Tennis

This week we had Gene come and teach us some skills we could use when playing tennis.  It was lots of fun.  Balls went flying!

Gathering Data

In Room 1/2 we have been gathering data and using different types of graphs to display this.  This week we went for a walk around the school to look for all the different bugs we could find.

Art Gallery Visit

Room 1/2 went to the art gallery this week.  We looked at puanga and the significance of stars.  We had fun making either a sun, star or a moon out of clay.

Rutherford Cooking Session

On Wednesday we went to Rutherford Junior High and had our first cooking session.  We cooked mashed potatoes and enjoyed eating them after they were cooked.

Origami Stars

In class we decided to make some origami stars.  We followed the instructions which Mrs Palmer gave us.  Some of us found it a challenge so we had to persist to complete it.

River and Waimarie Museum Visit

On Monday we walked down to the river.  We had our lunch sitting under the trees with a great view of the river.  Our challenge after lunch, in pairs was to take a landscape photo using an iPad.  Lots of us took photos of the Durie Hill Tower, Waimarie and the river.  We wondered who the winner would be?  Our visit to the Waimarie Museum was amazing.  The information and knowledge we learnt from the wonderful people at the museum was helpful to our inquiry we are doing back at school.

Learning to Persist

Mrs Steedman gave us the challenge to work in groups of three to make a tall tower out of playing cards.  Often our towers collapsed so we had to persist to try to build another one.  When we were working together, encouraging of each other and used a rough surface this made making the tower easier.

Camp at Green Pastures

We stayed at Green Pastures for an overnight camp.  First we arrived at Bason Reserve for a scavenger hunt where we had to find out information and do different tasks.  We tried lots of different outdoor activities at Green Pastures such as: archery, kayaking, horizontal bungie and air rifle.  One of our favourites was completing the mud run.  We enjoyed looking like mud monsters!

Working on our football skills

We have been working with Simon on our football skills.  We enjoy learning new skills and then using them in a game.

Our Treasures

Buddy Time With Room 5

On Friday we went to our buddy class and worked with our partners to draw a creative monster. They had been reading and discussing all about monsters.  We enjoy doing activities with our buddy class each week!

Sharing our Family Treasures

As part of our inquiry we have been learning about each other so we can be a successful community. We brought our family treasures to school to show each other and share the stories behind them.  We enjoyed hearing and learning about each one.

Mr Palmer visits

Today Mr Palmer visited us.  He is an arborist.  He talked to us about what at arborist does and all the safety equipment needed to cut down a tree.  He removed a dead tree from near our front playground. We watched him do this and some of us took the branches away so we can use them in our tree huts.

Our Buddy Class

Last week we got together with Room 5 our buddy class.  We met the person who found our hidden rocks.  We learnt their name and some information about what they like.  We look forward to doing lots of fun activities with them through out the year.

Assembly Award Winners

Well done Vetaia and Kevin for receiving a merit certificate. Keep up the good work and enjoy your morning tea with Ms O'Connor.

Well done Mase for receiving a player of the day.

School Leaders

We are so excited to have some school leaders in our class. Congratulations boys. We are so proud of you.

Community Walk

This week we went on a walk around our neighbourhood.  We looked at lots of different communities we have around us.  In writing we have been learning about personification (giving objects a human quality).  So while on our walk we looked for objects we could personify.  Some examples are ... The phone booth standing waiting for a call.  The grass was dancing in the wind with its friends.

Welcome Back

We are all pleased to be back at school and in the Lions Den.  It's been a great few weeks at school.

CO2 Car Race Wordle

In class we made a wordle. The wordle had to be about what feelings we would have if we won the CO2 car race. Here is mine.