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Panmure Bridge School Athletics day

On Tuesday Panmure Bridge School had our school Athletics day.

First the junior school lined up under the canopy for the welcome. Coach Sarah gave us a lovely welcome and we all went with our coaches.

Our first game of the day was Frog Jumps. We had so much fun hopping and playing rock paper scissors.

Then we played hopping tag. It was so much fun tagging each other.

After that we played catch. Sometimes it was hard to catch the ball after we threw it, but when we did catch it, it felt amazing!

Then we moved on to a game called Bin it. We were divided into our house colours and stood in a line behind a black bin. We took turns trying to get the ball in the bin. Then we had a competition between the teams and the red House team won! It was so exciting and we loved playing this game.

Next we had our sprints. We learned how to get on our marks and get set and then go. We ran as fast as we could, faster than the speed of light!

Finally, after lunchtime, the seniors had their sprints and we got to watch and cheer them on. The seniors are so fast, we had to watch carefully or we would have missed them running past us. A little while later it was the House Team Relays. The Junior teams went first. The green team won! Mr Johnston then announced the overall House team winners. The winner was the blue team!

We had so much fun on Athletics day and we cannot wait for the next one!

Room 4 Movie- Robot teacher? No thank you!

Room 4 created a movie called Robot Teacher? No Thank You!

It all started with a discussion about how amazing AI (Artificial Intelligence) is. We thought about how awesome it would be if we had a teacher that was like an AI robot and that maybe one day, this could be the case around the world. Then, we talked about why that would be a bad idea and how robots cannot be like a real teacher.

Our teacher decided to use AI to help make the movie. We used ChatGPT to write the script (we, of course, had to change some things), and then we used a free site called VEED to create the animation of our robot teacher. We decided to call her Miss Applewood 3000 because Apple is a big technology company and 3000 sounds like a robot’s name. We called the real teacher Miss Honey, like in the movie Matilda. She had to be a kind, warm character that saved the day.

The message of the movie was that robots and technology are really helpful tools, but they can never replace real people.

We also tried to make the movie as funny and entertaining as possible.

Full disclosure: we do not normally jump on chairs or run in the classroom, and we do not condone this behavior. It was all part of the fun of acting.

We really enjoyed making this movie, and we hope you enjoy it too!

Room 4

 

Room 4 Learns What Respect Means

This week Room 4 learned what respect means.

We discussed:

What does it look like?

  • Opening the door for others
  • Not talking when others are talking
  • Listening when others are talking 
  • Letting others go first 
  • Helping others 
  • Look at the person that is talking to you

What does it sound like?

  • Use words like “Thank you”, “Please”, “You’re welcome” and “Excuse me”
  • Using kind words
  • Calling adults by proper names-like Mister or Missus or Miss
  • Using a calm tone and voice

What does it feel like?

  • Makes people feel good,happy and nice 
  • Makes us feel helpful and grateful
  • Makes us feel valued and loved
  • Makes us feel we can do ANYTHING!

We then made a lovely poster that we are sharing at assembly today. Stay tuned to see what it looks like.

Road Safety

Road Safety with Constable Richard

Over the last few weeks, we have been learning all about road safety in our class. To help us understand how to stay safe, we had a special visit from Constable Richard, who taught us some very important lessons.

Lesson 1: Crossing the Street

  • Stop, Look, and Listen before crossing the road. Always check both ways to make sure it’s safe.
  • Be careful of sneaky driveways where cars might be coming out.
  • If you see a dog barking, do not run! Running could make the dog feel scared, and it might bite.
  • How to tell if a car is on:
    • Lights are on
    • Engine is making noise
    • Wheels are moving

    If the car is on, we must STOP!

Lesson 2: Walking on the Footpath

  • Always walk on the house side of the footpath, not the road side, to stay safe from passing cars.
  • If there’s a car in the driveway, wait. Never walk behind or in front of it.
  • Always cross the road at a zebra crossing. Cars should stop for you, but you still need to look and be careful.

Lesson 3: Car Safety

  • Always wear your seatbelt the right way:
    • Over your shoulder, not your neck
    • Never under your armpit
    • Make sure it clicks in!
  • Car seat rules:
    • All children under 8 must use a car seat or booster unless they’re taller than 1.48 meters.
  • Reminders:
    • No phones while driving!
    • Don’t distract your parents when they’re driving.

After learning these important road safety tips from Constable Richard, we decided to create our own road safety posters. Each of us chose a safety tip to highlight and made a colorful poster to help remind others about staying safe on the road.

You’ll be able to see our posters in the classroom and soon on the blog! We’re excited to share what we’ve learned with everyone.

Remember to stay safe, follow the rules, and always be careful when you’re near roads!

Duffy turns 30!

On Wednesday Panmure Bridge School celebrated Duffy’s 30th birthday. Duffy books in homes are an organisation that gives free books to students at various schools, so that everyone can have a book to read at home.

First we made some beautiful birthday hats for the celebration. We wrote “Happy Birthday Duffy” on the hats and decorated them. They were very special!

Next we all got a blank box to decorate. The boxes are to take home and keep our Duffy books safe. We really enjoyed making them!

After that, Duffy’s birthday came. The whole school was in the hall to celebrate Duffy. We saw our boxes on stage, a sign that says “Happy Birthday Duffy” and 2 massive birthday cakes! There was also some balloons on the stage as well as a life size Duffy, made out of cardboard.

Then we sang the Duffy song, it is called “Read about it” and we did the actions. We had some guest speakers from Duffy and Mainfreight too.

We cannot wait for Duffy’s 40th birthday!

My Favourite Blog Post by Te Whetū

In Cybersmart we picked our favourite blog post. This is a post we are proud to share on our blog. Te Whetū chose her post about Ngā Whetū o Matariki. She took a screenshot of her post and recorded why this is her favourite post.

Before you listen can you guess why this is Whetū’s favourite post? Let us know in the comments.

Toys

Room 4 has been learning about simple machines. Last week we learned what an inclined plane is and then we designed and made a toy with an inclined plane. We made slides, ramps and waterslides. After that we shared our work with the class and also visited other rooms to show off our toys.

Churn butter churn song

Last week, our class received a blog comment from Room 22 at Point England School. They read our blog post about our Howick Historical Village trip and asked if we could sing and record the Churn butter churn song. Therefore, here we are singing the song just for you Room 22. Thank you for visiting our blog and we hope to see come comments from you soon.