Koru Celebration assembly

Today was the Koru Whanau Final Assembly. I was super proud of Room 8 for performing our christmas item so well! You all did a fabulous job and I know the parents enjoyed it!!

Congratulations to Astin, Flynn, Ellen and Ruby (who was away) for their special certificates. You Shine! 🌟

Junior Athletics Day

Friday was our Junior Athletics Day and what a fun and exciting day it was! The sun was shining and we had such a great time going around to try out all the different activities. Hurdles, Long jump, egg and spoon, running races, moon hoppers.....

Here is a snap shot of Friday's fun!

We shine brightly in Room 8!

We designed our own patterns in our light bulbs using dye, pompoms and glitter. They show how much we SHINE! We had fun writing about how we shine. 🌟

Our Animal habitats

In Room 8 today we made animal habitats. We collected natural materials from outside and things we could find in our class to create a habitat for our animals.
It was so much fun and we are really proud of the way they turned out!

Our NZ Native animal mural

Can you spot all the Native animals on our mural?
We had so much fun painting the mural and drawing native birds and insects.

The new Bike Track

We checked out the new Bike Track on Friday! It is so awesome. Look at us...we walked around the track and then had fun on our scooters and bikes!

Our trip to the Auckland Zoo

On Thursday 17 October Koru Whanau went to the Auckland Zoo. It was an amazing day! We saw the huge elephants, a skin shedding tuatara, we watched the keepers feeding the Spider monkeys and the playful otters. Some of us saw the seal lions being fed and the lions sleeping. We learnt some interesting facts from our  about the native birds in the Forest area.

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Maori Language Week

This week is Maori Language week and we have been practising Tena Koe. Hello to One.

Maths Week 2019

This week we have had fun making our: Name Symmetrical Butterflies.

We had to make sure that the patterns on the wings were exactly the same - so that they are symmetrical!

We worked hard on these and are so happy with the way they came out.

Upside down butterflies!!

Music time

Last Thursday we played percussion instruments while Mrs Dowden played along on her keyboard. We are learning about different instruments, keeping the beat and playing together in time.

Matariki Kites

On Friday we made Matariki kites and enjoyed flying them on the field.

Road Safety week

Wow, what a week this has been! We have all tried hard to walk to school, had lots of fun, with Crazy Hair, Funky feet, Silly hats and Twin and triplet day!

In Room 8 we have been writing about why it is important to walk to school...
We wrote:
We should walk to school because... it's fun! ....it keeps us fit and healthy...you can make new friends... it gives you energy....you get strong muscles!

Our Autumn scavenger hunt!

Today we had an Autumn scavenger hunt. With a partner, we ran around the field looking for red, yellow and green leaves, a twig, an acorn, bark, a blade of grass and a flower.
Look at how much fun we were having!

Here we are with all of our Autumn treasures that we found.

Room 7 - Our Buddy class

Today we went off to Room 7 to read our book to our buddy! So far this term we have drawn a portrait of each other and shared books. We are looking forward to more fun and creative activities to share with Room 7.

Our Heritage

Turangawaewae - A place to stand.

"I am a strong learner when I know who I am, where I am from and what my place is in my world."

 In Room 8 we talked about where we were born and where our family is from. It was fun learning about each other and sharing all about our families. We found out that some of us were born overseas and some of us speak a different language at home.

Teddy Bears Picnic

The Year 0 and Year 1 classes had a Teddy Bears Picnic on Tuesday and it was so much fun!

We had teddy bear races, we sang songs, we danced to the Gummy Bear song and at the end we listened to a story while we ate our morning tea.

What an awesome morning Rooms 8, 9a, 10 and 13 had together!