Matariki

 Team one had a fun day to celebrate Matariki.  The children were put into groups and each group did a different activity.  They made kites, shooting star hats, pictures based on the story "Little Kiwi's Matariki" and lanterns.  As it was a fine day we were able to have a "picnic" outside for lunch.  After lunch we put together the pieces of collaborative art to make up the nine stars of Matariki.  The stars looked beautiful.  We all had a fun day celebrating Matariki.

Tamaimon is a Star

 Tamaimon has been working hard at his reading, writing and maths and has made some great progress so he was Room 16's certificate winner this week.

Mareikura is a Writer

 Mareikura wrote her very own story by herself.  I am very proud of the effort you put into using letter sounds to write words that you didn't know Mareikura.

Tamaimon's Imaginative Creation

 Tamaimon also likes to make some imaginative creations with the magnetic shapes.  Here is one of his latest creations.

 

Leakona and the Magnetic Shapes

 Leakona enjoys playing with the magnetic shapes.  He can quickly change a shape into another different shape.  Here are some of his creations.

 

Helping Each Other

Dothan and Mareikura were putting together the pictures and phrases from the story "Rosie's Walk".  They helped each other work out the sequence of the story then put the phrases underneath.  What a nice way of learning together Dothan and Mareikura.

 

Ballet Lessons

 Sabian has been practising some ballet positions with her friends out in the bay.  You look just like a ballerina doing plies.