Skyping Daniel

On Thursday Room 9 skyped Daniel in Perth! It was so exciting to see him and catch up on everything he has been doing on holiday. We all had a chance to talk to him and tell him all about our production.

Deaf Taster Session

Last week was National Sign Language week. We were lucky enough to have Michelle from Deaf Aotearoa come and visit our class and teach us some sign language.

Here are some photos.

Soothing Thoughts

Mahi Tahi has been learning about ways we can self-soothe ourselves when we are upset, angry, scared or sad.
Here are some of the thoughts the children have been saying to themselves:

• It does not matter what happens, my family loves me
• Deep breaths through my nose
• I can't do this YET
• I just need more practice 
• My teacher wants the best for me because he/she respects me
• Count to 10 slowly
• A problem shared is a problem halved
• Think about the last thing you did well
• A little bit better is still better
• I'm not alone
• I'm not the only one finding this difficult
• Making mistakes are the steps to getting things right
• Nothing gets better if I run away from it
• Imagine snow flakes are cooling you down
• Imagine being covered in fairy dust
• Imagine you're snuggled up in bed all warm and cosy
• The more I practice, the better I'll get
• Take a few deep breaths and try again
• Success feels better when it is hard to get

Thank you!

A Special THANK YOU goes to Aaron Wright (Bella's Dad) for making the Friendship Sign for us! It was exactly what we imagined and looks like a real stop sign!

THANK YOU FROM ROOM 9 AND 10! :)

Puss N Boots Show

On Friday NZ Playhouse productions came and preformed Puss n Boots to the whole school. We all throughly enjoyed it. Here are a few photos and videos for you to enjoy.