Visiting Harold

We were lucky to visit Harold today in the Like Education Truck.  Harold and Carmen are teaching us why physical activity is good for us. 

Friday Poetry

Every Friday we read through our poems and create a rhythm. Today's Poem is 'Down by the Swamp'.

Revision Blend Slide Slam

We have been making sure we know our blends by making a slide slam.

Brazil Reports

Here are some of our Brazil reports. We have been learning to write a simple report with 3 topics. Here are our links to our blog posts.

Retelling a Movie

We have been learning to retell a short movie. Here are our stories about what we thought happened.

Library Visit

Was great to visit the library and see Geronimo Skilton.  He even gave us some new books for our library! 

Thunk Question Week 5

Is it better to play well and lose or play badly and win?

Write your answer in the comments before Thursday.

Our Visual Pictures

We have been learning to create pictures in our head when reading to help us understand what we are reading.  Here are our pictures.

Seven Sisters of Matariki

Here is the story you will need to listen to to help you with your retelling.

Thunk Question: Week 4

If I paint over a window, is it still a window?

Write your answers here before Thursday.

Mathlete Week 3

Great effort Dom you got over 4000 points! 

Thunk Question Week 3

Can you remember something that you haven't done or hasn't happened yet?

Write you answer in the comments.

Mathlete of the Week

Great effort Faith.

Thunk Question Week 2

If the hands of a clock fall off - is it still called a clock?

Write your answers in the comments before Thursday.

Thunk QuestionTerm 2: Week 1

If I pick up your pen by mistake and take it home - is it stealing?

Write your answer as a comment before Thursday.

Thunk Week 11

Thunk Question Week 11

If I read a book in a shop without buying it - is it stealing?

Write your comments below before Thursday.

Mathlete of the Week

Well done what a great score with over 11,000 points.

Mathlete of the Week

Great work for earning the most points in the class for Mathletics.

Thunk Question: Week 10

Thunk Question: Week 10

If you could take a pill that meant you would never fail, would you?

Write your answer in the comments before Wednesday please.

Thunk Question Week 9

Thunk Question - Week 9

Which is more important, being nice or being right?

Write your answers in the comments before lunchtime on Thursday.

Mathlete of the Week

Great work Greta earning the most points and being Mathlete of the Week

Thunk Question Week 8

Thunk Question

If giraffes ruled the world, what differences might we see?

Write your answer in the comments before Thursday.

Mathlete of the Week - Week 6

Well done Nate being Mathlete of the Week. Great effort!

Some Descriptive Writing Sentences from Last Week

Please have a look at our descriptive sentences that we have been learning to write.

Popping eyes, lemon shape inside.

By Alex

There is a flash of power as the electricity is unleashed from the cloud.By Alexander

Black button eyes like chocolate and  it is weird because it has cute eyes.By Arnaud

As the sun rises like a star shining, the skateboarder jumps through air.By Che

Lightning is flashing on the water like a big eel. By Faith

Lighting struck like a very angry sun  that is looking down from the clouds, stretching its flames because it wants to shine.By Greta

Black eyes are like a rock and dark as night. By Jake

Thunderstorm struck towers  with the flash of power.By Kaycee

I see the lightning it looks evil and I think the thunderstorm has a plan. I see a beam of purple evil light that is coming out of the clouds.  By Leith

It lightens up the big purple sky.By MacKenzie

Sun rising up into the air.By Marnie K

Soft fluffy white fur like white  cotton candy.By Marnie S

Storm clouds dark blue thunders in the sky.By Maya

The City is lighting up with glare.  By Otto

He has shimmery black eyes.By Rea

It’s eyes are the shape like a watermelon.By Rebekah

This storm looks like a Tornado reflecting on to the water like a big sea monster in  laser mode then turning into blue jelly. By Rhylee

Gooey feet, flat are orange.By Rose
Flash of lightning hits  the building. By Shyann

Sun like a bubble, shimmery and shiny in the sky. By Siobhan

Eyes are red with black  holes staring at me.By Tobi

Skateboard flips through the air. By Nate

Thunk Question Week 7

Is there more space or more objects in the world?

Please answer this question before Thursday in the comments below.

Thunk Question Week 6

What colour is a zebra if you were to take away its stripes?

Write your answer in the comments.

Mathlete Week 4

Well done Marnie being Mathlete of the Week. 

Week 5 Thunk Question

You need to write your answer to this thunk question in the comments, make sure you join your sentence with because.

Can you count the grains of sand on a beach?

NZ Playhouse Performance

Wow what a great show. Here is some photos of the show.  Please check the comments to see what Room 3 thought of it.

Rugby Skills

We all really enjoyed our rugby skills.

Mathlete of the Week

Well done to Otto. What a great effort.

Learning to take a photo on our Chrome Book

First Day Swimming

We all enjoyed our first day of swimming at the Hokitika Pool.  We did all kinds of stuff that made lots of splashes. 

Chrome book Day

Wow we had a very excited class this morning when they got their Chrome book.  They were all fantastic and listened to everything that was asked of them.

First Day 2016

What a great first day we had in Room 3.  It was a fun day getting ourselves set up.  We even set up our Google Account!