Hip Hop Off

To show the skills we had learned from Jess for hip hop, we had a hip hop off afternoon where a group of students from all the classes showed off their skills.

Rayshaw, Sefo, Lolo, Sapapalii, Grace, Mya and Helen represented our class.

We have some talented dancers at our school!

Ruapotaka Powhiri

Powhiri is a process of welcoming visitors to the marae.  We had a powhiri at our school where the students and the prefects were the host and the teachers were the visitors.

The prefects talked about our school values, Mr Reid spoke for the visitors and then we did the hongi.  It was a great way to end our Maori Culture inquiry learning unit.

How to Bend Water?

How can we bend water without using magic?  In room 6, we did it, we bent running water!

First, we blew up a balloon and put it very close to the running water but nothing happened!  Then the magic started to happen ( not really a magic),when we rubbed the balloon on our hair which made it static!  It raised our hair and and stuck to Juniah's hair!  We then took our charged balloon back to the running water, the water bent, just like magic!

Kids Safe with Dogs

Keira, Kai and their owner Laura visited us at our school.  Keira and Kai came to teach us how to act around dogs, especially the ones we don't know.

Rules to keep safe from a dog:

1. Always ask the owner first if you want to pat the dog.
2. Touch the dog on its back, not the head.
3. Stand like a tree- if the dog runs up to you, stop and stay still, wrap your branches (hold your elbows), keep quiet and stare at your roots (look at the floor).

If a dog is a working dog; like a blind dog or a police dog, don't touch them!!

Keep dog safe.

Show and Tell

As part of our oral language, we have been bringing something to talk about or have thought of an interesting topic we could speak on.

We have seen fluffy toys, dolls, snow globes and heard about birthday parties.  The audience had to listen carefully to the speakers so they could ask questions.

Matariki Celebration

Matariki is the Maori name for the group of 7 stars. It rises in mid-winter and is the start of the Maori new year. This year to celebrate Matariki, we made and flew kites, we practised using poi and we made matariki stars and lanterns.

Flying the kite (manu tukutuku) was one of our favourite activities.  

Corn Flour Gloop

Did you know that corn flour gloop looks hard but when you pick it up, it seems to 'melt' and drips from your fingers.  We found that out during this science experiment.  We tried to form it into a ball and as soon as we stopped rolling, it went flat and started to drip!

Hip Hop with Jess

Jess, our hip hop teacher has been teaching us some hip hop moves and gave us the chance to show some of the skills we have learned.  We had to make up a dance routine in our groups to demonstrate to the class.

Buddy Reading with Room 12

This term we were lucky to go to Room 12 for our buddy reading.  We looked at their work on the chrome book and read some of their blogs.

Thank you room 12 for having us!