learning of the day

Eden has been very creative with his photography angles this week.  Here is Breyton working on his recount.

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Shane working on his survey.

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Reid A.K.A old man throwing the ball to Jaxton and looked odd at the same time.  This was at silent ball.Written by Cody and April

Jump Jump Skipping

Kids from Room 4 learning double dutch, look at that action shot.

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We were impressed by how focused Nassah was on his speech writing!

Good readers

Three girls from Room 4 reading their books quietly and focused on their own books. Karen also took a picture of a kereru eating berries in a tree outside our class!

A group working hard

A table group in Room 4 working really hard.

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Nakaiya working on interactive activities at reading time.  You can see our Olympic work in the background.

Learning of the day

During independent reading we are learning to read for a sustained period and to also sustain the meaning of what we are reading over this time.

Action skipping

A bunch of people from Room 4 were having a skipping comp and trying their hardest to skip the longest.  R4 is learning to write persuasively.

Libary reading

 Reading a book called Flags.  She was quiet and reading her book sensibly.

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Completing her question key which helps her to predict about our reading topic

Handwriting in pen

D'Angelo trying to get finished but taking his time with his pen.

Computer Learning

Three girls Caitlin, Brianna and Antonia trying to get their report writing finished on the computer.  Good job girls.

Learnning of the day

Caitlin's new kitten called Dash came to have a little visit in Room 4,she is 8 weeks old.

sargent Jacko

Room 4 went to Seargent Jacko and we learnt some new road signs with Dan the puppet man

Here are a few shots from our gymnastics today.  We are learning to balance, land safely, roll and use gymnastics apparatus.

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This photo was taken on a great angle and it shows the different materials Nakaiya was using to help her interpret 3D shapes.

Information Report

These boys were working very hard on their information reports!

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These boys looked comfortable and focused on the couch!

Seamud Run

There were heaps of people trying to run their hardest at fitness

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April was working hard on her handwriting

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Mrs Prosser taught Room 4 how to do Autumn Art

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Harold and Michael after our first lesson on the Brainy Bunch today!

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Brianna read to the class after Library time today.  We really liked the expression in her voice and the way she gave us time to look at the pictures.

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We are learning to follow painting rules in order to paint our real life experiences.

Learning of the day

Today we had a scientist visit AND science rotations in the afternoon.  Science Week is amazing!

Learning of the day

Today R4 went to R2 as part of our science rotations.  We completed an experiment involving mentos and coke!  We love this action shot!

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This child is on his Restricted Pen License - he is learning to make horizontal and diagonal ligatures. 

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Sophie is learning to print lowercase letters tidily.

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We practised sketching science equipment today.

Learning of the day

Today we added an effervescent tablet to oil, water and food colouring to make a LAVA LAMP!  Check out the website for more cool experiments - remember to ask an adult at home first!

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Learning of the Day

On Friday, Patrick came to class to teach us all about medals and some other interesting facts about the Anzacs.

Book Character Parade 2012

Learning of the Day

We are learning to research and report our findings about the ANZACS

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Antonia was on task.

(Reid and April are taking over the updating of our blog. Comment to let them know how they are doing!)

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We have been learning to initiate and refine ideas for our camp concert skits - the concert is going to be amazing!

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We have been learning to sketch accurately. This is a fantastic ear!

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These girls were on task at reading time.

Learning of the day

Today we learnt to organise our ideas about penny divers in the 1800s using a Y chart. Most students found this a fun way to learn about toursim in the early days!

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We play multiplication bingo daily to help us remember our basic facts

Learning of the day

We couldn't choose between these 2 photos today - creating a word map and learning about the Pink and White Terraces...

Learning of the day

Room 4 did some interesting Kiwi Camp art while Miss Stephenson was away.

Learning of the day

Breyton captured this image of students doing independent reading. We thought they looked focused and comfortable on the couch!