2016 Prize giving and cultural performances

Today we celebrated learners who have worked hard and been helpful at school.
Congratulations to all recipients.  To everyone, continue to work hard and do your best to be better than before. 

We were very lucky to have had an activity day.
We participated in many activities and then had a sausage sizzle.
Thank you!

Keeping clean

A very big thank you to Sylvia Park Warehouse for providing us with products to help us keep clean.
Abigail our nurse showed us how to look after our skin.

Gymnastics

Today's focus was manipulation.  This means making an object move in different ways.

We have been practicing running in lanes.
The day was perfect for our races.

We are learning how to do a jigsaw puzzle.
First find the corner pieces. Then join the corners with the side pieces.
Next fill in the middle pieces. Now you will be finished.
Have a go at home,  it is a good problem solving activity.

Gymnastics

This week our focus is how to spring. We can hop, jump or skip.
Look how we used the spring board.

Spring time

Have you noticed that the pohutukawa are beginning to bloom?
Watch out for the tuis as they love the nectar.
The pohutukawa are known as New Zealand's Christmas tree.

Gymnastics

Our focus for this week was rotation,  turning round.
We have been learning how to do forward and backward rolls.

Plant art

We have been learning about plants and the different parts of a plant.
Look at our winking faces made from leaves.
Have you noticed the different shapes of leaves?

Room 1 assembly

Today we sang about going on a bear hunt at our assembly.

Can you sing along with us?

Gymnastics

This week we had to learn the landing shape.
It is important to land the correct way - feet flat, knees bent, arms out straight.
We also played Stuck in the Mud.

Plants provide us with most of our food

We had to decide and sort the foods.
Look what we discovered! Most of the food we eat comes directly from plants.
Next time you go shopping see if you can decide if the food you see comes from a plant or not.

Parts of plants

As part of our study on plants we had to sketch and then label the parts of a plant.
Next time you are looking at a plant see if you can find the stem, leaves, roots and flowers.
Look how we created plants from equipment.

Gymnastics

How lucky we were to begin our gymnastics sessions today.
We had to learn static positions and balance.
Can you practice what we learnt in you r own time?

Room one's garden

Today we planted another native plant in our garden.
This is a manuka and it will attract the bees.
Manuka honey from New Zealand is the best in the world.
What will we need to do to make sure it grows well?

It was a beautiful spring day when we visited the gardens in Manurewa.
We discovered many different types of plants. Look at all the different leaves and flowers.
How do plants survive in different growing conditions?