WHAT ARE GAMES?

Talia, Esuru, Kyla, Maggie, Tahnee and Ayva share their ideas about games.

Andy's Edward Tulane Video

Listen to Andy as he tells you about our serial story 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' by Kate DiCamillo.
We are currently reading another story by this author called, 'The Tale of Despereaux.' Thanks to Isabella and Maggie for their lovely kidpix of Edward.

Angelina's Recount

Angelina has chosen one of the events from her long weekend to write about. Listen out for her fabulous hook-in sentence.

Liam's Reflection about our funny faces artwork

FUNNY FACE ARTWORK

FORCES - Exploring Push and Pull

Making things move

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BOOK WEEK

GRANDPARENT'S DAY

Room 18 really enjoyed showing their special guests around the school and inviting them into our classroom to share in our learning. We wished they could have stayed much longer!

REIKA TEACHES ROOM 18 ORIGAMI

REIKA VISITED WITH US FOR SIX WEEKS. SHE LIVES IN JAPAN. ON HER LAST DAY IN NEW ZEALAND, SHE TAUGHT US HOW TO FOLD AN ORIGAMI BIRD.CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GET AN ENLARGED VIEW.

Shore to Shore Fun Run

Listen to Daniel reading his recount about the Fun Run.

Liam's book choice.

I chose "Rodeo Ron and his milkshake cows".
I chose it because I thought it would tell me about something very interesting.
I like cowboys and you can see from my photo that this book has a cowboy on it.
I liked reading this book. When I read it it told me about cavities in teeth.

Gabriella's Book.

When it was library day I chose "But excuse me That is my book".
I chose that book because my Mum likes that book so I picked that book.
When I got home my Mum said "What did you pick today?"
"I picked ... your favourite!" I read "But excuse me that is my book" to my Mum even at bedtime.
I want to read more books by Lauren Child.

Maggie reads about a Thingamajig.

I took home a story called "The Very Blue Thingamajig" because I thought that it may be very interesting. There were different types of Thingamajigs in the story.

Later on in the story the Blue Thingamajig met a Pink Thingamajig and they both became friends.

It is a good book for math because there are numbers that are good for counting.

Esuru reads about Moon Dog.

I took home Moon Dog because I was wondering how the moon is to be on it and if there was a real dog on the moon.
There were some unusual things on that moon, like fairies, a house, and a man. The man didn't like the fairies. My favourite part was when the Dog ate Mooncakes.
I think children should pick this book to read because it's a funny book.

'Forces'

CHECK OUT THESE TWO SONGS WHICH ARE HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT FORCES.

TRYATHLON P.M.I. (Plus, Minus, Interesting)

PLUS:
I had fun riding my bike. -Andy
I liked watching the Seniors to see how they did it. -Maggie
My Mum, Dad and cousins came to watch. -Jamie
I liked watching my buddy. -Tahnee
I liked running for my team. -Isaac
I felt happy because I came second. -Joshua
I was happy when it was finally my turn. -Veni

MINUS:
I felt sad when I had to wait for a long time. -Veni
I felt sad because my Mum didn't come to see me. - Joshua
I didn't like losing. - Isaac
Getting hot from the sun. - Tahnee
My Dad went in the middle of my race. - Jamie
My buddy made me late because she forgot to tag me. - Maggie
I forgot to bring a helmet. - Andy

INTERESTING:
The Seniors had to ride down a hill. -Maggie
Watching people biking. -Isaac
Sunny for the tryathlon and then raining after. - Jamie
Looking at how people did it. - Tahnee
Watching other people. -Joshua
When my buddy didn't tag me. -Veni
After the biking, I got to run. -Andy

HORRID HENRY RULES THE WORLD by Francesca Simon-A Book Report

Horrid Henry is always up to tricks. He is very naughty at home and at school. Sometimes he tricks his family like when he said,"I know how to fix the computer." He changed the password to 'Smelly Socks'. He went into Peter's report and typed, "Miss Ugly is very smelly. So Peter had to go to the Principal. I recommend this book because it is so funny that it will make you laugh out loud.

By Maggie.

Horrid Henry is a bad and tricky boy. He is a bother to his brother Peter. He always gets told off by his parents. He is very jealous because Peter gets all the attention. He is a very bad dancer. Everyone always annoys Henry. I recommend this book because Horrid Henry's classmates have funny names like, Weepy Wendy and Moody Margaret.

By Esuru.

Henry is the funniest kid in the whole world. His brother is nice but he is bad!
I recommend this book because it has ten stories and more and everyone will like it.

By Soobin

Swimming Carnival Recount Movie

Listen to Tahnee's experience of the Middle's Swimming Carnival.

Miguel's Swimming Carnival experience.

Yesterday was our Swimming Carnival. I saw fantastic swimming. I did the walking race. I did the nose push too. Mum came to watch.

The Incredible Music Machine

Listen to Gabriella, Soobin and Esuru reading their recounts about a video clip we watched together. When you have finished, check out the clip yourself to find out exactly what they were talking about.

Tangram Challenge!

A tangram is a Chinese geometric puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces. Here we are trying to arrange the pieces to make shapes we know.

Geometry in our everyday lives!

Mrs O'Hanlon brought a beehive in to show us. We were in the middle of our geometry lesson.
Here are some of our comments and observations:
Veni: Bees are clever because they make hexagons. They put the baby bees in the hexagons.
Ayva: The hexagon shapes looked perfect.
Jamie: I found out that the hexagon shapes were tessellating.

Session with Kelly Sports

Room 18 had fun taking part in the rotation of activities run by Kelly Sports.
We hear they're coming to the picnic too and can't wait to join in!