Greedy Cats

Last week we were reading the big book "Greedy Cat".  To follow on from this we decided to create our own cat faces for art.  Students had to look carefully at size and position as they sketched their cat faces onto paper.  Look at the great results!

My Writing

Ruby, look what a great story you can write all by yourself! You recall many basic words independently and use your alphabet sounds to spell longer/unfamiliar words. You are beginning to write detailed stories and now need to challenge yourself with writing two sentences every time. Well done!

Cherry Blossom Tree

As part of our Spring celebrations we created a picture of a tree with blossoms.  First students practised sketching leaves and following that we explored the different shapes of trees.  Students then painted the trunk and branches as well as a background.  The final step was to draw and cut out leaves and grass, and then create blossoms using coloured tissue paper.  A lot of learning went on during this piece of art as students used their fine motor skills to add details to their work.

Celebrating Spring

In Room 27 we have been learning about Spring.  To celebrate our learning we decided to have a teddy bears picnic.  We made delicious cupcakes, yummy old fashioned lemonade and nga tamariki were able to bring a teddy bear from home.  We really enjoyed the lemonade and cupcakes.  Some students noticed that "the cupcakes were really sweet and the lemonade was quite sour but they tasted yummy together".  We weren't scared off by the wet Spring weather either with students exclaiming "our picnic needs to be outside".  Thankfully the rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy our Spring feast.

Our Trip to Bunnings

Yesterday we went on a class trip to Bunnings.  Nga tamariki had an amazing time putting their building skills to the test and adding their own personal flair to their creations.

Ruby, you were very confident using the different tools provided and got straight down to business.  Early on you made it clear you did not want to follow the instructions set out as you had your own design you wanted to build.  You eagerly created a seat for your vehicle and when I asked you if I could help you loosen the wheels you replied "no it doesn't need to be loosened because it is only to look at, not to use".  I enjoyed watching your perseverance and enthusiasm Ruby. 

Ka pai!

Our New Teacher

Ruby loves writing and Ruby also loves to help.  Recently we have noticed that once Ruby has finished writing her own story she likes to ask around to see if anyone needs her help.

It is great to see Ruby encouraging her peers to use their fingers, find basic words on their word card and record the sounds for unknown words.  She reminds them to finish their sentence with a full stop and then comes and asks me for a sticker to put on their work.

Kia ora Ruby - you are being a fabulous kaiako in our classroom.

Football Fun

On Friday we had some visitors come from the Football Association to teach us new skills.  It was really tricky not touching the ball with our hands.  We enjoyed playing a football game in the big inflatable field and doing the football drills.  We thought it was really funny when the man told us to put our noses on the football!

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