Willard Home

Last Thursday we went to Willard Home we sung Christmas carols. Amèlie and I played the Piano, Rebecca played the Violen and Libby played the Glockenspiel. We read books I read Chasing Chickens. We gave Christmas pictures to the old people.

Athletics Day

On Wednesday it was athletics day. My school went to massey on a bus. Some of the events were hurdles, high jump, long distance and long jump. My best ones were long jump and hurdles because in hurdles I came second and in long jump I came third. There was a sausage sizzle I got a vegetarian sausage. It was delicious. When we got back to school we were all exorcised.

Little gardens

Last term new world us the whole set except Dill. Dill was missing from all the school kits. I planted the lettuce. At home I got the whole set so I gave my double ups to my class. We ate Alessandra's and Eva's radishes.

Amazing Art

This year we have done a whole lot of art.

My favourite piece of art I created was the crayon art because it is shaped as a crayon.

When I do art I feel happy because art is creative.

Potatoes

We planted potatoes. I planted mine with Alessandra's and Eva's. I know all about potatoes and gardens.

He aha tēnei

We are learning to ask questions and answer them in Te Reo.I'm finding it easy because I practice at home and at school. I worked well with my group. I feel good about doing Te Reo.

Photography

We worked with Flou7ish to do photography. Here are some of the photos I took. Alessandra and I made a photo essay together.

Triangles

We learned about triangles. It was easy to learn the names.

Lucas grows down.

We read a book called Otto grows down then we made a move called Lucas grows down. I was the mum. In the movie the time goes backwards. I enjoyed acting I want to do it again.

Gymnastics

We do Gymnastics for sports start. I love gymnastics I learned how to do rolls, balance and travel. My favourite roll was the elephant. My favourite way to travel was the chasse. My favourite way to balance was the pike. Alessandra and I made a roll, balance and travel Pic Collage.

Flat Pack

 Design Brief
We want a decorative model that can be put on top of the shelves by the windows. The model needs to be:

• Made from cardboard
• A flat pack design
• Good enough to go in a shop

We had a go at following instructions to make a flat pack Christmas Tree. We used this concept to help us to create our own flat pack using the design process.

As part of the design process we created prototypes and reflected on what worked and what didn't.

I made an awesome turtle. It was very hard to slide in the slots.

Te Reo Phrases

This term we have been doing Te Reo.

My group made an awesome slide. I find Te Reo easy. My goal is to say Te Reo all the time.

Seed2Table

On Friday 2nd September we had our first Seed2Table. We are the youngest class to have done this programme. We were split into two groups. 

One group worked in the kitchen and the other group learnt about plants. After morning tea the groups swapped over.

The dishes we made were:

• Fettuccine pasta
• Tomato sauce
• Meatballs
• Black bean brownies and Cauliflower cheese 

This is my table. My group was with my mum. The Cauliflower cheese was delicious it was my favourite part of the meal.

Week 5 Discovery

Today in discovery I was the builder for the fake restaurant.

YELLOW HAT- I showed panekiretanga by giving Gg some of my fake money because he didn't have enough to by something he wanted.

RED HAT- In discovery I felt great because the people of the fake restaurant let Max in to the game.

BLUE HAT- What's the point of discovery?

- Practice working with others.

- Play with new people and share.

- Work together.

- Have fun.

- Problem solve.

- Be creative. 

Crayon writing

If I was a crayon I would be the colour yellow because I like yellow things like yellow poppies, sunflowers and the sun.

Yellow is butter melting in the sun. Yellow is the sunflowers. Yellow colours the minions. Yellow is happy.

My strengths are reading, writing, maths, drawing, sports and computer stuff.

I make a great friend because I share and let people into my game.
By Florence

Math

This morning we did maths my favourite thing to do is maths. I love it. My favourite activity was the boom whackers things. Here is a picture.

A task was called tin foil boats I liked it. My group got about 500g in our boat maybe more. Here is a picture. My group  did the water xylophone we made a tune we didn't take a picture but we did put it on YouTube.

Skiing

In the weekend my brother my mum and I went up the mountain skiing. It snowed on Saturday. It was club races. I got a medial for best crash. ( I got a sprained ankle. ) It herds.

Panekiretanga Week 4

YELLOW HAT- Today I included people.

BLACK HAT- Today making a card tower was hard but I got it after a while because I didn't give up.

RED HAT- I made Lachie feel good because I included him now I feel good.

GREEN HAT- Next time I will let Bryah have more snow.                                                

Kia Toa

Today we went to watch a show called Kia Toa. There were lots of messages:

• Always show resilience - never give up 
• Never stop dreaming Work for your dreams - don't just dream about them 
• Never listen to people who are trying to put you down. My favourite thing was when he told us about his great grandma and his x-father.

 Here are some short video clips of the show:

Math

In math we had to do a task this is my task.

The magic faraway tree

In class we have been reading the magic faraway tree. It a good book. I have my own book.

Robotics

In class we are doing robotics. My group are up to programming. This is our one.

A moment in time

In class we have to write A moment in time. This is mine.

Maths

WALT Measure mass using scales and estimate grams and kilograms.

Week 3 reflection

This week we're focusing on having positive thoughts. Our thoughts become our words. Our words become our actions.

YELLOW HAT- Today I showed Panekiretanga when I let Hannah play with me.

BLACK HAT- Something that went wrong today was when Max's tower got smashed down.

GREEN HAT- At lunchtime I will show excellent by letting people play with me.

RED HAT- I feel great because I helped people.

Crayons

We read the story called "The Day the Crayons Quit". We each chose our favourite colour and created our own crayon.

Bucket filling

As part of our term goal "In Pursuit of excellence (Panekiretanga) we are learning about making other people feel good. This is our bucket filling wall.

Lolly Cake

Lolly Cake

Ingredients:

120 g butter
250 g malt biscuit crumbs
180 g fruit puffs
1/2 tin condensed milk
coconut – for coating

Method:

1. Warm butter and condensed milk together in the microwave.
2. Add biscuit crumbs and fruit puffs.
3. Stir well.
4. Roll into one log or small balls. Coat in coconut. As part of discovery, we made lolly cake. 
   We had to measure carefully.
   
   

Week 1 Reflection

Week 2 Discovery reflection

YELLOW HAT

What went well today?

Today something that went well was the oobleck. Heaps of people were sharing.

 

BLACK HAT

What was a challenge today?

A challenge I had was making the oobleck into a ball.

GREEN HAT

What do I want to do differently next time?

Next time something I would do differently is not to get my hand stuck in the oobleck.

RED HAT

How did I make someone else feel?

How do I feel after discovery today?

I made someone feel happy when I gave then some oobleck.

During discovery I felt good because I was sharing.

Holiday

My brother and I played on photo booth.

Both my brothers, both my mums and I watched heaps of movies. We watched Finding Dory, Ghost Busters and the BFG and loads more. Just before the movie started I said to my brother "I bet you the movie will start in ten seconds." It did.

My pet

This is my creature that I made.

This is my disecripion of my creature.

I enjoyed doing this writing and drawing I thought it was so easy.

Te Reo Verbs

This is Liam's,Riya's,Sharhayna's and my Te Reo sentences. I enjoyed doing this. I thought it was very easy. I said all of the sentences.

There is a mistake in this video. When Liam was throwing, it said he was climbing.

It should say "Kei te whiu a Liam"

Te Reo Verbs

We have been learning to write simple sentences in te reo.

Shadow learning

At the start of the term this is what I thought about shadows.

Now I've learnt more about shadows this is what I know.

Maths

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This is our maths this term.

Assembly

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Bryah and I were the hosts in our class. Emily and Lewis were the hosts in our buddy class. My mum came and watched.

World of maths

On Thursday 16 June 2016 we went to the hall for World of maths.I think my group could have worked a bit better together.
The bumble bee activitie was the easiest.
The frog activitie was the hardest.

3D Maths

In maths we have been looking at different view points on shapes. I enjoyed building my complex shape.

Chapter Chat

I like Chapter Chat because we get to share our ideas with different classes.

This is all the stuff that we need to check before we tweet. This is a quality tweet. A2 We do Matariki art. We are going to have a Hangi. Florence 

Dance NZ made

This is the year 3&4 Dance NZ Made dance for Russell street school. I think dancing is something I enjoy but I think I could practice more.

Sports Start

This term our class has been using Sports Start. We are getting better at these skills:

• running
• catching
• passing
• throwing
• jumping
• fast reactions
• batting

Our class has been playing Diamond Ball which is like Baseball/Softball.

I have improved with my catching.

I really enjoyed Diamond ball.

I need to keep working on my fast reactions.

Planet Facts

Our class worked together to create this slide show.

Cross country

Today is cross country. I'm feeling sad because I can't do it. I can't do it because I have 3 broken fingers.

Te Reo

This is some of my Te Reo this term

Kei Te ūkui a Danika 

Kei Te Whakarongo Au

Te Reo

This is some of my learning in Te Reo.

Kei Te pa Au

Kei Te mapu a Danika 

How we got the moon

Have you ever made a story about how we got our moon?

Term 2 N 2 10 spider facts

10 spider facts
 1. Large spiders can eat frogs,lizards and even snakes.
2. Tarantulas are sometimes so big their legs can span a dinner plate.
3. The deadly funnel-web spider will attack anything that moves even people.
4. House spiders actually help us by ridding our homes of insect pests.
5. A funnel-webs knife sharp fangs can easily pierce fingernail or bone.
6. A tarantula is a slow eater.
7. The female spider can lay up to 1000 eggs at a time.
8. Spiders range in size from a pinhead to larger than a human head.
9. All spiders are predators but not all are dangerous to human being.
10. Spiderlings can be as tiny as a pinhead when they first hatch.

Planet Earth & Beyond

This term we are studying 'planet earth and beyond'. Part of this inquiry includes looking at how we get shadows, as well as day and night. Over the term we will be doing different investigations to better our understanding. Below is a sample of my current thinking.

I have noticed that our shadows go the opposite way of the sun. The shadows get shorter as the day goes on but then they get longer but I don't know why?

Term 2

This term the value we are focusing on is Responsibility(Kawenga). I will take responsibility for my learning and deliberately enter the 'learning pit'. The Learning Pit from Kenilworth Learning on Vimeo. I use my initiative, as well as, take responsibility for myself and my belongings. I don't want to get 'stuck on the escalator'! This term we have been doing cross country practice. I love running and outdoors. We do cross country practice every Monday,Wednesday and Friday. Me and Jada are about as fast as each other. We do blog writing every day after lunch. Every Friday we do chapter chat. Every Wednesday we do Kidsedchat.

EOTC

In week 6 we had a whole week learning about team work. We did so many fun thing in groups. Like going to kids republic and going to the rock climbing place in groups. Like in the picture of me rock climbing. I got to the top of the hardest rock climbing wall there was. I felt proud of myself.

My Learning Goals

Description:

Today we looked through our reports from last year. We identified a next step (goal) for reading, writing and maths. Here are my goals:

Maths:my goal is to be able to read and add decimals.

To achieve this goal I will:ask my mum to give me money (&weight) questions at home.

Reading:my goal is to find the main ideas of a text and to summarise what is happening in the book.

To achieve this goal I will:my mum and me will do it together at home.

Writing:my goal is to add my personal feeling into my writing.

To achieve this goal I will:do writing at home and add my feelings.

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We also looked at our STAR results.

• Word recognition I got _10__ out of 10.
• Sentence comprehension I got _9__ out of 10.
• Paragraph comprehension I got _10__ out of 15.
• Vocabulary I got _9__ out of 10.

I am going to focus on:paragraph comprehension.

To improve in this area I will:play mr nussbaum.

My Family Tree

We have been learning to introduce our family in Te Reo. I think I am going pretty good and me, Riya & my buddy got my buddies done & have nearly recorded it!

Active Listening

We are learning about different types of listening. There are 3 main types of listening that we learnt about. Busy Listening - When the person listening is busy doing something. They are too busy to concentrate on what is being said. Me Too Listening - When the person listening has a story that they feel is more important than the person talking so they interrupt and share their story instead of listening. Active Listening - When the person listening looks at the person talking, concentrates, gives non-verbal feedback (e.g. nodding) and asks questions about the story. To learn about the different types of listening, we watched this video:

 

 As a class we created our own video to help us understand the different types.
After practising each type of listening, we realised…

• Busy listening makes us feel like you’re not listening to us. We found it really hard to keep talking. 
• Me too listening makes us feel frustrated and sad that you think your story is more important. 
• Active listening makes us feel valued. We know you are listening because you are looking, nodding, asking questions. 

 As a class we are all trying to get better at being active listeners.

Hailstones

In music with Jenny we are learning to play in a band. We are all learning different instruments and we are working on our rhythm. Check out our videos:

My Reflection:

With Jenny we did a song it's called hailstones. I played the drums but not in the 1st video.

Swimming Goal

I have not achieved my goal in this video BUT I have now! In swimming we have done backstroke. I am very good at backstroke.

My Maths Learning

With Brenda we  did our 5 times tables to workout our 6 7 8 and 9 times tables.

My Reflection:I very like maths and i'm very good at it. When I do maths it makes me feel good.

Swimming sports day

At swimming sports widths went first. I did lengths. It was so fun it was AWESOME! After Every race was finished we went to the esplanade for lunch and a play.IT WAS AWESOME! SO AWESOME! I saw my mum. She saw me too. She watched me do my backstroke and my breaststroke. I did freestyle too. That was a awesome day. I'm in kiwi house. I said"let's go kiwi lets go." My goal for next year is to go farster.

van goh styeld art

We are learning to paint like Van Gogh. We have read lots of books and watched some tutorials. We've experimented with painting our portraits and now we have had a go at painting sunflowers.

Our paintings needs to have

• short brush strokes
• bright colours
• positive & negative images (Main object with a complementing background)

I am proud of my flower The most challenging part was nothingIf I were to do it again I would..make my pot bigger

My Special Person Poem