OLYMPIC SHAPE POEMS

Listen to Nikau, Martin, Watalu and Blake reading their poems about an Olympic event.

READ NILPA'S NARRATIVE ABOUT A KITE. Remember to click on the image to make it bigger.

READ MAHAD'S NARRATIVE ABOUT A KITE. Remember to click on the image to make it bigger

3D Sea Creatures

Listen to Zara and Willem talking about how they made their 3D sea creatures. You will notice that they made a play dough creature first. This helped them to transfer the ideas they had sketched into a 3D model. They collected recycled materials to then make their final 3D model. We think they look fabulous!

OUR TRIP TO KELLY TARLTON'S

 In the classroom, I liked the shark jaw. I thought it would be heavy, but it was light. - Watalu

What I found interesting, was the giant squid. I thought there were only little squid. - Jessica

 I was really surprised that the lady let us touch all the stuff.  I really enjoyed the stingrays when they jumped on the lady and holding the sea stars. I learned that sea stars' bottoms are on their backs. -Belle

I learned that penguins can lose parts of their beaks. I liked the sharks because I like their top fins. - Blake.

 In the classroom, we saw a skeleton of a sea star and a sea horse, real shark jaws, penguin toenails and much more. I thought it was interesting when the lady showed us a picture of a turtle swimming past some plastic bags. The turtles think that they are jellyfish so they eat them and that is bad. I learned that sea horses can lay up to 150 eggs in one day! -Gabriella

 I found the puffer fish interesting because when it is scared it puffs up. I learned that the male sea horses carry the babies. I learned that sharks have more than one row of teeth.- Julie

 I liked the penguins. It was my first time seeing penguins. I dressed up like a penguin. - Nicolas

I learned about the carpet shark and their  egg sacks because I never knew the eggs could hang up on the coral. Those eggs are special. - Kevin Jin

 The shark skin was interesting because one side was rough and the other side was smooth. The carpet shark's eggs were really interesting. They are called mermaid's purses. I learned from the lady in the classroom to never buy turtle shells. - Ariana

MAKING ANZAC BISCUITS

ANZAC DAY - Room 18 have been learning about this special day.

Listen to Bada and Ben Haydon reading their information reports about ANZAC Day. In the photos you will see our student teacher, Miss Grant. She shared a picture of her grandfather and his medals with us. She also showed us the medals she received for her service in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Stephanie's Imaginative Recount

Kevin Yang's Imaginative Recount

Gabriella's Imaginative Recount

Jessica's Imaginative Recount

Watalu's Imaginative Recount

Tryathlon

Listen to Gabriella's reflection about the Tryathlon. She was an individual competitor. Well done, Gaby.

AT THE BEACH

Room 18 used the poem by Joy Watson, 'At the Beach', as motivation for  writing their own sentences. They thought about their senses and all the things you might feel, hear, smell, sea and taste at the beach.

SPECIAL VISITORS

Soroban

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Winnie's Swimming Carnival Experience

Clever Jinto is learning English very quickly!

Here is my fan. It is blue and white. It can fold up small and fit in my pocket.

PORTRAIT POEMS

LISTEN TO ARIANA, WATALU, STEPHANIE AND KEVIN YANG READING THEIR FABULOUS PORTRAIT POEMS.

NAME ACROSTIC POEMS

LISTEN TO SOME OF OUR FANTASTIC ACROSTIC POEMS. YES, WE KNOW OUR NAME ART IS REVERSED. DID YOU REALLY THINK WE WERE GOING TO WRITE OUR NAMES BACKWARDS FOR YOU?