Montage for the Medical Centre

Room 24 created fabulous art work for our local Cornwall Medical Centre. The process they followed is shown clearly on this Photostory.

These healthy images are now on display.

Sharing Trash to Fashion Outfits

When: Wednesday 30 June at 11:40

Where: Royal Oak Primary School Hall

What: We are sharing our outfits within the Year 5/6 team and if parents have an hour to spare and want to come and see what all the excitement has been about, you are welcome.

In Memory

Today on the second anniversary of Roderick's passing, Mrs Shears and Mrs Jamieson gathered along with family and friends at his 'place' within the school grounds for a time of remembrance.

In 2009 a tree was planted at a special ceremony and the Year 6 children will recall this occasion as the Cultural Group performed a haka and memories were shared.

This year the plaque has been set in its place and the tree is thriving. Roderick's Dad thanked the school for allowing the family to gather to reminisce about all the wonderful times everyone had shared with him. Although we all shed a few tears we could also smile about Roderick's love of speed, fun and life in general.

Wearable Art in Process

An amazing effort to create a knitted top out of a mixture of plastic, string, lace and other fabric.

Trash to Fashion Update

Year 5 and 6 are busy working on their Trash to Fashion projects. Most of the children are working through the researching, designing and planning stages. The children are working in groups, pairs, or as individuals. All are busy gathering materials and completing tasks to add to the group's finished fashion piece.
Children are also busy exploring different options to join their materials by researching and carrying out practical tasks (with a few pin pricks along the way). An environmentally friendly way to link things together would be their best choice.

Sport - Tuesday 15 June

Remember your gear for the games on Tuesday.

We are playing against St Kentigern and St Cuthberts and we are hoping for fine weather this week.

View the fixtures details on the website.

Update on the Year 5/6 Team

The team will be focusing on Te Reo Maori this month as Matariki (Maori New Year) celebrations are approaching on the 14th of June. There are some great articles and activties in the Newspaper in Education series (NZ Herald) providing more information and celebrations around Auckland. This is the link you can visit to look further into this: http://www.nieonline.co.nz - go to Kidspace and complete the quizzes.
If you and your family would like to read more information on this there is a variety of books in our school library and public libraries.

Please keep an eye on our ROPS website for the latest sports news, travel information and results on upcoming games.

We are moving into our design and creating stage for our 'Trash to Fashion' topic. Children will be needing to continue to collect and bring in various recycled materials that they will be using as they produce their piece of wearable art.