Rob the Nest

We had lots of fun this afternoon playing Rob the Nest.

More pictures can be seen in the Picture Folder.

What are we thankful for...

Yesterday we talked about what we were thankful for
Here are some of the students ideas

Parents love me.
Mum keeps the house tidy.
That I come to Manchester Street School.
Nature is so beautiful.
Parents take me on holiday.
Parents drive me around to after school activities.
God made all the beautiful animals.
Look after us when we are sick.
Grandparents spoil us.

Wondering Wednesday

Here are some new questions, see if you can find out the answers.

Why is time important? Te Ata

How do fish swim? Alice

How do planes fly when there is gravity and they are so heavy? Abbie

How do cell phones work? Jack

Why is mud sticky? Lilah

Why is it hard to speak when you loose your teeth? Heidi

How come young people grow and old people shrink? Eva

How do eyes see? Lily

Why do older people give treats to children? Te Mahia

How do clocks work? Kaden

Why do pigs love mud? Alyssa

Why do we blow off? Cooper

Why is gold so shiny? Warwick 

Maddie has been doing a great job finding out answers to our wonderings and sharing them with the class. Excellent work!

Photography and Pic Collage

Mrs Geary is sending us out on photo missions. We are working on taking good pictures and displaying these in Pic Collage.

Mission 1 this week is to find...

Something Red
Find something V shaped
Something rough
Take a picture of a rainbow.
Take a picture of each other with a happy face.

Here are today's examples.
Mrs Geary will put the other students work into Picture folder of our blog when they are completed..

Today we looked at the finished Pic Collage samples and discussed what a good photo is.
Some pointers
If the first picture isn't good, try again.
Get up close to the object you are taking a photo of.
Don't take a photo into the sun.

Blue Table Stitching

Liz was so impressed with the Blue Table students, they were focused and concentrated on their work.

Time to Celebrate

These two students got certificates at our Junior Assembly.

Lilah has been doing some lovely stitching and Jayden has been using great strategies to work out equations.

A Woo Hoo Story

We are all so proud of the story Jamie wrote independently today. He has been working on writing stories that are interesting and longer. Keep up the great work Jamie!

One day a daddy lion went out hunting for the mum. He saw a stripy zebra. He crept up to the zebra. Next...
Pounce, he jumped on the zebra but he missed. Then he turned around and at the back of him was the zebra.
Then the chase began!
Through the wheat, swish, swish, swish.
Through the water splish, splosh, splish, splosh.
Through the mud, slurp, slurp, slurp.
Next the lion pounced onto the zebra, this time he didn't miss. Then he took it back to his home and they ate it up.
The end
By Jamie

Wondering Wednesday

These are our questions for this week.

Why do water, clouds and sun make rainbows?   Te Ata
How do people make white boards? Samuel
What is a green screen and how does it work?  Alice
How come tornados suck things up but in the middle they are calm? Maddie
Why did dad name his goat Keith?  Jack
Why do baby teeth fall out and other parts of our bodies don't . Oliver
Why do some wishes not come true?  Lilah
How do you dye paper?  Eva
How does lightning shoot out of the sky? Lily
Why are lambs yellow when they are born? Ella
How does the weather man know what the weather is going to be?  Kaden
How do bullets come out of a gun? Cooper
Why do people like different songs? Warwick
Why do people give other people silly nicknames?

Finished Stitching

These students completed their canvas work yesterday and are proud of the final result. 

They finished off their canvas by stitching on buttons. 

This art looks amazing with a black boarder around it.

Over the next couple of weeks I will be displaying the students work in the class, you are welcome to come in and have a look.

Writing in Pairs

On Friday the students collaborated together and wrote stories.

 Examples of their work are in the writing folder.

The Mouse Chase

“Meow,” said the big fat orange cat.

He was trying to catch a little grey mouse. The mouse ran into his hole and the cat put his paw in the hole.

“Got you!” yelled the cat.

He dragged the mouse out of his hole with his claws. The mouse was squealing loudly.

“Help me,” squeaked the mouse.

Then the cat chomped on the mouse.

“Mmmm,” said the cat.

By Jayden N and Cooper

Sewing

The students are so enthusiastic creating patterns with their stitches. They don't want to put it down, I'm so impressed!

Wondering Wednesday

Wow, there are some very big questions this week.

How is metal made?  Samuel

Why are insects so weak?  Alice

Where does ink come from?  Maddie

Why don't people have fangs?  Oliver

How many buses are there in the world?  Jayden M

Why did old fashion cameras take so long to take a picture?  Mac

Why did people write with feathers? Eva

Why is Africa so poor?  Lily

Why do some fangs have poison? Jayden N

Why are you ticklish when people tickle you but when you do it to yourself you are not ticklish? Ella

Why do birds have feathers? Te Mahia

How come hot water comes out of the hot tap and cold water comes out of the cold?  Kaden

Why are there not zoos in every town?  Sarah

Why do people cut down trees in the rainforest?  Cooper

How do people put horse shoes on horses. Warwick

Why do different countries have different animals? eg you can only find kiwi in NZ  Alex

I Want To See You Be Brave

Stitching

Red Table have started their stitching today. Look at how excited they are!

Junior Assembly

We were hosting the Junior Assembly today. Our class did actions to a story called The Lion Hunt. The sound isn't that great on the video but your child can tell you what is happening. I was impressed with how confident the children were and how they followed instructions.

Sorry I downloaded the wrong video.

This is a poem we did at the beginning of the year.

Sorry I cant seem to download the video.

Umbrella Up

Yesterday I was on back gate duty, it was raining and lots of people had umbrellas. It was interesting to see the variety and colours of the umbrellas but the cutest were little animal ones.

Winter Warmer

Today we read "The Pocket Dogs" and then did this activity. We had to draw patterns on the pocket and colour the dogs in beautifully.

Food Chain Story

Woo Hoo! I was so impressed with Ella's story. I love the describing words she uses and the way her story is like a cycle.

More Food Chain stories can be seen in the Writing Folder. 

We are Hungry!

On a winter morning a little sprout popped out of the frosty, white grass. 

Over a couple of weeks the little sprout grew bigger, straighter and stronger,

Then…

a little, tiny, hungry caterpillar wriggled along and started to 

nibble one piece and then the next piece of the plant. Soon not a single leaf was left.

Suddenly…

Swoop!

 A mother magpie dived down and gobbled the little hungry

caterpillar. Then she went back to her nest.

Later a fox came along and spied the mother magpie

looking for worms in the deep green grass. He pounced and grabbed the magpie and tore it to pieces. But sadly he got a bone stuck in his throat and he couldn't breathe,  he slowly died.

Some bugs and worms started eating the fox and he turned into lovely soil.

Ella

Simple Food Chain

We have been learning about food chains this week. Check out the Theme page for more information and play some of the games on our blog. Today the students were writing stories about this and I will post some of the best ones when they have finished.

Wondering Wednesday

Why do kiwi have small wings? Te Ata 

How do cats purr?  Alice

How do stingrays sting?  Maddie

What does the fox say?  Jack

What are crayons made of? Heidi

Why are pets so expensive? Eva

Why do bugs have no backbone? Jayden N

How does popcorn pop? Ella

Why do cats and dogs fight?  Te Mahia

Why do your teeth come out?  Alyssa

Why do people call spiders insects when the are not? Alex

Stitching

Yellow table students have been stitching again today. They are starting to get creative with their stitches. They are able to continue with their stitching before school or when they have some free time.
Liz is impressed with how independent and enthusiastic the students are.

Adventures of Isobel

We have learnt three parts of the Isobel poem. Here the students are illustrating the giant part of the poem. This week we will be learning the doctor part.