Friday 31 March 2017

Term 1, Week 9

Tuakana Teina

This week we had our second Tuakana Teina session with our senior buddy class, Room 3! 
This week our focus was on Te Reo. Room 8 shared a song we have been learning in Te Reo with Room 3 called 'Tutira Mai' and then they joined in with us. Room 3 also showed us a hand clapping pattern to go with our 'Tutira Mai' song and some children even got to use the Rakau! 

We had heaps of fun! Check it out...


Wednesday 22 March 2017

Term 1, Week 8

Let's Paint!

This week we practised our painting skills by painting our book boxes in bright colours. When we started at Stanley Ave we were given a book box that is ours to keep. As we have moved through the junior school  they have started to become a bit old and worn because we use them every day. Now that we are the big Year 2 and 3 kids of the junior school, our book boxes definitely need a revamp!

There was lots of learning involved in painting our book boxes. For example we learnt how to put lots of paint on our brushes and paint in strokes that go in the same direction. Some of us decided that we shouldn't paint the underside of the boxes because that will make it tricky (and sticky) to put anywhere to dry. We also discovered that in order to make our book box colour stand out and to cover all the old brown, we needed at least two coats of paint, which we did across two days. 

We had lots of fun getting our hands dirty in the paint!


Tuesday 14 March 2017

Term 1, Week 7

Rippa Rugby

Today we were lucky enough to be coached in Rippa Rugby. We learnt that is is important to hold the ball with two hands so we do not drop it and to always keep our head up when running to look where we are going.
Take a look at us in action!


Sunday 12 March 2017

Term 1, Week 6


ROOM 8 ARE ALL IN THIS WAKA TOGETHER!

Over the past couple of weeks, Room 8 have been working very hard to create a collaborative piece of artwork. We had to work together as a team to create our masterpiece. We worked in pairs to create the waka paddles and then all created our own koru and kowhaiwhai patterns to show our individuality and decorate our waka. We are all special and unique and we think our colourful waka represents this. It is now on display in the school office foyer, so if you haven't already - go check it out!


Room 8 would like to say a huge thank you to Kathy who helped us put our waka together! We really appreciate your help, Kathy!