Wow what an awesome day we had today! First we hosted assembly and did an amazing job up on the stage. Miss Powell even managed to snap a couple of photos.
Thank you to all the whanau who made it today. What an awesome turn out we had. We played the video that our ICT buddies helped us make. That video is now up on youtube for your viewing pleasure.
After lunch it was time for a treat! We've been working hard all term to fill up the bead jar and last week we finally did it! All we wanted was free time and we even got to have an ice cream! We had a great afternoon.
Over the last few weeks we have been sharing a variety of things that are special to us. Some children have brought in special items to share with the class. Some of us have made a clay model of someone who is special to us. We have also made mosaics of places that are special to us. We've discussed our passion and what we enjoy doing and have used wire to show passions.
During Māori language week we got really into the Māori myths and legends written and illustrated by Peter Gossage. We particularly loved the art - the beautiful colours and swirling patterns.
We liked the way he decorated the faces of the characters in his books and wanted to have a go ourselves.
We looked at all the Maui books, In the beginning and Rona and the Moon for ideas.
First we sketched our ideas.
Next we transferred these designs onto larger paper and drew strong outlines with Sharpies. Once that was completed we used water paints (2-3 different colours) to fill in our paintings.
These came out looking super coll. They are on display in our cloakroom. Come check them out!
We have started working collaboratively with our buddies in Room 14. Every second Wednesday they bring their iPads down to Room 3 and teach us some some new skills.
We love having this special time with our buddies and we're learning heaps already. On Thursday mornings Wayne come in and works with groups of us reinforcing what our buddies have taught us.
Last week some of us made some totally cool creations with recycled materials. We talked about the kind of shapes we'd used. Lots of us didn't know what to call the tubes - Lucas informed us that they are cylinders!
Have a look at our Explain Everything where we describe our creations.
What fun Māori language week we had! Each day there was a new question outside the office to answer relating to Māori language. Ka pai tō mahi to the children of Room 3, we had a winner everyday!!
Rāhina - What is the Māori name for yellow? - Coby
Rātu - How did Maui slow the sun? - Kerrin
Rāapa - Where is the kura whare pukapuka? - Zach
Rāpare - What is the Māori name for Christchurch? - Tuarangi
Rāmere - What is the Māori name for the colour of our house Ti Kouka? - Savannah
Dylan brought a selection of his favourite books about Maui which he shared with the class.
We also read In the Beginning by Peter Gossage.
Then we went for a walk out to the car park where we discovered a mural depicting the same story! We were so intrigued by the beautiful colours and patterns we began looking at patterns in our Mathematics programme.
At Kapa Haka this week we learnt a new song 'To Tinana Ki Roto' which we have been practising in class. You can find the song and lyrics here:
Out on the playground we were working on using Kia ora - Thank you and Aroha mai - Sorry. Well done to those children who got prizes from the duty teachers for being caught using these words.
What a great start. We are looking forward to continuing our learning in this area.
Tino pai to mahi to Whaea Jo and Miss B for the awesome organisation this week.
