Term 3
Week 6

This week we have been working hard on our researching skills. We have been researching New Zealand as a culture through Kiwiana, The Rugby World Cup coming up in September, and Japan as the host country for The Rugby World Cup. Children were to use their research skills to find information and then summarise in their own words. Here are some pics to support this.

 

We have also been working on how New Zealand is represented through culture and what we think represents the different cultures of New Zealand and how we can represent those in a flag design.

Term 3
Week 5

This week has been a huge week for success in Room 1A. All children have been working so hard on their speeches. They have created a structure, used expression, hand gestures and eye contact, and they have taken absolute PRIDE in what they wrote to inform and entertain their peers. I am beyond proud of their efforts. Well done to Liam, Temperance, Ian, and Leon for making the finals for our school and well done for Ian who picked up teachers choice, and Leon who won our competition.

We have also been working on using different materials for our Art to make our classroom even more colourful. We created Koru art with sponged backgrounds and Koru for the WOW affect. Have a look at seesaw for individual photos.

Term 3
Week 3

This week we have had a big week!
We have had swimming this week and the children have really learnt skills that will aid them while being in the water and their confidence to swim for their future. The children told me that they learnt skills like; rolling logs, breaststroke, freestyle, breathing and turning, floating, the worm (moving onto butterfly), and lots and lots of fun!

We have also been working on our patterns/shape and colour combinations. We have a piece of illusion art work that shows this really well. The children have taken great pride in these and they are on display in our classroom, feel free to come and have a look anytime.