Full steam ahead in Term 4

Tr Week: Trains and Tracks

Mushal reports on our train and train track making.

Calendar Art

This term we have been painting 'our tree' (the tree outside our window) as it changes through the seasons. We took photos all year and used them to help us paint our pictures for calendar art. 

Take a look at each child's masterpiece. What creative kids!

New gardens

Thanks to some wonderful parent helpers, our new gardens are ready to bloom. We had turns helping to plant the vegetables that will be ready for harvest before the end of the year. We can't wait!

Magic Messages

Our buddies came and helped us make flowers that magically open to reveal a message for our buddy inside. Thank you Room 10 for being our big buddies!

Kia Ora Kitty

How exciting, another Team 17 member!
We welcome Kitty and her Mum, Lydia, to Room 17. Here is a video of Kitty's first day in our class.

Ready for Term 4

Some of the work we did at the end of last term is up and making our classroom look great for the new term. Take a look at the wild things swinging through our room.

 The super stars from Room 17 write about being on stage.

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....