The FSF (Fantasy Science Fiction) Club is back in action on Thursday in Room 13 at lunchtime. FSF Club is a place where students can draw, write, or create original artworks, stories, and poems. A selection of these appear in a mini-magazine that is distributed around classes and online.

Come and find out about it after lunch eating!

Room 1 children read the story  "Sam's Mask".  We made these cool clown masks and went on a parade through all the classrooms.

We wore our masks home and some of our parents didn't recognise us.

Our School was lucky enough to have a visit from "Rosie" the ambassador for Dairy NZ.  She and her farming friends delighted the children with her funny antics and information about the dairy industry.  

Classes have been working hard on their gardens.  Here is Room Seven with their garden inspired artwork.

During Discovery Time in Term 2, some children constructed paper mache volcanos.  These children added the magic ingredients to cause an eruption, much to the delight of the other children who watched the lava spill down the mountains.

As part of Mathsweek everyone at Welbourn had the chance to estimate how many Milk Bottle lollies were in the milk bottle. The lucky winner, Grace from R5 was exactly right with her estimate of 124. Tom was the closest in the Tui Team with 133, Nixon from the Weka team at 127 and Rebecca from R10 was only one away with 123. I hope that the winners shared their prizes with their families.  

WARNING!  A crocodile was spotted at Discovery Time last Friday.  Thankfully the children were not distracted with this roaming crocodile as they were engaged in fun activities, such as weaving, sewing, making volcanoes, construction, making music, Maori stick games to mention just a few.  You are very welcome to join us for Discovery Time every Friday from 11-00 - 12.30 in Rooms 1, 2,3 and 4.

The first day back at school was a little bit different for students this term.  They were treated to a very special surprise with the Remax hot air balloon paying a visit.

We had a fantastic trip to Bell Block Beach on Monday the 5 March.  The children from Rooms One, Two and Three were delighted at discovering starfish, crabs, sea anemones, sea weed and shellfish and the  most unusual find of the day was the squid eggs, which had been washed up from the recent storm.  In groups we explored, identified and classified the animals and plants observed in the rock pools.  This experience has enriched the childrens science knowedge and vocabulary.

FSF Club is reborn for 2012!

Due to popular demand, we are continuing last year’s Fantasy and Science Fiction Club on Tuesday lunchtimes in Room 13 led by Mr Henson. The FSF Club is dedicated to all things fantastical for children. Members are encouraged to draw, write, or create original artworks, stories, and poems. A selection of these will appear in a mini-magazine that will be distributed around classes and published on the school's website..

The guiding principles of the FSF Club are:

• Encouraging original creative works with a fantasy or science fiction theme
• G or PG content
• Valuing children’s creative work that would not necessarily fit into class topics
• support children with an interest in fantasy and science fiction