Wheelathon

On Friday we had a wheelathon and ruination to raise money for some scooter stands. It was great fun and we all had lots of fun.

Holly found a wasp nest in the wall of her bedroom when her family pulled down her wall.  In discovery time Holly and Judy searched the internet to find out more about wasps.  She wrote down some facts and found a good place to display it.  It wasn't long before some children noticed the display.  Holly was then able to share her learning with others.  Well done Holly.

Friday's Assembly

On Friday, the violin group played in assembly.  Three of the players were from our rooms.  They played exceptionally well.  We are all very proud of their playing.

Mini Chocolate Cakes

Today some of us made yummy mini chocolate cakes with Jody.
This is the recipe:

4 Tab flour
4 Tab sugar
2 Tab cocoa
1 egg
3 Tab milk
3 Tab oil

Mix all together in  a small bowl or mug.
Cook in the microwave for 1 minute, 50 seconds.

Enjoy.

Discovery Time

We had fun on Friday. One of our Mums brought in all these old appliances which didn't work any more. We had fun dismantling them. We had to persevere with some of the screws. We also had to be team players.

Korero Maori

On Friday we practise speaking Maori.  Today we looked at maori place names around our community.
We thought hard about our pronunciation and pulled some words apart to look at chunks and think about vowel sounds.

We also revisited our numbers to five.  We have been playing fish to master our numbers.  We find it more difficult to remember the number names when we are not chanting them in order.

Bad Hair Day

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Bluguru

We went to a show in the hall and we learned a dance. I liked the dance. There were helpers for the dances. The lady who did the dances was pretty. There was a man who was good at playing the drums.
Jessica

On Monday Josh and Parvyn came to Clifton Terrace to perform at my school. Parvyn did great dancing with 100 bells around her ankles. Josh tied them on because he went to Bunnings.
Leiana

The drums were cool and the sitar but most of all it was the people!!!
Finn

On Monday the school went to the hall. Josh and Parvyn did a show. It was awesome!
Tui

Mudflat visit

The sun shone for us on Thursday afternoon as we travelled across the road to the mudflats.  What a glorious time we had searching for living things and stomping around in the mud.

We found one thing we couldn't identify.  Can you help us? Leave a comment with your thoughts.

What is it?

Have a Go

Today in Discovery time we watched a Youtube called Sid the Seed. Sid was too scared to come out of his little hole. When Sid finally came out he found an exciting world.

We talked about our Key for Learning, "Have a Go." Our challenge in Discovery time today was to have a go at something different. Here are some of the things we tried.

 We made oobleck from cornflour and water. We made tents and houses from sheets.

Easter fun

Today we are all having great fun doing Easter activities.  Here's a sample.  We hope you all have a lovely Easter break.

IMG 0434 from Judy Hawtin on Vimeo.

IMG 0436 from Judy Hawtin on Vimeo.

Thanks everyone for your contributions to the Purple Cake Challenge.  You did well!

What a week!

We have had such a busy week on The Terrace. The School Council organised activities to raise money for Purple Cake Day. We raised around $1 400!!! The money is going to help children in Kenya. It's all about kids helping kids. See the photos below.

We also had the amazing magician, El Gregoe,  come and perform tricks. He also had a message about having a good day at school by being a HERO:
Helpful
Encouraging
Respectful
Opportunities

Swimming

Last Wednesday we showed our families what we could do in swimming. Rooms 6 and 7 worked together to demonstrate all the skills we have learned. Judy and Carol were so impressed with our listening and our skills. We were awesome!

Popcorn Challenge

Yippeee.  On Wednesday we finished our popcorn challenge.  We earned stars by being ready to listen on the mat.  We thought the popcorn tasted yummy.  

Rosie

The Minstrel
This morning we watched The Minstrel show.  The Minstrel travels around the country helping educate  children about fishing and water safety.  We learned many things and found it very entertaining.

In the afternoon our key for learning was about sharing.  We had a lot of "fishy" activities to choose from and see if we could share.

 Click on this link to see what The Minstrel is all about.
http://play.kendincos.com/166568/Wvzvztxhlhlfjtxfjfj-hiwi-the-kiwi-goes-fishing.html

And here's the website for Hiwi the Kiwi.  Has a kids page.
http://www.hiwithekiwi.co.nz/

Want some family fun?  Visit this link and let your child tell you what to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opthLJGAtYQ&safe=active

Have a great weekend.

Discovery Time

We had our first Discovery time on Friday. Discovery time is when we look at one of our Keys for Learning and then practise it with different activities. We looked at "treating others with respect." We wanted to make sure we included the new children to our school. We also practised how to ask to join an activity.