Room 2 and 3 made soap for the Grans

To say thank you to the Grans for coming every Tuesday and Thursday so we can read to them this year, we made them lavender and rose petal soap.

First we put lux flakes into a bowl.

Next we added some Lavender oil...

Rose petals...

 

Olive Oil...

 

Water.

We mixed it...

Scrunched it...

 

 And rolled it!

Our Santa Sleighs

 

 

Our Inquiry Assembly Presentation

Inquiry activities

In reading time this week each child gets to choose an Inquiry activity to complete.

Daisy, Monty, Cater, Ben, Joshua, Mackenzie, Isla, Thomas and Marino role played what their ancestors may have seen when they first came to New Zealand.

Tiree drew the Scottish flag because her family comes from Scotland

Lea drew the German, Scottish and the New Zealand flag.

Joe, Thomas, Emily and Carter chose to put all of the places that they have visited on a New Zealand map. They took them home and talked to their parents and were all able to add on more places.

Chameleon changing colour

We were reading a book in class today and one of the things the boy saw on his journey was a chameleon. The students asked what a chameleon was.

After showing the children this they asked me to post it on the blog.
Click on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMT1FLzEn9I

We have been looking at the countries our ancestors came from

Mrs Wishy-Washy

Our shared book this week was 'Mrs Wishy-Washy' by Joy Cowley. We made it into a movie. Check it out!

Fractions

We have been learning to show 1/2

 

We are learning to show 1/4

Koru art

We have been busy this week looking at Koru patterns and looking at different ways of drawing Koru patterns. Have a look at some of the ways that we have practised.

We drew Koru patterns with crayons.

We drew Koru patterns in the sand.

We drew Koru patterns in the air.

Mrs Tamati told us that the Koru is the pattern is found on the Pikopiko (Silver Fern). She also told us that you can cook it like silver beat and eat it.

We have been learning to write explanations in writing

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Art

We have been making colour charts by mixing the primary colours to make other colours. This Wednesday with Ms Tamati we will be beginning our interpretations of the Maori myth 'Maui and the sun'. 

 

We are learning to explore artworks

We are looking at the Maori Artist Reuben Patterson in Art. 

Listen to our video to see the type of reflections we have done

Inquiry 'The Sky Above'

In Inquiry we are curently learning about 'The Sky Above'.