What a beautiful Spring day for our Dads and Grandads to come along to school and read stories. Great to see you all.

Although it was very cold for our Walkathon we did enjoy walking, talking and collecting 20 stamps. Thank you for your support with the sponsorship.

The Bridge

In the middle of The Landing is a special place called The Bridge.
This is where the children go to engage in independent learning activities.
They can choose from a range of learning activities, such as; practising New Zealand Sign Language, reading stories on i-pads, reading Big Books, reading poems and practising their writing.
Here are just three of The Landing's fabulous self-managing learners enjoying school life.

Junior Science Club

Every Wednesday lunchtime learners in Team Totara have the opportunity to join in the Banks Avenue School Junior Science Club.  We are great scientists and LOVE asking questions.
Look at us conducting an experiment with milk, food colouring and dishwashing liquid!
What would happen if we used water instead of milk?
What would happen if we mixed it up?
What would happen if we used more dishwashing liquid?
What great scientists!

Welcome to Term 3

Thank goodness for some nice frosty, sunny weather.
Your children seem happy to be back and so are their teachers!
We welcome Abby Kennedy who will be working alongside us for 5 weeks.

Kia ora koutou.

My name is Abby Kennedy and I am going to be the student teacher in your child’s class for the first five weeks of Term 3.

This is my 3^rd year studying the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Canterbury.

I feel very fortunate to be completing my final placement at Banks Avenue School and I am very excited to begin!

I was brought up here in Christchurch and outside of my studies I enjoy playing netball and volunteering for Radio Lollipop. 

I am looking forward to getting to know your child and would love to meet as many of you as is possible. If you see me around, please do not hesitate to stop for a chat.

Ngā mihi,

Abby J

Keeping Our Teddy Bears Warm

We did lots of learning about how to keep our teddy bears warm.

We found out lots about different fabrics and then did experiments to test the insulation qualities of them.

We designed and made an outfit to keep our bears warm.  

Look at some of the work we did!

Hui

Each week the whole of Team Totara get together to learn Māori phrases and waiata.
This week, because it is Māori Language Week, we are learning some new Māori vocabulary.
"He rā whatiwhati kō" - A day of hard work.
Panui is reading, and tuhituhi is writing.
Ka pai learners!