We are learning to write facts.

Today we are learning to write facts. We are reading a book about water boatman, crazy little insects that live in water.

Miss Gormly went on a bush walk down to the stream to see if she could see any. She didn't find any but she discovered a few other interesting things along the way.

Our writing challenge is to write some facts about water boatman. Here is Toko's.

 

New Zealand Penguins By Toko

 

Horoi ō Ringa

Letters To The People We Miss

Today we are learning to write a letter.

We have been writing letters to our friends that we don't get to see during lockdown.

Here are some of our letters.

Dear Rakeena

I hope you have a great day today because we play together and we get to be friends.

Love from Saryah

Dear Ani and Saryah

I love you because I have been your friend.

Love rom Rakeena

Story Writing Over Hangouts

I went to make a tree house because I like tree houses.

By Rakeena

I like my tree house. 

I like it. 

It is the best and it has lights and it has a swing.

By Ani

Uploading to Google Drive

Today we have been learning how to upload to Google Drive.

Well done Rakeena.

 

 

Here is how to do it.

Te Reo Māori Lessons With Matua Andre

 

We have been loving our Te Reo sessions with Matua Andre. 

Robert's Weekend Recount

Birthday Celebrations

Our Fire Fighter Stories

Hifo has recorded her story using Explain Everything. 

The fire fighters have stuff on the fire truck. They have a crow bar and cones and they have a hose in the fire truck. They have ladders on the back of the truck. They help people if they crash or if they get stuck in the house. If there is a fire in your house get down, get low and get out fast to a safe meeting place. They wear gloves, coats, a helmet, gas mask and a tank bottle.

By Toko

Wen we went to the fire fighters they said we can have a picture. we looked at the fire truck and we saw ladders and cones. they brought a smoke alarm and it was loud. You have to get down, get low, get out fast.
We saw a hose. It was cool. We got fire fighters stickers. I love fire fighters.

By Saryah



The Fire fighters came here to school.

By Rakeena


First the fire fighters wear gloves, a helmet and coat. We do not touch a fire because it is going to hurt people.
The fire fighters are fast.
They help people to get better because they are good people.

By Elijah


They wear pants, boots and they wear gloves. we went to see the truck.

By Aaliyah


The fire truck is helping people to get away from the fire and get down get low and get out fast! The lights open up. We took photos outside the fire truck.

By Virginia

A Visit From Fire Fighters

Today our Panmure Fire Fighters came to school to teach us about fire safety and what fire fighters do to help the community.

We have been doing lots of learning about fire wise so it was a great opportunity to ask the fire fighters questions.

What is your whanau's safety plan in the event of a fire?

What are the escape routes?

Will your whanau meet at the mail box? Where would be a good meeting place?

Remember... if there is a fire... get down, get out and stay out!

Welcome To Medical School

Our topic this week is jobs.

To learn about jobs and how to do them we have been going to Tamaki University.
Today we went to Medical School to learn how to be doctors.

We learned the names of our bones and found out why bones are important. 

We made two bodies out of play dough, one with bones (straws) and one without. The one with bones was much stronger and could sit up. The one without bones was floppy and couldn't sit up.

Making Kites To Celebrate Matariki

We have been celebrating Matariki with Te Puna Wairua.
Here is a movie showing the process of kite making. We had to problem solve, work collaboratively and think about what we knew about kites and other things that fly.

Cyber Smart Learners

Krypton and Rakeena Share Their Amazing Mathematical Thinking

We have been learning to use skip counting and repeated addition to solve multiplication and division problems.
Krypton and Rakeena would like to share their thinking with you.

The Crow Tales;

Today we read Clever Crow from the book Crow Tales.
Miss Gormly re-enacted the story using our friend Skippy Frog. He was thirsty and needed to have a drink but couldn't reach the water. How did he solve the problem?

Then we wrote about it.

We love reading with each other.

This week we have been reading Tricky Rat. We read the story with our friends. We help each other.

Tricky Rat

The Faces In Room 2

As part of our Oral Language Programme we had to follow instructions on how to create a face using different kinds of lines, patterns and shapes. We discovered what vertical, horizontal and parallel lines were. We had to draw curved lines and connect lines together. 
It was hard following instructions but we did it and the results were amazing. Each of our pictures is unique, special in their own ways...just like us.

Sharing Our Learning So You Can Create Art Like Us

Cohen's 'How To' Video

Writing About Our Art

Teaching My Friend