Top Spot entries

We have been writing entries for the "Top outdoor Spot" competition being run through term 1 by both sides of the fence (Walking Access Aotearoa). We are tasked with writing a description of our top spot in New Zealand all within 600 characters...so short, sweet and to the point.

Here are Kaleb and Brooke.M's fantastic entries...! Check out others on individual blogs

PANDORA POND

Kids pop manu’s the water, it’s nice and warm and I see water flying up in the air as if it’s trying to do tricks.

I hear screaming cos kids are trying to sprint up the bouncy castle to be the first. Seagulls are scoping for fish and chips, all the birds are chirping demanding food.

People are scraping their jandals across the round rocks as kids are skimming stones. As soon as I hit the water it’s warmth is like a dragon breathing fire at me. I taste the yucky salt water flying onto my tongue. Pandora Pond is amazing.

Ohope Beach!

As the blazing sun rises I can feel the sea breeze whipping across my face and the sand soaking into my feet with every step. Craaash! I hear the waves beating against the soft sand. On the surface of the choppy water I can spot ripples, white like marshmallows. As I look to the left of the rough sea I see trees dotted with bright red Pohutukawa. Standing on the beach I smell the strong salty water from the enormous sea ahead of me.

Another wet day PE session..CRAB SOCCER!

During our PE session today we tried out a new game against Room 13- Crab Soccer. A whole lot of fun and... noise!

Our parcel has arrived

Thank you St Mary's Catholic School in Gisborne...it was so exciting to receive our courier parcel. We had fun sharing your writing and really hope you have enjoyed ours just as much!

Sheppard House Art Excursion

We had a fantastic day on Friday. We explored the MTG museum in Napier- looking at a range of exhibits; from acclaimed NZ artists, Anzac, tea cups to earthquakes...but that was only part one! We also visited the Hawkes Bay art exhibition in Hastings where we critiqued some local art work; analysing which pieces caught our eye, the techniques they used and the themes they covered. 

Next step...our own art exhibition!

Strike performance

What a great...if loud...way to start the day on Friday! The Strike performance group were in school sharing their talents on percussion. Very inspirational...there were quite a few keen drummers trying out their skills with pens and pencils for the rest of the day!!!

Get NZ writing task

We've been busy over the last couple of weeks in writing- exploring language features. We composed poems using metaphors to describe our classroom...and ourselves. After selecting our best line of poetry we transferred it to a postcard, which has now been sent off to a school in Gisborne. We now eagerly await our own parcel from St Mary's Catholic School in Gisborne containing their pieces of writing. 

Adapting the colour wheel

In Room 12 we have been clarifying our knowledge of the colour wheel. Using the three primary colours; blue, red and yellow, we experimented with producing the 12 basic colours that make up the colours of our world. We then disguised our wheels as....eyeballs!

Making conversation

Bonnie and Kiera are feeling confident enough with their learning of Chinese Mandarin to record a conversation...so that we all might feel more confident before next Monday's lesson!
They are saying .., Hello, How are you? What is your name? My name is... and I am from New Zealand. Can you identify the phrases we have learnt in class?

Turangawaewae- a place to stand

We have been composing our mihi and pepeha over the past week or so. We are now in the process of practicing our pronunciation. To add a little detail to the written component of our work we have explored the google app 'my maps' to produce an illustration of our special places - Our place to stand. We can already see other learning areas where the 'my maps' tool will be a useful addition to our presentation tool box. Here is the teacher attempt- Check out the fantastic efforts of the students in Room 12 on their blogs.

School REACH values

In class we have been discussing our school values and what they look like in and around the classroom. We then used Haiku Deck to create our own presentation to educate others about what the REACH values mean.
Thank you Chante for sharing your creation on the class site- what a great effort!
Check out others on individual sites.



Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires