birds while he was there. He also went on an underwater submarine.

Brianna - "I've got a jungle gym for littlest pet shop." Brianna has got 3 cats, a kangaroo and a bird. Some of them are fluffy.

2009-03-15T16:10:00.001-07:00

We have been busy swimming!

2009-03-15T16:07:00.000-07:00

We have been busy at grass hopper tennis!

Week 7 news...

2009-03-15T15:38:00.000-07:00

Matheus - On Saturday Matheus went to a show. His favourite bit was when the man lay on a bed of nails. His other favourite bit was when another man ate food off the ground.

Aaliyah - At Christmas Aaliyah got an MP3. She got it from her Nana and her Pop. It has got heaps of songs on it. Aaliyah really likes the Jordan Sparks song Tattoo.

Isobel - "I went to the golf yesterday, it was fun". My Dad bought some chocolate and it melted! Isobel didn't play any golf. She bought in her pass to show us.

Jessie - "I got these ponies from my Mum. There is a blue one, white one and a purple one". Jessie's brother plays with them as well. They also have carriages.

Week 6 news...

2009-03-12T14:20:00.000-07:00

Oscar - "I had my birthday party yesterday and I got a lot of toys." Oscar got an Indiana Jones forest cutter that cost one hundred million dollars. Oscar's cake was made of goody goody gum drop ice cream

Alex - Alex got a new Dragstar from the Warehouse. They went to Toy World too. The car crashes a lot!

Marsha - Marsha's Grandma came yesterday and she might stay for another night. They might play golf. Marsha's Grandma has won a trophy playing golf.

Chamonix - Chamonix has got a Littlest Pet Shop toy, it is a cat. Charmonix likes it because it is soft and furry. She got it from Santa when she was 6.

Week 5 news...

2009-03-04T14:10:00.000-08:00

Alice - On Outdoor Education Week Alice found a dragonfly. She found it on the beach. It was dead in the water. "The wings are very breakable" Alice explained.

Ella - In the holidays it was Ella's birthday! In the morning Ella got presents. Her sister gave her a spider and she named it Ruby. Isobel gave her some poms poms and a VIP Duck.

Lachie - "Half of my tooth is hanging" Lachie said. It got caught on some string when Lachie was washing his face. It happened in the morning before school.

2009-03-04T12:28:00.000-08:00

Check out this great website for children to compete against other children from around the world!Children should know their username and password, if not I can send it home.
Children can compete in maths and spelling. They choose their own level that they are comfortable with.
www.tutpup.com

Enjoy!

Week 3 news...

2009-02-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

Mairen - In the weekend Mairen went camping. She saw a wee rabbit and she caught it. They called the rabbit Isabelle. They also got some ice cream for dessert.

Brianna - I've got two dogs and one cat. When we go home the dogs go all psycho and jump on us. The dogs are called Bonny and Amy.

Connor - "I got a green ball from my mum. I also got a fake credit card. The credit card is so you can get money from your bank account" explained Connor.

Aaliyah - "I've got a buddy and she has a wee black kitten. My buddy has got kids. The kitten is cute and super scratchy. My buddy's name is Jillian."

Week 1 news

2009-02-08T20:04:00.000-08:00

Aaliyah - "I got an MP3 player for Christmas". Aaliyah's whole family got ipods. Aaliyah's Grandma and Grandpa gave her the Mp3. It is red.

Jessie - Jessie got a cat from Dunedin. She had to go to the hospital because she had a burst ear drum. She went to sleep for the operation, and got an ice block when she woke up.

Teo - "I went camping for three days". Dad said we would get two desserts but we only got one! We had an ice cream for dessert.

Isobel - Isobel went camping for two days. Her bike got run over, but they don't know who did it. Isobel slept in a tent with her family.

2009-02-04T19:04:00.000-08:00

5th February 2009

Dear Parents

My name is Sarah Blackford, and I am teaching in Room 9 for all of 2009. I grew up in Queenstown and went away to study at Canterbury then Otago, and I am very happy to be back in Queenstown! We have a busy start to the year with Outdoor Education Week which is a highlight for the children. Room 9 will also be having a free swimming session on Thursday the 12th of February so please remember to pack the children’s swim gear.

I look forward to meeting you and getting to know the twenty new members of Room 9. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to pop in to have a quick chat or to make an appointment.

Just a few points of information:
There will shortly be a Room 9 blog up and running. You can view this at
http://room9-qps.blogspot.com/

Scholastic and Lucky Book pamphlets will be coming home next week. Orders will only go through if paid by cheque or credit card.

Library day is Monday.

P.E. is on a Wednesday.

Spelling books will go home on a Friday and need to come back the following Friday.

Kind regards
Sarah Blackford