Religious Education - Jesus Strand

Last week we read about Jesus's first miracle at the wedding at Cana. We discussed the bible reading and then we acted out the story with children taking on different parts. Here are some photos of our lesson.

Guests at the wedding

The Disciples

The Bride and Bridegroom

Mary and Jesus

Wedding Organiser

Servants

Guests at the wedding

Colour Poems

Earlier this term we wrote colour poems. We talked about our favourite colours and how they made us feel and what that colour made us think about.
Please read and enjoy!!!

Sanjay

Grey is the colour of a dug up fossil.

Grey is the colour of the raining sky.

Grey is the colour of concrete.

Elia

Blue is the colour of the pretty sea.

Blue is a blueberry.

Blue is the colour of the pretty sky.

Blue is the colour of some balloons.

Carissa

Yellow is the sun and a sunflower.

The yellow tables in our classroom.

Luka’s water bottle is yellow too.

Luka

Gold is the colour of sparkling treasure.

Gold is a cool colour.

I love Gold.

Meredith

Yellow makes me feel like the sun.

Yellow makes me feel like gluing something.

Yellow makes me feel like playing in the summer.

Seini

Red is the first colour of the rainbow.

Red is the colour of an apple.

Red is a bright colour.

Red is a colour of a book bag.

Seihara

Yellow is the top of a cockatoo’s feathers

Yellow is the colour of a volcano.

Yellow is the colour of the sun.

Xavier P.

Green is the colour of a rapture’s eyes

Green is the colour of the Good Shepherd pen.

Green is the colour of dominisrex.

Green is the colour of grass.

Alana

Red makes me feel like Sheppard.

Red makes me feel like a santa hat.

Red makes me feel like fire.

But it makes me feel like I am burnt.

Matila

Yellow is the colour of a bird.

Yellow is coloured paper.

Yellow is a coloured chair.

Yellow is a colour of a drink bottle.

Aidan H.

Yellow makes me feel that I am a minion.

Yellow makes me feel that I am a banana.

Yellow makes me feel that I am the sun.

Yellow makes me feel that I am in the Australian team.

But it’s sad when it’s a broken egg.

Imogen

Purple is the colour of purple flowers.

Purple is the colour of Faith’s school bag.

Purple is the colour of purple paper.

Peter

Red makes me feel like a fire ball.

Red makes me feel like a red bouncy ball.

Red makes me feel like a fire dragon.

Red makes me feel that I’m in a fire engine but sad when my head is on fire!

Liam

Yellow makes me feel free.

Yellow makes me feel good.

Yellow makes me feel like the first day of spring.

Yellow makes me feel like being in Cowley.

Kevin

Black is the colour of Good Shepherd socks and shoes.

Black is the colour of the night.

Black is the colour of my hair.

Black is the colour of the All Blacks uniform.

Black is the colour of a monster.

Soeun

Blue is the colour of a blueberry.

Blue is the colour of a flower.

Blue is the colour of coloured paper.

Blue is the colour of a starry night.

Annika

Yellow makes me feel like floating through the sun.

Yellow makes me feel warm.

Yellow makes me feel as happy as a bird chirping.

Yellow makes me feel as free as a butterfly.

Yellow makes me feel like floating through the air.

Yellow makes me feel like sunshine.

But it’s sad when the sun isn’t shining.

Po’oi

Black is for the All Blacks

Black is for paper.

Black is for hair.

Black is a colour of a tee-shirt.

Rishmikaa

Pink is a crayon.

Pink is a felt pen.

Pink is a rose.

Pink is a paint colour.

Faith

Purple makes me feel like my school bag.

Purple makes me feel like a flower.

Purple makes me feel like a purple tee-shirt.

Purple makes me feel like a pair of pants.

Robin

Green is a plant.

Green is paper.

Green is a leaf.

Green is a block.

Rosa

Purple is very pretty.

Purple makes me feel free as a bird.

Purple makes me feel super happy.

Purple is the colour of a card.

Purple is the colour of a hat.

Aiden P.

Black makes me feel like an All Black.

Black makes me feel like it will be a bad day.

Black makes me feel like it’s night.

Some robots are black.

Term 4

Hi everybody,
We are in week 6 already, this term is just flying by!!! Room 3 did brilliantly at our school athletics day. All the children really enjoyed the event and participated with great enthusiasm and determination. The school fair was a great event and it was fantastic to see everybody there enjoying themselves. Next week in week 7 Sheridan are having a scooter course with Constable Jude. On Friday children can bring in their scooter and helmet for a practical session. The children in Room 3 are designing and creating christmas wrapping paper at the moment. We are going to donate a small present and wrap it using our paper. Then we will donate the present to children in need. Please come in and see our designs!!!  We are also busy practising for the Christmas Show!!! Very exciting times ahead.

Welcome Back!!!

Hi everbody,
Welcome back to Term 4!!! I hope you all had a brilliant holiday and had some relaxing family time together. This term is super busy and will definitely fly by. We are starting to prepare for our school athletics day, which is in week 4 on Wednesday 4 November. Sheridan will be participating in an athletics rotation on a Wednesday afternoon, practising running, long jump and throwing. We are also starting to prepare for our Christmas concert, which will be a fantastic show. The fair is on Saturday 7 November and thank you for all your contributions so far. We are really looking forward to the fair!!! Our topic for this term is Social Sciences - How Can I Contribute? Sheridan Syndicate are looking at Christmas Rituals and Customs in Different Cultures. We are tying this in with local charities and how people can struggle at this festive time of year. We will be looking at ways we can help and contribute with our time, money and gifts. Please come in and see the terrific art work that is on display in Room 3. We did some painting at the end of last term. We did koru designs, depicting our families and whanau.

Tongan Language Week

Last week was Tongan Language Week and on Thursday children were invited to come to school in their traditional Tongan clothes. This was to showcase their culture and special customs.
Thank you to Lei'ataua and Rosa for dressing up in their cultural clothes and to Seini for supporting Tongan Language Week.

Room 3 Writing

Last week in Room 3 we wrote a character description about a staff member at Good Shepherd School. We had to describe what they looked like, their interests, their personality and why we chose them. We had to give clues, so the rest of the class could guess who we were writing about.
Who are these children writing about?????

Faith
This teacher is kind and caring.  I was in her classroom last year. She has long, black hair.  She is on duty on Wednesday and Friday.  She is not married.  I chose her because she is nice.

Peter
This teacher is in a classroom, that is higher than 3.  He does duty, because he works at Good Shepherd School.  He laughs sometimes.  He has black hair and he likes wearing clothes and travelling around the world.  He is very helpful and also caring.  He says he is good.  He is in the eighth room.  I saw him at lunchtime.  This teacher has a lot of children in his classroom.

Meredith
My teacher has fair, short hair.  My teacher is in a lower classroom than 9.  She likes wearing dresses.  She is friendly to me.  She knows my name.  I chose this teacher because I like her.

The Assumption

Last week we completed a lesson on the Assumption in Room 3. We learnt about Mary being taken up to heaven. The Assumption is celebrated on 15 August. In class we looked at major events during Mary's life and we acted out these events in groups. Please take a look at the photos below:

Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus

Jesus on the cross

Mary with Jesus on the cross

Mary with the disciples

Jesus with the disciples