Playdough time!!
On Thursday morning we got all our ingredients together - Flour, cream of tartar, salt, oil, boiling water and food colouring. We each had a turn at measuring, stirring, tipping and mixing. It [...]
Maths is Fun!!
In Room 2 we love Maths! We are learning a lot of new maths knowledge and strategies. We are using lots of materials, in particular we have started using a resource called 'Numicon'. The children [...]
Fun Friday!!
Fridays are the best in Room 1 and 2 this term. We have a great hour and a half of building, making, playing, painting, pretending, laughing and learning.
Rodney College Marae Visit by Rm 3
We had a magnificent day yesterday. It was fun on the bus. When we arrived at Rodney College we were welcomed into the hall. We sang songs to them and they sang back. [...]
World Environment Day
World Environment Day Racqael came to visit the juniors today. She taught us about the dangers of plastic in our oceans. We had a tray of sand with objects in it. We used some tweezers [...]
Mini Marae!
We are learning all about what is special to New Zealand. We have talked about the Treaty of Waitangi and why it is important to us. We have also been learning all about the Marae [...]
Room 3 Korowai
Our Topic this term is "What is special to New Zealand? We learnt that korowai are very special cloaks that can be handed down through whanau. We found out that most korowai are made from [...]
Junior Bike Day
On Tuesday the junior classes had Bike Day! It was awesome!!. Bernie Watt who is a Community Constable came to talk to us about bike safety and rules. He showed us how to [...]
Room 3 at the Mangawhai Museum
Wow we had an awesome day last Thursday! First we had brain break. After that we went for a bush walk. Taine lead us through. A cute little fantail came and talked to [...]
Footsteps!!
On Monday we went to do Footsteps. My favourite part was when we did the disco move and went back to back. Lucas We went to Footsteps. It was fun. Also I [...]