Te Ika a Maui - Our Computer Drawn Illustrations

Riyaad

Daemon

Ella

Josiah

Phoenix

Charlotte

Imaginative and Creative Learning

We watched Mana's Great Fish.  We made connections to Maui and ourselves.

Then we decided to build our own waka, make our own hooks and catch big fish!

We talked about our disappointment that the waka were not sturdy. Our ideas for next time were:

• use strong glue
• use duct tape
• make it out of wood

We show curiousity when approaching new tasks and challenges.

Kōwhai Team Assembly

Today at Team Assembly we presented our 'Ko wai mātou?' video. It was good to be able to share who we are with the other children and teachers in our team.

Congratulations to Jericho and Nathaniel.  Jericho won his certificate for 'Being an Outstanding Reader' and Nathaniel won his for 'Best Always Learning Behaviour'.

Happy Birthday Nathaniel

Hari huritau ki a koe.  Thank you for sharing chocolates to celebrate your sixth birthday.

Te Māra - The Garden

Kua whakapai mātou i te whenua mō te māra kai.   

We prepared the soil for a garden.  

Thank you to our tūakana from Rūma Iwa for teaching us how to plant seedlings.

We will keep checking in to see how the plants are growing.

Play-based Learning Excitement

We are very interested in building structures in our classroom.  We are problem-solving!  How do you leave your castle on display and make sure it doesn’t get broken?

Make a ‘Do not touch it’ sign.  Awesome thinking!

Happy Birthday Raydon

We wished Raydon a very happy birthday.  He is now 6 years old.

Stinger by Raymond

Ella's Beach Video

Ameera's Beach Picture

I went to the beach. I swam.
By Ameera

Kolopa's Beach Picture

I went to the beach.
By Kolopa

Zypris's Beach Video

Zypris is learning to use the Explain Everything app on the iPad to publish his story.

Jericho's Beach Picture

I saw the kids swimming at the beach and I was playing in the sand. It was a good day. 
By Jericho

Nathaniel's Beach Picture

We are learning to draw pictures using the Kid Pix software on the computer. Here is Nathaniel's picture of the beach.

I was playing with the truck in the water. I went in the sand and I was at the beach and we had lunch. I felt good.
By Nathaniel