week 8 term 2 2016

week 8

Kia rere au ki nga rangi tuhaha kia tau atu au ki toku taumata.

 Let me soar to the heavens so I may reach my potential.

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dr and j Lego City   written by Jed
 At my house I made lego city. It has a lego building and a lego fire station. The fire station has a fire boat and a fire helicopter and a fire engine in the building. On the sixth story there is a café. On the fifth story there is a kindy and on the fourth story there is a school. On the third story there is a work place. On the second story there is a train station.
 “We are going to the fire station.”
“No, we are going to the new school.”
 “First we are going on a bus,” said the teacher.
“Ok’” said John, “we are on the bus.”
 “We are here and I did not bring my lunch box. We are going to have a picnic. I have got some food. The school bus is here. We are going to go back to school, but if there is a fire, run out.”
 “There is a fire!”
 “OK! Then let me call the fire station on my phone. Jump on the bus if you want to see the fire, but we’re going to stay on the bus so we cannot see the fire.”
 “We can turn around the corner,” said the teacher.
“OK,” said Sam.
“Wow!” said John.
 “That is a big fire,” said Jack.
 “Neena,” goes the fire engine. The fire engine is very big and the ladder can go up to the school. There is a lot of water. The fire is out!
 “Yah!”
 “Now we can go to the fire station.”
 “Who wants to go to the fire station and who wants to go in the helicopter?”
 “Helicopter!” shouted the kids.
 We are at the fire station and we have seen all the fire equipment.
 By Jed

Week 7 term 2 2016

welcome to week 7

I notice children have been away and of course I came down with a nasty cold as well....hopefully we will in for an improved week!Thanks to Peter we have our Maori kite hanging in the room....he completed this on our matariki day...appropriate because Matariki is the mother of the seven stars of matariki

Kia rere au ki nga rangi tuhaha kia tau atu au ki toku taumata.

 Let me soar to the heavens so I may reach my potential.

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all ready for cross country

Peter talking about the kite and how the flax dries and shrivels

te manu tukutuku

nearly finished....paua to go on and the plaits the children made to be attatched.

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Kate from room 15 coming in FIRST for year 1 girls!

Melissa working with children on feathers for the korowai on matariki celebration day

planting broad beans for matariki

week 6 term 2 2016

Week 6  matariki celebration

<iWaiti Waita Waipunarangi

Tupuanuku Tupuarangi Ururangi e
Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki
(These are the children of Matariki)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e 
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e 
(The bright stars that shine in the sky)

Come and join us on Wednesday this week to plant our gardens outside room 15 and look at the progress on our kite making progress.....thankyou Peter...Kate's dad.

sl and br are our letter sounds for the week

week 5 term 2 2016

week 5

Gym fun Monday

fl and short a

Cross country on TUESDAY- PLEASE dress children with appropriate running clothes- year ones will begin at 11am followed by year 2 children. Come to Waikanae park and enjoy the day. Sausage sizzle and juicies on the day.

postponement day is June 2.

Auckland University will be filming in the room on Wednesday- please have the permission slips returned.

Week 4 term 2 2016

Week 4 term 2016

our pictograms from week 3

School Photos on Thursday this week.

GYm fun was so much fun on Monday..... thank-you parent helpers.If you are not a driver could you please remember to send a booster seat with your child next Monday.

We are making a weather station this week....part of our maths and our topic...come in and have a look 

 our writing ---

Week 3 term 2 2016

Week 3 term 2 2016

On Tuesday we have school until 2pm- pick up needs to be prearranged so the teacher knows where the children are going at this time. The inquirers, rangatahi and explorers have 3 way interviews. I will be at Massey for the day and my reliever will be letting children go at 2pm.

3 episodes of MOJO...a catch up!

we have been exploring THE DIP.....

< 1. Often we use the word "best" as our goal.
 How else can we phrase our goal to allow for a growth mindset?
 2. How can you "learn new ways to improve?" Give an example from your week.
 3. What kind of attitude should we have when we see others who are rockstars and we aren't rockstars yet?

Kei te pehea te ahua o te rangi?

Make a mini water cycle!

We know that water can be a liquid, a gas, or a solid. Outside, water is always changing from liquid to gas and back again. This process is called the water cycle. You can see how the water cycle works.

The Water Cycle

The sun's heat causes water to evaporate from streams, lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water vapor rises. When it reaches cooler air, it condenses to form clouds. When the clouds are full of water, or saturated, they release some of the water as rain.

Create Your Own

You will need:

• a large metal or plastic bowl
• a pitcher or bucket
• a sheet of clear plastic wrap
• a dry ceramic mug (like a coffee mug)
• a long piece of string or large rubber band
• water

1. Put the bowl in a sunny place outside.
2. Using the pitcher or bucket, pour water into the bowl until it is about ¼
full.
3. Place the mug in the center of the bowl. Be careful not to splash any water into it.
4. Cover the top of the bowl tightly with the plastic wrap.
5. Tie the string around the bowl to hold the plastic wrap in place.
6. Watch the bowl to see what happens.

The "mist" that forms on the plastic wrap will change into larger drops of water that will begin to drip. (You can speed up the dripping by carefully moving the bowl – don't splash! – into the shade.) When this happens, continue watching for a few minutes, then carefully peel back the plastic. Is the coffee mug still empty? Water from the "ocean" of water in the bowl evaporated. It  condensed to form misty "clouds" on the plastic wrap. When the clouds became saturated it "rained" into the mug!

letters  p and pl week 3

Term 2 2016 week 1/2

Week 1/2 term 2 2016
WEATHER IS OUR BIG TOPIC FOR THIS TERM

Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? - How’s the weather?

paki	fine
wera	hot
makariri	cold
hukapapa	snowy
ua	rainy
marangai	stormy
mākū	wet
tau te kohu	foggy
pupuhi te hau	windy (the wind is blowing)
Kei te pēhea te āhua ō te rangi?	What’s the weather like today?
Kei te mahana.	It’s warm.
Kei te pupuhi te hau.	It’s windy (the wind is blowing).

Question: Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? How's the weather?

Answer: Kei te paki. It’s fine.

I am back in week 2 so I look forward to seeing everyone again. Mojo next series starts....

Here is a story written by Willow before I went away....

Pippy and Willow go Camping

Written and Illustrated by Willow

Pippy and Willow are packing their bags for camping.

Willow is so excited for camping at the park. They have brought plenty of food.

They were so excited they drifted off to sleep.

 the end.

thankyou Willow!

TRY THIS LINK TO LEARN ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE WHICH RELATES TO OUR WEATHER TOPIC

http://science.pppst.com/watercycle.html