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

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.

Celebrating Together

We had a great day celebrating all our learning together at Prize Giving.  It is so hard having to just choose two awards for each class when everyone has been working hard. 

Celebrating with the prize winners

A very happy AJ

Filipo with his lei

Ace with his leis

Filipo, Harmeny, Paaka, Mrs Dwyer and Kalylah

Halloween and Fireworks Stories

With Halloween and Guy Fawkes being celebrated this last week we talked about having fun but keeping safe.  The children were able to have discussions about safety and included this in their stories. 

"Tonight is fireworks.  Children can't touch fireworks."  By Mele

"Its fireworks and they are not for children.  My Dad can do it so that it is safe."  By Ace

" My Mum lit up the fireworks.  It was pretty.  We will not light fireworks.  We will look after our pets."  By Paaka

"The fireworks look like silver and gold up in the sky.  Tonight will be fire works night and fireworks are fun." By AJ

"Last night I went to Halloween at my neighbours home and I saw the lollies.  They were looking tasty.  I was going to eat my lollies and my Dad said to eat healthy and I ate the fruit."  By Ofili

Team Assembly Certificates Week 2 Term 4

Paaka is third from the left and Utukura is fourth.

Paaka and Utukura were the Team certificate winners this week.  Paaka is great at helping to keep our class tidy.  He can see when things aren't in their right place and he will tidy up without being asked.  Utukura has been busy practising his words and has gone up another level in his spelling.  Well done to both boys.

Paaka (on the left) and Utukura with their certificates

Two More Lunch box Heroes

Paaka and Kakala had their names drawn out for being Lunch Box heroes.

Kakala choose a coconut while Paaka choose some Weet Bix for their lunch box heroes prizes.

Duffy Certificates

We had three people with Duffy Certificates this week.  Filipo was this weeks award winner as he has been helping to show his class mates how to use their WITS.  Paaka and Kakala were away on the Fridays when they were awarded their certificates.

Filipo 

Kakala

Paaka

Duffy Certificate Winners

Paaka and Kalylah collected their Duffy certificates at assembly today.

Kalylah and Paaka with their Duffy certificates.

Three Lunch Box Heroes

There were three children who had their names drawn out of lunch box hero draw this week!  Kalylah chose the weetbix, Ace chose a bunch of bananas and Paaka a coconut.

Kalylah, Ace and Paaka with their lunch box hero choices.

Matariki Art Work

Darren's Matariki colouring

Mele with her Matariki picture.

Paaka made a seven star picture.

Utukura with his colourful stars.

Filipo proudly showing his Matariki picture.

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.

Paaka and Kakala's Team Assembly Awards

Paaka and Kakala were awarded the team one awards this week as they has been very focused with their learning.

Wet Day Activities

On wet days the children like to get out different activities.  Utukura and Paaka made a zoo for all the animals and Harmeny made pizza shapes out of the magnetic triangles.

Utukura and Paaka's zoo.

Harmony experimenting with the magnetic triangles.

New Buddies in Room 16

We have two new buddies in Room 16.  Kakala and Paaka have joined our class from Room 13.  Welcome to our class.  It is lovely to have two new children to be with us.

Paaka

Paaka and Kakala with their new buddies in Room 16

Kakala