Greedy Cats

Last week we were reading the big book "Greedy Cat".  To follow on from this we decided to create our own cat faces for art.  Students had to look carefully at size and position as they sketched their cat faces onto paper.  Look at the great results!

My Writing

Henry, look what a great story you can write all by yourself and I am pleased at how confident you have become with writing independently! You recall many basic words independently and use your alphabet sounds to spell new/unfamiliar words. You are particularly good at the hearing the initial and final sounds. Well done, keep it up Henry!

Cherry Blossom Tree

As part of our Spring celebrations we created a picture of a tree with blossoms.  First students practised sketching leaves and following that we explored the different shapes of trees.  Students then painted the trunk and branches as well as a background.  The final step was to draw and cut out leaves and grass, and then create blossoms using coloured tissue paper.  A lot of learning went on during this piece of art as students used their fine motor skills to add details to their work.

Celebrating Spring

In Room 27 we have been learning about Spring.  To celebrate our learning we decided to have a teddy bears picnic.  We made delicious cupcakes, yummy old fashioned lemonade and nga tamariki were able to bring a teddy bear from home.  We really enjoyed the lemonade and cupcakes.  Some students noticed that "the cupcakes were really sweet and the lemonade was quite sour but they tasted yummy together".  We weren't scared off by the wet Spring weather either with students exclaiming "our picnic needs to be outside".  Thankfully the rain held off just long enough for us to enjoy our Spring feast.

Our Trip to Bunnings

Yesterday we went on a class trip to Bunnings.  Nga tamariki had an amazing time putting their building skills to the test and adding their own personal flair to their creations.

Henry, you really enjoyed your time at Bunnings today and showed perseverance and skill as you screwed the wheels onto your truck and constructed the different parts. 

Ka pai!

Football Fun

On Friday we had some visitors come from the Football Association to teach us new skills.  It was really tricky not touching the ball with our hands.  We enjoyed playing a football game in the big inflatable field and doing the football drills.  We thought it was really funny when the man told us to put our noses on the football!

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