Matariki Stars

Today we made some stars for Matariki. We had to follow instructions about folding and glueing.

Have a look at them on the windows.

Tomorrow we are going to try to write instructions to explain how we made them.

Sustainable Coastline Visit

As part of our Inquiry, we have been thinking about how we can make a positive change to our environment. You can find out more about their work at http://sustainablecoastlines.org/

Writing by Charlotte:
Te Kawa and Oliver from Sustainable Coastlines came into school today to talk about coastlines and waterways. They explained how we can keep the waterways clean. They also said why we shouldn't cut trees and why we should plant new trees. 

The Owl and Pussycat Art

Nicola's base group watched the Owl and the Pussycat today and they were able to choose whether they wanted to do an Owl or a Pussy Cat. They drew their choice with pencil then outlined with sharpie and finally they were able to change the look by adding detail with sharpie. The results are magical!

Giraffes can't dance...art

We read the story Giraffes can't dance and tried to dance like giraffes then we create some art out of watercolours, pencils and oil pastels. One thing we tried to do was change something about the giraffe...here are some of our art work.

Matariki weaving

We are learning how to weave for our Matariki celebrations.

Mussels

We have been getting up and close with mussels. The group dissected a mussel, identified internal parts, measured their length and identified their sex.

The helping circle

Here is an example of what a helping circle looks like in Tautoru. Children are working together to help each other with different aspects of their writing such as spelling, punctuation, details in writing and choosing the right words.