The Olympic Torch

Today we made Olympic torches with the help of Mrs Bushill. We learned that the colours - yellow, blue and green are the colours of Brazil. The wavy shapes represent the sky, the mountains, the sea,  and the ground.  The triangular shape is a reminder of the Olympic values - excellence, friendship and respect. The torch is about 63 cms tall and is made of recycled aluminium. Mrs Dijkstra thought it was very special that the torch held so much meaning.

Learning about our needs and wants

Today Room 24 were shown NZ coins and notes. We put them in order. We also talked about wants and needs. The speaker told us to "speed for our needs and wait for our wants" He told us about his pet goldfish and how it wanted a castle in it's fishbowl. He acted out the story, it was really funny!