Term 4 Week 7

G 
We made Hula Skirts and we were put into different coloured groups . My group was orange. It was fun making the skirt because I learned a new tying skill. We had parent helpers to help us with the tricky bits. There were fabrics, ribbons and feathers that you could decorate with. We had some photos taken.

Term 4 Week 7

Lucy 
Today we went to Corban's Art Centre. We made Maori skirts out of flax and scraps of fabric. It was challenging because we had to do some tying of knots. It was fun being able to choose which fabrics and what colours to use. We got to put petals and feathers on too.

Term 4 Week 6

Tricky work getting it balanced!

Leo

This week we have been learning to balance teddy bears, beads and rice bubbles. Today we made our own balance with one stick, six pieces of string and two muffin cups.

Term 4 week 6

Clever balancing from Nikhil

Nikhil 
We made balances today out of muffin cups, sticks and string. We tied lots of knots to make it strong. We tried making it balance by using cubes, teddy bears and beads . We can make a balance at home if we have the right stuff.

Term 4 week 5

 

Proud certificate winners

Aniva
At our Athletics I ran in the sprint races.  I got to run in the finals for the 6 year olds. We used our running shoes and shorts. It was a sunny day but a bit cold. I had fun running down the track. I came third in the race and it made me feel happy. Here is a picture of me and the other race winners. I got a green certificate which I am proud of.

Term 4 Week

Wonderful writing happening!

 Maiah
I like independent writing because I can draw a picture and do writing. After finishing writing I can go on the tumble and choose the I pad activity. I also like to listen the story on listening post.

Term 4 week 5

Beata jumping high!

 Beata

On Thursday it was Athletic Day and everyone got together to run sprint races.  Aniva came third and she got a green certificate. Angie and I tied in the race. We also did some tabloids. My favourite one was the hoops. Here we had to jump in and out without touching the hoop.

Term 4 Week Cartwheels

Cartwheels on the grass.

Angie
I like playing at lunch time with Beata and Aniva. We usually play gymnastics and practice handstands and cartwheels.

In maths time I like playing the dice game. We do actions to match the number we roll. One day we did skipping to number 5 and count to 100. 

Today I finished my Spring acrostic poem in Guided writing. My favourite line was about rabbits racing through the Spring air.

Term 4 Week 4

Logan sprint racing

Logan
 On Fridays we go to Get Set Go and today Coach Fabian taught us about hopping and different ways to move around. We played different hopping games. One of the games we played was a Pirate game when we pretended foam noodles were Pirate swords. If you got touched under the knee you had to hop to a knee fixing station. 

Next week it is Athletics day and we are going to do some running races and tabloid sports. We have been practicing sprinting in the running lanes.

Term 4 Week 3

Sofija and her magical dragon picture

Sofija 
I liked doing my Spring picture in the tumble time. My picture has a Spring dragon in it and it likes Spring because it is nice and warm. It plants seeds with its fire. It is made out of white pastel and dye.

Term 4 Week 3

Quyen as a magical shopkeeper.

Quyen 
I like to play in the tumble on number one because I get to draw and I like to play the ABC game as well. I like to play with the skipping ropes outside too. In choice time I like dressing up and I like to be the shop keeper.

Term 4 week 2

Madeleine

Madeleine and Lucy shopping

Madeleine

I like doing maths with my friends and teacher. Lucy and I have been playing at the shop together for maths tables.

I like writing because I like showing my teacher and friends it. Today in guided writing I started writing a Spring poem.

Term 4 week 2

Sienna

Sienna cooking up spells.

Sienna I like doing the shop at maths time . I like shopping there with Eleanor and I like being the shop keeper and using the cash register.  

I like choice time too because you can do whatever you like in the class and shared space.

Term 4 Week 1

Wahaj 
I like writing because I like learning how to write. I like drawing my picture and writing about it. You can write a story about whatever you want. When you have finished you can do the Tumble. My favourite Tumble activity is reading in the class library. 

Term 4 Week 1

Mimi

I liked it when Beata, Angie and I went to the school pool at lunch time to have a swim. I liked it even though it was freezing cold. Angie followed me round in the water trying to catch me! 

We have been doing the art work for our calendars. Mine is a picture of a sister and brother in a forest with the wind blowing.

Term 3 Week 10

Eleanor
 I like Independent writing because I get to choose to sit near to Madeleine. We can share the twisty crayons and write great stories. I like writing about my mum. I like playing with all my friends at the big hut.

Term 3 Week 10

Cooper practising kicks

Cooper 
 I like it when I do Guided writing because I like writing good sentences. After writing I like going on the Tumble activities especially the outside fitness where I can practice soccer and skipping.

Term 3 Week 9

Jett


This week we have been learning about money. We had a Super Hero man from ASB who came to tell us all about money. He taught about how to recognise money. We have made a mini shop in the class to practice using money.

Term 3 Week 9

Mia




This week we have been learning about money. We got some money from the shared space and took rubbings of them. We have been playing shopkeepers. Gary from ASB came and he made us laugh.

Term 3 Week 8

Lucy 
 This week we have been making soft puppets. My mum has been helping us make the puppets. They are old socks that we are reusing to make a toy. Some people have made cats some people have made people.

Term 3 week 8

Logan
This week we have been making sock puppets. We are making them because we don't want the environment to be junky . We are reusing these old socks and giving them a new life. We are going to write little plays that we are going to act out with the puppets. The puppets look like cats and people. 

At Art we made creations of vehicles that can fly and drive. We used old boxes and bottle tops to make them. Again we are making toys and reusing things that might become rubbish in the landfill.

 Last week we made guitars out of old boxes and cardboard tubes. We painted the boxes black then we put rubber bands for the strings of the guitars.

Term 3 Week 7

We have had had fun learning things with Maddie our student teacher. This is her last week and we say good-bye and thank you.

Nikhil

We have been making guitars. We painted our boxes black for the start. Then we let it dry and we decorated it with rainbow coloured paints. We made holes. Next we put the strings on made out of rubber bands. We have had fun playing them in the classroom.

Annabelle

I like independent writing because I get to choose what to write about. I have a favourite story it was about Fiji and what I did there.

My wonderful holiday in Fiji

Term 3 Week 6

ManuI like independent writing, because after we have finished we get to use the computer and play fitness outside. I like the computer because I can match up the words.

Manu working on the Ipad

SiennaI like to read picture books, because they make me think about the words. The pictures are really interesting, and I read it everyday. Snow white is my favourite book.

Term 3 Week 5

This week we have had Maddie from AUT working with us and we love having her teach us.

Aniva

On Mondays we have fun playing different games on the courts. My favourite part is when we have to run round the boundary of the court for our warm up. We play throwing games with the bean bags, we play soccer skill games, jump jam dancing and other games. Caroline blows the whistle and we have to put the ball between our feet like a penguin.

Aniva being a penguin. Good listening!

G

We watched a video about an endangered Green Turtle eating sea grass. I wrote a story about a turtle and drew a picture. The turtle in my picture was licking his lips. I have named him Needlethread.

G proud of his writing

Term 3 Week 4

This week on Thursday we had our Celebraton of Learning. We enjoyed singing to the visitors with the whole school and welcoming our friends and family into our classroom.Thank you for coming:)

Beata

This week we have been learning about a story called The Little Goat's Coat. We have been making pictures and writing stories about the Little Goat. We drew round a template of the goat and used strips of paper to make his curly coat. Then we made a background for him to go on. We also have written a story from the goat's point of view. 

Beata with her curly goat and story

Maiah

I like doing Guided Writing. It is fun. I like drawing the pictures and writing the stories.You can come and read my stories on the wall or in my folder on the class library shelf.

Maiah and one of her pieces of writing

Term 3 Week 3

 For the next few weeks we will write about what three children have been doing during the week.

Leo

I like doing the maths that we get given in class. I like being able to colour in the picture after we have done the maths. We have been learning about fractions, a fraction is written with a number on the top a line underneath and another number on the bottom. 

Leo holding our half fractions poster.

Lillie

I liked writing the story about the chicken. We read a book called The Safe Place and then we retold the story at Guided Writing. We made a picture of the hen by cutting out pieces of paper to make feathers.

Lillie holding her Safe Place story

Angie

I like doing the tumble because we learn new things. The tumble is like a circle rolling and we move round different activities. One of my favourites is reading in the class library.

   

Angie reading in the class library corner.

Term 3 Week 2

Cold Dry Ice

On Wednesday afternoon we went into Room 8's shared space to look at some dry ice that a parent had bought into school for us to look at and do some experiments.

The dry ice was stored in a special chilly bin that kept it very cold and frozen. The ice looked like small rectangular blocks and they were very white and solid.

We had a glass bowl which we put some dry ice into.












We added some water and then we watched it make steam that flowed out of the bowl and across the table.




After this we added some washing up liquid and watched it bubble up.



" I liked when the dry ice blew up like a volcano erupting.  I wonder why the ice made steam that looked like it was hot but it was freezing, " said Beata

Term 2 Week 5

Grandparents Day






Grandparent's Day - Puriri Dance from Nikki Brass on Vimeo.



" I liked doing the dance because I like the actions and singing ," said Beata.

" Dancing was fun," said Wahaj.

" I liked singing because I enjoy singing," said Maiah.

" I liked doing the actions and singing because the actions are cool," said Logan.

" My favourite thing about Grandparent's Day was spotting both of my Nanas in the crowd, " said Annabelle.

" I liked singing and doing the actions because it was so fun," said Nikhil.

" I liked singing with my friends," said Quyen.

Waiting to perform 

" I liked dancing with my best friend and I like dancing," said Cooper.

" I liked dancing with my headband and my class," said G.

" I like dancing and singing and I like butterflies," said Angie.

" I liked my Grandparents coming and they watched me sing," said Lillie.  

Term 2 Week 4

Cross Country

The school has been training for the Cross Country run which is to be held at Grey Lynn Park next week. Weather permitting!

We have been running laps round the top field and back round the board walks to the Junior Quad.

Warm ups

Off we go!

Round the field

" I did two laps on the run," said G.

" I have been waiting for Cross Country for ages because it is so fun. It is fun because you have to do so much running," said Annabelle. 

 " I have been running three laps of the Cross Country," said Leo.

" I love Cross Country, "said Eleanor. 

" Sometimes I did four laps, " said Beata.

" I love doing Cross Country because it is exciting, " said Jett.

" We like Cross Country because it is sporty and is good for exercise, " said Mimi and G.

" Cross Country feels like you are playing the game Octopus'" said Angie. 

Warm downs back at the quad

See you all next Friday:)