Rock Pool inquiry

 As part of our inquiry we have been creating our own rock pools with the creatures we found at the beach.

We have labeled them and then thought of questions we want answered. We are going to begin investigating and researching more about the rocky shore.

Powhiri

Our new families were welcomed to the school today. What a wonderful experience. 

Our first ideas for our change inquiry...

We are learning about change. We wrote on a piece of paper: Why do things change? What changes? How do things change? Nothing changes (This was a provocation).

We wrote what we thought that goes with all the questions. These are our first ideas about change.

By Leola

Here are some of our first ideas:

Maths games

In Chrissy & Scott's Maths groups we have been playing different games to learn our groupings to 10, facts to and from 10 and facts within 10. Take a look at the video to see how well they are doing...

K W L - What we know. What we want to find out. What we have learned

The Rocky Shore

We had a great time this week at the rock pools at Worser Bay beach. But before we headed down there we worked on sharing what we knew and what we wanted to know about the creatures that live in our backyard.

Groups used i-pad to record their ideas, others used the chrome books and there were also groups using the pen and paper method.

Here are students sharing and recording their ideas on the chrome books.

The Magic Box: The Movie

My magic box from Matariki on Vimeo.

We have been writing poems based on, "The Magic Box" by Kit Wright. We have made a movie with some of our ideas. You can also read more of our poems below...

The Magic Box by Kate

I will put in the box

a fifth season and a black sun

a happy face crying and a sad face playing

Kate the cute kitten

I will put in the box

black stars in a silver sky

Theo the thumpy thorn

Jerry the giraffe drinking grape juice

I will cartwheel into my box.

Dylan and Nikora’s Magic Box

I will put in my magic box…

The minecraft king’s body with a a burning godzilla’s head

A minecraft dog with a creeper’s head

A minecraft mutant, obsideon gollum body with a mutant zombie villager head,

A minecraft rabbit leaping onto burning godzilla

I will put in my magic box…

The ender dragon body with a cow’s head

A minecraft shark with a minecraft rabbit’s head

A minecarft squid with a pig head

A minecraft T Rex grumping around.

Georgina’s Magic Box

I will put in my box…

A princess fighting with an angel

A flying cat and a walking bird

Pizza as a vegetable and broccoli as a treat

I will put in my box…

A frog breathing fire

A little girl wearing pants

A big boy wearing a dress

I will put in my box…

A snowman as a person

A person as a snowman

A cloud and a castle on the ground and a house in the sky

Reuben's Magic Box Poem

I will put in my magic box…

A bald eagle flying around a mountain

An angry elephant stamping on a person

An electric swimming and electrocuting sharks

The last joke of an ancient uncle

A shark head with a pirate body.

The Magic Box by Kate

I will put in the box

a fifth season and a black sun

a happy face crying and a sad face playing

Kate the cute kitten

I will put in the box

black stars in a silver sky

Theo the thumpy thorn

Jerry the giraffe drinking grape juice

The Magic Box by Tommy

I will put in the box…

A shark body on a fly's head.

A snowman melting on a hot summer’s day

A lizard body and a tongue head

A slithering snake sliding down the slide

A diamond in the sparky ocean

The Magic Box

by Clem

I will put in my box...

A frog wallking and an alien flying

A cat jumping over the moon

A cat that has wings and flies

Me in a video game       

A banana versing a tv

A cow leaping over Earth

A bird flying near the ground

Shona & Chrissy's reading groups

If your child is in Shona or Chrissy's reading groups this term then reading this week is going to be a shared reading big book. This might be a level above or below where they are working so please ensure that you support your child during this reading each night. Any questions please feel free to see Shona or Chrissy before or after school. Thanks.