Winners of the Tasman District Literacy Quiz

Congratulations to Bronte Hall, Lily Campbell, Kameron Masoner and Emerson Swanson-Dobbs for winning the Tasman District Library Quiz. There were three sections based on the New Zealand Post Book Awards and one General Knowledge section. By the end of round three we were ahead by half a point. Ms. Simpson was nervous!!! After the final round we found out we had won by one and a half points. Take a look at these pictures. Well done to you all and you look fabulous. Can't wait for next year's quiz!

DinosaurRich Topic in the Library

We have been having a great time learning about dinosaurs. There is so much information out there to discover. I can't wait for next Sunday at 7pm for the Dinosaur tv programme to start on Channel One. Check it out next Sunday!

BOOK WEEK

This week has been Book Week at Richmond Primary School. Ms. Simpson has had lots of fun dressing up every day for the "Guess Who Ms. Simpson Is" competition. You can also see a selection of photo's from our book parade up Queen Street and through the mall. Thanks to all the parents, children and teachers who made such a fantastic effort with their costumes this week.

BOOK WEEK AT RICHMOND PRIMARY SCHOOL

Next week is Book Week at Richmond Primary School. The children in the GATERS programme are involved in preparing different activities for the rest of the school.

Casper from Rm 2 has created a quiz for children to enter during the week. See if you know the answers. Casper will put the answers on the blog at the end of the week and you can see how great you were!

Casper has given all the classes the quiz to complete in their own time. Give it a go and maybe you would like to post of comment for Casper to read next week.

DINOSAURS DINOSAURS DINOSAURS

As part of our Rich Topic one of the acivitivies the children have been asked to complete is a Diorama showing what they have learnt so far. Check out these finished ones. Well done to Lily in Room 2.

The Lost Thing by Flynn Blom Rm 6

Having read the story The Lost Thing, and watched the short film, Flynn made an awesome job on his cartoon strip depicting the main events.

Book and Movie Comparisons - "The Lost Thing" by Shaun Tan

This term we are looking at books and movies. The senior children have read the story "The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan and have watched the film. This animation won an Oscar this year, beating Pixar, the producers of the Cars movies.

Having compared the book with the movie the children produced a timeline or cartoon strip of the 6-7 main events in this story.

This is a fantastic book to read with a sophisticated message that can be discussed and debated with children. The movie is available on You Tube.