SPCA Visit

Today we had a very special visit from Carol and Zeus from the SPCA. We donated food for the animals at the SPCA to eat. We liked hearing about how the SPCA helps animals.

The Christmas Parade

It was lovely to see so many Picton School faces at the Christmas Parade this year. Congratulations to those who won prizes in the Parade. Here is Todd, Tyla & Meg on Santa's float.

Queen Charlotte College Pool Trip

On Wednesday the 17th of December we will be taking Room 6 and Room 8 for a special end of year trip to the Queen Charlotte College Community Swimming Pool. We intend this trip to be a privilege - to be earned through dedication to class work and good behaviour over the next two weeks. We will be departing school at 1.30pm sharp and returning just before 3pm. We will need Parent Help for transport and pool supervision.

Please see the notice that went home on the 4th of December for more information. :)

SPCA Food Collection

Picton School is collecting food for the SPCA animals as a special Christmas project. All food must be at the Office by this Wednesday, as Carol from the SPCA will be visiting us to pick it all up. Here is a photo of what we collected last year. Let's beat it this Christmas!!!

Duffy - Caught Being a Good Grandparent

Today Lisa Andrews was the recipient of this award. She has three grandchildren at Picton School, and two at Picton Kindy. We are thankful to have Lisa as a wonderful helper in our school.

Athletics Day

On Thursday it was Athletics Day. We did lots of things like high jump, running, long jump and tennis ball throw. Waikawa Bay and St Josephs came too. We did really well. I won two sprints, one was against Emily. We all got a certificate of participation.

By Sophie Overend

Photo to come.

Spud in a Bucket!

On Wednesday we planted the potatoes in a bucket. Richard and Michelle came to help us. When we got back to the room Sophie and I watered the potatoes. Then we asked the other classrooms if they wanted us to water theirs. We water the potatoes every three days. They will be ready at the end of the Christmas holidays.

By Emily Overend

Photo to come.

Reading in the Junior School

This year we have been mixing up our reading groups between Room 8 and Room 6, based on children's reading levels. This way we are able to cater to each child's needs more effectively. This is a photo of Room 8 and Room 6 children working together in Room 8. We really like having new people in our class at reading time.

PMP with Room 8

Tevin & Daniel on the individual rockers.

Waru balancing on the see saw beam.

Hallie, Emily and Reva playing a bean bag game.

Soraya & Vagas on the body rocker.

Every day we go to the hall for PMP. We practice balancing, different kinds of walking, ball skills, jumping and all sorts of other things. We learn new words like left, right, forwards, backwards and lots of other ones. We have lots of wonderful helpers who come each day to take a station. We get to try lots of cool things. Have a look at these pictures!

Zing into Spring Garden Show

We made some sand saucers and sand tray gardens with sand, leaves, moss and flowers. Some people made fruit and vege creations. I saw Sophie's rooster and Tevin's racing car. I saw Kate's driftwood and she put flowers in the hole. This afternoon we get to go and look at all the different creations in the hall. The judging is happening before lunch. I hope I win a prize!

By Emily Overend

Vintage Car Visit to Picton School

On Tuesday there was a vintage car that came to visit the children at Picton School. It was an olden day car, it had a wee bird on the front that was holding a flag. They told us about a car rally on Saturday. It starts at the Waitohi Rugby Club. We all got a free hat from the car rally sponsor. We were happy to get a free hat! We liked the car because it had a special picnic basket and it was dark green.

By the children of Room 8

Our New Topic - Dinosaurs

For the first half of the term our new unit will be learning about dinosaurs. We will be talking about different kinds of dinosaurs, herbivores and carnivores, their habitat, fossils, and what happened to them. We will be reading and researching about dinosaurs, as well as writing imaginative stories and poems.

Bob Bickerton Show

We went to the Bob Bickerton Show in our hall. All of the kids from Picton School were there. Bob did a dance with Ms Boudier, she had to pretend to be Miss Boniface from the story. The children all wanted a turn to play the instruments. Some children and Mrs Adams did the noodle dance. We liked it!


By Ella Edwards & Vagas Ivamy

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Yesterday I went to the Teddy Bear's Picnic, Marshall was there too. It was fun. I had a piece of chocolate cake, I liked the chocolate cake. I carried my teddy bear. It was fun there because I had cake, a smiley face biscuit and a piece of fairy bread. It was fun when I carried my teddy bear.

By Ella Andrews

Our Hand Made Teddy Bears

We made a pattern. Ella’s Nana cut out our patterns on the material. Then Michelle sewed them for us. We stuffed them with fluff, it was hard. Mrs Saxon glued on the eyes. The kids chose the buttons and Mrs Saxon glued those on too. We took our bears to the teddy bear’s picnic. I think my bear is cool because it is my favourite bear.

Beth Gray

Duffy Role Model Assembly

On Monday we went to the hall to see Mr Mac. He talked about how it is really important to read lots. He came in a big blue truck. We got given two Duffy books to keep at home.

By Soraya Timms

The Munch Bunch

Poloma, Sam & Ari - Monday volunteers

We have a new group of senior students at our school who are the Munch Bunch. They are volunteering one lunch time per week to help cut up fruit from the children's lunch boxes. The staff had noticed that some fruit was being wasted or taken home. Now we have our new helpers, we have noticed a lot more fruit at school and the children are very enthusiastic to have their fruit prepared by the older children.

Reading in Room 8

Today Soraya read a story to the class all by herself. We were all very impressed because she has only been at school 6 weeks now. Soraya has been working really hard to learn her alphabet and words. Well done!

Our new topic - Bears

We are learning about bears. Some bears live in the forest. Bears like to eat honey, fish, fruit and other things. We are learning about sun bears. Panda bears eat bamboo. Polar bears live in the snow. I have a bear in my room, he is called Bozo and he is a teddy bear.

Caitlyn Hydes

Giraffes Can't Dance Show

On Thursday the Java dancers came to Picton School to do the Giraffes Can't Dance Show. It was sort of funny because they kept pulling each other's tails. The lion did the tango, the cricket did tap dancing, the monkey did hip hop, the rhino did rock and roll and the giraffe did contempoary dance. I thought it was funny. Waikawa Bay and St Joseph schools came too.

Sophie Overend