Discovering Sunflowers - an animation by Shardia and Laura
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Happy National Jandal Day
Today it is National Jandal Day.
We are wearing our jandals and beachy clothes to support the Surf lifeguards.
We all brought in a gold coin, our class raised $23! We wonder how much our WHOLE school will raise?
We are all having a lot of fun dressed up in our clothes and this afternoon we are going to be having a "Handle the Jandal" afternoon of games with the rest of the school.
Shared writing by Room 4
Check out our Jandals in our Movie below!!!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Prizes for our Picture Book!
Yesterday, Room 4 checked our emails and there was an email from the Feet First people. Then a big box arrived.
It had a message on it. It said that we were one of the top 5 finalists “Highly Commended” in the competition for making a picture book of safe ways to get to school.
In the box there was 11 brand new library books. One of the books is called “I’m a whale”, the next book we took out of the box was called “Never eat a princess".
We’re very proud of ourselves!
You can read our picture book "Pukeko's A - Z School Travels" here if you haven't already.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sunflower Window Art
Room 4 drew some sunflowers with vivid on to glad wrap which was on our window.
When everyone drew one we painted the sunflowers in red, yellow, orange, and green.
It took a long time to paint the sunflowers.
We think our sunflower art looks beautiful and looks like we have a sunflower garden in our classroom!
By Shardia & Nick
When everyone drew one we painted the sunflowers in red, yellow, orange, and green.
It took a long time to paint the sunflowers.
We think our sunflower art looks beautiful and looks like we have a sunflower garden in our classroom!
By Shardia & Nick
Friday, November 12, 2010
Our Picture Book - Pukeko's A - Z School Travels
Room 4 have been busy writing narratives over the past 5 weeks. We have also been reading lots of picture books an fairy tales to get ideas for our narratives. One of the interesting picture books that inspired us was "Animalia" by Graeme Base - it is full of vivid language, alliteration and uses the A - Z writing format.
We used some of these ideas when creating our Feet First Picture Book based on safe travel to school.
Our main character is Pukeko (named after one of our school houses). He wants to get to Bird School in lots of different ways. Have a read and see what you think!
It is called "Pukeko's A - Z School Travels"
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Laura teaches the class
Yesterday Laura bought “teach the class” from the Room 4 shop.
It cost $25 Room 4 dollars.
Laura taught Room 4 hula hooping.
Laura taught Room 4 all sorts of hula hooping.
Laura is really good. We wondered how Laura learned it all.
She could even do it on her leg. We all thought she is good.
By Laura and Waima
It cost $25 Room 4 dollars.
Laura taught Room 4 hula hooping.
Laura taught Room 4 all sorts of hula hooping.
Laura is really good. We wondered how Laura learned it all.
She could even do it on her leg. We all thought she is good.
By Laura and Waima
Skyping Charlotte in the UK
On Thursday last week Room 4 Skyped Charlotte in the UK. It was fun skyping Charlotte. We talked to her on the computer. Her school is called Swallow Dell. The whole class asked Charlotte questions about her life in the UK.
By Ryan & Caleb
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Our Sunflower Surprise!
On Monday something special happened.
When we came into school we found out that some of our dwarf sunflower plants had grown.
You could see some green bits sticking out of the soil. They have 2 leaves.
So far Aidan’s, Cory’s, Laura’s, Shardia’s, Lexie’s, Jack D’s and Rachel’s sunflowers have grown.
By Aidan and Cory
When we came into school we found out that some of our dwarf sunflower plants had grown.
You could see some green bits sticking out of the soil. They have 2 leaves.
So far Aidan’s, Cory’s, Laura’s, Shardia’s, Lexie’s, Jack D’s and Rachel’s sunflowers have grown.
By Aidan and Cory
Messages for Charlotte
Back in Term 2 Charlotte left our school to move to England.
We got an email today from her with lots of photos and information about how she is.
We are going to Skype Charlotte, this means we are going to see and speak to her using the computer. When it is 9:30am on Thursday it will be 8:30pm on Wednesday for her!
Leave your messages for Charlotte in the Comments section Room 4 :)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Happy World Teachers' Day!
Today it is World Teachers' Day.
Room 4 got two people from every class in the school to help us make a special surprise for our teachers.
We made a wonderful video saying why we like our teachers.
We hope you enjoy it, from all the students at Waiuku Primary.
Writing by Natasha, Waima and Laura
Room 4 got two people from every class in the school to help us make a special surprise for our teachers.
We made a wonderful video saying why we like our teachers.
We hope you enjoy it, from all the students at Waiuku Primary.
Writing by Natasha, Waima and Laura
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
We are growing healthy sunflowers
This term, in Room 4 we are growing dwarf sunflowers.First we chose a pot. You had the choice of terracotta or green. Then we decorated the pots using colourful contact like you cover your books with.
After we had done that we put soil in the pots. Then we got given two seeds. We put the seeds in and covered them with soil.
Next we watered our sunflower seeds. We are watching them closely. We are hoping they grow soon!
We hope that they grow up to be healthy plants. Yellow and brown is the colours of a sunflower.
By Selena & Lexie.
We are getting paid for coming to school!
Room 4 is getting paid money every day if we came to school. The money is special “Room 4 money”.
If you don’t come to school we will not get paid. We get paid$2 to come to school. Then we have to pay Rachel for rental of our chair and desk.
Room 4 gets to buy these things with their money.
· have a pillow for the whole day $3
· first choice of job responsibilities $4
· sit on a chair instead of sitting on the mat $5
· 5 minutes early to morning tea $6
· 5 minutes early to lunch $7
· 5 minutes of stencils in class time $7
· make a fancy desk sign $7
· first choice of sports gear for the day $8
· 5 minutes on computer in class time $8
· run the morning programme (roll, absences, calendar etc.) $9
· 5 minutes free choice games in class time (with bubby) $6
· choose activities for group on task board (reading) $11
· 10 minutes on the computer
Rachel pays us extra money if we are good. We can get money for working hard, being star of the day or being spotted by a learning detective or being helpful.
Here is a photo of our Room 4 shop and what we can buy.
By Ryan and Natasha
If you don’t come to school we will not get paid. We get paid$2 to come to school. Then we have to pay Rachel for rental of our chair and desk.
Room 4 gets to buy these things with their money.
· have a pillow for the whole day $3
· first choice of job responsibilities $4
· sit on a chair instead of sitting on the mat $5
· 5 minutes early to morning tea $6
· 5 minutes early to lunch $7
· 5 minutes of stencils in class time $7
· make a fancy desk sign $7
· first choice of sports gear for the day $8
· 5 minutes on computer in class time $8
· run the morning programme (roll, absences, calendar etc.) $9
· 5 minutes free choice games in class time (with bubby) $6
· choose activities for group on task board (reading) $11
· 10 minutes on the computer
Rachel pays us extra money if we are good. We can get money for working hard, being star of the day or being spotted by a learning detective or being helpful.
Here is a photo of our Room 4 shop and what we can buy.
By Ryan and Natasha
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Art Exhibition
On Wednesday last week Waiuku Primary School had an Art Exhibition.
Each class did some artwork.
Room 4 did a print of “Where the Wild Things Are”. Some people got certificates: Jack D, Luke, Tauryn, Waima and Ryan. There was heaps of art there.
Other art works were good too. Room 6 did a “Where the Wild Things are” paper mache monsters. They were really cool.
There were heaps of different colours. We loved all of the art.
By Laura and Waima
Each class did some artwork.
Room 4 did a print of “Where the Wild Things Are”. Some people got certificates: Jack D, Luke, Tauryn, Waima and Ryan. There was heaps of art there.
Other art works were good too. Room 6 did a “Where the Wild Things are” paper mache monsters. They were really cool.
There were heaps of different colours. We loved all of the art.
By Laura and Waima
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