MY IGLOO

MY LIGHTHOUSE

Guess Who???

The weather prevented us from going ahead with our pet show, but we were still very lucky to take part in our chosen craft activity.  Here are some funky glasses designs.  

Can you guess who these funky glass designers are?  

Green card for the person who can guess all of the funky glass designers.

Wonderful Wind

A DARK STORMY NIGHT

BY CLAUDIA

MY LIGHTHOUSE

STATIC IMAGES BY ROOM 3

These photos have been taken by a number of children in Room 3.  We used these static images to give us ideas for writing stories.  We have found looking at pictures and talking about them with other peers in our class has helped us focus on using words to help put a picture in our readers head.

We also entered some of these images into the ICT2LRN Media Awards and were extremely lucky to have two children from Room 3 chosen to go onto the finals.

CONGRATULATIONS ANGUS AND TEQUIN - FINALISTS IN THE STATIC IMAGES AND ADELLE A FINALIST IN THE DOCUMENTARY.

THE MOVIES - BY BROOKLYNN

MY CASTLE - BY JADINE

TOIA MAI

Use this chant to help you practice.

Tane and the Stars - retold by Jake

MY LIGHTHOUSE

THE GOBLIN UNDER MY BED

MY CABIN

CHOCOLATE CAKE

MAGNIFICENT ROOM 3

We designed our own maps. Our criteria was that we needed to have roads, buildings and landmarks.
We then worked with a buddy to direct them to our mystery destination on our maps.  We have found it challenging because when we have to turn, we have to remember to say whether it;s a 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 or full turn.  Sometimes knowing my left  from my right is tricky too.

Star and the Bubbles

Written and recorded by Kaycee.

Kaycee wrote this story about a dog named Star.  He loves bubbles.  She had written the story and then rewrote her story changing some of her words for new interesting words.  Kaycee is working on writing her stories to make a picture in her readers head.
Did Kaycee help you see a picture in your head of Star jumping and catching bubbles?
Leave a comment and tell Kaycee why you liked her story.

NZ SIGN LANGUAGE

NEW ZEALAND SIGN LANGUAGE ONLINE DICTIONARY

We have been learning some letters in sign language.  We use this as another way to spell our spelling words or other words that we are learning.

It's heaps of fun learning a new language.

CHALLENGE: Can you spell your name using the NZSL alphabet?
Video visual for "My" 
Video visual for "Name"

 How many words can you spell from your spelling list using NZSL?

If you want to learn some more words click on the link to take you to the NZ Sign Language Website.

NEW ZEALAND SIGN LANGUAGE - DEAF ORG

GOLDEN DAY

Our Golden Day was celebrated with a chance to wear our P.J's followed by a disco in the afternoon.
We looooovvvvee dancing and made the most of the time with our friends grooving on down.

Kaden grooving on down.
Kaden didn't stop dancing
for the whole time.  

Brooklyn and Faith having fun dancing.

DJ Harry setting the beat.  

Daniel and Kaden showing us how they break dance.

POLYFEST 2012

Thursday 9th August was the day that we were to perform at Polyfest 2012.  This is a wonderful opportunity for children to perform and show what we have been learning and working so hard on.  Our waiata consisted of our new school chant - Ko Wai Tenei - This is Us, Haere mai, Ko toku marae tenei, Kua rongo mai, Pa mai, E.I.A.I.E and three haka from our tama.
Their performance was wonderful and I was extremely proud of them.  Mr Silcock and our parents were there to watch and tauoko us.  A very special thanks to our parents who helped with the transport and dressing the tamariki.  It's very busy and when we have 30 odd excited children milling around, it can be full on.  But the tamariki were well behaved and enjoyed their performance.
Thanks also to the tamariki for putting in the time and effort.  I know you enjoy your playtime but the practices that you put in made you better prepared on the day.

TINO PAI RAWE!!

HE KAPA HAKA ROOPU O MAKAREWA 2012

NGA TAMA

 

 

STATIC IMAGES

Here are some photos some of the children have taken.  They have been busy looking at things that interest them.  These photos will be brilliant to use as writing prompts for our writing.   Some of these photos will be judged and hopefully part of the selected photo's to go through to be judged as finalists for the ICT2LRN Media Awards.  As part of this project, the children will take what they have learned about photography and take photos of things that interest them.  The children who have taken these photos are able to talk about how they took their photo and what type of shots they were.  i.e. long shot, close up, zoom in, zoom out, the position of the sun or time of day, angle shots - did they take their photo from up high or down low.  Well done tamariki ma!