Story Writing in Room 3 on PhotoPeach

We invite you to read our stories. We are learning to try new words by writing the sounds we can hear. We underline our tries. We are trying to write longer stories and to do the letters the right way. Watch this space for more stories soon.

Mosaic Colour Day on PhotoPeach
On Friday we had a mufti day. We didn't have to wear our school uniform and we could dress up in our brightest coloured clothes. Mrs Hogarth is working with some children to make a mosaic picture out of broken plates and cups. Lots of people have broken china now because of the earthquakes here. We needed to raise some more money to finish the picture, so if you didn't wear a uniform you had to pay.
Photos are by Benjamin.

Fun Run


















We had a lot of fun at the domain when we had our Cross Country Fun Run. We had to run a long way and climb over hay bails. The irrigation hoses were going so we got a little bit wet! Our buddies ran with us so we knew the way to go.
When the race was over we got to try lots of new things like sack races and wheelbarrow rides.
It was a great day. Thank you Mrs Hamlin for making it happen.
Most of these photos were taken by the children in Room 3.

Our trip to Orana Park

In our class we are learning to take photographs  by 

ourselves.The peacock came to see us when we were 

eating our morning tea.

Today we went to Orana Park. We were looking at endangered animals, and how we can
make a difference to save endangered species. The children are also learning to take photographs. Children from our class took all these photos.

The ducks were happy swimming in the river.  

The Limas had a fight. They were noisy.

The kea is endangered. They are the only parrot

in the world that lives in the mountains. 

Keas have sharp beaks and claws. 

They are very cheeky.

This frog was in the reptile house.

Look very carefully and you might see two skinks.

These ones are brown and they are hard to find. Adele took this photo.

Sam is taking a photo of a green skink.

It lives in New Zealand.

There were lots of ducks.

We fed the giraffes. They came and ate lots of
wattle leaves. They have very long, strong tongues.
We had to hold the branches very tight. One giraffe is
going to have a baby.

The white rhinos are endangered. There were only
30 left in the whole world. Now they have been
saved from extinction.

This rhino horn costs as much as a house.
It came off the white rhino because it grew
so big she couldn't eat the grass.

This Gibbon was born in the wild. He is very special.

He had a terrible life before he came to Orana Park.

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Orana Park Postponed

Unfortunately the weather is not good enough for the trip to go ahead today. We will postpone the trip until next Thursday.

Orana Park Trip

At this stage the Orana Park trip tomorrow is on. We remain hopeful that the bad weather will hold off so remember your warm clothing and a jacket.
If it is raining at 7AM the trip will be postponed until next Thursday.
Check here at 7AM for an update. Fingers crossed for good weather!

Parachute Fun

 

We met our new buddies and played games with them. We played touch rugby and parachute games. Our buddies are the senior children in our school. They help us in the playground, and read us stories. Sometimes they work with us and teach us how to use the computers. The buddies have Pathway tasks they need to complete, and some of the things they need to do will help us to learn.

ANZAC Day at Discovery Time

We made poppies to remind us about ANZAC Day. The soldiers fought a battle in a field of poppies. It was called Flanders field. A lot of soldiers died and never came home to New Zealand or Australia.
At school we learn how to look after our friends. We learn how to listen to other people and to respect them. We can "copy the good stuff."
 We hope there will never be any more wars.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

We invited our Grandparents and special friends to school for morning tea. We made scones, and pikelets during Discovery Time, and we made lemonade out of real lemons. We picked silver beet from the school vegetable garden and Sandy helped us make quiche with fresh eggs that her hens laid.
We told our Grandparents about the things in our treasure boxes and why they were special to us. Our Grandparents told us about memories that were special to them.
Addison's grandmother told us about her special teddy bear that she has loved since she was a baby. It has sticking plasters on it to stop it from falling apart.

Treasure Boxes

   

We decorated boxes to put our special treasures in. We had to think about all the things that are special to us. Some of us put in baby photos and photos of our family. Some of us put in things we found and toys we have had since we were babies.