Taekwondo

This term our students have been learning Taekwondo. We learnt that Taekwondo is a Korean martial art. We have to say some Korean words. It is important to listen to the leader because he teaches us how to punch and kick properly so we don't hurt ourselves. You don't use it in the playground though. Taekwondo is for self defence which means you only use it if you're in danger. 

We loved trying out our new skills on a bag and making all the fun sounds that go with it. At the end of our lessons we are going to get to kick a board in half. We're pretty excited about that. 

If you have any questions for us let us know. 

Making Musical Instruments

Todays creating challenge was to make an instrument. This is part of our inquiry about sound. Miss Pryde gave us a pile of old boxed and tubes then she let us go on an adventure hunt for anything that could help us make an instrument. We found lots of noisy things. We found leaves that go crunch, acorns that can make a rattling noise, sticks that can make lots of different types of noises depending on size and how you use them. We all came up with some very different ideas for musical instruments. We are a talented group of musicians. 

Egg Carton Creations

Today Room whitu did some creating. We used egg cartons, eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms and glue to make insects or animals. Three of our brave boys chose to make crocodiles which after a lot of hard work turned out amazing. Some other creatures that are features are caterpillars, lady bugs, whales, bunnies, butterflies and turtles. How clever are we? What would you have made?

Learning from home - Vaingalo

Vaingalo has been doing some awesome at-home learning. For one of his writing tasks, Vaingalo had to find a tree outside his house, draw it, and write a story about it including the five senses. Vaingalo chose to draw an orange tree. I like how his family videoed him explaining his drawing. Good work Vaingalo, keep up the hard work.

Learning From Home - Vili

During this unusual time, our kiddos have been learning from home and what wonderful learning is being done. Vili is working his way through his own challenge sheet. For this challenge, he had to find something in his house that started with every letter of the alphabet. How awesome is his bubble for doing such a wonderful job? He couldn't find anything in his house that starts with an X, can you think of a word that starts with X?
Awesome learning Vili.

Library Forts

At the library room 7 read a book about how to make forts. We worked in groups of 5 to make our own forts. We had to work as a team. We used sheets, pillows, chairs and tables. One of our groups turned their fort into a library, another group chose to make a boy's room and girl's room. The final group made two rooms, one with pillows to make the ground comfortable. This is the room where you read softcover books. The other bedroom was empty and was to read hardcover books. The reason for this is because we have a rule that hardcover books have to be on the floor or on a table in order to protect the spine. This group also incorporated the library computers into their fort as their office. We thought this was pretty cool. All three groups worked wonderfully together and had such wonderful ideas. Tino Pai room 7.

Our Best Adventures

In room 7 we like to celebrate our learning. Below are three learners that worked very hard today. Ka rawe Vanessia, Kendric and Zahra.