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

Darren's a Lunchbox Hero

Darren's name was drawn in last weeks lunchbox hero draw at assembly and he was very pleased to get a lovely bunch of bananas.

Acting Out Fairy Tales

As part of our Inquiry for term four we have been using fairy tales to act out familiar stories.  Kalylah, Mele and Darren found the fairytale castle duplo a good set for acting out Cinderella.

Our Goldilocks and The Three Bears Stories

This term we have been looking at fairy stories.  The children have enjoyed listening to old favourites as well as new ones and writing their own recounts about them.  Here are some recounts about Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

" Once upon a time there was a cottage in the woods.  The three Bears lived in the cottage.  They liked porridge but not too hot.  Goldilocks liked porridge too and she ate Baby Bear's porridge all up"  Story and picture by Aie Sorn

" The Three Bears were making porridge.  Then Goldilocks walked up the stairs.  Goldilocks sat on Dad's chair but it was too hard.  Mother Bear's chair was too soft and Baby Bear's chair was just right."  Story and picture by Mele

Mele's picture of the three bears going for a walk

"Mother Bear made some porridge and the porridge was too hot so they went for a walk.  Goldilocks came by.  She looked at the three bowls.  There was a hot big bowl and a cold middle sized bowl and one that was just right."  By Isabella

"Goldilocks liked porridge.  Mother Bear made good porridge."  Story and picture by Corenilias

The bears house and Father Bear by Corenilias

" Goldilocks went to the Bear's house.  She opened the door.  Then she went inside.  She was hungry and she ate the porridge."  Story and picture by Khittamai

"Once upon a time the toru Bears went for a walk.  Goldilocks was eating the porridge.  Father's porridge was too hot.  Mother's was too cold and the little Baby Bear's porridge was just right."  Story and picture by Ofili

" Goldilocks and the three Bears.  Goldilocks ate Baby Bear's porridge.  Goldilocks went up the stairs and she went to sleep and the Three Bears found her in bed."  Story by Darren

Turning Six

Filipo and Darren have recently both had birthdays and are now 6! 

Tongan Language Week

T ongan Language week was celebrated with a special assembly as well as activities in the library.  There was Tongan stories, dancing and food.  The children from Room 16 went along to enjoy the Tongan stories, dancing and food.  It was a lovely way to learn a little bit about Tongan culture.

Darren and Filipo enjoying some Tongan food

Kalylah and Isabella

Team Assembly Awards for Week 1 Term 3

Two boys, Filipo and Darren, had birthdays this week and turned 6.  They went and did some great reading with Mrs Wilson and so they both got a Team One Certificate this week.

Filipo's certificate from Mrs Wilson

Filipo and Darren with their birthday certificates

Filipo and Darren received their certificates at Team Assembly

Darren with his certificate  from Mrs Wilson

New Duffy Books for the Holidays

At assembly on the last day we received a box of Duffy books just in time for the children to take home a new book to read during the holidays.  The children were very excited with the books and sat sharing their choices with each other.  Thanks to the Duffy Foundation.

AJ reading about the Itchy Bear.

Darren, Filipo and Ofili sharing a story.

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 One Awards

Isabella received a team one certificate as she has been very helpful in the class and Ofili has been learning his spelling words each week.  Darren received his certificate from last week as he has been trying very hard with his reading and writing.

Ofili and Isabella

Darren 

Same! Same!

Spiderman lunch boxes are very popular in Room 16 as Ofili, Filipo, Utukura and Darren show off their lunchboxes.

From left to right - Utukura, Filipo, Darren and Ofili

Darren's Robot

Darren built a robot when he was playing with the Duplo before school.  I liked the way he used the blocks to make a head with eyes, a nose and spiky hair, arms and a body.

Making iPad Patterns

We have been learning how to use the tools on our iPads.  We have learnt to take photos, duplicate shapes, lasso and cut out a shape and now we can lock the shape down so that it doesn't move.  Here are some of our efforts.

Filipo and his locked down pattern

Sakura made a different pattern

Darren with his castle.

Darren's Good Writing

Darren did a great job with his writing this morning and proudly displayed it to have his photo taken with it.

Team Assembly Certificates

Thursday is certificate day at Team Assembly.  This week was the first week of certificates for 2019 and Darren and Corenilias were both awarded certificates for being prepared to try something new.  They listened carefully to the instructions so they were able to try new things on their iPads.

Darren and Corenilias with the certificates for trying something new.

Our IPad Journey

We are continuing our iPad journey learning how the tools can help us with our learning.  Writing with a stylus was so different than writing in a book but we all managed to find the pencil and write our name. 

Darren wrote his name with  his stylus.

Filipo's smile tells of his success.

Darren listen carefully how he could draw on his iPad

Ace doing a good job at writing.

Learning How To Play A Game

As part of our first weeks activities we learnt how to play games, being patient and taking turns.  The children enjoyed a memory type game called "Shopping".  Working with a buddy, they had to turn over two tiles then check their shopping list to see if the tiles were on their list.  If the tiles were on their list, they were then placed in their shopping trolley.  Harmeny and Sia worked well together and were the winners.

Khittamai trying hard to remember where a tile was.

Darren and Ace trying to make a choice.

And the winners were Sia and Harmony.