Whales and Wheelbarrows

Week 10 was Wh week.
We learnt many facts about whales. Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals ever to be on earth?
At the beginning of the year we found writing really hard and didn't like it much. Now look at us! We make picture plans with labels to plan our story and then get started. We are independent and very quiet workers at writing time. No wonder we are fantastic authors!
In this movie we are writing non-fiction stories about a whale rescue on Waimairi Beach (just down the road).



We borrowed the caretaker's wheelbarrow and gave each other rides. What fun!

Spring Lamb

Room 16 have been learning about spring. Hayden brought his lamb to school. We went outside to have a look too.

Hayden's lamb from Annette on Vimeo.

The Team Players of Room 17

Watch the wonderful Team 17 sharing... During our final Augustine dance practice we alternated between dancing and playing. We are champions at both!!

Ika

We went to visit the salmon that Room 13 have been raising. Soon they will be let go in Corfe Stream. Imagine.... they will return after several years at sea, to the exact same place, to lay their eggs that will begin the life cycle again!

Weeks 7 and 8

The whole school has been very busy preparing for Augustine. We are loving rehearsals and the show songs. We have still managed to sneak in some numeracy and literacy learning!

Estimating and measuring.....

... number pairs that make 10.

...the life cycle of a chicken

...and we even made cheese (and ate it!)

Week 6

We had some cricket coaches from Burnside Cricket Club come and play cricket with us. What fun!


After our reading groups and reading activities we are allowed to choose a literacy game or to make things in our craft corner. Look at what we can make....

Production Performance

Room 17 is working hard to learn the dance for the production. We each have a partner that we have been practising with. 

We can't wait to show you what we can do on Thursday 21 September. If this is your first Russley production you won't believe your eyes. About 3/4 of the Augustine tickets have sold already - those who have been before are really keen to make sure they don't miss out.

Zoos and Zebras

We learned lots about zebras and zoo animals this week.

 We also made some very unusual animals. What could they be?

Xylophones and Glockenspiels

How are xylophones and glockenspiels the same? How are they different? We found out they are both instruments but one has wooden keys and one has metal keys. Do you know which is which?