Descriptions of The Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood

REAL Challenges Presentation - Week 10, Term 1

Sasha Allen - Completed the McDonald's Duathlon!

Zoe Croot - Improved her fitness over four weeks.

Zoe Croot - Her recording table

Sam Watson - Completed the McDonald's Duathlon!

Jack McStay - Walked around the Travis Wetlands twice!

Jake Hughes - Completed the Muddy Good Run, this is his competition number.

Jake Hughes - He also improved his swimming!

Holly Neale - Completed the Weetbix TRYathlon

Hannah Gowland - Prepared two meals for her family!
Meal one: Corned beef and vegetables

The final product.

Meal two: Mince and vegetables

Ollie Munt - Raised money for the Child Cancer Foundation!

Conservation

Kiwi Conservation Club

NZ National Parks

Describing Characters

LEAP YEARS - for the TUI Reading Group

This year, 2016, is a leap year.   What does that mean?

Every four years an extra day is added to the calendar, making
the length of the year 366 days, instead of the normal 365.

Why on earth does that need to happen?

The calendar is supposed to match the solar year, in other words, the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun once. But things aren’t quite that simple. It actually takes Earth 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds to complete its orbit (about 365 1/4 days). Those extra hours gradually add up so that after four years the calendar is out of step by about one day. Adding a day every four years allows the calendar to match up to the solar year again. 

Things to do over Easter

Easter is a wonderful wee break in our term and a great chance to do some fun things on your own or with the family . . .

This amazing (FREE) art festival is open to the public at the YMCA buildings on Hereford Street, close to the Botanic Gardens.  The SPECTRUM team have converted old squash courts and climbing walls into a magical space.  Well worth a visit.

 

Every Saturday 11- 11:45am at Shirley Library during the term with a different story/theme and follow up craft activity every week - FREE

Lincoln's Easter Market

Saturday 26 Mar

Come and join in the holiday fun at your friendly Lincoln Easter Market with Easter Egg Hunt and activities for the children. Listen to great live music from Christchurch's Chris Williams. Catch up with friends whilst browsing the diverse range of stalls selling quality produce such as award winning cheeses, hazelnuts, spray free vegetables and seasonal fruit, veg and perennial plants, fresh flowers, selection of delectable artisan baking including gluten free, fudges and preserves and truly one-off handcrafted gifts for the whole family. Also come along and support our special fundraising baking stall raising funds for the Fiji Cyclone Appeal. See www.facebook.com/lincolnmarket

Date(s): Saturday 26 Mar

Time: 10 am to 1 pm

Venue: on Lincoln Green beside the Lincoln Library, Gerald Street, Lincoln

If you haven't been yet - the Margaret Mahy playground is FREE and open to all.  This is a truly incredible addition to our central city and provides hours of fun!

Descriptive Writing

This week we have been working on descriptive writing, writing descriptions of some of the people who work in our school.