Friday, November 29, 2013
Best artists
The best illustrators for our poem today were Francine and Dylan! You both did a super job of using bold colours and making Winnie the Pooh look real!
Yummy buzzy bees
We made some edible bees today! We used crushed biscuits, cocoa powder, condensed milk and coconut and wrapped the mixture around a marshmallow. Then we added some banana lollies as wings and a black jellybean as a head.
Bug experts visit us
Mr and Mrs Bennett visited us this morning and talked to us about bugs! We got to see a butterfly and some ladybugs under a microscope! We were surprised how hairy they are up close!
Fancy Feet Day
There were lots of creatively decorated shoes at school today for our 'Fancy Feet Day.'
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Melanie reads a story
Melanie read a story so beautifully that it needed to be videoed! Listen to how expressively she read!
Trip to Westlynn Garden
We had a happy day buzzing around Westlynn Garden. First we practiced 'The Bee Song' then we got to have lunch. It was great to have a picnic outside with all our friends and the adults who came to look after us. After our lunch we did a scavenger hunt. We had lots of things to find in the garden like: a flower smaller than our fingernail, a seed pod, a feather, a leaf bigger than our hand... The hardest thing to find was a bird's nest! Luckily the people at the garden had one that they let us take back to school!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Acting like bees
Mrs Sadgrove had us acting like bees in the hive today. Penelope was the queen bee. She had to walk around the room and squat every so often to 'lay' an egg. There were some drones who looked after her too! Some of us were larvae and some were nurse bees! Some of us had the important job of being guard bees at the entrance of the hive. When we could leave the hive we had to pass through the guard bee's tunnel and fly off to the flowers to get nectar.
Fizz Kids
First block this morning we met Rachel from Fizz Kids. She always brings some fun activities for us to do. Today one of the activities was a throwing and catching game. Our teachers could tell if our hand-eye co-ordination was good if we managed to catch the ball.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Visitor
Mr Prentice visited us today to take photos of our class doing our work. We also enjoyed taking him with us to all our great playing places!
Making paper mâché beehives
We had to start our paper mâché beehives again. This time we hope to finish them quickly so we can paint them and hang them up.
Library time
Unfortunately we can't borrow any more books from our school library this year. We can just look at the books in the library.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Hop scotch
We learnt how to play hop scotch this afternoon. It was a bit tricky for some of us to land in the squares and we got a bit wobbly when we had to stand on one foot and pick up our stone!
Our name bugs
We made name-bugs by writing our name on the fold of a piece if paper then cutting around it. When we opened up the paper we could see our bug!
Dodgeball
This morning we worked really well and very quietly during writing time so we got to go outside and learn how to play dodge ball.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Moving with Fizz Kids
Rachel from Fizz Kids came today with lots of fun equipment. We got to play with it for a little while. One of our favourite things to do was forward and backward rolls.
Painting with stencils
We painted bee bodies onto our background paintings using the stencils we made. It was hard to hold the stencil down and paint at the same time!
Best illustrators for Week 6
Look! Lots of children are doing excellent illustrating these days! Well done to these five...
Student of the week
Congratulations Aaron C! Your teachers are impressed with your enthusiasm for learning as well as how you support your classmates.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Recording our song
Mrs Sadgrove helped us record 'The Bee Song' today. We had to keep our feet and hands very quiet during the recording so only our voices would be recorded through the microphone.
New playground
The new junior school playground was finished today! We want to come to school early tomorrow to have a play on it!
Symmetry in our faces
We looked at a picture of our face and saw that we are symmetrical. Our teacher gave us a photo of half of our face and we drew the other part.
Playing in the trees
It is so good for us to build our upper body strength by climbing and swinging! Our favourite place for that today was in the big trees!
Ladybugs
During the week we have been reading a book that explains how to make a ladybug from paper. Today we had the chance to make one!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Outdoor instruments
Some outdoor instruments have been installed in our playground. At lunchtime today Lachlan was having a great time on the vibraphone!
Compliments
It's always lovely to be complimented! Today our caretaker walked into our classroom and said "Your classroom is so interesting!" That made us smile.
Greetings in Te Reo Maori
Whaea Lois is helping us learn how to greet others in Te Reo Maori.
Here is the little song that is helping us learn what to say.
Tena koe. Hello to one.
Tena korua. Hello to two.
Tena kotou. Hello to all.
Haere mai everyone.
Welcome everyone.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Reading Caterpillar
Check out the Reading Caterpillar. It has just been updated to reflect the results of the children's Reading tests which they had last week. If you have any questions about it please talk to the teachers.
Parts of a bee
We did an activity to help us remember the parts of a bee. First we made the class example, then we made our own.
Symmetry
For Maths today we cut shapes with 2 lines of symmetry. To get two lines of symmetry we have to fold paper twice!
Caleb talks about Samoa
Caleb has just come back from a holiday in Samoa. He spoke about the turtles he saw there. He brought a carved one to show us.
Music with Mrs Sadgrove
This morning we practiced 'The Bee Song' with Mrs Sadgrove. She played the guitar, Miss Bland played the keyboard and we sang! Tomorrow we are going back to the Music Room after lunch to record the song!
After we practiced 'The Bee Song' we sang some Christmas songs. We are going to learn 'Silent Night' in English and Maori!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Magical symmetry
We learnt about symmetry today. We had to hold a piece if paper in half, then cut a shape on the fold. We learnt that the folded line is called a line of symmetry. Look at our pictures below and find ...
An Easter egg
A Christmas cracker
A crown
A tower
A hat
A beehive
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