Swimming and Sandpits

Week 3 was a busy week in Room 7. We started our winter swimming programme with a lot of excitement. The children have been awesome at remembering their togs and towel each day, and have been great role models to the junior classes we are going to the pool with. Our swimming skills are improving a lot.

Keen to get in the water on the first day!

A bit of water polo training.

We enjoyed 'Peace Week' and learning how to make paper cranes, and then passing on our knowledge to the juniors in our Whanau groups on Friday. In Room 7 we discussed each day what peace meant to us and lots of the children had questions about war and what was happening in other countries. I set the children a challenge of getting 10 smiles, by smiling at 10 people who were not in Room 7. I don't think the bus driver (who was taking us to the pool for swimming) had seen so many smiling faces before, eager to add to their smile tally for the day.

Our wonderful new sandpit area and landrover, was officially opened this week as well. A HUGE thank you to all the wonderful parents and helpers who gave up so much of their own time to make such an awesome area, for our Normandale School kids to play on/in. We LOVE it!
Have a great week everyone and remember to keep smiling!