STEPPING OUT!!!!

Last week was very exciting in Room 3.  We had 3 visits from the police, all about road safety. On Friday we went for a walk and practised crossing the road safely. Then we all got to sit in a police car, in a booster seat. David got to use the loud speaker and then Constable Jude turned the siren on!!! After that, we went into the hall with Room 4 and some lucky people got to dress up like the police. We had lots of fun and also learnt a lot about road safety. Check out these photos below!!!!

Measuring Fun!!!!

For measurement last week, we draw outlines around people and then measured their body parts. We used cubes to measure how long their legs were and their arms. We had lots of fun measuring our friends bodies!!!! Check out the photos below:

Wriggly Worms!!!!

In Room 3 we have studying measurement, focussing on length and height. Last week we made some wriggly worms out of playdough and then compared them with others. We used words like: length, height, size, bigger, smaller, taller, shorter, longer, wider. These words are in our word bank, so we can use them again.
Check out our photos below:

Room 3's Assembly

On Friday 24 October, Room 3 presented their assembly. We had been working hard to learn an Indian Dance, taught to us by Miss Gahunia. The dance was celebrating Diwali, the Indian Festival of Light. Enjoy this video of our dance!!!!    

We also completed some Rangoli Patterns and Fireworks art, which are on display in our classroom. Come in and have a look!!!

Where the Wild Things Are!!!

During the last week of term we read Mrs McLeod's favourite book called "Where the Wild Things Are" and then we described one of the monsters from the story.
Here are some of our descriptions.
The monster is terrifying and scary. He has got frizzy hair. The monster has yellow, glowing eyes. He also looks very funny. He has a really big nose. He has horns and is ferocious. His ears are hidden. He has fangs and sharp teeth. He is really big and ugly. The monster has 2 feet and 2 eyes and two hands. He is alive. He is naughty and he is next to Max. He loves to eat ice-cream and chocolate. He has also got fur to keep him warm. The monster has got stripes on his tummy. The monster is cheeky and up to mischief. He is really, really, really tall and big. He is fierce and he has got sharp claws.
Mia Growden

He has a big body. He has a long tail. What does the monster look like? Well, he has glowing eyes and he stamps his feet and he has claws. He has scales on his feet and I will explain that he has a bushy tail.
Kara McGillivray

Topic Study

This term we have been studying weird and wonderful creatures, that are native to New Zealand. We have been focussing on the yellow-eyed penguin, tuatara, weta, giant kauri snail, huhu grub and huhu beetle. Last week we completed a describe map about the tuatara and the children came up with some great ideas and could explain them using lots of interesting vocabulary. Once the map was completed, the children wrote a report about the tuatara. We have included a photo of our map and a few examples of the reports. Please come in and take a look at our topic wall.

Maui and the Giant Fish

In Room 3 we have been retelling Maori legends. Trisha and Otis T. have retold the legend - Maui and the Giant Fish. All our stories are on display in the classroom. Come in and read them!!!

Maui and the Giant Fish
Maui said, "Can I go fishing?" His brothers said, "No". Maui made a flax rope. He went in the net. When his brothers noticed something was inside, he went to shore. He surprised his brothers. His brothers got angry.
Trisha

Maui and the Giant Fish
Maui wanted to fish. Every time, his brothers said, "No, you are too young". That night he made a plan. He made a fishing line. Then he hid in his brother's waka. When they were too far out, he jumped out of hiding. Next he said, "it's my turn to fish". He hit himself on the nose and it bled. He put the blood on the hook for bait and he caught a giant fish. The fish became the North Island and the waka became the South Island.
Otis Twose

Whanau Koru Artworks

We used the koru patterns and designs to create a piece of artwork about our whanau (family).  Each square contains a koru pattern depicting one member of our whanau and what is special about them. Here are a few pieces of artwork. The rest of the amazing pieces are up in our classroom. Come into Room 3 and have a look.

Room 3's Assembly

On Friday Room 3 presented their first assembly for the year. All the children did a fabulous job and had a great time.  We had practised very hard, especially on our Goldilocks and the 3 bears story. We have some photos to share.

Our MOTAT trip

On Friday 20 June, Sheridan Syndicate went on a trip to MOTAT. We were looking at inventions and how things can be designed and built. We had so much fun and really enjoyed the whole day. We liked going on the tram and running through the mirror maze. Our time in the classroom was fun, we got to look at really old items and then match them to modern objects. We really enjoyed writing with ink and a quill. Check out our photos below!!!!