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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2010
Well, it’s hard to believe that we are now half way through Term 4 and there are only 29 more sleeps before Santa comes. There are also, only 2 more weeks before our Grandparent’s Concert and we have all been practising very hard to learn our songs. Thank you to all the parents who have been sending […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2010
The fourth term is upon us already and what an exciting term it is going to be. A special welcome back to Mrs Moses, who is thoroughly enjoying being back with the children in Rm 1. The children had a wonderful time at our annual Run, Jump and Throw Festival at Newtown Park and took […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2010
Once again we would like to say a great big thank you to eveyone for donating a gold coin on Daffodil Day. In recognition of this special occasion the children drew still life pictures of a vase of daffodils. They enjoyed sharing their completed works in assembly. Visit to Woolworths: As part of our inquiry […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2010
To celebrate Maori Language Week, all the children had a great deal of fun making their own Mihi. Over a period of a few weeks the children have continued to practise their Mihi and are now confident in introducing themselves in Te Reo to their peers. In our ongoing use of Te Reo, the children […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 5th, 2010
So far for inquiry learning, we have been doing experiments with water and ice. We saw that liquid water changes into a solid (ice) when it is cooled down and that it can be changed back into liquid by heating it. This got us wondering “what is the quickest way to melt ice?” We talked about the things we do to heat ourselves up. Then we heated pieces of ice using some of our ideas – a hairdryer, hot water, a blanket and our hands. We found out that ice melts the quickest in hot water and the slowest when wrapped in a blanket.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2010
Hello and welcome to Room 1. We have all been extremely busy this term preparing our portfolios and we were delighted to share these with you on our Conference Day. This term we have been studying Samoa and how life in New Zeaand is different to theirs. During the course of the study, we have […]