Tae Kwon-Do

In Term 4 we learnt some Tae Kwondo moves in Kiwi Sport.  We learnt kicks and punches and on the last day we learnt how to break blocks with our feet!  It always looks so easy in the movies but you need to remember how the instructor told us to use the bottom of our feet or else you hurt your toes.  Jaycob and Heilala showed us how to do it without hurting themselves.

Using Our Imagination

After reading some Christmas stories we decided to write our own.  Here are some of our imaginative Christmas stories.

"I wish that I can be tiny because I want to be wrapped up in a present."  By Ahasi

"I went on Santa's sleigh.  It was fun flying and I opened a present."  By Jeremiah

"I'm with my friend Bentley.  I am with my teacher Mrs Dwyer.  We are at Santa's house at the North Pole.  It is cold and snowy outside and the reindeer are learning how to fly."  By Flynn

"I will go with Santa to PaknSave.  We will have fun in PaknSave.  We will buy lots of things to eat on Christmas Day and we will have a party."  By Heilala

"I would like to ride on Santa's sleigh.  It would be fun flying through the air.  The reindeers know how to fly and they are magical."  By Alarmanda

Making Harmonicas

After making a harmonica using popsicle sticks and rubber bands at Makerspace, Abbey wrote her story about it and drew a picture of some musical notes.  Bentley also wrote about making a harmonica and he was fascinated by the noise it made.

"Yesterday I made a harmonica at Makerspace with Mr Vogt.  When I blow on it it makes a buzz sound."  By Bentley

"Yesterday I went to Makerspace.  I made a popsicle harmonica."  By Abbey

Alarmanda is showing us her popsical harmonica.

Designing Digital Decorations

The children used some of their digital skills of duplicating and copying and pasting to create some lovely christmas decorations on their iPads as we head towards Christmas.

Everyone is busy at work designing a decoration

Flynn decorated some presents.Fl

Abbey's beautiful star

Alarmanda's stockings

End of Term Hats

The children made some hats and decorated them with planets, astronauts and spaceship and wore them to the last assembly of the term.

Alarmanda, Bentley, Seini, Jeremiah and Ahasi in their Guardians of the Galaxy hats.

Ignition Trails From Our Rockets

"Rockets have flames coming out the back of them," said Jerome so we made our rockets and shuttles have ignition trails too.

Alarmanda, Marzuli and Talanoa with their rockets and shuttle.

Rockets and a picture of Ra the sun that Maui caught.

Disco Dancing

Teams one to four had a Junior Disco at lunchtime.  The children enjoyed dancing and having fun competitions to find the best dancers.  Alarmanda and Maria enjoyed watching the dancers.

Our New White Board

Mr Shaw and Mr Andrew came to replace our white board with a new one.  There was lots of noise getting the old board off and underneath there was an old blackboard.  The children had fun writing their names on the old board with chalk.  Now we have a nice clean board.

Look at all our names!

Ahasi adding his name.

Alarmanda confidently writes her name.