Book Fair Character Day after the Tuakana Teina Book Day (on Monday)

On Monday the students were split amongst the Kauri Hub and Room 11 to explore Harry Potter - the Philospher's Stone.  Today at a special 6 class assembly, we shared the creations we made: FlipGrid video of 'how to get into Gryffindor Common Room', bookmarks, frog origami and digital animations. Here are a few pictures from today.

Room 11 on Book Fair Character

Room 11 Book Fair Character Day - silly faces

Assembly of the Tuakana Teina Day  

Cricket Taster

Counties Manukau came to visit PCS in the rain today to give Room 11 a taster session of Cricket (in the Auditorium).  The skills explored were hand-eye coordination with a small ball: throwing and catching and throwing with the wickets as a target.

Pictured: Irushi, Quinn and Nicole, Stephanie in the background

Action picture

Afterwards, we used the experience to write some instructions on how to play a game the coach taught us.

Instructions on how to play 'Cricket Hit'

by Freya Bright

Equipment

• 1 tennis ball per team
• 5 or 6 people per team
• You need wickets and a base
• And cones to mark area

Aim of the game: the first team to knock all the wickets down and sit down wins.

How to play

1. Get into teams of 5 or 6
2. Split into 3 on this side of the wicket and 3 on that side of the wicket -  a relay. 
3. The FIRST person on one side throws the ball at the wicket. 
4. The person on the other side retrieves the ball and throws it at the wicket then they go to the back of the line.
5. If the wicket is hit they run and take the wicket away.
6. Keep playing until all the wickets are hit and your team sits down.

Let us know if you try and play this game by following Freya's instructions!

Duffy Theatre - Stuck in the Game

Today we were so lucky to see the Duffy Theatre creative crew in action with their performance of Stuck in the Game. 

Duffy and from Room 11, James, Ella and Quinn

The Puzzler and James (and Quinn and Ella)

Duffy, Sam in a Pirate Skin and from Room 11, Lily