Monday, 30 May 2016
Out of this World!
At Clyde Quay School, students in Pohutakawa Class are learning this solar system song for their production. http://pohucqs.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/production-songs.html We like the song so we are going to learn it too! Learn the song: Tautoru Songs
As part of our Inquiry, we have been learning about how the moon causes the tides to change. Our students have shown an interest in the solar system.
Today were using drama to show how tides change as the moon orbits the Earth. For more info visit: sites.google.com/a/worserbay.school.nz/matarikiwbs/tides
This is us researching information about the tides.
The Environment: How can we influence positive change?
As part of our Inquiry we have been thinking about how we can take action. We want to influence positive change in the environment. Today we started to brainstorm ideas about things that we can do...
Spanish Lessons
Here's a link to a song to
Bullying display
Come in and have a look at our Anti-Bullying display. We made:
1. helping hands to show that everyone has a role to play in preventing and responding to bullying situations
2. waka which signified working together to prevent bullying, heading in the same direction and cooperating for a common goal
3. posters which unpacked the ideas of forgiveness, perseverance, creativity, gratitude, kindness and bravery
4. whatu pokaka, which are baby blankets lined with feathers to make us feel warm, comfortable, safe and secure from the elements, and ours show what happens at our school to make us feel valued and that we have a sense of belonging.
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Remember Poems
Summer by Marci Ridlon
Have you ever smelled summer?
Sure you have.
Remember that time
Remember how the warm sun smelled and the
That was summer.
Remember that time
Remember how the bark smelled then
- all dusty dry, but nice?
That was summer.
Remember that time
Remember how the pavement smelled
- all steamy warm and wet?
That was summer.
If you try very hard
It took you a long time to pull
Do you remember smelling the sunshine?
That was summer.
Here are some of our poems...
Saturday, 28 May 2016
The World Is My Audience 4 (TWIMA4)
The World Is My Audience 4 is all about community. Classes from around the world contributed to this ebook.
Some students in Tautoru submitted poems about places.Autahi shared their classroom treaty and some students in Mahutonga shared their homeless poems.
You can download the book here: http://apple.co/25rtOK3
Some students in Tautoru submitted poems about places.
You can download the book here: http://apple.co/25rtOK3
Friday, 27 May 2016
Drumming Concert
We had a fantastic percussion performance this morning. What a beautiful day! Everyone showed amazing control and rhythm. A huge thank you to all who came along and to our maestro Andreas.
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Space Place - Learning Celebration
We had a great learning celebration - Our students got to share all of their learning with whānau. We also topped off our Inquiry with a v...
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Today we read a poem called, "I have Noodles in my Nostrils" by Kenn Nesbitt. The poem is about noodles that fall onto parts ...
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This week we've been learning a new song about Matariki. Many of you have shown your talent in singing! Here is the video of the song. ...
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The genealogy of Ranginui and Papatūānuku- source: Enviroschools What plants are we kaitiaki (guardians) of in our community? Where do they ...