Junior Kapa Haka 2019 Prize Giving

Four students from Room 16 were in the Junior Kapa Haka group that performed at the Junior Prize Giving.  Isabella, Mele, Kakala and Paaka went to the practises and performed on the day.

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

Isabella's Story about "The Lion and the Mouse".

Isabella shared her reading book with her parents over the weekend and she enjoyed the story so much that she wrote about it on Monday.  "The Lion and the Mouse" is a funny story because you wonder how a mouse can help a big lion.  It all turns out fine in the end.

"In the weekend I did my reading to my Mum and Dad.  I read "The Lion and the Mouse".  It was a funny story about a mouse helping a lion."

Wheke the Octopus Stories

  Picture by Hitelenisia

"The octopus was camouflaged.  He is the same colour as the rocks around him.  This protects him from his enemies because they can't see him."  Story by AJ

"The wheke was in the water. He was hiding from the shark.  To make the shark go away he squirted some ink.  He squished into the rocks to hide."  Story by Isabella

"The octopus was in the rocks.  He squashed under the rocks.  He has no bones and we can see his tentacles."  Story by Kalylah

""The octopus was hiding in the rocks because he was scared of the shark.  The octopus squirted ink at the shark."  Story by Khittamai

"The wheke is under the rocks and he is in the water.  I can see the wheke's eye.  He is watching the shark."  Story by Utukura

 

"The seaweed is swaying and the shark is scared of the octopus."  Story and picture by Mele

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

Lunch box Heroes

Isabella and Khittamai were both lucky enough to get their names drawn out in the Lunch Box Heroes draw.  Isabella choose the Up and Go while Khittamai choose some Weetbix to have for his breakfast.

Team Assembly Certificates Term 3 Week 5

We have had some helping hands in Room 16 who without being asked will help others with their work and help tidy the classroom.  Isabella and Ofili have been awesome helpful Pt Englanders.

Isabella and Ofili have great helping hands

Term 3 Week 5's Team certificate winners

Billy Goat Gruff Stories

"The troll was not nice.  He was a meany."  Story and picture by Aie Sorn


"The troll was cross with the goat."  Story by Khittamai

"The troll is looking for food and the troll wanted to eat the goats.  The big goat went and pushed the troll. 
The goat went trip trap trip trap and they are safe on the mountain." Story and picture by Isabella

"The troll lived under the bridge.  The troll went up when he heard the noise.  Who is that went the troll?"
Story and picture by Hitelenisia  

"The troll is mean.  He wanted to eat me said the goat." story and picture by Utukura

Sparkles Netball Team

Isabella plays for the Sparkles netball team.  They recently played a team from Meadowbank school and Isabella managed to score some goals.

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 

Learning to do Animations

Mrs Carruthers has been teaching us how to do animations on our iPads.  We took a selfie photo on our iPad then drew a bee body.  On another page we drew some flowers in a garden.  The next step was to put the bee in the garden being careful to lock all the parts of the bee before putting it in the garden.  It was like magic when it appeared in the garden.  The fun bit was making up a sentence about what our bees were doing and recording it as we moved our bees around.

Isabella's work

Kalylah showingher bee picture

Isabella recording her sentence

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Bee Keeper Stories

"The bee keeper is looking after the bees.  The bee keeper has a special suit.  A special suit protects the bee keeper.  It has a veil on the hat."Story by Hitelenisia

A bee keeper in her special suit by Hitelenisia

"Bees are looked after by bee keepers.  The bee keeper is taking the honey."  Story and picture by Isabella


"The bee keeper wears a special suit to protect her from bee stings.  Bees only sting you if you make them cross." dictated story by Utukura

Player of The Day Certificate

Isabella has started playing netball with the Sparkles team.  She was player of the day helping her team to get the ball down to their goal.

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

Isabella's and Ace's Stories

Ace's story and picture about fencing in the year one play area. 

I looked at the men and I went back with my friend (at lunchtime) By Isabella

Putting to use our iPad skills.

In Maths we have been learning a quicker way of counting.  We had races and counting in twos is much quicker.  To practise counting in twos and to use all our iPad skills we took a photo of our friends.  We lassoed around the face and put the photos into a blank document so that we could count how many eyes 4 friends had.  It was a fun activity.

Isabella taking a photo of Ace

Filipo with his work

Writing About the Duffy Assembly

Filipo with his story.  His picture shows the box of Duffy books with 16 on it.

"I got my Duffy book in the Assembly.  Me and Ofili got the box."

Isabella with her story and picture.

"I like the Duffy books.  The Duffy books are cool."


"At Assembly we got a box of Duffy books.  Thank you Dominion Constructors."  Dictated to the teacher by Harmeny

Playground Fun With Friends

It is great fun playing on the playground with friends.

Hineiturama on the low bars and Isabella is on the rings getting some help from Hitelenisia

Corenilias swinging on the monkey bars.

Khittamai on the bumpy blue slide

 

Drinking Milk

Drinking a carton of cold milk on a hot day was a welcome way to cool down. "It is yummy and cold," said Mele.

Isabella and Sia enjoying their milk

Sakura and Mele drinking it dry

Utukura, Corenilias, Filipo and Ofili