Money Week in Room 5

This week in Room 5 we have been learning all about money. 

Room 5 has been learning that you should always think carefully with your money. We have been thinking about saving our money for something special. Room 5 has been doing an online shop with the Countdown website and it has been really fun.  We started with fruit and vegetables on our shop so we have healthy and nutritious kai to fill our pukus. 

"I bought carrots, apples and oranges. I also worked out how much money I had spent so I don't run out of money" - Lupe



"I wonder how much money I would have to save to buy some new chapter books?" -Omera


The gold coins are dollar coins and the silver and bronze are cent coins." -Meleulu and Khloe

Thanks for reading our blog. We have had such a wonderful time learning all about money and what New Zealand money looks like. 

Kia Orana from Room 2!

Room 2 has had an awesome start to Term 3!

This term, we celebrated Cook Island Language Week. We started each day off with Cook Island greetings. Throughout the week, we read Cook Island myths and legends, enjoying a story about a great drum challenge and another about a kind, helpful shark. We learnt about Tivaevae and found out about how it is made. We even saw a real Tivaevae up close! We finished off the week by learning the basics of Cook Island dancing. It was a blast!

“I saw zigzags on the tivaevae. It looked like a big snowflake.”

By Eliyah

“Cook Islanders make tivaevae. Mums, nana’s, aunties, sisters, and daughters make it. It is the best thing I’ve seen in my life.”

By John

“You can use tivaevae for your wall or your bed. It has all kinds of different patterns on it. The tivaevae is something given with love.”

By Anthony

The NED Show

Room 1 watched The NED Show. We enjoyed listening to Katie tell a story using a yoyo. Ned said, 

“Every kid is a

Champion”

I learnt to not give up.

 This will make me a champion!

Here I am encouraging my friend Toakase to read and I am helping her learn new words.

We are champions!

Here I am doing my best by not giving up learning how to count in threes. I have 15 sets of 3.

What’s 3 x 15 Tamerita? (45)

I am a champion!

The NED Show.

Room 1 watched The NED Show. We enjoyed listening to Katie tell a story using a yoyo. Ned said, “Every kid is a Champion”

"I learnt to not give up. This will make me a champion!", whispered Teremoana.

"Here I am encouraging my friend Toakase to read and I am helping her learn new words",exclaimed Taniela.

We are champions!

"Here I am doing my best by not giving up learning how to count in threes. I have 15 sets of 3", said Tamerita.

What’s 3 x 15? (45)

I am a champion!

Matariki at Tupu Library.

MATARIKI AT TUPU LIBRARY

We applaud the amazing talent of our tamariki who were invited to attend the first Auckland Libraries Matariki event hosted by Tupu Library in Otara.

A special occasion to celebrate new beginnings and whanaungatanga which we were excited to participate in and extend aroha to our Otara community through waiata-ringa, haka and waiata.

We congratulate our performers: Azariah, Tylae, Caroline, Amaziah, Hauldreson, Irie, Josey, Mary-Jane, Tanolo, Apitanga Gloria, Olioni, Tevita and Zephyr.

Special Meitaki Ma’ata (Thank you) to our band members Mr Greig and Mr Takatainga for sharing our special sound. To our Auckland libraries whanau Roimata, Isabella and Rongo for the invitation to perform and your support.

Room 9 Grass Men.

Room 9 Grass Men

In Room 9 we have been finding out about seeds and plants. We each made a Grass Man by filling an old sock with some grass seed and soil. 

We chose eyes, a nose and a mouth for our Grass Man. Then an adult helped us glue them on.
Grass Men need water and light to grow. We put them on a table by the window where the sun always came in. We had to water them at the water fountain if they felt dry.After a few days, this is what they looked like:    

We waited a few more days. On Monday when we came to school, we got a big surprise! Our Grass Men had really long hair!

                  

Time to give the Grass Men a haircut!

We think they look great!!