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

Festive Art Work

Mrs Ireland has been coming in to Room 16 every Tuesday to help us with our learning.  We had a fun Tuesday making reindeer on Mrs Ireland's last Tuesday with us.  We had to draw around our hands and a foot and then cut out these templates and assemble them to make a reindeer.  A red pompom nose, google eyes and lots of glitter finished the pictures.

A helping hand from a friend makes the job easier.

Xavier giving Jeremiah some advice

Mrs Ireland helping Talanoa

Listening to Music

We listened to "The Snow is Dancing" by Debussy for our writing motivation.  The children were not told the title but had to use their imagination to say what they thought the music was about.  Here are some of their imaginative stories.

"The sun was dancing on the water.  The music was fast."  By Jeremiah

"I liked the music.  It sounded like the stars dancing."  By Talanoa

"The music was like the moon was dancing in the dark."  By Bentley

"I like the rain dancing on the roof and the music sounded like this.  By Flynn

"Today we are writing about some music.  The music has a piano.  It is like rain coming down."  By Ahasi

Flynn and his friends listening to the music.

The star is dancing with the music.  By Talanoa

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.

Jeremiah's Scary Alien

On a wet lunchtime the children were playing with the Duplo.  Jeremiah decided to make a scary alien from outer space with long arms to reach out for things.

Sun Stories

"I like the sun.  The sun makes me warm and the sun makes me feel happy.  The sun comes to earth to warm up our planet."  By Bentley

"I like the sunshine.  You can play outside with your friends and have a happy day."  By Jeremiah

"The sun is very important to us.  It gives us warmth and light.  It goes down at night and it is a massive circle."  By Abbey

A Visit from Mrs Duck and Her Ducklings

Mrs Duck visited Pt England school with her five ducklings.  They all were very busy finding bugs and grubs out on the field after all the rain we have had.  Mrs Duck and her family provided a good topic for our writing this morning.  Here are some of the children's stories.

"Mother Duck and her baby ducklings came to school.  They were looking for bugs to eat for breakfast."  By Jeremiah

"The five ducklings were hungry.  Mother Duck got them some bugs and grubs from out of the grass." By Heilala

"The baby ducklings were cute.  They looked fluffy and tiny."  By Seini

"We went outside and we saw baby ducks.  They were called ducklings.  The mother duck she was big."  By Ahasi

"New Books For Us!"

The children each received a Duffy Book to take home last week.  They were able to choose their own book then they shared the books with each other.  They were very excited to be able to take their book home to share with their families.

Room 16 waiting to receive their new Duffy book.

Jeremiah busy reading with Marzuli.

Evander, Alfonzo, Heilala and Abbey sharing a story.