Image galleries
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There are 5 images in this galleryThu, 16/06/2011 - 2:22pmOn Friday 27th May Sockburn School held it's annual Showcase. This event gave the children at the school the opportunity to perform and display the talents they have in the performing arts.
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There are 5 images in this galleryWed, 03/08/2011 - 8:45amRoom 12 were so excited to get some amazing new toys for wet day and discovery play! Thanks to an earthquake fund, we were given money to spend on the children - and WOW! The children are certainly impressed!
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There are 48 images in this galleryTue, 22/11/2011 - 6:20pmThis term the Junior School's inquiry learning was about how to keep our country "clean and green". Room 11 and 12 have been kept busy with our worm farm, compost heap and vegetable garden. We can't wait for our veges to grow. Who would have thought we'd all have green thumbs!
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There is 1 image in this galleryMon, 18/07/2011 - 7:43pmWhat a fantastic way to end the term - getting our Duffy books! We had a special visit from the Right Honourable Jim Anderton, our local MP for Wigram. Don't we look great in our red and black! Kia Kaha Canterbury!
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There are 28 images in this galleryMon, 03/10/2011 - 8:12pmRoom 12 is having a fantastic time embracing the French culture. We have even given ourselves French names and are using basic words and phrases around the classroom and playground! We are even becoming French chefs and creating delicious masterpieces in the kitchen! Vive la France ~ le bleu, blanc et rouge! Thank you to the fantastic Hinepukohurangi (age 6) for the great photos!
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There are 24 images in this galleryMon, 26/09/2011 - 4:38pmSockburn School were visited by Rhubarb today - a fantastic husband and wife duo who sang, danced and told stories! What fun we had...there were even some familiar looking people dressed up as fairytale characters. Can you spot who they are?
Then to end the day getting our beloved Duffy Books! What a fabulous afternoon had by all!
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There are 29 images in this galleryThu, 06/10/2011 - 7:06pmThe extremely talented children of Sockburn School came together to celebrate the diversity of cultures in our school, and also to showcase the Rugby World Cup countries we have adopted in our classrooms. Each class performed an item from their adoptive country - and WOW what a fantastic bunch of talented students we have! It was an incredible day - well done kids, you are all super stars!
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There are 43 images in this galleryThu, 27/10/2011 - 11:50amWhat a great way to start the term. We have been celebrating Book Week this week - the children have been bringing their favourite books... small ones, big ones, non-fiction, fiction, joke books, funny books, home made books and many, many more! The whole school dressed up as their favourite character and wow, there were some spectacular costumes out there! Children and staff showed off their magnificent costumes in a whole school Costume Parade - so much fun!
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There are 13 images in this galleryMon, 07/11/2011 - 8:19pmRoom 13 love to dress up! Here are the students dressed as their favourite book characters.
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There are 11 images in this galleryMon, 14/11/2011 - 12:51pmSome photographs of our wonderful Operetta in September. What a fantastic job all the children did to make this such a memorable show!
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There are 10 images in this galleryWed, 09/11/2011 - 5:14pmRoom 11 were lucky to be part of a tennis coaching clinic provided by Ellesmere Tennis, we had a great time learning about the game!
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There are 8 images in this gallerySun, 13/11/2011 - 1:13pmStudents can't wait to read and share their new Duffy books!
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There are 20 images in this gallerySun, 13/11/2011 - 2:08pmRoom 13 have been learning to read the time. Everyone enjoyed playing "What's the time Mr Wolf" and wearing the wolf mask!
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There are 14 images in this gallerySun, 13/11/2011 - 2:23pmHere are some images of Room 13 wearing their headbands and beads that they wore for singing the chant Humba Ngati.
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There are 4 images in this galleryWed, 16/11/2011 - 4:49pmRoom 12 is extremely lucky to have two wonderful students from Riccarton High School come and teach us the Samoan Sasa! We are having so much fun!
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There are 9 images in this galleryTue, 22/11/2011 - 6:23pmWe have begun our summer swimming season! Yes, we are making the most of these fabulous sunny days and plunging into the water! The children are loving the water - even though it is a little chilly! It is fantastic that we can offer the children such a wonderful and valuable experience here at our very own school!
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There are 27 images in this galleryTue, 22/11/2011 - 6:04pmRoom 12 was delighted to have a fantastic show today - Mr T husking a coconut infront of our very eyes! The children were amazed to see how coconut cream was made - they are now all fans of coconut, coconut juice and coconut cream! We finished off turning our learning into a Sasa!
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There are 36 images in this galleryThu, 24/11/2011 - 10:56amThe junior school got glamourous today and went off to the fantastic What Nowies - a celebrity awards ceremony at Whitebait Studios...home of What Now! WOW the children got dressed up in their finest and looked absolutely dazzling! We had a great time being part of the studio audience and meeting and seeing all the What Now stars - as well as All Black Andy Ellis and OpShop's Jason Kerrison!
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There are 7 images in this galleryWed, 30/11/2011 - 3:17pmIn week 3 of this term the Year 5 and 6 students travelled to Mt Hutt Retreat for a camp.
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There are 15 images in this galleryThu, 01/12/2011 - 4:16pmWhat a fantastic start to summer - a gorgeous sunny day for our Junior School Athletics. We had such a lot of fun with our running races, throwing, obstacles, long jump and high jump! The children looked spectacular in their House Colours too! A great day had by all.
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There are 17 images in this galleryThu, 01/12/2011 - 5:01pmWe had great fun setting up a christmas tree - whew, was pretty hard work. We decorated our awesome tree with gorgeous decorations and shiny tinsel. As we get to the end of the term, we will be making our very own decorations to hang on our tree. We even have our very own ADVENT calendar! Today we got to have the very first chocolate...yum!
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There are 2 images in this gallerySat, 03/12/2011 - 10:38amRm 1 & 2 in the pool on a hot day.
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There are 11 images in this gallerySat, 11/02/2012 - 1:13pmThe weather hasn't been the nicest for starting back to school...but we have made the most of the few warm days to jump into the pool!
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There are 12 images in this galleryTue, 14/02/2012 - 9:40pmWe have been learning about our 6 thinking hats. Our first hat was the yellow one! We learned that it is the positive hat - we use it to talk about all the good things! Check out our Yellow Hat wall in room 12!
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There are 23 images in this galleryTue, 14/02/2012 - 9:57pmWe have been learning about shapes! We investigated our playground and spotted so many 2D and 3D shapes!
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There are 10 images in this galleryThu, 23/02/2012 - 6:02pmSockburn remembers - Kia Kaha Christchurch!
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There are 20 images in this galleryThu, 23/02/2012 - 6:21pmRoom 12, along with Room 11, are so lucky to have two wonderful sports coaches work with us on a weekly basis. We are learning all the skills of Netball and Rugby...and above all, we're having so much fun!
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There are 11 images in this galleryWed, 07/03/2012 - 6:10pmWe have been learning about our Red Hat - the feelings hat. We were talking about our weekly CARES focus - Manners (Respecting), and how it makes us feel when manners are used around us. Some fantastic ideas came out of our brainstorm!
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There are 33 images in this galleryWed, 07/03/2012 - 6:53pmWe love Buddy Class! We enjoy spending time with each other - it is great to have wonderful friends and role models in the senior school for our juniors.
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There are 4 images in this galleryThu, 08/03/2012 - 5:07pmWe said farewell to our wonderful caretaker today - we surely will miss all the things he does for us around the school. Good luck on your new adventures Mr Robson!
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There are 12 images in this galleryWed, 14/03/2012 - 4:34pmMagic was in the air at Sockburn School today! El Gregoe and his wonderful assistant Sue amazed us with illusions, magic and a powerful anti-bullying message!
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There are 7 images in this galleryThu, 05/04/2012 - 4:55pmSockburn is lucky enough to be part of a fantastic new free ukelele incentive. Three teachers will be involved in ukelele workshops throughout the year to further encourage and support the ukelele learning at our school.
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There are 5 images in this galleryTue, 03/04/2012 - 6:52pmSt Johns Ambulance visited Sockburn School last week - we learned about what an emergency is, how to react and who to call!
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Principal Award winners and Fairplay winners!
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There are 18 images in this galleryWed, 04/04/2012 - 2:54pmWe love getting our Duffy books, and excitement was in the air today at Sockburn School. Our special guest was John Bougen, a well-travelled author who entertained the children with his travelling adventures!
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There are 12 images in this galleryThu, 05/04/2012 - 4:40pmWow the Easter Bunny visited Room 12 today! No one saw him - although Thomas thinks he caught a sneak peek!
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There are 3 images in this galleryTue, 24/04/2012 - 3:59pmOur artwork
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There are 4 images in this galleryWed, 25/04/2012 - 4:04pmOn Tuesdays over Term 1 some Year 12 and 13 students from Hornby High School came to Sockburn and taught our Year 4 to 6 students some small ball skills. They were really patient, positive and helpful.
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There are 27 images in this galleryThu, 26/04/2012 - 8:21pmRoom 12 have been learning about ANZAC Day. We were extremely lucky to have a soldier come and visit us! We saw his impressive medals, his cool uniform and gear, and a fantastic army truck! We even got a gift of camouflage paint, a lip balm and a sweat rag...
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There are 4 images in this galleryTue, 01/05/2012 - 7:48pmThe Red Cross visited today and presented each family with a fantastic dynamo radio/torch...fantastic for the emergency survival kit!
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There are 12 images in this galleryTue, 01/05/2012 - 8:08pmWe are so lucky to be able to use the fantastic facilities of Olympia Gymnasium across the road for 8 weeks of gymnastic lessons!
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There are 5 images in this gallerySat, 19/05/2012 - 12:52pmRoom 1 spent a week learning about Fair Trade products. At the end of the week we shared our learning with other classes and had a Fair Trade Chocolate Break.
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There are 18 images in this galleryFri, 25/05/2012 - 5:40pmEvery Friday the Sockburn kids enjoy getting out on the Junior court with their "wheels".
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There are 9 images in this galleryFri, 25/05/2012 - 5:51pmEvery year the Junior School has a visit from the Christchurch city library - they read interactive books and we even get to dress up and be the characters in the story!
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There are 33 images in this galleryFri, 25/05/2012 - 6:20pmWe have been scientist this term in the Junior School. We have been learning to sort and classify animals according to their characteristics. We made masks to show amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish! Today we showed them off at our Full School Assembly!
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There are 24 images in this galleryFri, 25/05/2012 - 6:57pmDuffy Theatre visited us today! What an action packed hour!
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There are 3 images in this gallerySat, 02/06/2012 - 4:24pmJessica McGarvey, the illustrator and author, recently visited Room 1.
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There are 10 images in this galleryFri, 08/06/2012 - 5:14pmWhat great fun we had this afternoon - the snow is slowly melting but there was enough left to make some pretty impressive snow people!
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There are 16 images in this galleryFri, 08/06/2012 - 5:42pmWe have so much talent in our school - our yearly Showcase was yet another success. Well done to the children!
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There are 5 images in this galleryFri, 08/06/2012 - 5:56pmWe were visited this week by "Custard and Carriages" author/illustrator Jessica McGarvey
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Photographs of Term 1 learning
