Cultural Journey Day

On Thursday we tried some food from different countries. Thanks to Wiremu and Anaru, Mason, Jessica and Sara, we ate Tongan caramel dumplings, an Aussie food platter, Chinese savoury dumplings and Scottish shortbread.
Parents - you can be very proud of the children who gave all the food a try. Many came back for seconds and thirds!

Cultural Journey Day from Annette on Vimeo.

Also, many thanks to Rebeckah and Alrina who helped serve up and did our dishes!

Goodbye Hamid and Adib

I like Hamid and Adib. From Chloe

I will miss you both. From Evan

Bye, bye Adib and Hamid. From Deamimg

I like playing reading games with you. From Mason

I don't want you to leave. From Ruby

I like playing with you on the logs. From James

I like you when you try to tag me and laugh and run. From Bethany

You are getting good at writing. From Wiremu

I hope you have a good time at your new school. From Megan

Making Noodle Necklaces

This week we threaded colourful noodles onto wool to make noodle necklaces. It took a lot of concentration to thread some of the trickier noodle types. The hard work was worth it - the necklaces looked great.

Comparing Heights

We have begun our maths topic of Measurement. We estimated which children in our class were taller and then checked by comparing heights.
Next Wiremu and Oliver had to order everyone in one long line from shortest to tallest. It was very hard to do when we didn't stay standing tall and straight! At last they had us all sorted according to size.

Wiremu and Oliver

Here is Rua

Rua has joined our class. He had a very busy first day. Look at some of the things he did.

Rua - Kizoa Video Editor - Movie Maker

Whale Prints

This term our art topic is print making. We learned who to draw whales, pasted them onto foam and cut them out to make whale prints.
We wrote stories about rescuing the tohora (whale) that was stranded on Waimairi Beach. Come in and read some of the stories on the wall display.

Making Ws

We found out we could make 'w' letters with 4 children!

... and with 4 fingers....

Meet Miria

Here is our newest class member....

Miria - Kizoa Video Editor - Movie Maker

Special Visitors

Today we had some police officers and 2 police dogs visit.
We learned how to call 111 for help. We learned that we should know our address - please help us learn where we live.
We went in the dog handler's truck, put on armed defenders gear and patted Wookie. Then we watched Jagger chase a pretend 'baddie'.