Little Ted

Reflection for the week

My reflection for this week was about learning to speak in front of the class. We had to share our heritage with the class. I found it really difficult to do this and I was worried about it. My dad said to take a deep breath before you start. To me it felt like I was speaking to the whole planet! It seems to me that for other people it’s just like drinking water. I think I just have to practice a bit more!

One of the people in my group said I did quite a good job for my speech and that made me feel better.

By Angus Koo

Our Awesome Friend Jock the Dog!

On Thursday Mr Harper brought Jock in. We, Leiani and Cheralyn, were chosen meet them at the gate. We were waiting for them for quite a while and didn’t know that Jock and Colin were standing right behind us ... until we heard a dog puffing behind us! That was humiliating!!

While we were leading them to the music room, Jock started

to pull at the lead to go a different way because he goes through the

school to visit his girlfriend, Ruby.

When we got to the music room Jock got excited and started to jump up and pull on the lead to go to Leilani. Luckily Leilani

held him still and started to tickle him under the chin and he suddenly stayed calm! When Room 11 got to the music room Jock started getting impatient. When they all sat down Mr Harper started the amazing dog show! The first fact we were told about Jock was that he got ten tennis balls in one morning walk and that was the biggest number he’d ever found!!

Mr Harper showed us how obedient Jock is and he fed him a piece of cheerio sausage.

Deakyn was afraid of dogs because he was attacked by one when he was little!! But when he met Jock he felt confident around him and now he is not afraid of dogs any more!! (Isn’t that neat?)

Next Leilani took Jock outside so Mr Harper could hide a tennis ball.

When Jock came back inside he was told to seek for the ball and guess what? - he found the ball in just 30 seconds.

Here’s our dog safety rap.

by Leilani and Cheralyn.

Always ask the owner if it’s sweet to meet

Let the dog sniff and don’t you go stiff

Don’t show your teeth for the dog to see. Keep them hidden or you MIGHT get bitten

Never look a dog straight in the eyes or you might get a nasty surprise

If you pat dog on its head you may end up in a hospital bed

Its our ....Triathlon!

It was a cloudy Friday afternoon, but that would definitely not stop us from having our annual Sunnybrae triathlon! Once a year in March we hold our triathlon for Year 3 to Year 6 children. Some students work as a team while others compete by themselves. In the triathlon children have a choice of swimming, running, biking or all three! People felt scared, nervous or confident before and after the race. Here are some feelings of people during the triathlon.

*I felt tired when I was running but in the end I felt proud of myself because I cam

e fourth!

Christine

*I felt excited and nervous at the same time.

Cheralyn

*I felt like I was on fire because I was so tired and hot!

Sam

*I felt like my heart was going to jump out and I really wanted to win!

Angus K

*My heart was pounding as I got ready to do my last lap of swimming.

Juwon

*I was proud of myself when I did my bike ride because I tried my hardest!

Molly

*I was scared at the start but when I finished it I felt proud of what I had achieved something new.

Jude

We think everyone who competed in the triathalon should earn a pat on the back because they all tried their hardest and did what they could! It was a very successful afternoon.

Ukelele Group

Ukelele Group

Many people from our class spend half of their lunchtimes on Monday playing the uke.

The uke is like a mini guitar with four strings.

The ukelele group started last year and is only for Year 6’s. The teachers who take the group are Mrs. Keeley and Mrs.Stewart. We sing and play at the same time. Some of our favourite songs : ‘I’m a Believer’, ‘Ten Guitars’, and ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’. We all have fun in the uke group and are glad that it started.It is now our favourite way to spend Monday lunchtimes.