That's it for 2012!

What a year it's been for our school and the class of  2012. Our school has grown in numbers considerably this year and we finish with 377 students on the roll! For us in Room 9 we have had a busy year and have enjoyed a variety of experiences and events, but for most of us (with the exception of the Year 5's Bryden, Hillary, Jacob, Max and Aljeah) this was our last year at Fitzroy School and we are off to pastures new at intermediate school in 2013.

Miss O'Brien will be teaching in Room 9 in 2013, so hopefully this blog will continue under her guidance. We wish everyone a safe holiday, a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. See you in 2013.

Update on the Library's Alterations

This is an update on the Library's Alterations which is now a happy and hard-working Classroom. The atmosphere is great with 10 kids and new teacher Mrs.Vazey. It's taken a while but the kids have brand new furniture and a very special little space to enjoy their learning, and to be right next to the library has got to be a bonus!!

Chris Cairns Visits for Rail Safety Week

Today (Thursday 16th August) Chris Cairns came to our school to talk to us about railway safety because railways can be very dangerous. He came to tell us to be careful around railways and trains and to respect railways.

 Chris Cairns got a train driver to come and talk to us too, his name was Ron. Ron is a rail engineer he said to stay away from railways because it sometimes takes a train half a kilometer to stop.

Chris Cairns' saying is ‘Use your brain, tracks are for trains’

Although he is a famous cricketer, he came to talk to us because a few years ago his sister Louise was tragically killed in a rail accident, and because a great number of Fitzroy kids cross the track to get to school and home again each day. 

By: Bailey

Chris and his Crossing Helpers

Speeches

This term we are having our Speeches. In week 7 we will have to present our speeches which is also the week we have our cross country. We don't have a topic that we have to write about this year, but we do get to choose for ourselves, but there is one rule, it has be appropriate. We will be judged on eye contact with the audience, a clear voice, an appropriate topic, suitable Q cards and it has to be 2 - 3 minutes long.

We will be adding another blog to inform you about Rm 9's score and who wins the speech finals.

By : Bronwyn, Bella & Isiah

Murals

This year, yet again, we have created and painted some more MURALS. This time we decided on a design that would identify how cool our school  is.

The 9 panels have "Fitzroy School" spread across them. They encompass lots of greenery, (trees and plants), with some New Plymouth icons, such as the Wind Wand and Waiwakaiho Bridge. You can see the wonderful Murals, on the schools pool fence, they are a beautiful icon for Fitzroy School. The murals are a great success thanks to Ray Stoddart and Fitzroy Kids. The Painters are: 
Rm 6: Gemma, Rohan and  Holly. 
Rm 7: Sasha, Satsuki, Kale and Logan. 
Rm 8:  Keana, Ciara, Harlem and Ruby.
Rm 9: Naylah, Daniel, Byron and Bryden


 

C.J. blesses the mural with Wharekuka looking on

 

                                            By: Bella, Bronwyn & Isiah