Tick tock, Fix the Clock

We are learning about setting. We created these dioramas to show one of the settings from our chapter book. We used clues in the story to help design it.

Baa Baa Smart Sheep: A reading to the class

Our emerging knowledge of life-cycles

We are learning how to write explanations. This is a shared piece of writing. We drew life cycles to help our planning as we watched the video (below).

Origami and using easy blogger

A big thanks to Levi, Harrison and Nate for their origami work and showing us how to use easy blogger to post and talk about our work!

Quiet Writing Time

Outside

Matisse

WALT 'draw with scissors' like Matisse did. We had to think about colour, shape, space and use fine motor skills to cut the shapes out.

We were inspired by a bush walk through our school gardens.

Nate and Lucy Retell Maui and the Sun

We are learning to retell stories and share a snapshot of the story through a comic.

Our Marae learning

We did lots of talking about our marae visit and our inquiry learning this term. We brainstormed and drew pictures to show what we know. Have a look.

Learning to comment

Hi Nate and Harrison I am so impressed the way you have gone and got a dictionary to help you with your spelling. Amazing team work. From Mrs Candy

Skipping

We are learning to skip on the spot in the Matai hub, and to try several different moves. Can you skip with us at home? It is great for developing our coordination.

How to help...
   (beginners): Use a piece of long rope. Remind us how to hold the skipping rope, move it over our heads THEN jump. Our feet should be glued together when we jump.
 
All levels
 - Have a skipping competition with us - who can skip for the longest?
 - Put on some cool music in the background (we added 'Battlefield' by Jordin Sparks to this)
 - Google 'Jump Rope for Heart Skipping Videos' to get inspired with some different moves.