The Snow Storm!

Last week we wrote about the snow storm. We made sure our stories had a title, an interesting beginning sentence and described what happened. Enjoy reading a sample of our FANTASTIC stories!!

The Nasty Storm
By Rory

We were eating dinner when suddenly the power went out! We lit the candles so we could eat our dinner. Then we played a game. I couldn't do my homework because it was too dark. At bedtime we had a fight with hail. I had to dodge Hannah's throws. It was cool.

In The Dark
By Jack

I was having afternoon tea and suddenly the power went off! Then I heard my sister say "it's dark down here!" Mum got a torch. My sister was learning a new song on the piano. Then there was light. I was sad because I like power cuts!

The Power Cut
By Solomon

I was outside with my dad's head torch. Then the power went out! It was scary. I got to stay up for as long as I wanted. I got to have a candle in my room. I played with lego. It was so much fun. In the morning I cleared the snow.

The Nasty Storm
By Poppy

Shalini and Freya and me were looking out the window... There was thunder and lightening! Suddenly it was dark and there was a power cut. We lit olden day candles. We were nice and toasty by the fire.

Junior Assembly

Last week Room Four hosted the Junior Assembly. Ethan and Ruby were OUTSTANDING hosts. They did an AMAZING job of speaking loudly and clearly so that everyone could here them. We shared our self portraits, there were lots of "oooohhhhs" and "ahhhhhs" as everyone admired our BEAUTIFUL art work.

Please come visit our classroom and check out our 'Gallery Wall.'

The Little Red Hen

This week the Kirorangi reading group read the story and the play "The Little Red Hen." They enjoyed it so much that they decided to present the play in front of the class. The group practiced the play on their own until they felt that they were ready for an audience. We were amazed at their excellent acting and reading! Have a look at the short clip from their show:

Maths Practice!

If you have some spare time this weekend, check out these sites for some SUPER math games!

For Practicing doubles:

http://www.ictgames.com/robindoubles.html

Practice your skip counting in 2s:

http://www.ictgames.com/fishy2s.html

For multiplication practice:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/multiplication/index.shtml

ENJOY!

Welcome Back!

We have had a FANTASTIC start to term 3. Our renovated classroom is looking AMAZING! Now our job is to work hard so that we can fill the walls with our BEAUTIFUL artwork, our CREATIVE writing and of course, our TRICKY maths!

Please come and visit our new classroom!

Reminders:

Spelling Testing is now on Tuesday afternoons
Basic Facts testing is on Fridays

Jumping Frogs!

Today we learned about STATIC ELECTRICITY.

First we cut up tiny paper frogs:

Then we brainstormed the different ways that we could make the frogs jump using a balloon. Some of us thought that we could rub the balloon with our hands to create electricity. This didn't quite work but it was still a great idea!


Then we tried rubbing the balloon on our heads! This created static electricity and made our hair stand up!

We then rubbed the balloon on a buddies head and placed the charged balloon near the frogs, it was fun to watch them jump!

Science week!

We have had a fantastic start to term two with science week. Earlier in the week we made our own classroom circuit. We learned that energy flows through a loop but if there is a break in the loop, the energy stops flowing.

Mr Dobson and Mr Ray then shot a rocket into the air on our school field. It was funny watching them get soaked!



On Friday we made oobleck with our buddy class. We had a great time exploring the oobleck!

Welcome Back!

I hope you have all had a restful and enjoyable holiday!

We have a lot to look forward to this term!

Our inquiry focus this term is science. We will be exploring electricity, sound and magnetic forces. For the next few weeks we will focus on electricity, we will even make our own electrical circuits! If you would like to practice online please visit:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/electricitycircuits.html

Just a few reminders:

Hats are no longer needed as the winter season is setting in. Please ensure that your child has a named pair of slippers at school by the end of the week.

We will continue testing spelling rockets with our buddies every Friday.

Please visit our blog regularly as we love reading your comments!

Super Drumming!

Today we were very lucky to have Eddie Quansah visit us at school. Eddie put on an entertaining African drumming show for us and even invited children to play some music. Eddie is originally from Ghana, and has been playing his beautiful music around the world! Eddie explained the importance of music and drumming in African culture.
Thanks Eddie!

Grandparents Day!

Grandparents Day was a tremendous success and a great conclusion to our inquiry unit! We were so proud to have our grandparents and grand friends visit our classroom, we loved sharing our work with them and learning all about their special objects. We surprised our grandparents with our knowledge about how things used to be in the past! They especially loved the photos of us dressed up like they used to when they were children.

A huge thank you to all the parents, grandparents, and grand friends for coming and sharing this special afternoon with us. The memories from our wonderful afternoon will stay with us for a long time.

Thank you!