Arriving Early and Ready

It's so lovely to see the children quietly playing games, chatting and hanging out together before school.

Christopher, John and Jesse practising their chess moves

This is such a great time of the day to get to know your classmates, spend some time doing fun activities with your friends and getting ready for the day ahead.

A Jenga challenge for Aishwarya and Bella

So why not leave home a few minutes earlier in the morning to be able to join in and really start the day well?

Welcome to 2017

Kia ora koutou and welcome to 2017 in Room 18!

The class of 2017 is a wonderful bunch of 28 students in Y3 and Y4. We have 13 girls and 15 boys, and 13 Y3 children and 15 Y4 children.

The year is well underway and we are busy, busy, busy. We have been completing lots of tests and our reading, writing and maths programmes are jam-packed and lots of fun.

We are super excited about the three swimming lessons we are having this term which are on Tuesday in Wk3 and Wk5 and Friday in Wk7.

We are also hosting the school assembly on Monday of Wk6 this term.

If you haven't had the chance already, do pop in and see us sometime,

Room 18 students and Miss Rands-Trevor

A letter from your teacher...

Dear Room 18 children,

How are you today? I am well - I had a lovely weekend on Great Barrier Island. Now I feel really relaxed and ready for the week.

I am very excited to be your teacher for 2017. I am looking forward to a year of learning, fun and adventure. I can’t wait to learn all about you but first of all, I will tell you a little bit about myself.

I was born in Auckland but the place I call home is Great Barrier Island. I grew up on Great Barrier and went to a small country school. There were only 12 children in my year group and we had our swimming lessons in the sea!

Much later, I went to Auckland University and did a BA and a few years later I did went back and became a teacher. After I qualified, I moved to London where I lived for 5 years. I did lots of travel while I lived there, but eventually I started missing NZ and my family too much so I came home.

I have been teaching at PCS since 2005. I have taught in Y0, Y1, Y2, Y3 and this is my fourth year in Y4. 2017 is my 3rd year as the Piwakawaka Team Leader. I had one year off being a teacher to stay at home and be a Mum but I really love teaching so I came back to work.

I live with my Mum (Mrs Rands-Trevor) and my five year old son William, and our cats Elmo and Princess. We live near the Botanic Gardens and WIlliam and I like to go for bike rides there. Other things I enjoy are reading, gardening, fishing, camping and hanging out with my friends and family.

In Rm18 we will be using Class Dojo, learning how to give peer feedback, have a new learning partner and seat every week, finding out all about growth mindset and lots more. I think we are going to have a fabulous year together and I look forward to this journey with you,

All the best,

Miss Rands-Trevor