Making Masks at Makerspace.

"We made masks at Makerspace.  I made a monster." By Teejay

Teejay and Najari made monster masks at Makerspace out of the packaging from apple boxes.  They enjoyed showing us their masks and roaring like monsters.

The Manaiakalani Film Festival Tomorrow!

Tomorrow we are all going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival.  We are all very excited about the big day as we will be film stars on the big screen.  We needed to think about being good Pt Englanders so we wrote and drew about it this morning.  Here are some of our stories and a picture of us going in the bus.

"Tomorrow we are going on the bus to the Manaiakalani Film Festival.  We have to stay with our buddy and listen to them. "  By Anihana

"We are going to Manaiakalani Film Festival tomorrow.  We have to be sensible to each other and watch the movie quietly."  By Najari

We are going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival at Sylvia Park.  When we get there we have to get off with our buddy.  When our buddy walks, we walk out of the bus.  When we sit down with our buddy, we have to be nice and sensible so Madison and Kamryn can do their story.  When they are finished we can clap."  By Phoenyx

Ashley drew us getting on the bus.

Studying Zoo Animals

Team 1 are off on a trip to the zoo soon so we have been studying some of animals we will see.  This week we looked at lions and the children have already learnt a lot of facts about them.

William with his lion kidpix picture.

"Lions can roar loud and he has teeth like a vampire.  The lion can run really fast.  He has a big wide mouth and sharp teeth to eat his food."  By Najari

"The lion looks camouflaged in the yellow grass."' By Ashley

"The lion is a golden yellow like the grass he lives in.  He eats meat."  Dictated by Journey Lee

Kamryn took a photo and typed her story on her iPad.

"Father Lion has a furry mane around his head.  It is a messy golden mane." By Teejay

Cross Country Running

Yesterday we finally had our annual cross country race.  It was rained off on Thursday so the children were ready to race.  In the year one boys race Najari came fourth and in the girls race Madison came second with Jade F fourth and Leigharna fifth but the children were all champions and kept running all the way around the muddy course.

"Yesterday we ran so fast because Mr Burt used the clappers to start our race.  We went around the field, through the gate, passed the horses and up to the finish line".  By Kohatu.

"Yesterday we had our cross country race.  We had lots of energy and I came fourth."  By Jade F

"At cross country we had a race on the field and it was muddy on top of the field.  We ran as fast as we could and we had so much fun.  All of the children sat down in a row behind a chair labelled year 1."  By Ryder

Najari's Fast Flying Leopard

"The leopard is flying fast, flashing through the grass to get his dinner."  By Najari

Interesting Patterns

We were learning about patterns in maths. We learnt that you can make lots of different kinds of patterns using all sorts of equipment. We tried to think of different sorts of patterns using different shapes, colours and the number of things in the repeat.  Here are some of the interesting patterns we made.  By Ryder, Phoenyx, Daz and Najari

Phoenyx's pattern on a board

Najari made a pattern with the counters

Daz made a very interesting repeat pattern.

Ryder used some of the sorting things to make a pattern.

Jump Jam

I like going to Jump Jam on Friday.  I like doing the exercise about the clock. By Najari

Duffy Books to take Home!

We were very excited to be given two Duffy Books to take home and treasure.  Kohatu, Tevita, Teejay, Najari, Madison and Phoenyx are showing their favourite books.  Thank you Duffy Foundation for giving us such wonderful books.  Room 16

"Drinking it Dry."

On Tuesday we all learnt how to "Drink it dry.  Fold it flat.  Sent it back."  Journey Lee enjoyed "drinking it dry" and Najari managed to flatten his carton.  We may need a bit more practise at folding it flat but we did try to do it. Class 16

A Good Pt Englander

Najari has only been at Pt England for a few weeks but he has already learnt how to be a good Pt Englander and help others.  Well done, Najari.  I hope you enjoy your Duffy book.