Bear Snacks and Fairy Bread

Adding sprinkles

In Term 4 we were looking at Fairy Tales so we decided to make Fairy Bread and Bear Snacks.  Although both yummy snacks needed bread but they were quite different.  The Fairy Bread had sprinkles on it and it was a sweet snack.  The Bear Snacks had toasted bread, sugar and cinnamon to make it brown and slices of banana for the ears and nose.  Raisins added the detail of the eyes and nose.

Cutting a star shape

Cutting the Fairy Bread into quarters

Finding another way to cut the Fairy Bread into quarter strips

Paaka tastes the Fairy Bread

Darren finds the Fairy Bread fairly tasty

Ace gives it the thumbs up

Mele enjoys a Bear Snack

Kalylah liked her Bear Snack

Celebrating Together

We had a great day celebrating all our learning together at Prize Giving.  It is so hard having to just choose two awards for each class when everyone has been working hard. 

Celebrating with the prize winners

A very happy AJ

Filipo with his lei

Ace with his leis

Filipo, Harmeny, Paaka, Mrs Dwyer and Kalylah

Room 16 Prize Winners

At the end of year Prize Giving Mele, Ace, Filipo and AJ got awards.  The class award for effort went to Ace, with the citizenship award going to Mele.  AJ got the 100% attendance award.  Filipo was one of the team one academic promise award winners.  Well done award winners - you have worked hard this year.

From the left AJ, Ace, Mele and Filipo

Halloween and Fireworks Stories

With Halloween and Guy Fawkes being celebrated this last week we talked about having fun but keeping safe.  The children were able to have discussions about safety and included this in their stories. 

"Tonight is fireworks.  Children can't touch fireworks."  By Mele

"Its fireworks and they are not for children.  My Dad can do it so that it is safe."  By Ace

" My Mum lit up the fireworks.  It was pretty.  We will not light fireworks.  We will look after our pets."  By Paaka

"The fireworks look like silver and gold up in the sky.  Tonight will be fire works night and fireworks are fun." By AJ

"Last night I went to Halloween at my neighbours home and I saw the lollies.  They were looking tasty.  I was going to eat my lollies and my Dad said to eat healthy and I ate the fruit."  By Ofili

New Duffy Books

It is always exciting when we have a Duffy Assembly and are each given books to take home and read with our family.

Ace and Mele with our box of books

Sharing a book with a friend Filipo and Ofili

AJ engrossed in his book.

Kalylah and Hitelenisia enjoying their books  

Our Stories About Tiddler

With our Inquiry topic being about "Something in the Water", we have been reading stories about fish and the children particularly liked "Tiddler" the story telling fish.  Here are some of our stories.

"Tiddler is a little grey fish.  He is swimming.  Tiddler is a story telling fish.  He is frightened and scared when he got caught in the net." Story and picture by Corenilias


"Tiddler is late for class and the Teacher called out Tiddler's name.  Tiddler swam fast.  Tiddler is good at swimming.  He went home."  Story by Mele

"Day after day Tiddler is late.  He got caught and he swam as fast as he could and he got away.  He was scared because he was caught.  He swam all the way home." Story by Hitelenisia

"Little Tiddler was late for school because a squid stopped Tiddler and then he got to school."  Story by Ace

"Here is Tiddler.  Tiddler got lost.  Tiddler got stuck in the net."  Story by Utukura

"Tiddler is lost in the deep ocean in the middle of the sea."  Story by AJ


 

Makerspace Fun

Cutting out shapes and sticking them in patterns was a fun occupation at Makerspace this week.  The children found a bit of help from Mr Vogt was welcome when it came to cutting.

Harmeny showing her work.

Mele busy cutting out a shape

Ace and Mr Vogt.

Utukura concentrating on the job at hand.

Ace's Duffy Award

Ace was this weeks Duffy Certificate winner in Room 16.  Ace chose a book about George's dragon Sparky.  We enjoyed reading about Sparky's visit to the fire station. George's Mum thought Sparky couldn't get into trouble at a fire station but Sparky always creates trouble with his fire but finds a way of being helpful too.  Thanks Ace for sharing your new book with us.  I hope you enjoy sharing it with your family too.

Going Up

On a recent cold wet lunch time, Ace and Filipo made a very tall tower.  They succeeded in making it taller than themselves.

Lunch Box Heroes

Room 16 was lucky to have two names drawn out of the Lunch Box Heroes box this week.  Ace chose some Weetbix and Filipo chose a coconut.  "I love eating coconut," said Filipo.  "I am going to share it with my family."

Vision Testing

Today all the students in Room 16 had their vision tested by the Optometry students from the University of Auckland.  The children had to look at a smiley face while the machine made an assessment of their vision.  Then it was on to a series of tests to verify the readings.  The children enjoyed this new experience.

The special machine that made an initial assessment of Ofili's eyes 

Kalylah having her eyes checked

Ace being tested

Hitelenisia identifying a letter shown to her.

Three Lunch Box Heroes

There were three children who had their names drawn out of lunch box hero draw this week!  Kalylah chose the weetbix, Ace chose a bunch of bananas and Paaka a coconut.

Kalylah, Ace and Paaka with their lunch box hero choices.

More Matariki Art Work

Ace with his Matariki weaving.

Kalylah with her Matariki star

Looking at Coding

We have been having fun learning about directions and looking at coding by playing some simple coding games about getting a bee to the hive and avoiding things that are harmful to them.  We also played a game with pirates.  The children have enjoyed thinking about moving on a grid and they have been helping each other get the directions correct.

"What is this for?"  Isabella guessed it was like a map.  Good thinking Isabella

Finding out what the grid was for - playing a pirates coding game. Darren, Paaka, Utukura and Corenilias

Isabella, Kalylah, Filipo, Corenilias, AJ, Utukura helping get the bee to the beehive.

Ace, Filipo and AJ working out their next move.

Team Assembly Awards for Week 6

Ace and Kalylah were awarded certificates in week 6.  Ace got his certificate for not giving up when things got tricky but persevering and learning from doing so.  Kalylah has been focussed and listening during the week.

Kalylah and Ace

Team One Awards Week 5 Term 2

Ace and Mele with their certificates.

Mele has had great helping hands this week.  She has been helping make our class movie.  Ace has been learning his spelling and gone up a level.  Well done to both of you for being this weeks Team One certificate award winners.

Our Rosie's Walk Stories

We read the book "Rosie's Walk" by Pat Hutchins during the week.  It was a story that engaged the children as they needed to look at all the details in the pictures.  The children enjoyed writing a recount about the story and here are some of their stories and pictures.

"Rosie the Hen went for a walk.  Fox went for a walk too.  He wanted to eat Rosie but he didn't catch her" story and picture by Mele


"Rosie the hen went for a walk and she got home safely."  Story by Ace

Picture by Aie Sorn showing where Rosie went to on her walk.

"Fox went on the wagon.  The wagon went into the bee hives.  Fox went home very fast."  Story by Hitelenisia

"Fox went for a walk passed the fence.  He landed on the wagon."  Story by Utukura

"I liked fox because he did not eat Rosie.  The bees chased him home."  Story by AJ

Ace Turns Six

Ace Likes To Play Rugby

Duffy Theatre

Duffy Theatre

The Duffy Theatre came to Pt England to perform for us on Tuesday.  The children enjoyed the story where Duffy ended up inside a game but thanks to the fact that he can read, he was able to find a way out just in time before he was going to be stuck forever.  The production provided a lot of discussion amongst the children as well as some good writing.

"Duffy and his cousin Sam and his Aunty disappeared into the game."  Story by Mele

"Duffy and Sam went in the bricks game."  Story by Isabella

Some of the Duffy Theatre characters

"Duffy thought how to get out of the game.  He read a book." Story by Ace