The incredible Room 19

Here is some writing that Room 19 would like to share with you about what we have learnt so far about growing seeds and plants. To grow a plant I would need a watering can, sunlight and also space so the seeds do not fight over the sun or the rain. They need some air so it can breathe. Plants needs soil to cover the seeds and roots so it grow when it has had sun and water. After that it will grow bigger and bigger. By Raema Plants need water otherwise they will die. They need spoil too so they keep safe. They need sun and air. You need a seed to grow a plant. Nutrients is food for the plants and it is found in soil. Remember to pull the weeds out. Sun is light for the plants. Plants could have seeds inside them and that makes them grow, grow, grow. Some plants grow into fruits that have seeds. Plants can grow anywhere and apples and lemons grow on trees. By Eve Plants need to have sun and water so they can grow and grow and grow. We can out fruit skins in the flowers to feed th

Last week room 19 started to grow their grass seed for the upcoming "Creativity and Innovation" expo. This expo will give parents and visitors a glimpse of the awesome learning that is happening at BMPS this term. Here are some pictures of the kids in action. Room 19 children putting soil in their pots.  Eve and Kalahata putting soil in their pots.  Frederick and Elena carefully putting soil into their pots.  Dayton and Tevita getting soil for their pots.  Agnes reaching over for some soil.  Look at the concentration on Tevita and Dayton's face! Careful Kanoa! Sprinkling grass seed on top of the soil.  Lhamean getting soil for his pot.  Room 19 in full swing with their planting.  Patting down the soil  Pat, pat, pat!

This term for learning pathways Room 19 is looking at how things grow and the different things that grow. We have talked about having a growth mindset and how we can grow our minds at home and at school. Here are some examples of the kids ideas.

On Friday BMPS had the pleasure of meeting Heather and her helper Django who is a dog that goes into school and teaches students about dog safety. They were accompanied by two other dogs called Scruffy and Mandy. We learnt about how to approach dogs that we don't know and how important it is to notice some dog behaviours before we go into pat dogs we are not familiar with. Room 19 really enjoyed seeing Django's tricks and think he is a pretty clever dog!

This term junior school are very lucky to have Coach Rochelle come in from Kolmar to coach the junior school in sports games. Today Room 19 enjoyed our first session of four goal soccer and they learnt about the importance of teams spreading out on the field and not chasing the ball.  They had the best time and can't wait for next week!

Kia Ora and welcome to 2018! Have a look at the 25 new learners that have joined us in year 2 this year. Look at their smiling faces don't they look like a bunch of stunners? The best thing about them is that they love coming to school!