New students for Room 12.

Today we had two new 'students' come to our class. They were very well behaved and almost got through their visit without any 'accidents'. Luckily it was a sunny day and we were able to enjoy our time together outside.

Room 12 gets a head start on term 4!

In term 4 our value of the term is Creativity. Today we got our creative juices flowing in advance, creating all sorts of things out of boxes and cardboard. 

There were ships and robots, planes and kites, dinosaurs and even multi storied storage boxes to keep our treasures in! There was heaps of fun had by all and a huge mess to clean up afterwards but it was all worth it.

Term 3 Inquiry.

For Inquiry this term we have been looking at how we can represent our own culture, represent our own life story. As part of this we each designed a 'mini totem', decorating it using patterns and shapes that represented, for us, our family and background. Some children used stripes or shapes to represent each family member-

'The 2 little rectangles are me and my brother, the big rectangles represent my mum and dad.' by C

Others used different colours-

'The orange stripes are my dad and the blue stripes are my mum, cause that's the colours they like.' by B

Some drew a pattern of love hearts-

'I did love hearts cause that's what families are about.' by N

One student did a pattern of squares and kiwis-

' cause we are kiwi hub.'

Another's creation was very colourful-

This shows the things I like in this world. These are the suns rays and these are my ABC's.'

It was amazing to see what each child came up with and how they represented the things that are important to them. Well done everyone!

A super hero comes to visit.

This morning we were treated to a visit from a real life super hero- Super Money Man from the ASB. He came to teach us about coins and notes and what they represent. 

He even showed us how to strike a really good super hero pose!

We pretended to do jobs like mowing the lawns and then he talked about what we could do with the money we earned.

The concepts of saving, and needs versus wants were also discussed!  Thanks Super Money Man for a fun and educational talk!

Maori language week

As part of Maori language week we are looking at Maori legends. Today we read 'The Battle of the Mountains.' Afterwards we all made a paper representation of the mighty Tongariro. All the colouring, cutting and pasting was a good way to develop our fine motor skills.

Calendar art completed!

Our art  for the calendar fundraiser is all finished and we are really proud of our work. Come on in and see it close up. Its on display in the classroom. Order forms are on their way so don't miss out!