Working in Hyperstudio

Ofili and Utukura have been busy drawing gingerbread men in hyperstudio.  "It is a bit tricky trying to draw with the mouse," said Ofili.  But both boys have done a great job with their pictures.

Ofili

Utukura

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

"What Is The Cat Symbol?"

Mrs Craruthers helping AJ

We have finally found out how to use "Scratch" when Mrs Carruthers came to show us.  We sat in a circle and listened carefully so that we could make a coded instruction to make a character dance then we added a noise and an extra character.  Coding is great fun!  Thank you Mrs Carruthers for helping us with our learning.

Khittamai's Scratch coding

Utukura chose a different character and background.

Cinderella Stories

AS our Inquiry topic incorporates fairy tales we have started learning about the fairytale Cinderella.  There are different stories based on Cinderella but we all liked the traditional tale best.  Here are some of our stories.

"Cinderella's step sisters were going to the ball.  They were not kind to Cinderella.  Then the Fairy Godmother turned her dress into a beautiful dress with glass shoes."  Story and picture by Kalylah

"Cinderella went to the ball in a golden coach.  The coach driver took Cinderella to the ball."  Story and picture By Mele


"Cinderella looked at the time.  It was 12 o'clock.  She had to leave quickly because the magic began to run out."  By A J

"Cinderella went to the ball.  She had a beautiful dress and glass slippers."  By Aie Sorn

"Cinderella had two unkind stepsisters and a step mother.  They made Cinderella clean the house.  She cleaned the house for ever."  By Utukura

"Cinderella went to the ball.  She danced with the Prince.  They got married."  By Harmeny
 

National Shake Out Day

We had a practice earthquake drill on National Shake Out Day.  The children immediately recognised something was different when they heard a "new" noise on the intercom system.  I quitely explained that it was an earthquake drill and that we were staying inside and getting under the tables to stop, drop and hold.  There was no fuss and the discussion afterwards raised a good point - "What do we do if it was at lunchtime?"  Utukura was able to show us how we could protect ourselves outside.
Well done Utukura for showing us all what to do.

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

Our Stories About Tiddler

With our Inquiry topic being about "Something in the Water", we have been reading stories about fish and the children particularly liked "Tiddler" the story telling fish.  Here are some of our stories.

"Tiddler is a little grey fish.  He is swimming.  Tiddler is a story telling fish.  He is frightened and scared when he got caught in the net." Story and picture by Corenilias


"Tiddler is late for class and the Teacher called out Tiddler's name.  Tiddler swam fast.  Tiddler is good at swimming.  He went home."  Story by Mele

"Day after day Tiddler is late.  He got caught and he swam as fast as he could and he got away.  He was scared because he was caught.  He swam all the way home." Story by Hitelenisia

"Little Tiddler was late for school because a squid stopped Tiddler and then he got to school."  Story by Ace

"Here is Tiddler.  Tiddler got lost.  Tiddler got stuck in the net."  Story by Utukura

"Tiddler is lost in the deep ocean in the middle of the sea."  Story by AJ


 

Makerspace Fun

Cutting out shapes and sticking them in patterns was a fun occupation at Makerspace this week.  The children found a bit of help from Mr Vogt was welcome when it came to cutting.

Harmeny showing her work.

Mele busy cutting out a shape

Ace and Mr Vogt.

Utukura concentrating on the job at hand.

Utukura's Good Day

Utukura had a good day last Friday.  He was a Duffy Certificate winner as well as a lunch box hero.  Utukura has been trying hard to improve his reading and writing.  He practises each night at home often bringing his writing to school to show others so he was this weeks Duffy award winner.  He also knows how healthy eating helps with his learning and brings a healthy lunch each day. He choose a bunch of bananas from the lunch box cupboard and enjoyed some of the bananas as a snack!

Team Certificates for Week 3 Term 3

Khittamai and Utukura received this weeks Team certificates.  Khittamai has been practising his writing at home and Utukura has been trying hard to write his own stories.

Khittamai and Utukura with their certificates

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

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.

Lunch Box Heroes

Kalylah with her pineapple and Utukura with his Up and Go that they chose  from the Lunch box heroes cupboard.

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.

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.

Always here , Never Late

At Team Assembly this week certificates were awarded for attendance.  Three children in Room 16 were awarded 100% certificates.  What a great record - coming to school every day!  Keep up the good record Mele, Utukura and AJ.

Mele, Utukura and AJ

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

Utukura's Duffy Certificate

Utukura has been helping me tidy up the classroom after school while he waits for his sister to collect him.  He wasn't asked to help but he saw the chairs weren't up and some of the things weren't in the right place so he decided to use his "helping hands" to help.  Thank you Utukura for seeing what needed to be done and doing something about it.

Our Rosie's Walk Stories

We read the book "Rosie's Walk" by Pat Hutchins during the week.  It was a story that engaged the children as they needed to look at all the details in the pictures.  The children enjoyed writing a recount about the story and here are some of their stories and pictures.

"Rosie the Hen went for a walk.  Fox went for a walk too.  He wanted to eat Rosie but he didn't catch her" story and picture by Mele


"Rosie the hen went for a walk and she got home safely."  Story by Ace

Picture by Aie Sorn showing where Rosie went to on her walk.

"Fox went on the wagon.  The wagon went into the bee hives.  Fox went home very fast."  Story by Hitelenisia

"Fox went for a walk passed the fence.  He landed on the wagon."  Story by Utukura

"I liked fox because he did not eat Rosie.  The bees chased him home."  Story by AJ

Team One Awards in Week 1 Term 2

Khittamai and Utukura were this weeks award winners in Room 16.  Khittamai has been trying really hard with all his learning even doing extra work at home.  Utukura has been perservering when things get tricky.  Well done to both boys.

Khittamai and Utukura with their well deserved awards.